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Zhang Z, Peng J, Li B, Wang Z, Wang H, Wang Y, Hong L. HOXA1 promotes aerobic glycolysis and cancer progression in cervical cancer. Cell Signal 2023; 109:110747. [PMID: 37286120 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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As a hallmark for cancer, aerobic glycolysis, also known as the Warburg effect contributes to tumor progression. However, the roles of aerobic glycolysis on cervical cancer remain elusive. In this work, we identified transcription factor HOXA1 as a novel regulator of aerobic glycolysis. High expression of HOXA1 is closely associated with poor outcome of patients. And, altered HOXA1 expression enhance or reduce aerobic glycolysis and progression in cervical cancer. Mechanistically, HOXA1 directly regulates the transcriptional activity of ENO1 and PGK1, thus induce glycolysis and promote cancer progression. Moreover, therapeutic knockdown of HOXA1 results in reduce aerobic glycolysis and inhibits cervical cancer progression in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion, these data indicate a therapeutic role of HOXA1 inhibits aerobic glycolysis and cervical cancer progression.
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- Zihui Zhang
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
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Yadav P, Sarode LP, Gaddam RR, Kumar P, Bhatti JS, Khurana A, Navik U. Zebrafish as an emerging tool for drug discovery and development for thyroid diseases. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 130:53-60. [PMID: 36084888 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/06/2022]
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Zebrafish is a useful model for understanding human genetics and diseases and has evolved into a prominent scientific research model. The genetic structure of zebrafish is 70% identical to that of humans. Its small size, low cost, and transparent embryo make it a valuable tool in experimentation. Zebrafish and mammals possess the same molecular mechanism of thyroid organogenesis and development. Thus, thyroid hormone signaling, embryonic development, thyroid-related disorders, and novel genes involved in early thyroid development can all be studied using zebrafish as a model. Here in this review, we emphasize the evolving role of zebrafish as a possible tool for studying the thyroid gland in the context of physiology and pathology. The transcription factors nkx2.1a, pax2a, and hhex which contribute a pivotal role in the differentiation of thyroid primordium are discussed. Further, we have described the role of zebrafish as a model for thyroid cancer, evaluation of defects in thyroid hormone transport, thyroid hormone (TH) metabolism, and as a screening tool to study thyrotoxins. Hence, the present review highlights the role of zebrafish as a novel approach to understand thyroid development and organogenesis.
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- Poonam Yadav
- Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, 440033, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, IA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Molecular Pathobiochemistry, Experimental Gene Therapy and Clinical Chemistry (IFMPEGKC), RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstr. 30, D-52074, Aachen, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Ghudda, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
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Chen S, Shu G, Wang G, Ye J, Xu J, Huang C, Yang S. HOXA1 promotes proliferation and metastasis of bladder cancer by enhancing SMAD3 transcription. Pathol Res Pract 2022; 239:154141. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2022.154141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hegeman KA, Marlatt VL. Reproductive and thyroid endocrine axis cross-talk in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) alevins. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2021; 312:113855. [PMID: 34284022 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The goal of this study was to characterize morphological and molecular effects in rainbow trout alevins after waterborne exposures to 17β-estradiol (E2; 0.0008 to 0.5 μg/L), triiodothyronine (T3; 0.52 to 65 μg/L), and various co-treatments for 21 to 23 days. Interestingly, there was no consistent evidence that E2 alone influenced growth, development or deformity rates, however, 65 μg/L T3 alone expedited development, and both 13 μg/L and 65 μg/L alone caused a unique opercular deformity not previously reported. In addition, some potentiation between E2 and T3 at lower concentrations suggests some cross-talk between these two hormonal pathways may also contribute to the development of this opercular deformity. Gene expression changes were observed, including induction of vtg in rainbow trout alevins at 0.02 μg/L concentration of E2, which is the lowest concentration reported to induce vtg in rainbow trout alevins. These data suggest low-level E2 does not negate abnormal growth and development caused by hyperthyroidism, and examining more time points is likely required to demonstrate a stronger response profile for individual hormones and endocrine axes cross-talk.
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- Kevin A Hegeman
- Simon Fraser University, Department of Biological Sciences, 8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.
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- Simon Fraser University, Department of Biological Sciences, 8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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Lazcano I, Hernández-Puga G, Robles JP, Orozco A. Alternative ligands for thyroid hormone receptors. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2019; 493:110448. [PMID: 31100496 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) are ligand-dependent transcription factors that activate or repress gene transcription, resulting in the regulation of numerous physiological programs. While 3,3',5-L-triiodothyronine is the TR cognate ligand, these receptors can also be activated by various alternative ligands, including endogenous and synthetic molecules capable of inducing diverse active receptor conformations that influence thyroid hormone-dependent signaling pathways. This review mainly discusses current knowledge on 3,5-diiodo-L-thyronine and 3,5,3'-triiodothyroacetic acid, two endogenous molecules that bind to TRs and regulate gene expression; and the molecular interactions between TRs and ligands, like synthetic thyromimetics developed to target specific TR isoforms for tissue-specific regulation of thyroid-related disorders, or endocrine disruptors that have allowed the design of new analogues and revealed essential amino acids for thyroid hormone binding.
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- Iván Lazcano
- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Qro, Mexico; Departamento de Investigación Biomédica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Qro, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación Biomédica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Qro, Mexico
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Qro, Mexico
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Qro, Mexico.
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Parsons A, Lange A, Hutchinson TH, Miyagawa S, Iguchi T, Kudoh T, Tyler CR. Molecular mechanisms and tissue targets of brominated flame retardants, BDE-47 and TBBPA, in embryo-larval life stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 209:99-112. [PMID: 30763833 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Brominated flame retardants are known to disrupt thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis in several vertebrate species, but the molecular mechanisms underlying this process and their effects on TH-sensitive tissues during the stages of early development are not well characterised. In this study, we exposed zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo-larvae to 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) via the water for 96 h from fertilisation and assessed for lethality, effects on development and on the expression of a suite of genes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis via both real time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) on whole body extracts and whole mount in situ hybridisation (WISH) to identify tissue targets. The 96-h lethal median concentration (96h-LC50) for TBBPA was 0.9 μM and mortality was preceded by retardation of development (smaller animals) and morphological deformities including, oedemas in the pericardial region and tail, small heads, swollen yolk sac extension. Exposure to BDE-47 did not affect zebrafish embryo-larvae survival at any of the concentrations tested (1-100 μM) but caused yolk sac and craniofacial deformities, a curved spine and shorter tail at the highest exposure concentration. TBBPA exposure resulted in higher levels of mRNAs for genes encoding deiodinases (dio1), transport proteins (ttr), the thyroid follicle synthesis protein paired box 8 (pax8) and glucuronidation enzymes (ugt1ab) and lower levels of dio3b mRNAs in whole body extracts, with responses varying with developmental stage. BDE-47 exposure resulted in higher levels of thrb, dio1, dio2, pax8 and ugt1ab mRNAs and lower levels of ttr mRNAs in whole body extracts. TBBPA and BDE-47 therefore appear to disrupt the TH system at multiple levels, increasing TH conjugation and clearance, disrupting thyroid follicle development and altering TH transport. Compensatory responses in TH production/ metabolism by deiodinases were also evident. WISH analyses further revealed that both TBBPA and BDE-47 caused tissue-specific changes in thyroid receptor and deiodinase enzyme expression, with the brain, liver, pronephric ducts and craniofacial tissues appearing particularly responsive to altered TH signalling. Given the important role of TRs in mediating the actions of THs during key developmental processes and deiodinases in the control of peripheral TH levels, these transcriptional alterations may have implications for TH sensitive target genes involved in brain and skeletal development. These findings further highlight the potential vulnerability of the thyroid system to disruption by BFRs during early developmental windows.
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- Aoife Parsons
- University of Exeter, Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Rd., Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- University of Exeter, Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Rd., Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- University of Plymouth, School of Biological Sciences, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, UK
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, 125-8585, Japan
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- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0027, Japan
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- University of Exeter, Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Rd., Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- University of Exeter, Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Rd., Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK.
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Lazcano I, Rodríguez-Ortiz R, Villalobos P, Martínez-Torres A, Solís-Saínz JC, Orozco A. Knock-Down of Specific Thyroid Hormone Receptor Isoforms Impairs Body Plan Development in Zebrafish. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:156. [PMID: 30930855 PMCID: PMC6427925 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The role of thyroid hormones (THs) in development has been extensively studied, however, the specific molecular mechanisms involved are far from being clear. THs act by binding to TH nuclear receptors (TR) that act as ligand-dependent transcription factors to regulate TH-dependent gene expression. Like vertebrates, zebrafish express different isoforms of functional Tr alpha and beta, some of which can bind alternative ligands like 3,5-T2. In this study, we first analyzed the effects of exogenous T3 and 3,5-T2 exposure during embryogenesis. The percentage of affected embryos was similar to those vehicle-injected, suggesting that the early exposure to low TH levels is not sufficient to elicit effects upon the phenotype of the embryo. We then generated crispants for four isoforms of thr to learn more about the role of these receptors in early development. We found that crispant larvae from thraa and a newly identified l-thrb+, but not thrab and canonical thrb1 showed profound deleterious effects upon symmetry and laterality, suggesting early novel roles for these Tr isoforms in the body plan developmental program. Since critical events that determine cell fate start in the late gastrula, we tested if some genes that are expressed during early developmental stages could indeed be TH targets. We identify early development genes, like sox10 and eve, that were specifically over-expressed in thraa and l-thrb+ crispants, suggesting that these specific thr isoforms function as transcription repressors for these genes, while transcription of zic and ets appear to be thraa and l-thrb+-mediated, respectively. Overall, present results show that TH signaling participates in early zebrafish development and identify Tr isoform-specific mediated regulation of early gene expression.
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- Iván Lazcano
- Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Mexico
- Departmento de Investigación Biomédica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Mexico
- CONACYT – Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Mexico
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- Departmento de Investigación Biomédica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Querétaro, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Aurea Orozco
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Lazcano I, Orozco A. Revisiting available knowledge on teleostean thyroid hormone receptors. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2018; 265:128-132. [PMID: 29574147 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Teleosts are the most numerous class of living vertebrates. They exhibit great diversity in terms of morphology, developmental strategies, ecology and adaptation. In spite of this diversity, teleosts conserve similarities at molecular, cellular and endocrine levels. In the context of thyroidal systems, and as in the rest of vertebrates, thyroid hormones in fish regulate development, growth and metabolism by actively entering the nucleus and interacting with thyroid hormone receptors, the final sensors of this endocrine signal, to regulate gene expression. In general terms, vertebrates express the functional thyroid hormone receptors alpha and beta, encoded by two distinct genes (thra and thrb, respectively). However, different species of teleosts express thyroid hormone receptor isoforms with particular structural characteristics that confer singular functional traits to these receptors. For example, teleosts contain two thra genes and in some species also two thrb; some of the expressed isoforms can bind alternative ligands. Also, some identified isoforms contain deletions or large insertions that have not been described in other vertebrates and that have not yet been functionally characterized. As in amphibians, the regulation of some of these teleost isoforms coincides with the climax of metamorphosis and/or life transitions during development and growth. In this review, we aimed to gain further insights into thyroid signaling from a comparative perspective by proposing a systematic nomenclature for teleost thyroid hormone receptor isoforms and summarize their particular functional features when the information was available.
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- Iván Lazcano
- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
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- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico.
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In recent years, the zebrafish has become a powerful model not only for the developmental biology studies, but also for genetic analyses and drug screenings, mostly thanks to the ease with which its embryos can be manipulated and to its translucent body, which allows in vivo imaging. In this chapter, we will provide an overview of the current knowledge about the role of thyroid hormone receptors during zebrafish embryonic development. Moreover, we will explore the methodologies applied to zebrafish biology to knock down a gene of interest and to analyze in vivo the molecular mechanisms of the mutated receptors.
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- Federica Marelli
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Lab of Endocrine and Metabolic Research, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
- Lab of Endocrine and Metabolic Research, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
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Silva N, Louro B, Trindade M, Power DM, Campinho MA. Transcriptomics reveal an integrative role for maternal thyroid hormones during zebrafish embryogenesis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16657. [PMID: 29192226 PMCID: PMC5709499 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16951-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Thyroid hormones (THs) are essential for embryonic brain development but the genetic mechanisms involved in the action of maternal THs (MTHs) are still largely unknown. As the basis for understanding the underlying genetic mechanisms of MTHs regulation we used an established zebrafish monocarboxylic acid transporter 8 (MCT8) knock-down model and characterised the transcriptome in 25hpf zebrafish embryos. Subsequent mapping of differentially expressed genes using Reactome pathway analysis together with in situ expression analysis and immunohistochemistry revealed the genetic networks and cells under MTHs regulation during zebrafish embryogenesis. We found 4,343 differentially expressed genes and the Reactome pathway analysis revealed that TH is involved in 1681 of these pathways. MTHs regulated the expression of core developmental pathways, such as NOTCH and WNT in a cell specific context. The cellular distribution of neural MTH-target genes demonstrated their cell specific action on neural stem cells and differentiated neuron classes. Taken together our data show that MTHs have a role in zebrafish neurogenesis and suggest they may be involved in cross talk between key pathways in neural development. Given that the observed MCT8 zebrafish knockdown phenotype resembles the symptoms in human patients with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome our data open a window into understanding the genetics of this human congenital condition.
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- Nadia Silva
- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology Group, Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology Group, Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology Group, Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology Group, Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology Group, Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
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Marelli F, Carra S, Agostini M, Cotelli F, Peeters R, Chatterjee K, Persani L. Patterns of thyroid hormone receptor expression in zebrafish and generation of a novel model of resistance to thyroid hormone action. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 424:102-17. [PMID: 26802880 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Resistance to thyroid hormone can be due to heterozygous, dominant negative (DN) THRA (RTHα) or THRB (RTHβ) mutations, but the underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. Here, we delineate the spatiotemporal expression of TH receptors (TRs) in zebrafish and generated morphants expressing equivalent amounts of wild-type and DN TRαs (thraa_MOs) and TRβs (thrb_MOs) in vivo. Both morphants show severe developmental abnormalities. The phenotype of thraa_MOs includes brain and cardiac defects, but normal thyroid volume and tshba expression. A combined modification of dio2 and dio3 expression can explain the high T3/T4 ratio seen in thraa_MOs, as in RTHα. Thrb_MOs show abnormal eyes and otoliths, with a typical RTHβ pattern of thyroid axis. The coexpression of wild-type, but not mutant, human TRs can rescue the phenotype in both morphants. High T3 doses can partially revert the dominant negative action of mutant TRs in morphant fish. Therefore, our morphants recapitulate the RTHα and RTHβ key manifestations representing new models in which the functional consequences of human TR mutations can be rapidly and faithfully evaluated.
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- Federica Marelli
- Laboratorio Sperimentale di Ricerche Endocrino-Metaboliche, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Laboratorio Sperimentale di Ricerche Endocrino-Metaboliche, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, 20149 Milan, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e di Comunità, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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Campinho MA, Saraiva J, Florindo C, Power DM. Maternal thyroid hormones are essential for neural development in zebrafish. Mol Endocrinol 2014; 28:1136-49. [PMID: 24877564 DOI: 10.1210/me.2014-1032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Teleost eggs contain an abundant store of maternal thyroid hormones (THs), and early in zebrafish embryonic development, all the genes necessary for TH signaling are expressed. Nonetheless the function of THs in embryonic development remains elusive. To test the hypothesis that THs are fundamental for zebrafish embryonic development, an monocarboxilic transporter 8 (Mct8) knockdown strategy was deployed to prevent maternal TH uptake. Absence of maternal THs did not affect early specification of the neural epithelia but profoundly modified later dorsal specification of the brain and spinal cord as well as specific neuron differentiation. Maternal THs acted upstream of pax2a, pax7, and pax8 genes but downstream of shha and fgf8a signaling. The lack of inhibitory spinal cord interneurons and increased motoneurons in the mct8 morphants is consistent with their stiff axial body and impaired mobility. The mct8 mutations are associated with X-linked mental retardation in humans, and the cellular and molecular consequences of MCT8 knockdown during embryonic development in zebrafish provides new insight into the potential role of THs in this condition.
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- Marco A Campinho
- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology Group (M.A.C., J.S., D.M.P.), Centre of Marine Sciences, and Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina and Centro de Biomedicina Molecular e Estrutural (C.F.), Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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Guo Y, Zhou B. Thyroid endocrine system disruption by pentachlorophenol: an in vitro and in vivo assay. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2013; 142-143:138-145. [PMID: 24001430 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The present study aimed to evaluate the disruption caused to the thyroid endocrine system by pentachlorophenol (PCP) using in vitro and in vivo assays. In the in vitro assay, rat pituitary GH3 cells were exposed to 0, 0.1, 0.3, and 1.0 μM PCP. PCP exposure significantly downregulated basal and triiodothyronine (T3)-induced Dio 1 transcription, indicating the antagonistic activity of PCP in vitro. In the in vivo assay, zebrafish embryos were exposed to 0, 1, 3, and 10 μg/L of PCP until 14 days post-fertilization. PCP exposure resulted in decreased thyroxine (T4) levels, but elevated contents of whole-body T3. PCP exposure significantly upregulated the mRNA expression of genes along hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis, including those encoding thyroid-stimulating hormone, sodium/iodide symporter, thyroglobulin, Dio 1 and Dio 2, alpha and beta thyroid hormone receptor, and uridinediphosphate-glucuronosyl-transferase. PCP exposure did not influence the transcription of the transthyretin (TTR) gene. The results indicate that PCP potentially disrupts the thyroid endocrine system both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Yongyong Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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Geysens S, Ferran JL, Van Herck SLJ, Tylzanowski P, Puelles L, Darras VM. Dynamic mRNA distribution pattern of thyroid hormone transporters and deiodinases during early embryonic chicken brain development. Neuroscience 2012; 221:69-85. [PMID: 22771619 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.06.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Revised: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Maternal thyroid hormones (THs) are important in early brain development long before the onset of embryonic TH secretion, but information about the regulation of TH availability in the brain at these early stages is still limited. We therefore investigated in detail the mRNA distribution pattern of the TH activating type 2 and inactivating type 3 deiodinases (D2 and D3) and the TH transporters, organic anion transporting polypeptide 1c1 (Oatp1c1) and monocarboxylate transporter 8 (Mct8), in chicken embryonic brain as well as in retina and inner ear from day 3 to day 10 of development. Oatp1c1, Mct8 and D3 are expressed in the choroid plexus and its precursors allowing selective uptake of THs at the blood-cerebrospinal fluid-barrier with subsequent inactivation of excess hormone. In contrast, the developing blood-brain-barrier does not express Oatp1c1 or Mct8 but appears to be a site for TH activation by D2. Expression of D3 in several sensory brain centers may serve as protection against premature TH action. Expression of D2 and Mct8 but not D3 in the developing pituitary gland allows accumulation of active THs even at early stages. Mct8 is widely expressed in gray matter throughout the brain. This is the first comprehensive study on the dynamic distribution pattern of TH-transporters and deiodinases at stages of embryonic brain development when only maternal THs are available. It provides the essential background for further research aimed at understanding early developmental processes depending on maternal THs.
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- S Geysens
- Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, Animal Physiology and Neurobiology Section, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Raldúa D, Thienpont B, Babin PJ. Zebrafish eleutheroembryos as an alternative system for screening chemicals disrupting the mammalian thyroid gland morphogenesis and function. Reprod Toxicol 2012; 33:188-97. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2011] [Revised: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Darras VM, Van Herck SLJ, Heijlen M, De Groef B. Thyroid hormone receptors in two model species for vertebrate embryonic development: chicken and zebrafish. J Thyroid Res 2011; 2011:402320. [PMID: 21760979 PMCID: PMC3134294 DOI: 10.4061/2011/402320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Chicken and zebrafish are two model species regularly used to study the role of thyroid hormones in vertebrate development. Similar to mammals, chickens have one thyroid hormone receptor α (TRα) and one TRβ gene, giving rise to three TR isoforms: TRα, TRβ2, and TRβ0, the latter with a very short amino-terminal domain. Zebrafish also have one TRβ gene, providing two TRβ1 variants. The zebrafish TRα gene has been duplicated, and at least three TRα isoforms are expressed: TRαA1-2 and TRαB are very similar, while TRαA1 has a longer carboxy-terminal ligand-binding domain. All these TR isoforms appear to be functional, ligand-binding receptors. As in other vertebrates, the different chicken and zebrafish TR isoforms have a divergent spatiotemporal expression pattern, suggesting that they also have distinct functions. Several isoforms are expressed from the very first stages of embryonic development and early chicken and zebrafish embryos respond to thyroid hormone treatment with changes in gene expression. Future studies in knockdown and mutant animals should allow us to link the different TR isoforms to specific processes in embryonic development.
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- Veerle M Darras
- Division Animal Physiology and Neurobiology, Biology Department, Laboratory of Comparative Endocrinology, K.U.Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Campinho MA, Galay-Burgos M, Sweeney GE, Power DM. Coordination of deiodinase and thyroid hormone receptor expression during the larval to juvenile transition in sea bream (Sparus aurata, Linnaeus). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 165:181-94. [PMID: 19549532 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Revised: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 06/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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To test the hypothesis that THs play an important role in the larval to juvenile transition in the marine teleost model, sea bream (Sparus auratus), key elements of the thyroid axis were analysed during development. Specific RT-PCR and Taqman quantitative RT-PCR were established and used to measure sea bream iodothyronine deiodinases and thyroid hormone receptor (TR) genes, respectively. Expression of deiodinases genes (D1 and D2) which encode enzymes producing T3, TRs and T4 levels start to increase at 20-30 days post-hatch (dph; beginning of metamorphosis), peak at about 45 dph (climax) and decline to early larval levels after 90-100 dph (end of metamorphosis) when fish are fully formed juveniles. The profile of these different TH elements during sea bream development is strikingly similar to that observed during the TH driven metamorphosis of flatfish and suggests that THs play an analogous role in the larval to juvenile transition in this species and probably also in other pelagic teleosts. However, the effect of T3 treatment on deiodinases and TR transcript abundance in sea bream is not as clear cut as in larval flatfish and tadpoles indicating divergence in the responsiveness of TH axis elements and highlighting the need for further studies of this axis during development of fish.
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- Marco António Campinho
- Comparative Molecular Endocrinology Group, Marine Science Centre (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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Porazzi P, Calebiro D, Benato F, Tiso N, Persani L. Thyroid gland development and function in the zebrafish model. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2009; 312:14-23. [PMID: 19481582 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Revised: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 05/20/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Thyroid development has been intensively studied in the mouse, where it closely recapitulates the human situation. Despite the lack of a compact thyroid gland, the zebrafish thyroid tissue originates from the pharyngeal endoderm and the main genes involved in its patterning and early development are conserved between zebrafish and mammals. In recent years, the zebrafish has become a powerful model not only for the developmental biology studies, but also for large-scale genetic analyses and drug screenings, mostly thanks to the ease with which its embryos can be manipulated and to its translucent body, which allows in vivo imaging. In this review we will provide an overview of the current knowledge of thyroid gland origin and differentiation in the zebrafish. Moreover, we will consider the action of thyroid hormones and some aspects related to endocrine disruptors.
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- P Porazzi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Università degli Studi di Milano & Lab of Experimental Endocrinology, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Via Zucchi 18, 20095 Cusano, Milan, Italy.
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Tang X, Liu X, Zhang Y, Zhu P, Lin H. Molecular cloning, tissue distribution and expression profiles of thyroid hormone receptors during embryogenesis in orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2008; 159:117-24. [PMID: 18805420 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2007] [Revised: 08/26/2008] [Accepted: 08/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Three distinct thyroid hormone receptor (TR) cDNAs (gTRalphaA, gTRalphaB and gTRbeta) were cloned and sequenced in orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides). The cDNA of gTRalphaA consisted of 1555-bp and encoded a putative protein of 416 amino acids, while the cDNA of gTRalphaB consisted of 1459-bp and encoded 398 amino acids. The cDNA of gTRbeta is 1470-bp in length and encoded 395 amino acids. The cDNAs of gTRalphaA and gTRalphaB had 68.7% identity in nucleotide sequence and 83.9% identity in deduced amino acid sequence, and shared 57.8%, 57.9% identity in nucleotide sequence and 76.5%, 76.6% in deduced amino acid sequence with gTRbeta, respectively. mRNA expression of gTR was determined by using real-time RT-PCR. The zygotic mRNA expression of gTRalphaA, gTRalphaB and gTRbeta was already presented at the blastula stage, and decreased by gastrulation and body segment appearance. Both gTRalphaA and gTRbeta mRNAs dramatically increased by brain vesicle appearance and lens formation stages, whereas the magnitude of the increase of gTRbeta was higher than that of gTRalphaA. However, gTRalphaB remained relatively constant. All three gTR mRNAs were detected in various tissues of adult fish, with considerable levels found in the pituitary and brain. The expression of gTRalphaA and gTRalphaB was ubiquitous, while the gTRbeta transcription in the pituitary was higher than other tissues. The results suggest that gTRs may be important in adult grouper brain function and that gTRalphaA and gTRalphaB may be important factors in metabolic regulation. In addition, gTRbeta may be the major TR isoform in the regulation of TSH activity by TH feedback in grouper.
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- Xiaochen Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Institute of Aquatic Economic Animals, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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Paris M, Laudet V. The history of a developmental stage: Metamorphosis in chordates. Genesis 2008; 46:657-72. [DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Takayama S, Hostick U, Haendel M, Eisen J, Darimont B. An F-domain introduced by alternative splicing regulates activity of the zebrafish thyroid hormone receptor alpha. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2008; 155:176-89. [PMID: 17583703 PMCID: PMC3758257 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2006] [Revised: 03/19/2007] [Accepted: 04/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Thyroid hormones (THs) play an important role in vertebrate development; however, the underlying mechanisms of their actions are still poorly understood. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is an emerging vertebrate model system to study the roles of THs during development. In general, the response to THs relies on closely related proteins and mechanisms across vertebrate species, however some species-specific differences exist. In contrast to mammals, zebrafish has two TRalpha genes (thraa, thrab). Moreover, the zebrafish thraa gene expresses a TRalpha isoform (TRalphaA1) that differs from other TRs by containing additional C-terminal amino acids. C-terminal extensions, called "F domains", are common in other members of the nuclear receptor superfamily and modulate the response of these receptors to hormones. Here we demonstrate that the F-domain constrains the transcriptional activity of zebrafish TRalpha by altering the selectivity of this receptor for certain coactivator binding motifs. We found that the F-domain of zebrafish TRalphaA1 is encoded on a separate exon whose inclusion is regulated by alternative splicing, indicating a regulatory role of the F-domain in vivo. Quantitative expression analyses revealed that TRalphaA1 is primarily expressed in reproductive organs whereas TRalphaB and the TRalphaA isoform that lacks the F-domain (TRalphaA1-2) appear to be ubiquitous. The relative expression levels of these TRalpha transcripts differ in a tissue-specific manner suggesting that zebrafish uses both alternative splicing and differential expression of TRalpha genes to diversify the cellular response to THs.
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- Sachiko Takayama
- Institutes of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
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- Institutes of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
- Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
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- Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
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- Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
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- Institutes of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-1229, USA
- Corresponding author: Institute of Molecular Biology University of Oregon Eugene, OR, 97403-1229 Phone: (541) 346-5265 Fax: (541) 346-5891
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Spitsbergen JM, Kent ML. The state of the art of the zebrafish model for toxicology and toxicologic pathology research--advantages and current limitations. Toxicol Pathol 2003; 31 Suppl:62-87. [PMID: 12597434 PMCID: PMC1909756 DOI: 10.1080/01926230390174959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is now the pre-eminent vertebrate model system for clarification of the roles of specific genes and signaling pathways in development. The zebrafish genome will be completely sequenced within the next 1-2 years. Together with the substantial historical database regarding basic developmental biology, toxicology, and gene transfer, the rich foundation of molecular genetic and genomic data makes zebrafish a powerful model system for clarifying mechanisms in toxicity. In contrast to the highly advanced knowledge base on molecular developmental genetics in zebrafish, our database regarding infectious and noninfectious diseases and pathologic lesions in zebrafish lags far behind the information available on most other domestic mammalian and avian species, particularly rodents. Currently, minimal data are available regarding spontaneous neoplasm rates or spontaneous aging lesions in any of the commonly used wild-type or mutant lines of zebrafish. Therefore, to fully utilize the potential of zebrafish as an animal model for understanding human development, disease, and toxicology we must greatly advance our knowledge on zebrafish diseases and pathology.
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- Jan M Spitsbergen
- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology and Marine/Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97333, USA.
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Jones I, Rogers SA, Kille P, Sweeney GE. Molecular cloning and expression of thyroid hormone receptor alpha during salmonid development. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2002; 125:226-35. [PMID: 11884068 DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2001.7745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Thyroid hormones have been implicated as important regulators of teleost development. To gain a better understanding of the potential roles of the thyroid system in salmonids a genomic clone which encoded rainbow trout TR-alpha was isolated. This clone exhibited highest amino acid identity to Japanese flounder TR-alphaB (94%) and zebrafish TR-alpha1 (94%). Oligonucleotides were designed against the rainbow trout sequence and the complete coding region of Atlantic salmon TR-alpha was isolated by RACE-PCR. The Atlantic salmon sequence exhibited highest amino acid identity to rainbow trout TR-alpha (98%), Japanese flounder TR-alphaB (93%), and zebrafish TR-alpha1 (90%). Atlantic salmon TR-alpha exhibited the classic modular structure associated with members of the nuclear receptor superfamily and consisted of a divergent A/B domain while the DNA and ligand-binding domains were highly conserved to other teleost TR proteins. Temporal expression from the rainbow trout TR-alpha gene was monitored by semiquantitative RT-PCR at selected stages during rainbow trout embryonic and larval development. High levels of maternal transcripts were present at cleavage (Stage 6) which were rapidly degraded by gastrulation (Stage 13). Low levels of TR-alpha expression were then detected during organogenesis (Stages 20, 24, 26, 29, and 31). A peak in mRNA levels was observed at hatch (Stage 32) after which levels rose in a gradual manner during larval development (Stages 33, 34, 35, and 36) to reach maximal values at first feeding (Stage 37). These results suggest that the thyroid axis is functional and that embryonic and larval rainbow trout are at least capable of responding to thyroid hormones. These observations implicate the thyroid system as being an important regulator of salmonid development.
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- Iwan Jones
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Biomedical Sciences Building, Cardiff, CF10 3US, United Kingdom
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Giardino L, Giuliani A, Bettelli C, Calzà L. Thyroid hormone and retinoids affect motoneuron phenotype and reaction after axotomy in the spinal cord of adult rats. Brain Res 2002; 925:122-32. [PMID: 11792360 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(01)03266-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Motoneuron phenotype in the spinal cord is regulated by an intrinsic genetic program, extrinsic environmental signals and target-derived molecules. Axonal lesions trigger a phenotype switch to foster repair phenomena and axonal re-growth. We have investigated the influence of the long-term treatment with thyroid hormone and all trans retinol palmitate (RA) on motoneuron phenotype and spinal cord reaction to axotomy in adult male rats. Neurochemical markers, investigated by in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry, included choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and neurotrophin low affinity receptor p75. Treatment was administered for 56 days and then mid-thigh sciatic axotomy was performed on a number of animals from each experimental groups; the rats were examined 9 days after surgery. The results indicate that: (1) Number and size of ChAT-immunoreactive neurons in the lumbar tract of the spinal cord was reduced in hypothyroid compared to control rats, whereas steady-state level of ChAT mRNA in labelled motoneurons failed to be modified by hypo and hyperthyroidism, but was increased by RA administration; (2) none of the administered treatments did alter CGRP mRNA level, whereas all of them influenced the axotomy-induced changes of motoneuron phenotype; (3) in hyperthyroid rats ChAT mRNA level of lumbar motoneurons not reduced homolateral to lesion while the number of ChAT-IR profiles was pronouncedly reduced; (4) up-regulation of p75 induced by peripheral nerve lesion was reduced in RA-treated rats. These data indicate that the motoneuron phenotype is regulated by transcription factors, which also play a role in phenotype switch regulation after axotomy.
