PUBLICATION
In Vivo Visualization of the Development of the Enteric Nervous System Using a Tg(-8.3bphox2b:Kaede) Transgenic Zebrafish
- Authors
- Harrison, C., Wabbersen, T., Shepherd, I.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-140930-5
- Date
- 2014
- Source
- Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) 52(12): 985-90 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Shepherd, Iain T.
- Keywords
- Enteric nervous system, Kaede, in vivo, med24, phox2b
- MeSH Terms
-
- Transcription Factors/genetics*
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Enhancer Elements, Genetic
- Animals
- Luminescent Proteins/genetics
- Luminescent Proteins/metabolism
- Animals, Genetically Modified*
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics*
- Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- Zebrafish/metabolism
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
- Enteric Nervous System/embryology
- Enteric Nervous System/metabolism*
- Male
- Organ Specificity
- PubMed
- 25264359 Full text @ Genesis
Citation
Harrison, C., Wabbersen, T., Shepherd, I. (2014) In Vivo Visualization of the Development of the Enteric Nervous System Using a Tg(-8.3bphox2b:Kaede) Transgenic Zebrafish. Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000). 52(12):985-90.
Abstract
The phox2b gene encodes a transcription factor that is expressed in the developing enteric nervous system (ENS). An enhancer element has been identified in the zebrafish phox2b locus that can drive tissue specific expression of reporter genes in enteric neuron precursor cells. We have generated a transgenic zebrafish line in which the Kaede fluorescent protein is under the control of this phox2b enhancer. This line has stable expression of the Kaede protein in enteric neuron precursor cells over 3 generations. To demonstrate the utility of this line we compared the migration and division rates of enteric neuron precursor cells in wild type and the zebrafish ENS mutant lessen.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping