Tg(Rx2:GFP-CAAX)

About

The transgenic line Tg(Rx2:GFP-CAAX) from is from Heermann et al. (2015). The green fluorescence protein is coupled with the membrane of retinal stem and progenitor cells.

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Images

by Ryan MacDonald

Section of 33 hpf zebrafish retina Tg(Rx2:GFP-CAAX)

Section of 48 hpf zebrafish retina Tg(Rx2:GFP-CAAX)

Section of 72 hpf zebrafish retina Tg(Rx2:GFP-CAAX) after DMSO application

Expressed in

Retinal stem and progenitor cells.

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Key publications

Heermann S, Schütz L, Lemke S, Krieglstein K and Wittbrodt J. 2015. Eye morphogenesis driven by epithelial flow into the optic cup facilitated by modulation of bone morphogenetic protein. Elife. 4:1-17.