Expression of hMeCP2 influences tectal neuron dendritic branching.

<p>(<b>A, B</b>) Sample tectal neurons expressing DsRed2 (<i>red</i>) together with GFP (<i>green</i>; IRES-GFP construct) from stage 45 <i>Xenopus</i> tadpoles illustrate the morphologies and dynamics of tectal neuron dendritic branching over time. (<b>C, D</b>) Tectal neurons expressing DsRed2 (<i>red</i>) and wt-hMeCP2-IRES-GFP (<i>green</i>) in stage 45 <i>Xenopus</i> tadpoles illustrate the effects of MeCP2 overexpression on dendritic morphology and branch dynamics. In these confocal projections, GFP expression (<i>yellow</i>; green and red overlay) confirms the expression of wt-hMeCP2. The asterisks mark a primary dendrite and axons are demarcated by the arrows. Scale bar = 20 µm.