Fig. 3. Epithelial integrity of the TE is not maintained in Cdx2 mutant
embryos. (A) Immunolocalization of ZO-1
+ in
Cdx2+/ early blastocyst. (B) ZO-1
+ in
Cdx2-/- early blastocyst. (C) Immunolocalization of
E-cadherin in wild type embryo shown in A. (D) E-cadherin in
Cdx2-/- embryo shown in B. (E) ZO-1
+ in
Cdx2+/ late blastocyst. (F) ZO-1
+ in
extreme example of a Cdx2-/- late blastocyst. (G)
E-cadherin in Cdx2+/ late blastocyst. (H)
E-cadherin in typical Cdx2-/- late blastocyst. (A-F)
Projections of multiple optical sections. (G,H) Single sections.