Differential requirement for ptf1a in endocrine and exocrine lineages of developing zebrafish pancreas.
Dev Biol
; 274(2): 491-503, 2004 Oct 15.
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ABSTRACT
Mammalian studies have implicated important roles for the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Ptf1a-p48 in the development of both exocrine and endocrine pancreas. We have cloned the Ptf1a-p48 ortholog in Danio rerio. Early zebrafish ptf1a expression is observed in developing hindbrain and in endodermal pancreatic precursors. Analysis of ptf1a and insulin expression reveals a population of exocrine precursors that, throughout early development, are temporally and spatially segregated from endocrine elements. Morpholino-mediated knockdown of ptf1a confirms early divergence of these endocrine and exocrine lineages. Ptf1a morphants lack differentiated exocrine pancreas, but maintain normal differentiation and organization of the principal islet. In addition to the exocrine phenotype, ptf1a knockdown also reduces the prevalence of a small population of anterior endocrine cells normally found outside the principal islet. Together, these findings suggest the presence of distinct ptf1a-dependent and ptf1a-independent precursor populations in developing zebrafish pancreas.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pâncreas
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Fatores de Transcrição
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Peixe-Zebra
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Diferenciação Celular
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Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dev Biol
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA