PUBLICATION
Cell type-specific transcriptomic analysis by thiouracil tagging in zebrafish
- Authors
- Erickson, T., Nicolson, T.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-160725-20
- Date
- 2016
- Source
- Methods in cell biology 135: 309-28 (Chapter)
- Registered Authors
- Erickson, Timothy, Nicolson, Teresa
- Keywords
- Gene expression, RNA, TU-Tagging, Thiouracil, Transcriptomics, UPRT, Zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Cell Lineage/genetics*
- Gene Expression Profiling/methods*
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Larva/genetics
- Larva/growth & development
- Thiouracil/chemistry
- Transcriptome/genetics*
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- Zebrafish/growth & development
- PubMed
- 27443933 Full text @ Meth. Cell. Biol.
Citation
Erickson, T., Nicolson, T. (2016) Cell type-specific transcriptomic analysis by thiouracil tagging in zebrafish. Methods in cell biology. 135:309-28.
Abstract
Transcriptomic studies are important tools for understanding the development and function of the different cell types that make up complex tissues. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a valuable organism for modeling key aspects of vertebrate development, cell biology, and human disease. However, the small size of individual larvae and relative scarcity of certain cell types in zebrafish can hamper efforts to collect enough pure material for cell type-specific transcriptomic studies. Thus, there is a need in the zebrafish field for spatially and temporally resolved gene expression assays. This chapter will discuss the general principles behind the TU-tagging method to isolate cell type-specific RNAs and provide guidance in designing and executing TU-tagging experiments in zebrafish.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping