Downregulation of Fst expression in
Foxg1-/- nasal mucosa is rescued by loss of
Gdf11. (A) ISH for Fst performed on coronal
sections through heads of wild-type and Foxg1-/- mice at
E10.5 and E12.5, and on horizontal sections at E16.5. At E16.5, when
Fst is expressed in both the OE and stroma of nasal mucosa in wild
types (A, top right panel), Fst expression is undetectable in
Foxg1-/- embryos in rare instances when remnants of nasal
mucosa are observed (A, bottom right panel). NE, nasal epithelium; OE,
olfactory epithelium; BL, basal lamina; nc, nasal cavity; Str, stroma; fb,
forebrain. Scale bars: 100 μm in E10.5 and E12.5; 50 μm in E16.5.
(B) Fst expression is restored in the OE and underlying stroma
of Foxg1-/-;Gdf11+/- and
Foxg1-/-;Gdf11-/-. Scale bar: 50 μm.