PUBLICATION
Sparc (Osteonectin) functions in morphogenesis of the pharyngeal skeleton and inner ear
- Authors
- Rotllant, J., Liu, D., Yan, Y.L., Postlethwait, J.H., Westerfield, M., and Du, S.J.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-080429-7
- Date
- 2008
- Source
- Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology 27(6): 561-572 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Du, Shao Jun (Jim), Liu, Dong, Postlethwait, John H., Rotllant, Josep, Westerfield, Monte, Yan, Yi-Lin
- Keywords
- Cartilage, Col2a1a, Osteonectin, Otic vesicle, Otx1, Sox9, Sparc
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Body Patterning
- Ear, Inner/anatomy & histology*
- Ear, Inner/embryology*
- Ear, Inner/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization
- Morphogenesis*
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/genetics
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/metabolism
- Osteonectin/genetics
- Osteonectin/metabolism*
- Pharynx/anatomy & histology*
- Pharynx/embryology*
- Pharynx/metabolism
- Phenotype
- Skeleton
- Zebrafish/anatomy & histology
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/metabolism
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- PubMed
- 18430553 Full text @ Matrix Biol.
Citation
Rotllant, J., Liu, D., Yan, Y.L., Postlethwait, J.H., Westerfield, M., and Du, S.J. (2008) Sparc (Osteonectin) functions in morphogenesis of the pharyngeal skeleton and inner ear. Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology. 27(6):561-572.
Abstract
Sparc (Osteonectin), a matricellular glycoprotein expressed by many differentiated cells, is a major non-collagenous constituent of vertebrate bones. Recent studies indicate that Sparc expression appears early in development, although its function and regulation during embryogenesis are largely unknown. We cloned zebrafish sparc and investigated its role during development, using a mo rpholino antisense oligonucleotide-based knockdown approach. Consistent with its strong expression in the otic vesicle and developing pharyngeal cartilages, knockdown of Sparc function resulted in specific inner ear and cartilage defects that are highlighted by changes in gene expression, morphology and behavior. We rescued the knockdown phenotypes by co-injecting sparc mRNA, providing evidence that the knockdown phenotype is due specifically to impairment of Sparc function. A comparison of the phenotypes of Sparc knockdown and known zebrafish mutants with similar defects places Sparc downstream of sox9 in the genetic network that regulates development of the pharyngeal skeleton and inner ear of vertebrates.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping