PUBLICATION
Reverse genetic analysis of neurogenesis in the zebrafish retina
- Authors
- Pujic, Z., Omori, Y., Tsujikawa, M., Thisse, B., Thisse, C., and Malicki, J.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-060412-16
- Date
- 2006
- Source
- Developmental Biology 293(2): 330-347 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Malicki, Jarema, Omori, Yoshihiro, Pujic, Zac, Thisse, Bernard, Thisse, Christine, Tsujikawa, Motokazu
- Keywords
- Zebrafish, Eye, Retina, Ganglion, Amacrine, Neurogenesis, sox2
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Eye Proteins/genetics
- Gene Expression Profiling
- In Situ Hybridization
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Antisense/administration & dosage
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Antisense/genetics
- Phenotype
- Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate/metabolism
- Pigment Epithelium of Eye/metabolism
- Retina/embryology*
- Retinal Ganglion Cells/metabolism
- Retinal Horizontal Cells/metabolism
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- PubMed
- 16603149 Full text @ Dev. Biol.
Citation
Pujic, Z., Omori, Y., Tsujikawa, M., Thisse, B., Thisse, C., and Malicki, J. (2006) Reverse genetic analysis of neurogenesis in the zebrafish retina. Developmental Biology. 293(2):330-347.
Abstract
To gain an understanding of molecular events that underlie pattern formation in the retina, we evaluated the expression profiles of over 8000 transcripts randomly selected from an embryonic zebrafish library. Detailed analysis of cDNAs that display restricted expression patterns revealed factors that are specifically expressed in single cell classes and are potential regulators of neurogenesis. These cDNAs belong to numerous molecular categories and include cell surface receptors, cytoplasmic enzymes, and transcription factors. To test whether expression patterns that we have uncovered using this approach are indicative of function in neurogenesis, we used morpholino-mediated knockdown approach. The knockdown of soxp, a transcript expressed in the vicinity of the inner plexiform layer, revealed its role in cell type composition of amacrine and ganglion cell layers. Blocking the function of cxcr4b, a chemokine receptor specifically expressed in ganglion cells, suggests a role in ganglion cell survival. These experiments demonstrate that in situ hybridization-based reverse genetic screens can be applied to isolate genetic regulators of neurogenesis. This approach very well complements forward genetic mutagenesis studies previously used to study retinal neurogenesis in zebrafish.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping