Fig. 3.
Tooth development following initiation is also delayed in Wnt1-Cre;Alk5fl/fl mice. Immunohistochemistry of Shh and Amelogenin in wild-type and Wnt1-Cre;Alk5fl/fl sections. Black arrows indicate location of expression. White arrows indicate the locations of tooth germs in Wnt1-Cre;Alk5fl/fl embryos. (A–D) Shh expression is detectable in the incisors (A) and molars (C) of wild-type embryos but not in incisors (B) or molars (D) of Wnt1-Cre;Alk5fl/fl littermate embryos. (E–H) At E17.5, Shh expression is clearly visible in wild-type incisors (E) and molars (G) and Wnt1-Cre;Alk5fl/fl incisors (F) and molars (H). (I, J) Amelogenin is expressed in the wild-type newborn molar tooth germ (I) but not the Wnt1-Cre;Alk5fl/fl newborn molar tooth germ (J). Dotted lines outline tooth germs. Scale bar in panel A=100 μm.
