PUBLICATION

Pathfinding of olfactory neuron axons to stereotyped glomerular targets revealed by dynamic imaging in living zebrafish embryos

Authors
Dynes, J.L. and Ngai, J.
ID
ZDB-PUB-980729-35
Date
1998
Source
Neuron   20: 1081-1091 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Dynes, Joseph, Ngai, John
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Afferent Pathways/cytology
  • Afferent Pathways/embryology
  • Afferent Pathways/physiology
  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Axons/physiology
  • Boron Compounds
  • Carbocyanines
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Genes, Reporter
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
  • Luminescent Proteins
  • Microscopy, Video
  • Neurites/chemistry
  • Neurites/physiology*
  • Neuronal Plasticity/physiology
  • Olfactory Bulb/cytology*
  • Olfactory Bulb/embryology*
  • Olfactory Bulb/physiology
  • Olfactory Receptor Neurons/cytology*
  • Olfactory Receptor Neurons/physiology
  • Olfactory Receptor Neurons/ultrastructure
  • Plasmids
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
9655497 Full text @ Neuron
Abstract
In the vertebrate olfactory system, sensory neurons with common odorant specificities project to specific glomeruli in the olfactory bulb. How do olfactory sensory neurons find their glomerular targets? To address this question, we have visualized the genesis of the peripheral olfactory system in living zebrafish embryos. Dye labelings reveal that a primordial yet stereotyped map of glomeruli is apparent during embryogenesis. By labeling a small number of cells with an ectopically expressed green fluorescent protein reporter, we can observe the dynamic growth behaviors of individual olfactory neuron growth cones as they project to their glomeruli. We find that olfactory axons extend directly to their partner glomeruli, suggesting that these cells' growth cones rely upon pathfinding cues to reach their targets.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping