PUBLICATION

Generating and analyzing fish models of melanoma

Authors
Patton, E.E., Mathers, M.E., and Schartl, M.
ID
ZDB-PUB-111012-18
Date
2011
Source
Methods in cell biology   105: 339-366 (Chapter)
Registered Authors
Patton, E. Elizabeth, Schartl, Manfred
Keywords
medaka, melanocyte, mutation, pigmentation, proliferation, sectioning
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Biomarkers/analysis
  • Cyprinodontiformes/embryology
  • Cyprinodontiformes/genetics*
  • Cyprinodontiformes/metabolism
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry/methods*
  • Medical Oncology/methods*
  • Melanocytes/cytology
  • Melanocytes/metabolism
  • Melanocytes/radiation effects
  • Melanoma/genetics*
  • Melanoma/metabolism
  • Melanoma/pathology
  • Microinjections/methods*
  • Microtomy/methods
  • Oryzias/embryology
  • Oryzias/genetics*
  • Oryzias/metabolism
  • Pigmentation
  • RNA/analysis
  • Skin/metabolism
  • Skin/pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms/genetics*
  • Skin Neoplasms/metabolism
  • Skin Neoplasms/pathology
  • Tissue Embedding/methods
  • Transgenes
  • Ultraviolet Rays/adverse effects
  • Zebrafish/embryology
  • Zebrafish/genetics*
  • Zebrafish/metabolism
PubMed
21951537 Full text @ Meth. Cell. Biol.
Abstract
Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer and incidence continues to rise rapidly (Gray-Schopfer et al., 2007). Melanoma develops from melanocytes, the pigmented cells that color our skin, hair, and eyes. Fish also have melanocytes, among other pigment cell types, and the fish and human developmental programme are highly conserved (Kelsh, 2004). The first fish models of melanoma were established in Xiphophorus, and more recently, transgenic melanoma models in zebrafish and medaka have been developed (Meierjohann and Schartl, 2006; Patton et al., 2010; Schartl et al., 2010). In this Chapter, we describe the basic techniques to generate genetic, environmental, and transgenic models of melanoma, discuss diagnoses, and describe standard molecular analysis techniques.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping