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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2015

Zebrafish foxc1a plays a crucial role in early somitogenesis by restricting the expression of aldh1a2 directly.

Jingyun Li, Yunyun Yue, Xiaohua Dong, Wenshuang Jia, Kui Li, Dong Liang, Zhangji Dong, Xiaoxiao Wang, Xiaoxi Nan, Qinxin Zhang and 1 more

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jingyun LiFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and the Maternal and Child Health Medical Institute, Nanjing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210004, China.
Yunyun YueFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and.
Xiaohua DongFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and.
Wenshuang JiaFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and.
Kui LiFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and.
Dong LiangFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and.
Zhangji DongFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and.
Xiaoxiao WangFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and.
Xiaoxi NanFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and.
Qinxin ZhangFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and.
Qingshun ZhaoFrom the MOE Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210061, China and qingshun@nju.edu.cn.
Nanjing University · CNModel Animal Research Center · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foxc1a is a member of the forkhead transcription factors. It plays an essential role in zebrafish somitogenesis. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying its controlling somitogenesis. To uncover how foxc1a regulates zebrafish somitogenesis, we generated foxc1a knock-out zebrafish using TALEN (transcription activator-like effector nuclease) technology. The foxc1a null embryos exhibited defective somites at early development. Analyses on the expressions of the key genes that control processes of somitogenesis revealed that foxc1a controlled early somitogenesis by regulating the expression of myod1. In the somites of foxc1a knock-out embryos, expressions of fgf8a and deltaC were abolished, whereas the expression of aldh1a2 (responsible for providing retinoic acid signaling) was significantly increased. Once the increased retinoic acid level in the foxc1a null embryos was reduced by knocking down aldh1a2, the reduced expression of myod1 was partially rescued by resuming expressions of fgf8a and deltaC in the somites of the mutant embryos. Moreover, a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay on zebrafish embryos revealed that Foxc1a bound aldh1a2 promoter directly. On the other hand, neither knocking down fgf8a nor inhibiting Notch signaling affected the expression of aldh1a2, although knocking down fgf8a reduced expression of deltaC in the somites of zebrafish embryos at early somitogenesis and vice versa. Taken together, our results demonstrate that foxc1a plays an essential role in early somitogenesis by controlling Fgf and Notch signaling through restricting the expression of aldh1a2 in paraxial mesoderm directly.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBody PatterningEmbryo, NonmammalianFibroblast Growth FactorsForkhead Transcription FactorsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMyoD ProteinPromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, NotchRetinal DehydrogenaseSignal TransductionSomitesTretinoinAldh1a2 protein, zebrafishdelta proteinfgf8a protein, zebrafishFibroblast Growth FactorsForkhead Transcription FactorsFoxc1a protein, zebrafishIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMyoD1 myogenic differentiation proteinMyoD ProteinReceptors, NotchRetinal DehydrogenaseTretinoinZebrafish Proteinsaldh1a2deltaCFibroblast Growth Factor (FGF)foxc1aMyoDParaxial MesodermRetinoic AcidSomitogenesisTranscription Activator-like Effector Nuclease (TALEN)Zebrafish

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PMID25724646
PMCPMC4400337
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