PUBLICATION

oko meduzy mutations affect neuronal patterning in the zebrafish retina and reveal cell-cell interactions of the retinal neuroepithelial sheet

Authors
Malicki, J. and Driever, W.
ID
ZDB-PUB-990302-43
Date
1999
Source
Development (Cambridge, England)   126: 1235-1246 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Driever, Wolfgang, Malicki, Jarema
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Blastomeres
  • Brain/embryology
  • Cell Communication*
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cell Transplantation
  • Epithelial Cells/cytology*
  • Mutation*
  • Neurons/cytology*
  • Retina/embryology*
  • Superior Colliculi/surgery
  • Zebrafish/embryology
  • Zebrafish/genetics
PubMed
10021342 Full text @ Development
Abstract
Mutations of the oko meduzy (ome) locus cause drastic neuronal patterning defect in the zebrafish retina. The precise, stratified appearance of the wild-type retina is absent in the mutants. Despite the lack of lamination, at least seven retinal cell types differentiate in oko meduzy. The ome phenotype is already expressed in the retinal neuroepithelium affecting morphology of the neuroepithelial cells. Our experiments indicate that previously unknown cell-cell interactions are involved in development of the retinal neuroepithelial sheet. In genetically mosaic animals, cell-cell interactions are sufficient to rescue the phenotype of oko meduzy retinal neuroepithelial cells. These cell-cell interactions may play a critical role in the patterning events that lead to differentiation of distinct neuronal laminae in the vertebrate retina.
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