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- ZDB-FIG-051230-3
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- Kang et al., 2004 - Characterization of dermacan, a novel zebrafish lectican gene, expressed in dermal bones
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A comparison of the expression pattern of dermacan with that of aggrecan during larval development. Anterior to the left. (A) Dorsal view. (D,G,J) Lateral views. (B,C,H,I) Ventral views. (A–E) The expression of dermacan was observed in the pectoral fin bud and otic vesicle at 3 dpf (A) and dentary at 5 dpf (C,D). The signal in the opercle (arrows) becomes stronger as the embryo develops as shown at 4 dpf (B) and 5 dpf (C,D). (E) A cross-section of C. Note the strong expression in the opercle (arrow). (G–K) aggrecan was expressed in the neurocranium, pharyngeal arch skeleton, and developing pectoral fin at 3 dpf (G), 4 dpf (H), and 5 dpf (I,J). (K) A cross-section of J showing expression in those structures. (F,L) Drawings of dermal bones (F, red color) and cartilage bones (L, blue color) present at larval development. The dark appearance of pigment cells (some indicated by white dots) in the skin and retina is due to pigment, not staining of mRNA. Abbreviations: abc, anterior basicranial commissure; bb, basibranchial; bh, basihyal; cb, ceratobranchials; ch, ceratohyal; d, dentary; ep, ethmoid plate; hs, hyosymplectic; ih, interhyal; iop, interopercle; mc, Meckel′s cartilage; mx, maxilla; op, opercle; ov, otic vesicle; pbc, posterior basicranial commissure; pf, pectoral fin; pop, preopercle; pp, pelvic process; pq, platoquadrate; s, scapulocoracoid; sop, subopercle; t, trabeculae. |
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Reprinted from Mechanisms of Development, 121(3), Kang, J.S., Oohashi, T., Kawakami, Y., Bekku, Y., Izpisua, B.J.C., and Ninomiya, Y., Characterization of dermacan, a novel zebrafish lectican gene, expressed in dermal bones, 301-312, Copyright (2004) with permission from Elsevier. Full text @ Mech. Dev.