PUBLICATION
Ash1a and Neurogenin1 function downstream of Floating head to regulate epiphysial neurogenesis
- Authors
- Cau, E. and Wilson, S.W.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-030425-23
- Date
- 2003
- Source
- Development (Cambridge, England) 130(11): 2455-2466 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Wilson, Steve
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
- Body Patterning
- DNA-Binding Proteins*
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics
- Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism*
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Models, Biological
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism*
- Neurons/cytology
- Neurons/metabolism
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Antisense/genetics
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
- Otx Transcription Factors
- Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate/cytology
- Pineal Gland/embryology
- Pineal Gland/metabolism
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/metabolism*
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zebrafish/metabolism
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- PubMed
- 12702659 Full text @ Development
Citation
Cau, E. and Wilson, S.W. (2003) Ash1a and Neurogenin1 function downstream of Floating head to regulate epiphysial neurogenesis. Development (Cambridge, England). 130(11):2455-2466.
Abstract
The homeodomain transcription factor Floating head (Flh) is required for the generation of neurones in the zebrafish epiphysis. It regulates expression of two basic helix loop helix (bHLH) transcription factor encoding genes, ash1a (achaete/scute homologue 1a) and neurogenin1 (ngn1 ), in epiphysial neural progenitors. We show that ash1a and ngn1 function in parallel redundant pathways to regulate neurogenesis downstream of flh. Comparison of the epiphysial phenotypes of flh mutant and of ash1a/ngn1 double morphants reveals that reduced expression of ash1a and ngn1 can account for most of the neurogenesis defects in the flh-mutant epiphysis but also shows that Flh has additional activities. Furthermore, different cell populations show different requirements for ash1a and ngn1 within the epiphysis. These populations do not simply correspond to the two described epiphysial cell types: photoreceptors and projection neurones. These results suggest that the genetic pathways that involve ash1a and ngn1 are common to both neuronal types.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
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