Abstract：
:Deflecting biomineralized crystals attached to vestibular hair cells are necessary for maintaining balance. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are useful organisms to study these biomineralized crystals called otoliths, as many required genes are homologous to human otoconial development. We sought to identify and characterize the causative gene in a trio of homozygous recessive mutants, no content (nco) and corkscrew (csr), and vanished (vns), which fail to develop otoliths during early ear development. We show that nco, csr, and vns have potentially deleterious mutations in polyketide synthase (pks1), a multi-modular protein that has been previously implicated in biomineralization events in chordates and echinoderms. We found that Otoconin-90 (Oc90) expression within the otocyst is diffuse in nco and csr; therefore, it is not sufficient for otolith biomineralization in zebrafish. Similarly, normal localization of Otogelin, a protein required for otolith tethering in the otolithic membrane, is not sufficient for Oc90 attachment. Furthermore, eNOS signaling and Endothelin-1 signaling were the most up- and down-regulated pathways during otolith agenesis in nco, respectively. Our results demonstrate distinct processes for otolith nucleation and biomineralization in vertebrates and will be a starting point for models that are independent of Oc90-mediated seeding. This study will serve as a basis for investigating the role of eNOS signaling and Endothelin-1 signaling during otolith formation.
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Mech Devjournal_title
Mechanisms of developmentauthors
Thiessen KD,Grzegorski SJ,Chin Y,Higuchi LN,Wilkinson CJ,Shavit JA,Kramer KLdoi
10.1016/j.mod.2019.04.001subject
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2019-06-01 00:00:00pages
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1872-6356pii
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杂志文章abstract：:CD44, the major cell-surface receptor for hyaluronate, is expressed on many cell types to mediate different functions including cell activation, homing and adhesion. The early pattern of CD44 expression was determined in the avian embryo by using a specific monoclonal antibody in whole-mount and tissue sections. CD44 ...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(00)00347-6
更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
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更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(01)00566-4
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(98)00058-6
更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(00)00389-0
更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0925-4773(95)00471-8
更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0925-4773(94)00335-k
更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2008.10.010
更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0925-4773(95)00449-1
更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(99)00055-6
更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2016.09.003
更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(01)00611-6
更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(98)00061-6
更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2007.10.009
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(99)00194-x
更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Increases in Na/K-ATPase activity occur concurrently with the onset of cavitation and are associated with increases in Na(+)-pump subunit mRNA and protein expression. We have hypothesized that the alpha1-isozyme of the Na/K-ATPase is required to mediate blastocyst formation. We have tested this hypothesis by character...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2004.04.005
更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Ppp6c, which encodes the catalytic subunit of phosphoprotein phosphatase 6 (PP6), is conserved among eukaryotes from yeast to humans. In mammalian cells, PP6 targets IκBε for degradation, activates DNA-dependent protein kinase to trigger DNA repair, and is reportedly required for normal mitosis. Recently, Ppp6c mutati...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2016.02.001
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2013.10.005
更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
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更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2008.10.003
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2007.11.001
更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(98)00011-2
更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(03)00179-5
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(97)00191-3
更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In the process of cloning murine proteins capable of binding to a regulatory module of the Ncam promoter, we isolated a novel homeobox gene, Barx1, the first vertebrate member of the structural subclass defined by Drosophila BarH1. Here we report its sequence, chromosomal localisation and embryonic expression pattern....
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0925-4773(94)00343-l
更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2009.09.005
更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The tetrapod vertebral column has become increasingly complex during evolution as an adaptation to a terrestrial life. At the same time, the evolution of the vertebral formula became subject to developmental constraints acting on the size of the cervical and thoraco-lumbar regions. In the course of our studies concern...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.mod.2015.07.006
更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We have characterized a retroviral promoter-trap insertion into a novel mammalian septin gene, Sep3. Its predicted amino acid sequence shares significant homology to that of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CDC3, CDC10, CDC11, CDC12, the Drosophila genes Pnut, Sep1, Sep2, and the mammalian genes BH5, CDC10, Nedd5, Diff6, and ...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(99)00113-6
更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In endothelial cells that form capillary-like structures in vitro a variety of genes is upregulated as we have demonstrated previously. In addition to well known genes, we also identified genes never described in endothelial cells before. Here, we report the further characterization of one selected gene called cystein...
journal_title：Mechanisms of development
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0925-4773(02)00355-6
更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00
