ArticlePloS one2017
Targeted Pth4-expressing cell ablation impairs skeletal mineralization in zebrafish.
Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pth4 neurons define a novel hypothalamic circuit that promotes sleep via brainstem monoaminergic neurons.Current biology : CB · 2026Article
- Purinergic signal transduction and metabolic regulation by ENTPD5 and ENTPD6.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Vagal afferent projections from the pharyngeal jaw of the cichlid Nile tilapia (European journal of histochemistry : EJH · 2025Article
- Pth4 neurons define a novel hypothalamic circuit that promotes sleep via brainstem monoaminergic neurons.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- A quantitative analysis of bone lamellarity and bone collagen linearity induced by distinct dosing and frequencies of teriparatide administration in ovariectomized rats and monkeys.Microscopy (Oxford, England) · 2021Article
- Zebrafish: A Resourceful Vertebrate Model to Investigate Skeletal Disorders.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Review
- Type II NaPflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2019Review
- Zebrafish models for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.Tzu chi medical journalReview
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
Abstract
Skeletal development and mineralization are essential processes driven by the coordinated action of neural signals, circulating molecules and local factors. Our previous studies revealed that the novel neuropeptide Pth4, synthesized by hypothalamic cells, was involved in bone metabolism via phosphate regulation in adult zebrafish. Here, we investigate the role of pth4 during skeletal development using single-cell resolution, two-photon laser ablation of Pth4:eGFP-expressing cells and confocal imaging in vivo. Using a stable transgenic Pth4:eGFP zebrafish line, we identify Pth4:eGFP-expressing cells as post-mitotic neurons. After targeted ablation of eGFP-expressing cells in the hypothalamus, the experimental larvae exhibited impaired mineralization of the craniofacial bones whereas cartilage development was normal. In addition to a decrease in pth4 transcript levels, we noted altered expression of phex and entpd5, genes associated with phosphate homeostasis and mineralization, as well as a delay in the expression of osteoblast differentiation markers such as sp7 and sparc. Taken together, these results suggest that Pth4-expressing hypothalamic neurons participate in the regulation of bone metabolism, possibly through regulating phosphate balance during zebrafish development.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.