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ArticlePloS one2013

The role of egr1 in early zebrafish retinogenesis.

Liyun Zhang, Jin Cho, Devon Ptak, Yuk Fai Leung

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liyun ZhangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America.
Jin Cho
Devon Ptak
Yuk Fai Leung
Purdue University West Lafayette · USIndiana University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proper retinal cell differentiation is essential for establishing a functional retina. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of early growth response 1 (egr1), a transcription factor (TF) that has been reported to control eye development and function, on retinal differentiation in zebrafish. Specifically, cellular changes in the Egr1-knockdown retinas were characterized by immunohistochemistry at 72 and 120 hours post-fertilization (hpf). The results indicate that Egr1 knockdown specifically suppressed the differentiation of subtypes of amacrine cells (ACs) and horizontal cells (HCs), including Parvalbumin- and GABA-positive ACs as well as Islet1-positive HCs. In addition, the knockdown induced a general delay of development of the other retinal cell types. These differentiation problems, particularly the ones with the ACs and HCs, also compromised the integrity of the inner and outer plexiform layers. In the Egr1-knockdown retinas, the expression of ptf1a, a TF that controls the specification of ACs and HCs, was prolonged and found in ectopic locations in the retina up to 72 hpf. Then, it became restricted to the proliferative marginal zone as in the control retinas at 120 hpf. This abnormal and prolonged expression of ptf1a during retinogenesis might affect the differentiation of ACs and HCs in the Egr1-knockdown retinas.

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Amacrine CellsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBlotting, WesternCell DifferentiationEarly Growth Response Protein 1Embryo, NonmammalianImmunoenzyme TechniquesIn Situ HybridizationMorpholinosReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetinaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerZebrafishEarly Growth Response Protein 1MorpholinosRNA, Messenger

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PMID23405257
PMCPMC3566060
OpenAlexW1978076591

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