PUBLICATION

Adaxial cell migration in the zebrafish embryo is an active cell autonomous property that requires the Prdm1a transcription factor

Authors
Ono, Y., Yu, W., Jackson, H.E., Parkin, C.A., Ingham, P.W.
ID
ZDB-PUB-150412-7
Date
2015
Source
Differentiation; research in biological diversity   89(3-4): 77-86 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Ingham, Philip, Jackson, Harriet, Ono, Yosuke, Parkin, Caroline
Keywords
Adaxial cell, Cadherin, Cell migration, Muscle fiber type, Prdm1a, Zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Cadherins/biosynthesis*
  • Cadherins/genetics
  • Cell Differentiation/genetics*
  • Cell Movement/genetics
  • DNA-Binding Proteins/biosynthesis*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
  • Embryonic Development/genetics*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Muscle, Skeletal/growth & development
  • Nuclear Proteins/biosynthesis*
  • Nuclear Proteins/genetics
  • Zebrafish/genetics
  • Zebrafish/growth & development
  • Zebrafish Proteins/biosynthesis*
  • Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
PubMed
25861970 Full text @ Differentiation
Abstract
Adaxial cells, the progenitors of slow-twitch muscle fibres in zebrafish, exhibit a stereotypic migratory behaviour during somitogenesis. Although this process is known to be disrupted in various mutants, its precise nature has remained unclear. Here, using in vivo imaging and chimera analysis, we show that adaxial cell migration is a cell autonomous process, during which cells become polarised and extend filopodia at their leading edge. Loss of function of the Prdm1a transcription factor disrupts the polarisation and migration of adaxial cells, reflecting a role that is independent of its repression of sox6 expression. Expression of the M- and N-cadherins, previously implicated in driving adaxial cell migration, is largely unaffected by loss of Prdm1a function, suggesting that differential cadherin expression is not sufficient for adaxial cell migration.
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Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
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Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping