PUBLICATION
Expression of pcp4a in subpopulations of CNS neurons in zebrafish
- Authors
- Mione, M., Lele, Z., Kwong, C.T., Concha, M.L., and Clarke, J.D.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-060313-8
- Date
- 2006
- Source
- The Journal of comparative neurology 495(6): 769-787 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Clarke, Jon, Concha, Miguel, Lele, Zsolt, Mione, Marina
- Keywords
- telencephalon, teleost, tbr1, reelin, pattern
- MeSH Terms
-
- Afferent Pathways/cytology
- Afferent Pathways/metabolism
- Animals
- Brain/cytology
- Brain/growth & development
- Brain/metabolism*
- Efferent Pathways/cytology
- Efferent Pathways/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/physiology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism*
- Neural Pathways/cytology
- Neural Pathways/metabolism*
- Neurons/cytology
- Neurons/metabolism*
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Telencephalon/cytology
- Telencephalon/growth & development
- Telencephalon/metabolism
- Zebrafish/anatomy & histology
- Zebrafish/metabolism*
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/isolation & purification
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- PubMed
- 16506201 Full text @ J. Comp. Neurol.
Citation
Mione, M., Lele, Z., Kwong, C.T., Concha, M.L., and Clarke, J.D. (2006) Expression of pcp4a in subpopulations of CNS neurons in zebrafish. The Journal of comparative neurology. 495(6):769-787.
Abstract
The molecular organization of the zebrafish brain and its relation to neuroanatomical divisions are still largely unknown. In this study we have analyzed the expression of a small transcript encoding for the IQ containing polypeptide Pcp4a in developing and juvenile zebrafish. The transcript is exclusively expressed in neural structures with a pattern that is highly specific for restricted domains and cell populations throughout development, and it allows us to follow the development of these structures at different times. The expression of pcp4a characterizes the dorsocaudal telencephalon, dorsal habenula, pretectal nuclei, preglomerular complex, mammillary bodies, and deep layers of the optic tectum and is a hallmark of a subpopulation of reticulospinal neurons. In the telencephalon, comparison of the expression of pcp4a with other pallial markers showed a rostrocaudal gradient in the expression of these genes, which suggests that the dorsal telencephalon of zebrafish may be organized in distinct areas with different molecular natures. Pcp4 has been involved in modulating calcium signals and in binding to calmodulin, but its precise role in neuronal functions is not known. The analysis of pcp4a expression and localization in the zebrafish brain suggests that pcp4a may be a useful marker for sensory and some motor neuronal circuitries and for telencephalic areas processing sensory inputs.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping