Knockdown of zebrafish Fancd2 causes developmental abnormalities via p53-dependent apoptosis.
Dev Cell
; 5(6): 903-14, 2003 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-14667412
ABSTRACT
Mechanisms underlying the multiple developmental defects observed in Fanconi anemia (FA) patients are not well defined. We have identified the zebrafish homolog of human FANCD2, which encodes a nuclear effector protein that is monoubiquitinated in response to DNA damage, targeting it to nuclear foci where it preserves chromosomal integrity. Fancd2-deficient zebrafish embryos develop defects similar to those found in children with FA, including shortened body length, microcephaly, and microophthalmia, which are due to extensive cellular apoptosis. Developmental defects and increased apoptosis in Fancd2-deficient zebrafish were corrected by injection of human FANCD2 or zebrafish bcl2 mRNA, or by knockdown of p53, indicating that in the absence of Fancd2, developing tissues spontaneously undergo p53-dependent apoptosis. Thus, Fancd2 is essential during embryogenesis to prevent inappropriate apoptosis in neural cells and other tissues undergoing high levels of proliferative expansion, implicating this mechanism in the congenital abnormalities observed in human infants with FA.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Anomalías Múltiples
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Proteínas Nucleares
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Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor
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Apoptosis
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Anemia de Fanconi
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dev Cell
Asunto de la revista:
EMBRIOLOGIA
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos