Research
General Information
ZIRC
ZFIN ID: ZDB-LAB-990226-9
Argenton Lab
Dipartimento di Biologia
Universita' di Padova
Via U. Bassi 58/B
I-35131 Padova
ITALY
Contact Info:
Contact Person: Argenton, Francesco
Phone: 39-49-827-6229
Fax: 39-49-827-6300
Email: francesco.argenton@unipd.it
URL: http://www.bio.unipd.it/argenton/
Line Designation: ia 		Lab Members:
Argenton, Francesco , PI/Director
Bortolussi, Marino , Co-PI/Senior Scientist
Domenichini, Alice , Post-Doc
Moro, Enrico , Post-Doc
Pivotti, Luigi , Fish Facility Staff
Statement of Research Interests:

Cell fate decisions in pancreatic and neural development

Zebrafish Publications of Lab members :
Azzolin, L., Basso, E., Argenton, F., and Bernardi, P. (2010) Mitochondrial Ca(2+) transport and permeability transition in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Biochim. Biophys. Acta.. :
Dadda, M., Domenichini, A., Piffer, L., Argenton, F., and Bisazza, A. (2010) Early differences in epithalamic left-right asymmetry influence lateralization and personality of adult zebrafish. Behav. Brain Res.. 206(2):208-215
Moro, E., Tomanin, R., Friso, A., Modena, N., Tiso, N., Scarpa, M., and Argenton, F. (2010) A novel functional role of iduronate-2-sulfatase in zebrafish early development. Matrix Biol.. 29(1):43-50
Ragvin, A., Moro, E., Fredman, D., Navratilova, P., Drivenes, O., Engström, P.G., Alonso, M.E., Mustienes, E.D., Skarmeta, J.L., Tavares, M.J., Casares, F., Manzanares, M., van Heyningen, V., Molven, A., Njølstad, P.R., Argenton, F., Lenhard, B., and Becker, T.S. (2010) Long-range gene regulation links genomic type 2 diabetes and obesity risk regions to HHEX, SOX4, and IRX3. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 107(2):775-780
Vaccari, E., Deflorian, G., Bernardi, E., Pauls, S., Tiso, N., Bortolussi, M., and Argenton, F. (2010) prep1.2 and aldh1a2 participate to a positive loop required for branchial arches development in zebrafish. Dev. Biol.. 343(1-2):94-103
Facchin, L., Argenton, F., and Bisazza, A. (2009) Lines of Danio rerio selected for opposite behavioural lateralization show differences in anatomical left-right asymmetries. Behav. Brain Res.. 197(1):157-165
Moro, E., Gnügge, L., Braghetta, P., Bortolussi, M., and Argenton, F. (2009) Analysis of beta cell proliferation dynamics in zebrafish. Dev. Biol.. 332(2):299-308
Tiso, N., Filippi, A., Benato, F., Negrisolo, E., Modena, N., Vaccari, E., Driever, W., and Argenton, F. (2009) Differential expression and regulation of olig genes in zebrafish. J. Comp. Neurol.. 515(3):378-396
Tiso, N., Moro, E., and Argenton, F. (2009) Zebrafish Pancreas Development. Mol. Cell Endocrinol.. 312(1-2):24-30
Milanetto, M., Tiso, N., Braghetta, P., Volpin, D., Argenton, F., and Bonaldo, P. (2008) Emilin genes are duplicated and dynamically expressed during zebrafish embryonic development. Dev. Dyn.. 237(1):222-232
Manzoni, M., Colombi, P., Papini, N., Rubaga, L., Tiso, N., Preti, A., Venerando, B., Tettamanti, G., Bresciani, R., Argenton, F., Borsani, G., and Monti, E. (2007) Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of sialidases from zebrafish (Danio rerio). Biochem. J.. 408(3):395-406
Moro, E., Maran, C., Slongo, M.L., Argenton, F., Toppo, S., and Onisto, M. (2007) Zebrafish spata2 is expressed at early developmental stages. Int. J. Dev. Biol.. 51(3):241-246
Pauls, S., Zecchin, E., Tiso, N., Bortolussi, M., and Argenton, F. (2007) Function and regulation of zebrafish nkx2.2a during development of pancreatic islet and ducts. Dev. Biol.. 304(2):875-890
Zecchin, E., Filippi, A., Biemar, F., Tiso, N., Pauls, S., Ellertsdottir, E., Gnugge, L., Bortolussi, M., Driever, W., and Argenton, F. (2007) Distinct delta and jagged genes control sequential segregation of pancreatic cell types from precursor pools in zebrafish. Dev. Biol.. 301(1):192-204
Romano, A., Kottra, G., Barca, A., Tiso, N., Maffia, M., Argenton, F., Daniel, H., Storelli, C., and Verri, T. (2006) The high-affinity peptide transporter PEPT2 (SLC15A2) of the zebrafish Danio rerio: functional properties, genomic organization and expression analysis. Physiol. Genomics. 24(3):207-217
Filippi, A., Tiso, N., Deflorian, G., Zecchin, E., Bortolussi, M., and Argenton, F. (2005) The basic helix-loop-helix olig3 establishes the neural plate boundary of the trunk and is necessary for development of the dorsal spinal cord. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 102(12):4377-4382
Mathieu, M., Trombino, S., Argenton, F., Larhammar, D., and Vallarino, M. (2005) Developmental Expression of NPY/PYY Receptors zYb and zYc in Zebrafish. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.. 1040:399-401
Mavropoulos, A., Devos, N., Biemar, F., Zecchin, E., Argenton, F., Edlund, H., Motte, P., Martial, J.A., and Peers, B. (2005) sox4b is a key player of pancreatic alpha cell differentiation in zebrafish. Dev. Biol.. 285(1):211-223
Zecchin, E., Conigliaro, A., Tiso, N., Argenton, F., and Bortolussi, M. (2005) Expression analysis of jagged genes in zebrafish embryos. Dev. Dyn.. 233(2):638-645
Argenton, F., Giudici, S., Deflorian, G., Cimbro, S., Cotelli, F., and Beltrame, M. (2004) Ectopic expression and knockdown of a zebrafish sox21 reveal its role as a transcriptional repressor in early development. Mech. Dev.. 121(2):131-142
Deflorian, G., Tiso, N., Ferretti, E., Meyer, D., Blasi, F., Bortolussi, M., and Argenton, F. (2004) Prep1.1 has essential genetic functions in hindbrain development and cranial neural crest cell differentiation. Development. 131(3):613-627
Zecchin, E., Mavropoulos, A., Devos, N., Filippi, A., Tiso, N., Meyer, D., Peers, B., Bortolussi, M., Argenton, F. (2004) Evolutionary conserved role of ptf1a in the specification of exocrine pancreatic fates. Dev. Biol.. 268(1):174-184
Verri, T., Kottra, G., Romano, A., Tiso, N., Peric, M., Maffia, M., Boll, M., Argenton, F., Daniel, H., and Storelli, C. (2003) Molecular and functional characterisation of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) PEPT1-type peptide transporter. FEBS Lett.. 549(1-3):115-122
Devos, N., Deflorian, G., Biemar, F., Bortolussi, M., Martial, J.A., Peers, B., and Argenton, F. (2002) Differential expression of two somatostatin genes during zebrafish embryonic development. Mech. Dev.. 115(1-2):133-137
Tiso, N., Filippi, A., Pauls, S., Bortolussi, M., and Argenton, F. (2002) BMP signalling regulates anteroposterior endoderm patterning in zebrafish. Mech. Dev.. 118(1-2):29-37
Biemar, F., Argenton, F., Schmidtke, R., Epperlein, S., Peers, B., and Driever, W. (2001) Pancreas development in zebrafish: early dispersed appearance of endocrine hormone expressing cells and their convergence to form the definitive islet. Dev. Biol.. 230(2):189-203
Boggetti, B., Argenton, F., Haffter, P., Bianchi, M.E., Cotelli, F., and Beltrame, M. (2000) Cloning and expression pattern of a zebrafish homolog of forkhead activin signal transducer (FAST), a transcription factor mediating Nodal-related signals. Mech. Dev.. 99(1-2):187-190
Argenton, F., Zecchin, E., and Bortolussi, M. (1999) Early appearance of pancreatic hormone-expressing cells in the zebrafish embryo. Mech. Dev.. 87(1-2):217-221
Rimini, R., Beltrame, M., Argenton, F., Szymczak, D., Cotelli, F., and Bianchi, M.E. (1999) Expression patterns of zebrafish sox11A, sox11B and sox21. Mech. Dev.. 89(1-2):167-171
Asch, W.S., Leake, D., Canger, A.K., Passini, M.A., Argenton, F., and Schechter, N. (1998) Cloning of zebrafish neurofilament cDNAs for Plasticin and Gefiltin: increased mRNA expression in ganglion cells after optic nerve injury. J. Neurochem.. 71:20-32
Argenton, F., Walker, M.D., Colombo, L., and Bortolussi, M. (1997) Functional characterization of the trout insulin promoter: implications for fish as a favorable model of pancreas development. FEBS Lett.. 407(2):191-196
Verri, T., F. Argenton, M. Scarpa, C. Storelli, R. Costa, L. Colombo, and M. Bortolussi (1997) The bacteriophage T7 binary system activates transient transgene expression in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.. 237(3):492-495
Argenton, F., Arava, Y., Aronheim, A., and Walker, M.D. (1996) An activation domain of the helix-loop-helix transcription factor E2A shows cell type preference in vivo in microinjected zebrafish embryos. Mol. Cell. Biol.. 16(4):1714-1721