Figure 5

The expression of plexinA1 in the floor plate is not uniform. At stage 22, plexinA1 (A) is expressed strongly in lateral floor-plate cells but present only at very much reduced levels or absent altogether in medial floor-plate cells (arrowhead). In contrast to plexinA1, plexinA2 (B) and C1 (C) are found throughout the floor plate at high levels. The floor plate is identified by the expression of the transcription factor HNF3β (D, red in F; [41]). The area exhibiting reduced levels of plexinA1, A2, and C1 adjacent to the floor plate represents area p3, characterized by the expression of the transcription factor Nkx2.2 (E, green in F; [41,50]). Bar 100 μm.