PUBLICATION

Analyzing autophagy in zebrafish

Authors
He, C., and Klionsky, D.J.
ID
ZDB-PUB-100525-22
Date
2010
Source
Autophagy   6(5): 642-644 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Keywords
lysosome, protein degradation,k protein targeting, stress, vacuole
MeSH Terms
  • Amines/metabolism
  • Animals
  • Autophagy*
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins/metabolism
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
  • Staining and Labeling
  • Zebrafish/metabolism*
  • Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
PubMed
20495344 Full text @ Autophagy
Abstract

The transparency, external development and simple drug administration of zebrafish embryos makes them a useful model for studying autophagy during embryonic development in vivo. Cloning of zebrafish lc3 and generation of a transgenic GFP-Lc3 fish line provide excellent tools to monitor autophagy in this organism.(1) This protocol discusses several convenient autophagy assays in zebrafish, including immunoblotting of Lc3 lipidation, microscopy imaging of GFP-Lc3 and lysosomal staining.

Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping