PUBLICATION
Genomic annotation and transcriptome analysis of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) hox complex with description of a novel member, hoxb13a
- Authors
- Corredor-Adamez, M., Welten, M.C., Spaink, H.P., Jeffery, J.E., Schoon, R.T., de Bakker, M.A., Bagowski, C.P., Meijer, A.H., Verbeek, F.J., and Richardson, M.K.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-050930-2
- Date
- 2005
- Source
- Evolution & development 7(5): 362-375 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Bagowski, Christoph P., Corredor, Maximiliano, Meijer, Annemarie H., Spaink, Herman P., Verbeek, Fons J., Welten, Monique C.M.
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Databases, Nucleic Acid
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genome*
- Homeodomain Proteins/biosynthesis*
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics
- Phylogeny
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA/methods
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/biosynthesis*
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- PubMed
- 16174031 Full text @ Evol. Dev.
Citation
Corredor-Adamez, M., Welten, M.C., Spaink, H.P., Jeffery, J.E., Schoon, R.T., de Bakker, M.A., Bagowski, C.P., Meijer, A.H., Verbeek, F.J., and Richardson, M.K. (2005) Genomic annotation and transcriptome analysis of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) hox complex with description of a novel member, hoxb13a. Evolution & development. 7(5):362-375.
Abstract
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is an important model in evolutionary developmental biology, and its study is being revolutionized by the zebrafish genome project. Sequencing is at an advanced stage, but annotation is largely the result of in silico analyses. We have performed genomic annotation, comparative genomics, and transcriptional analysis using microarrays of the hox homeobox-containing transcription factors. These genes have important roles in specifying the body plan. Candidate sequences were located in version Zv4 of the Ensembl genome database by TBLASTN searching with Danio and other vertebrate published Hox protein sequences. Homologies were confirmed by alignment with reference sequences, and by the relative position of genes along each cluster. RT-PCR using adult Tubingen cDNA was used to confirm annotations, to check the genomic sequence and to confirm expression in vivo. Our RT-PCR and microarray data show that all 49 hox genes are expressed in adult zebrafish. Significant expression for all known hox genes could be detected in our microarray analysis. We also find significant expression of hox8 paralogs and hoxb7a in the anti-sense direction. A novel gene, D. rerio hoxb13a, was identified, and a preliminary characterization by in situ hybridization showed expression at 24 hpf at the tip of the developing tail. We are currently characterizing this gene at the functional level. We argue that the oligo design for microarrays can be greatly enhanced by the availability of genomic sequences.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping