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Du J, Li SK, Guan LY, Guo Z, Yin JF, Gao L, Kawanishi T, Shimada A, Zhang QP, Zheng LS, Liu YY, Feng XQ, Zhao L, Chen DY, Takeda H, Fan YB. Mechanically sensitive HSF1 is a key regulator of left-right symmetry breaking in zebrafish embryos. iScience 2023; 26:107864. [PMID: 37766982 PMCID: PMC10520531 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The left-right symmetry breaking of vertebrate embryos requires nodal flow. However, the molecular mechanisms that mediate the asymmetric gene expression regulation under nodal flow remain elusive. Here, we report that heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) is asymmetrically activated in the Kupffer's vesicle of zebrafish embryos in the presence of nodal flow. Deficiency in HSF1 expression caused a significant situs inversus and disrupted gene expression asymmetry of nodal signaling proteins in zebrafish embryos. Further studies demonstrated that HSF1 is a mechanosensitive protein. The mechanical sensation ability of HSF1 is conserved in a variety of mechanical stimuli in different cell types. Moreover, cilia and Ca2+-Akt signaling axis are essential for the activation of HSF1 under mechanical stress in vitro and in vivo. Considering the conserved expression of HSF1 in organisms, these findings unveil a fundamental mechanism of gene expression regulation by mechanical clues during embryonic development and other physiological and pathological transformations.
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- Jing Du
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of life science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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- College of life science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Neurovascular Regulation, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Biophysics, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Medical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Neurovascular Regulation, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Neurovascular Regulation, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China
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Zhang B, He P, Lu Y, Bian X, Yang X, Fu X, Wu Y, Li D. HSF1 Relieves Amyloid-β-Induced Cardiomyocytes Apoptosis. Cell Biochem Biophys 2017; 72:579-87. [PMID: 25631374 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-014-0505-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Accumulation of amyloid-β in organs results in a series of diseases. Heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) is the master regulator of genes encoding molecular chaperones and attenuates apoptosis induced by multiple factors. However, the role of HSF1 on amyloid-β-induced apoptosis is still unknown. The present study was aimed to explore the function of HSF1 in amyloid-β-induced cardiomyocytes apoptosis. TUNEL assay and flow cytometry analysis were used to detect cell apoptosis. Phalloidin staining was used to detect cytoskeleton injury. Changes in expression levels of proteins involved in apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress were measured by Western blot. In our study, amyloid-β was found to promote apoptosis, impair cytoskeleton, and induce endoplasmic reticulum stress in isolated cardiomyocytes. However, these damaging effects of amyloid-β can be relieved by over-expression of HSF1, and the protective role of HSF1 might be associated with the regulation of HSPs expressions. Results of our study suggest that over-expression of HSF1 might become a promising gene therapeutic for the treatment of heart diseases associated with amyloid-β accumulation.
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- Beiru Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Central Hospital of Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110024, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300193, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, China
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Bellipanni G, Cappello F, Scalia F, Conway de Macario E, Macario AJ, Giordano A. Zebrafish as a Model for the Study of Chaperonopathies. J Cell Physiol 2016; 231:2107-14. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Gianfranco Bellipanni
- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
- Department of Biology; College of Science and Technology, Temple University; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
- Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST); Palermo Italy
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- Department of Biology; College of Science and Technology, Temple University; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
- Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST); Palermo Italy
- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience; University of Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience; University of Palermo; Palermo Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology; School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore and IMET; Baltimore Maryland
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- Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST); Palermo Italy
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology; School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore and IMET; Baltimore Maryland
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- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
- Department of Biology; College of Science and Technology, Temple University; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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Kim SS, Chang Z, Park JS. Identification, tissue distribution and characterization of two heat shock factors (HSFs) in goldfish (Carassius auratus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 43:375-386. [PMID: 25592877 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Revised: 01/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are synthesized rapidly in response to a variety of physiological or environmental stressors, whereas the transcriptional activation of HSPs is regulated by a family of heat shock factors (HSFs). In vertebrates, multiple HSFs (HSF1-4) have been reported to have different roles in response to a range of stresses. This paper reports the cDNA cloning of two goldfish (Carassius auratus) HSF gene families, HSF1 and three isoforms of HSF2. Both HSF1 and HSF2s showed high homology to the known HSFs from other organisms, particularly the zebrafish. Different patterns of HSF1 and HSF2 mRNA expression were detected in several goldfish tissues, highlighting their distinct roles. In cadmium (Cd)-treated tissues, the responses of HSP70 showed less difference. However, the increase in HSF1 and HSF2 in these tissues differs considerable. In particular, HSF2 was induced strongly in the heart and liver. On the other hand, in heart tissue, HSF1 showed the smallest increment. These results suggest the potential role of HSF2 in assisting HSF1 in these tissues. In another in vitro experiment of hepatocyte cultures, Cd exposure caused similar patterns of goldfish HSF1 and HSF2 mRNA expression and induction of the HSP70 protein. On the other hand, an examination of the characterization of recombinant proteins showed that HSF1 undergoes a conformation change induced by heat shock above 30 °C and approaches each other in the trimer, whereas HSF2 could not sense thermal stress directly. Furthermore, immune-blot analysis of HSFs showed that both monomers and trimmers of HSF1 were observed in cadmium-induced tissues, whereas HSF2 were all in monomeric. These results show that HSF1 and HSF2 play different roles in the transcription of heat shock proteins.
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- So-Sun Kim
- Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Institute of Functional Materials, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Institute of Functional Materials, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Institute of Functional Materials, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea.
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Although the adult human brain has a small number of neural stem cells, they are insufficient to repair the damaged brain to achieve significant functional recovery for neurodegenerative diseases and stroke. Stem cell therapy, by either enhancing endogenous neurogenesis, or transplanting stem cells, has been regarded as a promising solution. However, the harsh environment of the diseased brain posts a severe threat to the survival and correct differentiation of those new stem cells. Hormesis (or preconditioning, stress adaptation) is an adaptation mechanism by which cells or organisms are potentiated to survive an otherwise lethal condition, such as the harsh oxidative stress in the stroke brain. Stem cells treated by low levels of chemical, physical, or pharmacological stimuli have been shown to survive better in the neurodegenerative brain. Thus combining hormesis and stem cell therapy might improve the outcome for treatment of these diseases. In addition, since the cell death patterns and their underlying molecular mechanism may vary in different neurodegenerative diseases, even in different progression stages of the same disease, it is essential to design a suitable and optimum hormetic strategy that is tailored to the individual patient.
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- Guanghu Wang
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Health Sciences University
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Rupik W, Jasik K, Bembenek J, Widłak W. The expression patterns of heat shock genes and proteins and their role during vertebrate's development. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2011; 159:349-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Revised: 04/02/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Tucker NR, Middleton RC, Le QP, Shelden EA. HSF1 is essential for the resistance of zebrafish eye and brain tissues to hypoxia/reperfusion injury. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22268. [PMID: 21814572 PMCID: PMC3141033 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Ischemia and subsequent reperfusion (IR) produces injury to brain, eye and other tissues, contributing to the progression of important clinical pathologies. The response of cells to IR involves activation of several signaling pathways including those activating hypoxia and heat shock responsive transcription factors. However, specific roles of these responses in limiting cell damage and preventing cell death after IR have not been fully elucidated. Here, we have examined the role of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) in the response of zebrafish embryos to hypoxia and subsequent return to normoxic conditions (HR) as a model for IR. Heat shock preconditioning elevated heat shock protein expression and protected zebrafish embryo eye and brain tissues against HR-induced apoptosis. These effects were inhibited by translational suppression of HSF1 expression. Reduced expression of HSF1 also increased cell death in brain and eye tissues of embryos subjected to hypoxia and reperfusion without prior heat shock. Surprisingly, reduced expression of HSF1 had only a modest effect on hypoxia-induced expression of Hsp70 and no effect on hypoxia-induced expression of Hsp27. These results establish the zebrafish embryo as a model for the study of ischemic injury in the brain and eye and reveal a critical role for HSF1 in the response of these tissues to HR. Our results also uncouple the role of HSF1 expression from that of Hsp27, a well characterized heat shock protein considered essential for cell survival after hypoxia. Alternative roles for HSF1 are considered.
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- Nathan R. Tucker
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
- Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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Diversity in DNA recognition by heat shock transcription factors (HSFs) from model organisms. FEBS Lett 2011; 585:1293-8. [PMID: 21510947 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Revised: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Heat shock transcription factor (HSF), an evolutionarily conserved heat-responsive regulator, binds to heat shock elements (HSEs) comprising continuous inverted repeats of the pentamer nGAAn. Here, we analyzed DNA-binding ability, particularly for the discontinuously arranged nGAAn units, of HSFs from various organisms, including Arabidopsis thaliana, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila melanogaster, and Danio rerio. Among these, only C. elegans HSF failed to bind the discontinuous nGAAn units, which suggests that the target genes of HSFs in many, but not all, organisms contain discontinuous HSEs, as well as continuous HSEs. Further analysis of alternatively spliced HSF isoforms showed the importance of the C-terminal region in HSF-HSE interaction.
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Dirks RP, van Geel R, Hensen SMM, van Genesen ST, Lubsen NH. Manipulating heat shock factor-1 in Xenopus tadpoles: neuronal tissues are refractory to exogenous expression. PLoS One 2010; 5:e10158. [PMID: 20405018 PMCID: PMC2854154 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aging related decline of heat shock factor-1 (HSF1) signaling may be causally related to protein aggregation diseases. To model such disease, we tried to cripple HSF1 signaling in the Xenopus tadpole. RESULTS Over-expression of heat shock factor binding protein-1 did not inhibit the heat shock response in Xenopus. RNAi against HSF1 mRNA inhibited the heat shock response by 70% in Xenopus A6 cells, but failed in transgenic tadpoles. Expression of XHSF380, a dominant-negative HSF1 mutant, was embryonic lethal, which could be circumvented by delaying expression via a tetracycline inducible promoter. HSF1 signaling is thus essential for embryonic Xenopus development. Surprisingly, transgenic expression of the XHSF380 or of full length HSF1, whether driven by a ubiquitous or a neural specific promoter, was not detectable in the larval brain. CONCLUSIONS Our finding that the majority of neurons, which have little endogenous HSF1, refused to accept transgene-driven expression of HSF1 or its mutant suggests that HSF1 levels are strictly controlled in neuronal tissue.
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- Ron P. Dirks
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Eroglu B, Wang G, Tu N, Sun X, Mivechi NF. Critical role of Brg1 member of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex during neurogenesis and neural crest induction in zebrafish. Dev Dyn 2007; 235:2722-35. [PMID: 16894598 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Brg1 is a member of the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex, and in some organisms Brg1 has been shown to interact with beta-catenin and positively control the TCF/LEF transcription factor that is located downstream of the Wnt signal transduction pathway. During development, TCF/LEF activity is critical during neurogenesis and head induction. In zebrafish, Brg1-deficient embryos exhibit retinal cell differentiation and eye defects; however, the role of Brg1 in neurogenesis and neural crest cell induction remains elusive. We used zebrafish deficient in Brg1 (yng) or Brg1 specific-morpholino oligonucleotide-mediated knockdown to analyze the embryonic requirements of Brg1. Our results indicate that reduction in Brg1 expression leads to the expansion of the forebrain-specific transcription factor, six3, and marked reduction in expression of the mid/hind-brain boundary and hind-brain genes, engrailed2 and krox20, respectively. At 12 hpf, the expression of neural crest specifiers are severely affected in Brg1-morpholino-injected embryos. These results suggest that Brg1 is involved in neural crest induction, which is critical for the development of neurons, glia, pigment cells, and craniofacial structures. Brg1 is a maternal factor, and brg1-deficient embryos bearing the yng mutation derived from heterozygote intercrosses exhibit lesser effects on neural crest-specific gene expression, but show defects in neurogenesis and neural crest cell differentiation. This is exhibited by the aberrant brain patterning, a reduction in the sensory neurons, and craniofacial defects. These results further elucidate the critical role for Brg1 in neurogenesis, neural crest induction, and differentiation.
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- Binnur Eroglu
- Center for Molecular Chaperone/Radiobiology and Cancer Virology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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Evans TG, Belak Z, Ovsenek N, Krone PH. Heat shock factor 1 is required for constitutive Hsp70 expression and normal lens development in embryonic zebrafish. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2006; 146:131-40. [PMID: 17134927 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2006] [Revised: 09/25/2006] [Accepted: 09/25/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Heat shock factors (HSFs) are the major transcription factors responsible for heat-induced upregulation of heat shock protein (Hsp) genes. All three mammalian HSFs (HSF1, HSF2, HSF4) have also been shown to be required for normal mammalian development. It is currently unknown if HSFs play similarly important roles during normal development of non-mammalian vertebrates. In the present study, a morpholino modified antisense oligonucleotide (MO) approach targeted against hsf1 mRNA (hsf1-MO) was used to examine the requirement of HSF1 in zebrafish development. Embryos depleted of HSF1 displayed a reproducible small eye phenotype characterized by an immature lens and a disorganized retinal structure. These defects were strikingly similar to those observed when constitutive, lens specific Hsp70 expression was reduced through the microinjection of MO targeting hsp70. The data suggest that HSF1 is involved in regulating constitutive lens specific expression of hsp70 in the embryonic zebrafish. This conclusion is supported by a marked reduction in Hsp70 protein in hsf1-MO injected embryos. Microinjection of MO targeted to hsf2 mRNA (hsf2-MO) did not result in a small eye phenotype in a significant number of embryos. These data also suggest that HSF1 and HSF2 play distinct roles in non-mammalian vertebrates, similarly to what has been demonstrated previously in mouse.
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- Tyler G Evans
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5E5
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Lund SG, Ruberté MR, Hofmann GE. Turning up the heat: The effects of thermal acclimation on the kinetics of hsp70 gene expression in the eurythermal goby, Gillichthys mirabilis. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2006; 143:435-46. [PMID: 16466955 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2005.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2005] [Revised: 12/16/2005] [Accepted: 12/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Most organisms respond to temperature fluctuations by altering the expression of an evolutionarily conserved family of proteins known as heat shock proteins (Hsps). Studies have shown Hsp expression and the activation of HSF1, one of the primary regulators of Hsp transcription, are highly malleable, varying with the recent thermal history of the organism; however, the mechanisms that confer plasticity to the regulation of this ubiquitous response are not well-understood. This study furthers our knowledge in this area by characterizing the activation kinetics of HSF1 and the corresponding transcription of hsp70 in the liver of the eurythermal goby, Gillichthys mirabilis, following a month-long acclimation at 13, 21 or 28 degrees C. Our data revealed HSF1 DNA-binding kinetics varied as a function of acclimation temperature and magnitude/duration of exposure, with gobies acclimated at 21 degrees C exhibiting the most robust response. Hsp70 mRNA followed a similar pattern with induction first occurring in the 13 and 21 degrees C fish, and then most robustly in the 28 degrees C group at 36 degrees C. The hsp70 mRNA induction pattern was corroborated by levels of HSF1 DNA-binding activity in each group and may have been lowest in the 28 degrees C group due to the 2-fold greater levels of hsp70 protein prior to thermal exposure. This study illustrates the integral role of HSF1 as a key regulator of Hsp induction and helps explain the plasticity of this response in ectothermic organisms.
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- Susan G Lund
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610, USA.
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Miller VM, Nelson RF, Gouvion CM, Williams A, Rodriguez-Lebron E, Harper SQ, Davidson BL, Rebagliati MR, Paulson HL. CHIP suppresses polyglutamine aggregation and toxicity in vitro and in vivo. J Neurosci 2005; 25:9152-61. [PMID: 16207874 PMCID: PMC6725774 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3001-05.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Huntington's disease (HD) and other polyglutamine (polyQ) neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by neuronal accumulation of the disease protein, suggesting that the cellular ability to handle abnormal proteins is compromised. As both a cochaperone and ubiquitin ligase, the C-terminal Hsp70 (heat shock protein 70)-interacting protein (CHIP) links the two major arms of protein quality control, molecular chaperones, and the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Here, we demonstrate that CHIP suppresses polyQ aggregation and toxicity in transfected cell lines, primary neurons, and a novel zebrafish model of disease. Suppression by CHIP requires its cochaperone function, suggesting that CHIP acts to facilitate the solubility of mutant polyQ proteins through its interactions with chaperones. Conversely, HD transgenic mice that are haploinsufficient for CHIP display a markedly accelerated disease phenotype. We conclude that CHIP is a critical mediator of the neuronal response to misfolded polyQ protein and represents a potential therapeutic target in this important class of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Victor M Miller
- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
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Deane EE, Woo NYS. Cloning and characterization of the hsp70 multigene family from silver sea bream: Modulated gene expression between warm and cold temperature acclimation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 330:776-83. [PMID: 15809064 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The genes encoding heat shock cognate 70 (hsc70) and inducible heat shock protein 70 (hsp70) were cloned and characterized from silver sea bream liver. Upon acute heat shock (+7 degrees C), the transcript abundance of hsc70 was increased 1.7-fold whereas the transcript abundance of hsp70 increased 6.7-fold. The chronic acclimation of sea bream to cold temperature (12 degrees C) resulted in a downregulation of hsc70 and an upregulation of hsp70 in comparison to levels in sea bream kept at a warmer temperature (25 degrees C). The expression of heat shock transcription factor I was also increased during cold temperature acclimation. Increased amounts of hepatic insulin-like growth factor 1 transcript, serum thyroxine (T4), and triiodothyronine (T3) were also found during cold temperature acclimation whereas serum cortisol remained unchanged. The results from this study demonstrate how temperature acclimation, in fish, can affect the regulation of the hsp70 multigene family and hormonal factors that are associated with anabolism.
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- Eddie E Deane
- Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Deane EE, Woo NYS. Evidence for disruption of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase and hsp70 during vibriosis of sea bream, Sparus (=Rhabdosargus) sarba Forsskål. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2005; 28:239-251. [PMID: 15813866 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2005.00624.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Osmoregulation via the sodium pump (Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase) and cytoprotection via expression of different families of heat shock protein (hsp) were studied at transcriptional/translational levels during progressive vibriosis in silver sea bream, Sparus (=Rhabdosargus) sarba Measurements of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity showed that an early and drastic decline occurred in the kidney of infected fish. This reduction in Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity was not caused by transcriptional downregulation of genes coding for either the Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase alpha or beta subunits. Using specific antibodies, data from immunoassays showed that the decreased sodium pump activity was caused by the specific loss of the translated glycosylated Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase beta subunit. Data from immunoassays of different hsp families demonstrated that the expression of hsp90 and hsp60 remained unchanged throughout vibriosis whereas expression of the hsp70 family decreased in kidney and liver tissues. As hsp70 is a multigene family, the expression of the constitutive (hsc70) and inducible (hsp70) members of the hsp70 family were studied and it was found that hsp70 and hsc70 expression decreased from an early stage of infection in the kidney and the liver respectively. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis of the hsp70 transcription-inducing factor, hsf1, demonstrated that loss of cytoprotective function during vibriosis was mediated by a downregulation of hsf1 transcription.
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- E E Deane
- Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Penberthy WT, Zhao C, Zhang Y, Jessen JR, Yang Z, Bricaud O, Collazo A, Meng A, Lin S. Pur alpha and Sp8 as opposing regulators of neural gata2 expression. Dev Biol 2004; 275:225-34. [PMID: 15464585 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2004] [Revised: 08/04/2004] [Accepted: 08/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gata2 is an essential hematopoietic transcriptional factor that is also expressed prominently in the nervous system. The early lethality of knockout mice due to severe anemia has largely precluded studies of gata2 neural regulation and function. In this report, we describe the identification of zebrafish Pur alpha and Sp8 orthologs as two factors that function to regulate neuronal expression of gata2. During embryogenesis, Pur alpha is expressed widely, whereas Sp8 has an overlapping pattern of expression with gata2 in the nervous system. Knockdown and ectopic expressions of Pur alpha and Sp8 indicate that these factors function, respectively, as a repressor and an activator of gata2 gene expression in the nervous system. With consideration given to the previously established roles for these factors, we propose a model for how the transcriptional regulation of neural gata2 expression may be involved in controlling cellular proliferation in the nervous system.
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- William Todd Penberthy
- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606, USA
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Krone PH, Evans TG, Blechinger SR. Heat shock gene expression and function during zebrafish embryogenesis. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2004; 14:267-74. [PMID: 14986856 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2003.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Recent work in the zebrafish, Danio rerio, indicates that heat shock genes are expressed in unique spatial patterns under non-stress conditions. In particular, hsp90alpha is expressed during the normal differentiation of striated muscle fibres, and hsp70-4 is expressed during normal lens development in the eye. Furthermore, disruption of the activity of either of these genes or their protein products gives rise to unique embryonic phenotypes that result from failures in proper somitic muscle development and lens development, respectively. Embryonic hsp70-4 expression is also activated in a cell-specific manner following heavy metal exposure. This has allowed for the development of a hsp70-4/eGFP reporter gene system in stable transgenic zebrafish that serves as a reliable yet extremely quick indicator of cell-specific toxicity in the context of the multicellular, living embryo.
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- Patrick H Krone
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Health Sciences Building, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada S7N 5E5.
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Deane EE, Woo NYS. Differential gene expression associated with euryhalinity in sea bream (Sparus sarba). Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2004; 287:R1054-63. [PMID: 15242828 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00347.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Certain fish have the remarkable capability of euryhalinity, being able to withstand large variations in salinity for indefinite periods. Using the highly euryhaline species, silver sea bream (Sparus sarba), as an experimental model, some of the molecular processes involved during ion regulation (Na+-K+-ATPase), cytoprotection [heat shock protein (hsp) 70], and growth (somatotropic axis) were studied. To perform these studies, seven key genes involved in these processes were cloned, and the tissue-specific expression profiles in fish adapted to salinities of 6 parts per thousand (ppt; hypoosmotic), 12 ppt (isoosmotic), 33 ppt (seawater), and 50 ppt (hypersaline) were studied. In gills, the transcriptional and translational expression profiles of Na+-K+-ATPase alpha- and beta-subunit genes were lowest in isoosmotic-adapted fish, whereas in kidneys the expression of the beta-subunit increased in seawater- and hypersaline-adapted groups. The hsp70 multigene family, comprising genes coding for heat shock cognate (hsc70), inducible heat shock protein (hsp70), and a heat shock transcription factor (hsf1), was found to be highly upregulated in gills of seawater- and hypersaline-adapted fish. In liver, hsc70 expression was lowest in isoosmotic groups, and in kidneys the hsp70 multigene family remained unchanged over the salinity range tested. The regulation of the somatotropic axis was studied by measuring pituitary growth hormone expression and liver IGF-I expression in salinity-adapted fish. The expression amounts of both genes involved in the somatotropic axis were highest in fish maintained at an isoosmotic salinity. The results of this study provide new information on key molecular processes involved in euryhalinity of fish.
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- Eddie E Deane
- Department of Biology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Airaksinen S, Jokilehto T, Råbergh CMI, Nikinmaa M. Heat- and cold-inducible regulation of HSP70 expression in zebrafish ZF4 cells. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2003; 136:275-82. [PMID: 14529753 DOI: 10.1016/s1096-4959(03)00205-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Elevated temperature induces a rapid heat shock transcription factor (HSFs)-mediated expression of heat shock (hsp) genes. The effect of cold exposure on hsp gene expression has hardly been investigated, although ectothermic animals experience both cold and heat stress. We have previously shown in zebrafish that the expression of hsf1a and a unique isoform hsf1b vary in a tissue-specific manner upon heat stress. In the current study, using a zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryonic cell line (ZF4), we have compared the effects of heat shock (28-->37 degrees C) vs. cold shock (28-->20 degrees C) on the expression of ahsf1a, zhsf1b and hsp70. Concomitantly, the suitability of the ZF4 cells as a model system was verified. The expression pattern of HSP70 proteins following heat or cold exposure is distinct, and the total HSP70 level is upregulated or stable, respectively. Moreover, heat exposure specifically increases the ratio of zhsf1a/b expression (10-fold), whereas cold exposure decreases it to one half. These data suggest that the zhsf1a/zhsf1b ratio is regulated in a temperature-dependent manner, and the ratio may be indicative of the stressor-specific HSP70 expression. Furthermore, the response in ZF4 cells upon heat shock resembles the response observed in zebrafish liver and thus, supports the use of this cell line in stress response studies.
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- Susanna Airaksinen
- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Animal Physiology, University of Turku, Turku FIN-20014, Finland.
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Airaksinen S, Råbergh CMI, Lahti A, Kaatrasalo A, Sistonen L, Nikinmaa M. Stressor-dependent regulation of the heat shock response in zebrafish, Danio rerio. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2003; 134:839-46. [PMID: 12814792 DOI: 10.1016/s1095-6433(03)00033-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Heat shock transcription factors (HSFs) regulate expression of heat shock proteins (Hsps). We have previously shown that in zebrafish a unique isoform, zHSF1b, disappears concomitant with heat shock-induced Hsp70 expression. To characterize the role of zHSF1a and zHSF1b isoforms in the regulation of the stress response in vivo, we have carried out cadmium (10-100 microM) and copper (10-30 microM) exposures in order to specify whether the disappearance of HSF1b is specific for heat stress. After 4-h metal exposures we analyzed the expression of hsp70, zHSF1a, zHSF1b and metallothionein (MT) by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in zebrafish liver, gonads and gills. Although cadmium is a known inducer of Hsps, it did not affect hsp70 expression significantly in the studied tissues. Induction of hsp70 was observed upon copper exposure in liver and gonads, but not in gills. Neither metal affected the zHSF1a/b ratio. Both cadmium and copper exposure caused upregulation of MT, regulator of metal homeostasis and detoxification, confirming that the tissues were subjected to metal loads. Thus, hsp70 appears to be more weakly induced upon metal exposure than in response to heat shock and HSF1 isoforms may participate in stressor-specific regulation of hsp70.
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- Susanna Airaksinen
- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Animal Physiology, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland.
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Lee KY, Huang H, Ju B, Yang Z, Lin S. Cloned zebrafish by nuclear transfer from long-term-cultured cells. Nat Biotechnol 2002; 20:795-9. [PMID: 12134167 DOI: 10.1038/nbt721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Although mammals have been cloned from genetically manipulated cultured cells, a comparable achievement has not been realized in lower vertebrates. Here we report that fertile transgenic zebrafish can be obtained by nuclear transfer using embryonic fibroblast cells from long-term cultures. The donor nuclei, modified by retroviral insertions expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP), were transplanted into manually enucleated eggs. Overall, a 2% success rate was achieved, resulting in 11 adult transgenic zebrafish expressing GFP. These nuclear transplants produced fertile, diploid offspring, and their F1/F2 progeny continued to express GFP in a pattern identical to that of the founder fish. This finding demonstrates that slowly dividing nuclei from cultured cells can be reprogrammed to support rapid embryonic development and sets up a foundation for targeted genetic manipulation in zebrafish.
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- Ki-Young Lee
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606, USA
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