PUBLICATION
Zebrafish miR-214 modulates Hedgehog signaling to specify muscle cell fate
- Authors
- Flynt, A.S., Li, N., Thatcher, E.J., Solnica-Krezel, L., and Patton, J.G.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-070122-41
- Date
- 2007
- Source
- Nature Genetics 39(2): 259-263 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Solnica-Krezel, Lilianna
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
-
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Embryo, Nonmammalian
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*
- Hedgehog Proteins/metabolism*
- MicroRNAs/physiology*
- Morphogenesis
- Muscles/metabolism*
- Muscles/physiology
- Repressor Proteins/metabolism*
- Signal Transduction*
- Somites/metabolism*
- Somites/physiology
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- PubMed
- 17220889 Full text @ Nat. Genet.
Citation
Flynt, A.S., Li, N., Thatcher, E.J., Solnica-Krezel, L., and Patton, J.G. (2007) Zebrafish miR-214 modulates Hedgehog signaling to specify muscle cell fate. Nature Genetics. 39(2):259-263.
Abstract
Numerous microRNAs (miRNAs) have been discovered in the genomes of higher eukaryotes, and functional studies indicate that they are important during development. However, little is known concerning the function of individual miRNAs. We approached this problem in zebrafish by combining identification of miRNA expression, functional analyses and experimental validation of potential targets. We show that miR-214 is expressed during early segmentation stages in somites and that varying its expression alters the expression of genes regulated by Hedgehog signaling. Inhibition of miR-214 results in a reduction or loss of slow-muscle cell types. We show that su(fu) mRNA, encoding a negative regulator of Hedgehog signaling, is targeted by miR-214. Through regulation of su(fu), miR-214 enables precise specification of muscle cell types by sharpening cellular responses to Hedgehog.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping