Zic2a patterns the OS and retina in an Hh-dependent manner. (A-D) Zic2a-depleted WT siblings show expanded pax2a (B, 99/99 embryos, n=4), whereas smo-/- mutants injected with conMO lose pax2a expression (C, 12/12 embryos, n=2). zic2aMO-injected smo-/- mutants show a rescued pax2a phenotype (D, 30/30 embryos, n=4). (E-H) Co-injection of conMO and shha mRNA, or injection of zic2aMO alone, causes moderately expanded pax2a expression (F, 20/34 embryos, n=2; G, 30/30 embryos, n=2, respectively). Embryos injected with zic2aMO and shha mRNA show strong pax2a expansion (H, 23/33 embryos, n=2). Arrowheads mark the OS. Panels A-H are lateral view, anterior to the left. Panels A′-H′ are ventral views of the same embryos, anterior to the left. All embryos are at prim-5.
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