Fig. 4. FGF9 signaling is required for Fgf10 expression.
Whole-mount in situ hybridization was performed on E11.5 and E12.5 embryonic
GI tracts from wild-type (WT), Fgf9-/- and
Fgf10-/- embryos. Fgf10 was expressed in the
cecum mesenchyme in WT tissue (A,C), but was completely absent in
Fgf9-/- tissue (B,D). By contrast, Fgf9
was expressed in cecum epithelium from WT and Fgf10-/-
tissue (E,F). Co, colon; I, terminal ileum.