Fig. 3. SRp38 can inhibit mesodermal differentiation. Control embryos on left.
SRp38 injection (250 pg each) on right. Some embryos are also stained for
lacZ activity (in red) as a lineage tracer. All injection sites are
marked with black arrowhead. (A-C) Early mesoderm injections were targeted
toward ventral domains. In situ hybridization for Bix1, stage 9.5
(A); brachyury, stage 11 (B); and wnt8, stage 11 (C). SRp38
injection (250 pg each, right) does not inhibit expression of Bix1
but does inhibit expression of Brachyury and wnt8. (D) In
situ hybridization for myoD, stage 25. Dorsal injection of SRp38 (250
pg each, right) inhibits expression of myoD at the site of injection
(marked by red tracer). (E) In situ hybridization for
-globin,
stage 25. Ventral injection of SRp38 (250 pg each, right) inhibits expression
of
-globin at the site of injection. (F) Tor70
antibody reveals disrupted notochord development in embryos injected dorsally
with SRp38 (two sections on right, notochord indicated by red arrowhead).