PUBLICATION
Cloning and spatial and temporal expression of the zebrafish dopamine D1 receptor
- Authors
- Li, P., Shah, S., Huang, L., Carr, A.L., Gao, Y., Thisse, C., Thisse, B., and Li, L.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-070330-41
- Date
- 2007
- Source
- Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists 236(5): 1339-1346 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Huang, Ling-Chuan, Thisse, Bernard, Thisse, Christine
- Keywords
- Dopamine, D1 receptor, retina, CNS, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
-
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Central Nervous System/embryology
- Central Nervous System/growth & development
- Central Nervous System/metabolism
- Chromosome Mapping
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- In Situ Hybridization
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phylogeny
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/genetics*
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/genetics
- Retina/embryology
- Retina/growth & development
- Retina/metabolism
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- Zebrafish/growth & development
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics*
- PubMed
- 17393486 Full text @ Dev. Dyn.
Citation
Li, P., Shah, S., Huang, L., Carr, A.L., Gao, Y., Thisse, C., Thisse, B., and Li, L. (2007) Cloning and spatial and temporal expression of the zebrafish dopamine D1 receptor. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 236(5):1339-1346.
Abstract
Dopamine plays important roles in the regulation of central nervous system (CNS) development and functions. In vertebrates, two families of dopamine receptors, collectively known as dopamine D1 and D2 receptors, have been identified. Recently, dopamine receptors have been targeted by pharmacological and therapeutic studies of neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's disease. Here, we report a study on the molecular characterization of dopamine D1 receptor in zebrafish (Danio rerio). We cloned the full-length cDNA of a zebrafish dopamine D1 receptor, designated as drd1. The sequence of drd1 shares high homology to the sequences of dopamine D1 receptors in mammalian, amphibian, and other fish species. drd1 is expressed in the CNS. The first drd1 expression was observed at approximately 30 hours postfertilization, at which time the expression was seen in the developing diencephalon and hindbrain. In developing retinas, the expression of drd1 was detected in the inner nuclear layer with the exception of the marginal zones. In adult retinas, drd1 expression was detected in most cell types in the inner and outer nuclear layers as well as ganglion cell layer. Differential expression of drd1 in developing and adult retinas may play various roles in regulating visual system functions.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping