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ArticleInternational journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience2014

Novel role for carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 2 in cranial sensory circuit formation.

Jane A Cox, Angela LaMora, Stephen L Johnson, Mark M Voigt

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Article in International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jane A CoxDepartment of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. Electronic address: coxj@slu.edu.
Angela LaMoraDepartment of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. Electronic address: angie_lamora@hotmail.com.
Stephen L JohnsonDepartment of Genetics, Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: sjohnson@genetics.wustl.edu.
Mark M VoigtDepartment of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. Electronic address: voigtm@slu.edu.
Saint Louis University · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

REGULATION OF ADULT STEM CELLS IN ZEBRAFISHR01GM056988 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOHNSON, STEPHEN L · 1998 to 2016
$6.0M
Pharmacological Sciences Training GrantT32GM008306 · NIGMS · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI EGAN, TERRANCE M, WALKER, JOHN K. · 1990 to 2020
$3.6M
Genetics of latent zebrafish melanoblastsR56GM056988 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOHNSON, STEPHEN L · 2007 to 2007
$406k
Morphogenesis of the peripheral sensory nervous systemR21NS060074 · NINDS · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · PI VOIGT, MARK M · 2008 to 2009
$347k
NIGMS NIH HHS GM56988NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM056988NIGMS NIH HHS R56 GM056988NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008306NINDS NIH HHS NS060074NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS060074
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In zebrafish, cranial sensory circuits form by 4 days post-fertilization. We used a forward genetic screen to identify genes involved in the formation of these circuits. In one mutant allele, sl23, axons arising from the epibranchial sensory ganglia do not form their stereotypical terminal fields in the hindbrain. These embryos also had small eyes and deformed jaws, suggesting a pleiotropic effect. Using positional cloning, a 20-nucleotide deletion in the carbamoyl-phosphate-synthetase2-aspartate-transcarbamylase-dihydroorotase (cad) gene was found. Injection of a CAD morpholino phenocopied the mutant and mutants were rescued by injection of cad RNA. Cad activity is required for pyrimidine biosynthesis, and thus is a prerequisite for nucleic acid production and UDP-dependent protein glycosylation. Perturbation of nucleic acid biosynthesis can result in cell death. sl23 mutants did not exhibit elevated cell death, or gross morphological changes, in their hindbrains. To determine if defective protein glycosylation was involved in the aberrant targeting of sensory axons, we treated wild type embryos with tunicamycin, which blocks N-linked protein glycosylation. Interference with glycosylation via tunicamycin treatment mimicked the sl23 phenotype. Loss of cad reveals a critical role for protein glycosylation in cranial sensory circuit formation.

Indexed as

Cranial NervesAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAspartate CarbamoyltransferaseEmbryo, NonmammalianGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlycosylationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLarvaMorpholinosTunicamycinZebrafishAspartate CarbamoyltransferaseGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMorpholinosTunicamycinAxon guidanceEpibranchialGangliaGlycosylationZebrafish

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PMID24280100
PMCPMC3944931
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