PUBLICATION
Expression of the fras1/frem gene family during zebrafish development and fin morphogenesis
- Authors
- Gautier, P., Naranjo-Golborne, C., Taylor, M.S., Jackson, I.J., and Smyth, I.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-081001-4
- Date
- 2008
- Source
- Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists 237(11): 3295-3304 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Keywords
- Fras, Frem, Fraser Syndrome, caudal fin fold, cleft cell, ridge cell, basement membrane, extracellular matrix
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/cytology
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/embryology*
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins/biosynthesis*
- Humans
- Multigene Family/physiology*
- Organ Specificity/physiology
- Organogenesis/physiology*
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Zebrafish Proteins/biosynthesis*
- PubMed
- 18816440 Full text @ Dev. Dyn.
Citation
Gautier, P., Naranjo-Golborne, C., Taylor, M.S., Jackson, I.J., and Smyth, I. (2008) Expression of the fras1/frem gene family during zebrafish development and fin morphogenesis. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 237(11):3295-3304.
Abstract
Mouse studies have highlighted the requirement of the extracellular matrix Fras and Frem proteins for embryonic epidermal adhesion. Mutations of the genes encoding some of these proteins underlie the blebs mouse mutants, whereas mutations in human FRAS1 and FREM2 cause Fraser syndrome, a congenital disorder characterized by embryonic blistering and renal defects. We have cloned the zebrafish homologues of these genes and characterized their evolutionary diversification and expression during development. The fish gene complement includes fras1, frem1a, frem1b, frem2a, frem2b, and frem3, which display complex overlapping and complementary expression patterns in developing tissues including the pharyngeal arches, hypochord, musculature, and otic vesicle. Expression during fin development delineates distinct populations of epidermal cells which have previously only been described at a morphological level. We detect relatively little gene expression in epidermis or pronephros, suggesting that the essential role of these proteins in mediating their development in humans and mice is recently evolved.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping