Figure 2From: Proximal visceral endoderm and extraembryonic ectoderm regulate the formation of primordial germ cell precursorsDuring gastrulation, the VE is important for the formation of normal number of PGC precursors. (A) E6.75 Blimp1:gfp embryo showing GFP signal in the VE (white arrows) and in the cluster of PGC precursors (adjacent to asterisks). (B) After 3 days of culture, the total number of Blimp1(GFP)-positive, Stella-positive and TNAP-positive cells were analysed in each explant derived from E6.75 whole and -VE embryos. Red bars depict the median, n is the number of individual explants analysed. (C-J) Explants derived from E6.75 whole (C, D, G, H) and -VE (E, F, I, J) immunostained to detect Blimp1(GFP) and Stella (C-F), followed by staining to detect alkaline phosphatase-activity (G-J). Asterisks depict PGCs, arrows depict small cells that are (Blimp1)GFP- and TNAP-positive, but Stella negative. Scale bar in A is 100 μm and in C-J is 50 μm.Back to article page