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Table 2 Expression of C. salei pax6 , eya , atn , otx , six1 , and six3 in different embryonic stages

From: Differential expression of retinal determination genes in the principal and secondary eyes of Cupiennius salei Keyserling (1877)

Name of gene

Embryonic stages

Prosomal limb buds

Lateral furrow

Prosomal shield

Ventral closure

Cs-pax6a

Two symmetric patches at the middle of precheliceral lobes

Medial side of lf

ms in the area of future mushroom body and medial side of lf and other INPs

Vesicles of both PEs

Cs-pax6b

_

An oblique figure-eight-shaped patch in central part of precheliceral lobes and median side of lf

ms in the area of future mushroom body, median INPs

median INPs

Cs-eya

Two patches anterior and posterior of future forming lf in precheliceral lobes

Anterior and posterior of lf

Future area of arcuate body of af and forming secondary eye vesicles in the rim of prosomal shields

Vesicles of SEs

Cs-daca

_

_

In the rim of prosomal shields (forming vesicles of lateral eyes)

_

Cs-dacb

Lateral and medial of lf and INPs in the place of forming af

Prosomal shield and medial INPs

In the rim of prosomal shields around the forming eye vesicles

In the prosomal shields around the forming eye vesicles

Cs-atna

In the lateral-most sides of precheliceral lobes, at the site of forming lf

In the forming ms and two symmetric patches under forming af

In the INPs of precheliceral lobes and future mushroom body area of af

_

Cs-atnb

_

Median side of lf and few INPs in the area of ms

Median side of lf and future mushroom body area of af

INPs of precheliceral lobes

Cs-otxa

Two symmetric patches in the lateral and median sides of precheliceral lobes

ls and INPs of ms

Median INPs of precheliceral lobes

Vesicle of PLEs

Cs-otxb

Two symmetric patches in the centre of precheliceral lobes

lf, INPs of ms and other INPs

Future mushroom body area of af and INPs at median and lateral sides of precheliceral lobes

Vesicles of all SEs

Cs-six1a

_

Lateral side of lf

In the rim of prosomal shield at the area of forming SEs

All SE vesicles

Cs-six1b

_

Median region of lf and INPs of ms

Future area of arcuate body of af and in the rim of prosomal shields (forming vesicles of posterior eyes) and future mushroom body area of af

Vesicles of PMEs and PLEs, faint expression in the vesicles of PEs

Cs-six3a

3 pairs of patches (two lateral and one medial) in the precheliceral lobes

Median side of lf and future mushroom body area of af

In the rim of prosomal shield (forming eye vesicles of lateral eyes) and ON of PE

Vesicles of PLEs and PMEs and ON of PE

Cs-six3b

_

In the ls and ms in the area of future mushroom body of af

Forming vesicles of SEs in the rim of prosomal shield and median part of af in the region of future mushroom body of af

All SE vesicles