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Abu Nahia K, Sulej A, Migdał M, Ochocka N, Ho R, Kamińska B, Zagorski M, Winata CL. scRNA-seq reveals the diversity of the developing cardiac cell lineage and molecular players in heart rhythm regulation. iScience 2024; 27:110083. [PMID: 38872974 PMCID: PMC11170199 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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We utilized scRNA-seq to delineate the diversity of cell types in the zebrafish heart. Transcriptome profiling of over 50,000 cells at 48 and 72 hpf defined at least 18 discrete cell lineages of the developing heart. Utilizing well-established gene signatures, we identified a population of cells likely to be the primary pacemaker and characterized the transcriptome profile defining this critical cell type. Two previously uncharacterized genes, atp1b3b and colec10, were found to be enriched in the sinoatrial cardiomyocytes. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of these two genes significantly reduced heart rate, implicating their role in cardiac development and conduction. Additionally, we describe other cardiac cell lineages, including the endothelial and neural cells, providing their expression profiles as a resource. Our results established a detailed atlas of the developing heart, providing valuable insights into cellular and molecular mechanisms, and pinpointed potential new players in heart rhythm regulation.
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- Karim Abu Nahia
- International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and Mark Kac Center for Complex Systems Research, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
- The Njord Centre, Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and Mark Kac Center for Complex Systems Research, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
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Kowatschew D, Bozorg Nia S, Hassan S, Ustinova J, Weth F, Korsching SI. Spatial organization of olfactory receptor gene choice in the complete V1R-related ORA family of zebrafish. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14816. [PMID: 36045218 PMCID: PMC9433392 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-17900-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The vertebrate sense of smell employs four main receptor families for detection of odors, among them the V1R/ORA family, which is unusually small and highly conserved in teleost fish. Zebrafish possess just seven ORA receptors, enabling a comprehensive analysis of the expression patterns of the entire family. The olfactory organ of zebrafish is representative for teleosts, cup-shaped, with lamella covered with sensory epithelium protruding into the cup from a median raphe. We have performed quantitative in situ hybridization on complete series of horizontal cryostat sections of adult zebrafish olfactory organ, and have analysed the location of ora-expressing cells in three dimensions, radial diameter, laminar height, and height-within-the-organ. We report broadly overlapping, but distinctly different distributions for all ora genes, even for ora3a and ora3b, the most recent gene duplication. Preferred positions in different dimensions are independent of each other. This spatial logic is very similar to previous reports for the much larger families of odorant receptor (or) and V2R-related olfC genes in zebrafish. Preferred positions for ora genes tend to be more central and more apical than those we observed for these other two families, consistent with expression in non-canonical sensory neuron types.
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- Daniel Kowatschew
- Institute of Genetics, Mathematical-Natural Sciences Faculty of the University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, Mathematical-Natural Sciences Faculty of the University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, Mathematical-Natural Sciences Faculty of the University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, Department of Cell- and Neurobiology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 4, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Zoological Institute, Department of Cell- and Neurobiology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fritz-Haber-Weg 4, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, Mathematical-Natural Sciences Faculty of the University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany.
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Daume D, Offner T, Hassenklöver T, Manzini I. Patterns of tubb2b Promoter-Driven Fluorescence in the Forebrain of Larval Xenopus laevis. Front Neuroanat 2022; 16:914281. [PMID: 35873659 PMCID: PMC9304554 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2022.914281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Microtubules are essential components of the cytoskeleton of all eukaryotic cells and consist of α- and β-tubulin heterodimers. Several tissue-specific isotypes of α- and β-tubulins, encoded by distinct genes, have been described in vertebrates. In the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), class II β-tubulin (tubb2b) is expressed exclusively in neurons, and its promoter is used to establish different transgenic frog lines. However, a thorough investigation of the expression pattern of tubb2b has not been carried out yet. In this study, we describe the expression of tubb2b-dependent Katushka fluorescence in the forebrain of premetamorphic Xenopus laevis at cellular resolution. To determine the exact location of Katushka-positive neurons in the forebrain nuclei and to verify the extent of neuronal Katushka expression, we used a transgenic frog line and performed several additional antibody stainings. We found tubb2b-dependent fluorescence throughout the Xenopus forebrain, but not in all neurons. In the olfactory bulb, tubb2b-dependent fluorescence is present in axonal projections from the olfactory epithelium, cells in the mitral cell layer, and fibers of the extrabulbar system, but not in interneurons. We also detected tubb2b-dependent fluorescence in parts of the basal ganglia, the amygdaloid complex, the pallium, the optic nerve, the preoptic area, and the hypothalamus. In the diencephalon, tubb2b-dependent fluorescence occurred mainly in the prethalamus and thalamus. As in the olfactory system, not all neurons of these forebrain regions exhibited tubb2b-dependent fluorescence. Together, our results present a detailed overview of the distribution of tubb2b-dependent fluorescence in neurons of the forebrain of larval Xenopus laevis and clearly show that tubb2b-dependent fluorescence cannot be used as a pan-neuronal marker.
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The microtubule cytoskeleton is assembled from the α- and β-tubulin subunits of the canonical tubulin heterodimer, which polymerizes into microtubules, and a small number of other family members, such as γ-tubulin, with specialized functions. Overall, microtubule function involves the collective action of multiple α- and β-tubulin isotypes. However, despite 40 years of awareness that most eukaryotes harbor multiple tubulin isotypes, their role in the microtubule cytoskeleton has remained relatively unclear. Various model organisms offer specific advantages for gaining insight into the role of tubulin isotypes. Whereas simple unicellular organisms such as yeast provide experimental tractability that can facilitate deeper access to mechanistic details, more complex organisms, such as the fruit fly, nematode and mouse, can be used to discern potential specialized functions of tissue- and structure-specific isotypes. Here, we review the role of α- and β-tubulin isotypes in microtubule function and in associated tubulinopathies with an emphasis on the advances gained using model organisms. Overall, we argue that studying tubulin isotypes in a range of organisms can reveal the fundamental mechanisms by which they mediate microtubule function. It will also provide valuable perspectives on how these mechanisms underlie the functional and biological diversity of the cytoskeleton.
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- Emmanuel T Nsamba
- Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Kowatschew D, Korsching SI. An Ancient Adenosine Receptor Gains Olfactory Function in Bony Vertebrates. Genome Biol Evol 2021; 13:6367781. [PMID: 34499158 PMCID: PMC8462279 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nucleotides are an important class of odorants for aquatic vertebrates such as frogs and fishes, but also have manifold signaling roles in other cellular processes. Recently, an adenosine receptor believed to belong to the adora2 clade has been identified as an olfactory receptor in zebrafish. Here, we set out to elucidate the evolutionary history of both this gene and its olfactory function. We have performed a thorough phylogenetic study in vertebrates, chordates and their sister group, ambulacraria, and show that the origin of the zebrafish olfactory receptor gene can be traced back to the most recent common ancestor of all three groups as a segregate sister clade (adorb) to the adora gene family. Eel, carp, and clawed frog all express adorb in a sparse and distributed pattern within their olfactory epithelium very similar to the pattern observed for zebrafish that is, consistent with a function as olfactory receptor. In sharp contrast, lamprey adorb-expressing cells are absent from the sensory region of the lamprey nose, but form a contiguous domain directly adjacent to the sensory region. Double-labeling experiments confirmed the expression of lamprey adorb in nonneuronal cells and are consistent with an expression in neuronal progenitor cells. Thus, adorb may have undergone a switch of function in the jawed lineage of vertebrates towards a role as olfactory receptor.
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- Daniel Kowatschew
- Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany
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Diving into the streams and waves of constitutive and regenerative olfactory neurogenesis: insights from zebrafish. Cell Tissue Res 2020; 383:227-253. [PMID: 33245413 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-020-03334-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The olfactory system is renowned for its functional and structural plasticity, with both peripheral and central structures displaying persistent neurogenesis throughout life and exhibiting remarkable capacity for regenerative neurogenesis after damage. In general, fish are known for their extensive neurogenic ability, and the zebrafish in particular presents an attractive model to study plasticity and adult neurogenesis in the olfactory system because of its conserved structure, relative simplicity, rapid cell turnover, and preponderance of neurogenic niches. In this review, we present an overview of the anatomy of zebrafish olfactory structures, with a focus on the neurogenic niches in the olfactory epithelium, olfactory bulb, and ventral telencephalon. Constitutive and regenerative neurogenesis in both the peripheral olfactory organ and central olfactory bulb of zebrafish is reviewed in detail, and a summary of current knowledge about the cellular origin and molecular signals involved in regulating these processes is presented. While some features of physiologic and injury-induced neurogenic responses are similar, there are differences that indicate that regeneration is not simply a reiteration of the constitutive proliferation process. We provide comparisons to mammalian neurogenesis that reveal similarities and differences between species. Finally, we present a number of open questions that remain to be answered.
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Scheib J, Byrd-Jacobs C. Zebrafish Astroglial Morphology in the Olfactory Bulb Is Altered With Repetitive Peripheral Damage. Front Neuroanat 2020; 14:4. [PMID: 32116575 PMCID: PMC7026507 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2020.00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Zebrafish do not possess the typical astrocytes that are found in mammalian systems. In some brain areas, this teleost has radial glia that appears to perform astrocyte-like functions, but these cells have not been described in the zebrafish olfactory bulb. Mammalian astrocytes facilitate neuroplasticity and undergo astrogliosis after insult. The role of these cells in the zebrafish olfactory system after the damage has been poorly explored. This is important to examine because zebrafish have a high degree of neuroplasticity and the olfactory bulb is a brain area renowned for plasticity. The goal of this study was to explore the potential role of zebrafish astrocytes in the olfactory bulb damage response, with a goal to exploit the high level of regeneration in this system. We found that anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) labels numerous processes in the zebrafish olfactory bulb that are concentrated in the nerve and glomerular layers (GL) and do not show radial glial-like morphology. We propose to term this astroglia, since their location and response to damage suggests that they are similar in function to the mammalian astrocyte. To induce repetitive peripheral damage to the olfactory organ, a wax plug was inserted into the nasal cavity of adult zebrafish every 12 h for up to 7 days; this crushes the olfactory organ and leads to degradation of olfactory sensory neuron axons that project to the olfactory bulb. After 1 day, we found a significant increase in astroglial labeling in the affected bulb when compared to the internal control bulb and astroglial branches appeared to increase in number and size. By the third day of plug insertions there was no significant difference in astroglial labeling between the affected bulb and the internal control bulb. These data lead us to believe that astrogliosis does occur in the presence of peripheral damage, but this process attenuates within 1 week and no glial scar is evident upon recovery from the damage. Further exploration of astrocytes in zebrafish, in particular this apparent attenuation of astrogliosis, has the potential to elucidate key differences in glial function between teleosts and mammals.
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- Jackson Scheib
- Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
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Calvo-Ochoa E, Byrd-Jacobs CA. The Olfactory System of Zebrafish as a Model for the Study of Neurotoxicity and Injury: Implications for Neuroplasticity and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20071639. [PMID: 30986990 PMCID: PMC6480214 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20071639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The olfactory system, composed of the olfactory organs and the olfactory bulb, allows organisms to interact with their environment and through the detection of odor signals. Olfaction mediates behaviors pivotal for survival, such as feeding, mating, social behavior, and danger assessment. The olfactory organs are directly exposed to the milieu, and thus are particularly vulnerable to damage by environmental pollutants and toxicants, such as heavy metals, pesticides, and surfactants, among others. Given the widespread occurrence of olfactory toxicants, there is a pressing need to understand the effects of these harmful compounds on olfactory function. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a valuable model for studying human physiology, disease, and toxicity. Additionally, the anatomical components of the zebrafish olfactory system are similar to those of other vertebrates, and they present a remarkable degree of regeneration and neuroplasticity, making it an ideal model for the study of regeneration, reorganization and repair mechanisms following olfactory toxicant exposure. In this review, we focus on (1) the anatomical, morphological, and functional organization of the olfactory system of zebrafish; (2) the adverse effects of olfactory toxicants and injury to the olfactory organ; and (3) remodeling and repair neuroplasticity mechanisms following injury and degeneration by olfactory toxicant exposure.
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- Erika Calvo-Ochoa
- Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5410, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5410, USA.