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- Luciana Giardino
- Department of Veterinary Morphophysiology and Animal Production (DIMORFIPA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Power DM, Llewellyn L, Faustino M, Nowell MA, Björnsson BT, Einarsdottir IE, Canario AV, Sweeney GE. Thyroid hormones in growth and development of fish. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2001; 130:447-59. [PMID: 11738632 DOI: 10.1016/s1532-0456(01)00271-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 252] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The thyroid hormones (THs), thyroxine (T(4)) and triiodothyronine (T(3)) are products of the thyroid gland in all vertebrates. Their role in early development and metamorphosis is well established in mammals and amphibians, respectively, and recently several studies in fish have highlighted the importance of THs during flatfish metamorphosis. THs are present in high quantities in fish eggs and are presumably of maternal origin. During embryogenesis the concentration of T(4) and T(3) in the eggs decrease until endogenous production starts. Thyroid hormone receptors (TR) have been isolated from several teleosts and in common with tetrapods two receptor isoforms have been identified, TR alpha and TR beta. Both the receptors are expressed in early embryos and larvae of the Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), zebrafish (Danio rerio) and seabream (Sparus aurata) although a different temporal pattern is apparent. The role of THs and TRs in fish embryogenesis, larval development and during metamorphosis will be discussed.
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- D M Power
- Centro de Ciências do Mar, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8000-117 Faro, Portugal.
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Nowell MA, Power DM, Canario AV, Llewellyn L, Sweeney GE. Characterization of a sea bream (Sparus aurata) thyroid hormone receptor-beta clone expressed during embryonic and larval development. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2001; 123:80-9. [PMID: 11551120 DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2001.7649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A clone encoding thyroid hormone receptor-beta (TR-beta) was isolated from a sea bream (Sparus aurata) ovary cDNA library. Sea bream (sb)TR-beta is closely related to its counterparts from other vertebrates and, like them, preferentially binds T3 rather than T4. However, the putative sbTR-beta protein contains a nine-amino-acid insert that is also present in the corresponding proteins from flounder and salmon but absent in TR-betas from zebrafish and terrestrial vertebrates. Semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis showed that sbTR-beta transcripts begin to accumulate during gastrulation and increase markedly in quantity up to the period around hatch (ca. 40 h postfertilization) before declining slightly. In adult tissues, TR-beta mRNA was present in approximately equal quantities in heart, intestine, brain, kidney, skeletal muscle, liver, and gill. The significance of the relatively strong expression of TR-beta during sea bream embryogenesis is discussed.
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- M A Nowell
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
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Nikko E, Van de Vyver G, Richelle-Maurer E. Retinoic acid down-regulates the expression of EmH-3 homeobox-containing gene in the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri. Mech Ageing Dev 2001; 122:779-94. [PMID: 11337008 DOI: 10.1016/s0047-6374(01)00235-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The effects of retinoic acid (RA), a common morphogen and gene expression regulator in vertebrates, were studied in the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri, both on morphogenesis and on the expression of EmH-3 homeobox-containing gene. At 0.3 microM, RA had no noticeable influence on sponge development, slightly up-regulating EmH-3 expression. In contrast, in sponges reared in 10, 8 microM and to a lesser extent 2 microM RA, there was a strong down-regulation of EmH-3 expression after hatching. This induced modifications in cell composition and morphology, greatly disturbing normal development. Archaeocytes kept the features found in newly hatched sponges while choanocytes and a functional aquiferous system were completely absent. The inhibition of morphogenesis and down-regulation of EmH-3 expression were reversible when sponges were no longer subjected to RA. After RA removal, EmH-3 expression returned to the high values found in untreated sponges, archaeocytes differentiated into choanocytes and sponges achieved a normal development. These results clearly show that, in freshwater sponges, the most primitive metazoan, RA may also act as a morphogen, regulating the expression of a homeobox-containing gene. They demonstrate that the expression of EmH-3 is necessary for the differentiation of archaeocytes into choanocytes and hence for the formation of a complete functional aquiferous system.
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- E Nikko
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire, Institut de Biologie et de Médecine Moléculaires, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 300, Rue des professeurs Jeener et Brachet 12, B-6041 Gosselies, Belgium.
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Kaufman CD, Martínez-Rodriguez G, Hackett PB. Ectopic expression of c-ski disrupts gastrulation and neural patterning in zebrafish. Mech Dev 2000; 95:147-62. [PMID: 10906458 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4773(00)00351-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The c-ski proto-oncogene encodes a transcriptional regulator that has been implicated in the development of different tissues at different times during vertebrate development. We identified two novel paralogues of the c-ski gene family, skiA and skiB in zebrafish (Danio rerio). The skiA protein is maternal and ubiquitous while skiB is zygotic. Overexpression of SkiA or SkiB disrupted gastrulation and resulted in a dorsalized phenotype. In situ analyses suggested that overexpression of Ski leads to a slight expansion of dorsal-axial mesoderm, diminishment or loss of ventral mesoderm and radialization of dorsal neuroectoderm. The dorsalized phenotype could be rescued by the ventral specifying factor, BMP4. These results provide evidence that Ski proteins participate in dorsal-ventral specification of both neuroectoderm and mesoderm.
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- C D Kaufman
- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, 1445 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108-1095, USA
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