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Ahuja G, Reichel V, Kowatschew D, Syed AS, Kotagiri AK, Oka Y, Weth F, Korsching SI. Overlapping but distinct topology for zebrafish V2R-like olfactory receptors reminiscent of odorant receptor spatial expression zones. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:383. [PMID: 29792162 PMCID: PMC5966872 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4740-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background The sense of smell is unrivaled in terms of molecular complexity of its input channels. Even zebrafish, a model vertebrate system in many research fields including olfaction, possesses several hundred different olfactory receptor genes, organized in four different gene families. For one of these families, the initially discovered odorant receptors proper, segregation of expression into distinct spatial subdomains within a common sensory surface has been observed both in teleost fish and in mammals. However, for the remaining three families, little to nothing was known about their spatial coding logic. Here we wished to investigate, whether the principle of spatial segregation observed for odorant receptors extends to another olfactory receptor family, the V2R-related OlfC genes. Furthermore we thought to examine, how expression of OlfC genes is integrated into expression zones of odorant receptor genes, which in fish share a single sensory surface with OlfC genes. Results To select representative genes, we performed a comprehensive phylogenetic study of the zebrafish OlfC family, which identified a novel OlfC gene, reduced the number of pseudogenes to 1, and brought the total family size to 60 intact OlfC receptors. We analyzed the spatial pattern of OlfC-expressing cells for seven representative receptors in three dimensions (height within the epithelial layer, horizontal distance from the center of the olfactory organ, and height within the olfactory organ). We report non-random distributions of labeled neurons for all OlfC genes analysed. Distributions for sparsely expressed OlfC genes are significantly different from each other in nearly all cases, broad overlap notwithstanding. For two of the three coordinates analyzed, OlfC expression zones are intercalated with those of odorant receptor zones, whereas in the third dimension some segregation is observed. Conclusion Our results show that V2R-related OlfC genes follow the same spatial logic of expression as odorant receptors and their expression zones intermingle with those of odorant receptor genes. Thus, distinctly different expression zones for individual receptor genes constitute a general feature shared by teleost and tetrapod V2R/OlfC and odorant receptor families alike. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-018-4740-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Gaurav Ahuja
- Institute of Genetics, University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany. .,Present address: Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (ZMMK), Robert-Koch-Str. 21, 50931, Cologne, Germany. .,Present address: Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9b, 50931, Cologne, Germany.
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- Institute of Genetics, University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany.,Present address: Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.,Present address: Department of Child Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie (KIT) - Campus Sued, Zoologisches Institut, Abteilung fuer Zell- und Neurobiologie, Fritz-Haber-Weg 4, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Genetics, University at Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47A, 50674, Cologne, Germany.
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Patterned Arrangements of Olfactory Receptor Gene Expression in Zebrafish are Established by Radial Movement of Specified Olfactory Sensory Neurons. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5572. [PMID: 28717156 PMCID: PMC5514040 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06041-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Spatial restriction of olfactory receptor (OR) gene expression in peripheral sense organs is a common phenomenon across species, suggesting that zonal OR expression somehow contributes to olfactory function. In zebrafish OR expression patterns reminiscent of zones occur as concentric domains with preferred diameters for different ORs. However, the function and the developmental origin of the pattern are unknown. Here we investigate olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) neurogenesis in the adult zebrafish olfactory epithelium (OE) to understand how the zonally organized OR pattern is established and maintained during the lifetime of the animal. We find that OSNs are generated from two discontinuous proliferation zones located at the central and peripheral edge of the sensory OE. OSNs turn on OR expression soon after they exit mitosis and invade the sensory tissue, approaching each other from both ends of the OE. Biased generation of OSN subpopulations at both neurogenic sites and elimination of OSNs along their route across the OE generates the impression of OR-specific expression domains. We formulated a simple mathematical model based on exact parameters derived from our analysis of OSN neurogenesis, which accurately generates OR-like distributions without the need to invoke molecular signals to pattern the OE.
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Zhang YW, Yan L, Huang L, Huang HQ. Cerebral ganglion ultrastructure and differential proteins revealed using proteomics in the aplysiid (Notarcus leachii cirrosus Stimpson) under cadmium and lead stress. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2016; 46:17-26. [PMID: 27414742 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2016.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are both highly toxic metals in environments. However the toxicological mechanism is not clear. In this study, the aplysiid, Notarcus leachii cirrosus Stimpson (NLCS) was subjected to Cd (NLCS-Cd) or Pb (NLCS-Pb). The cerebral ganglion of NLCS was investigated with a transmission electron microscope. Next the differential proteins were separated and identified using proteomic approaches. Eighteen protein spots in NLCS-Cd and seventeen protein spots in NLCS-Pb were observed to be significantly changed. These protein spots were further excised in gels and identified. A hypothetical pathway was drawn to show the correlation between the partially identified proteins. The results indicated that damage to the cerebral ganglion was follows: cell apoptosis, lysosomes proliferation, cytoskeleton disruption, and oxidative stress. These phenomena and data indicated potential biomarkers for evaluating the contamination levels of Cd and Pb. This study provided positive insights into the mechanisms of Cd and Pb toxicity.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aplysia/drug effects
- Aplysia/metabolism
- Biomarkers/analysis
- Biomarkers/metabolism
- Cadmium/pharmacokinetics
- Cadmium/toxicity
- Ecotoxicology/methods
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
- Ganglia, Invertebrate/drug effects
- Ganglia, Invertebrate/metabolism
- Ganglia, Invertebrate/ultrastructure
- Lead/pharmacokinetics
- Lead/toxicity
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Proteins/analysis
- Proteins/metabolism
- Proteomics/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
- Water Pollutants, Chemical/pharmacokinetics
- Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity
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- Yi-Wei Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Stress Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stress Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stress Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Stress Cell Biology, School of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, School of Ocean and Earth Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, and the Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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Feltes BC, de Faria Poloni J, Nunes IJG, Bonatto D. Fetal alcohol syndrome, chemo-biology and OMICS: ethanol effects on vitamin metabolism during neurodevelopment as measured by systems biology analysis. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2014; 18:344-63. [PMID: 24816220 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2013.0144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a prenatal disease characterized by fetal morphological and neurological abnormalities originating from exposure to alcohol. Although FAS is a well-described pathology, the molecular mechanisms underlying its progression are virtually unknown. Moreover, alcohol abuse can affect vitamin metabolism and absorption, although how alcohol impairs such biochemical pathways remains to be elucidated. We employed a variety of systems chemo-biology tools to understand the interplay between ethanol metabolism and vitamins during mouse neurodevelopment. For this purpose, we designed interactomes and employed transcriptomic data analysis approaches to study the neural tissue of Mus musculus exposed to ethanol prenatally and postnatally, simulating conditions that could lead to FAS development at different life stages. Our results showed that FAS can promote early changes in neurotransmitter release and glutamate equilibrium, as well as an abnormal calcium influx that can lead to neuroinflammation and impaired neurodifferentiation, both extensively connected with vitamin action and metabolism. Genes related to retinoic acid, niacin, vitamin D, and folate metabolism were underexpressed during neurodevelopment and appear to contribute to neuroinflammation progression and impaired synapsis. Our results also indicate that genes coding for tubulin, tubulin-associated proteins, synapse plasticity proteins, and proteins related to neurodifferentiation are extensively affected by ethanol exposure. Finally, we developed a molecular model of how ethanol can affect vitamin metabolism and impair neurodevelopment.
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- Bruno César Feltes
- Centro de Biotecnologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul , Departamento de Biologia Molecular e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Chaves da Silva PG, Benton JL, Sandeman DC, Beltz BS. Adult Neurogenesis in the Crayfish Brain: The Hematopoietic Anterior Proliferation Center Has Direct Access to the Brain and Stem Cell Niche. Stem Cells Dev 2013. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2012.0583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Paula Grazielle Chaves da Silva
- Neuroscience Program, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Morfológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Program, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
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- Neuroscience Program, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
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Ludueña RF. A Hypothesis on the Origin and Evolution of Tubulin. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 302:41-185. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-407699-0.00002-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Iqbal T, Byrd-Jacobs C. Rapid degeneration and regeneration of the zebrafish olfactory epithelium after triton X-100 application. Chem Senses 2010; 35:351-61. [PMID: 20228140 DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjq019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The effects of Triton X-100 on the olfactory epithelium (OE) of adult zebrafish were examined to study neuronal turnover in this model system. Fish were killed at various time points after detergent application and stained with hematoxylin and eosin to examine olfactory structures, immunocytochemistry to examine cell types, or DiI to examine connections to the olfactory bulb. A significant decrease in epithelial thickness of treated sides was observed 1-day posttreatment. Epithelium thickness recovered by 5 days. The most significant reduction in the OE following Triton X-100 treatment corresponded to the region of supporting cells and mature olfactory sensory neurons. Labeling for all neurons with anti-Hu and for the 3 sensory neuron subtypes of the zebrafish OE (ciliated, microvillous, and crypt neurons) diminished 1 day after lesion and returned by 5 days posttreatment. Retrograde labeling from the olfactory bulb showed that the majority of mature olfactory sensory neurons disappeared in 1 day and reappeared by 5 days after treatment. Anti-proliferating cell nuclear antigen was used to show mitotic activity, and after chemical lesion, there was an increase in proliferation in specific regions of the OE. Thus, chemical ablation causes temporary reduction with swift regeneration of the OE occurring within a week.
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- Tania Iqbal
- Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5410, USA
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For more than a decade, the zebrafish has proven to be an excellent model organism to investigate the mechanisms of neurogenesis during development. The often cited advantages, namely external development, genetic, and optical accessibility, have permitted direct examination and experimental manipulations of neurogenesis during development. Recent studies have begun to investigate adult neurogenesis, taking advantage of its widespread occurrence in the mature zebrafish brain to investigate the mechanisms underlying neural stem cell maintenance and recruitment. Here we provide a comprehensive overview of the tools and techniques available to study neurogenesis in zebrafish both during development and in adulthood. As useful resources, we provide tables of available molecular markers, transgenic, and mutant lines. We further provide optimized protocols for studying neurogenesis in the adult zebrafish brain, including in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, in vivo lipofection and electroporation methods to deliver expression constructs, administration of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU), and finally slice cultures. These currently available tools have put zebrafish on par with other model organisms used to investigate neurogenesis.
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- Prisca Chapouton
- Institute of Developmental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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Gribble SL, Kim HS, Bonner J, Wang X, Dorsky RI. Tcf3 inhibits spinal cord neurogenesis by regulating sox4a expression. Development 2009; 136:781-9. [PMID: 19176587 DOI: 10.1242/dev.027995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The Lef/Tcf factor Tcf3 is expressed throughout the developing vertebrate central nervous system (CNS), but its function and transcriptional targets are uncharacterized. Tcf3 is thought to mediate canonical Wnt signaling, which functions in CNS patterning, proliferation and neurogenesis. In this study, we examine Tcf3 function in the zebrafish spinal cord, and find that this factor does not play a general role in patterning, but is required for the proper expression of Dbx genes in intermediate progenitors. In addition, we show that Tcf3 is required to inhibit premature neurogenesis in spinal progenitors by repressing sox4a, a known mediator of spinal neurogenesis. Both of these functions are mediated by Tcf3 independently of canonical Wnt signaling. Together, our data indicate a novel mechanism for the regulation of neurogenesis by Tcf3-mediated repression.
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- Suzanna L Gribble
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Sveinsdóttir H, Vilhelmsson O, Gudmundsdóttir Á. Proteome analysis of abundant proteins in two age groups of early Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2008; 3:243-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2008.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2008] [Revised: 06/04/2008] [Accepted: 06/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zupanc MM, Wellbrock UM, Zupanc GKH. Proteome analysis identifies novel protein candidates involved in regeneration of the cerebellum of teleost fish. Proteomics 2006; 6:677-96. [PMID: 16372261 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200500167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In contrast to mammals, adult teleost fish exhibit an enormous potential to regenerate neuronal tissue after injuries to the CNS. By combining a well-defined cerebellar lesion paradigm with differential proteome analysis at a post-lesion survival time of 3 days, we screened for protein candidates involved in repair of the fish brain. Out of nearly 900 protein spots detected on 2-D gels, spot intensity was significantly increased at least twofold in 30 spots and decreased to at least half the intensity of control tissue in 23 spots. The proteins associated with 24 of the spots were identified by PMF and MS/MS fragmentation. The cellular localization and the spatiotemporal patterns of two of these proteins, beta-actin and beta-tubulin, were further characterized through immunohistochemistry. Comparison of the observed changes in protein abundance with the previously characterized events underlying regeneration of the cerebellum suggests that the proteins identified are especially involved in cellular proliferation and survival, as well as axonal sprouting.
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- Marianne M Zupanc
- School of Engineering and Science, International University Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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