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ArticleScientific reports2020

Investigation of alpl expression and Tnap-activity in zebrafish implies conserved functions during skeletal and neuronal development.

Barbara Ohlebusch, Angela Borst, Tina Frankenbach, Eva Klopocki, Franz Jakob, Daniel Liedtke, Stephanie Graser

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Barbara Ohlebusch *Institute for Human Genetics, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.
Angela Borst *Institute for Human Genetics, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.
Tina FrankenbachInstitute for Human Genetics, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.
Eva KlopockiInstitute for Human Genetics, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1438-2081
Franz JakobBernhard-Heine-Center for Locomotion Research, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6560-8437
Daniel Liedtke *Institute for Human Genetics, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany. liedtke@biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0934-7169
Stephanie Graser *Bernhard-Heine-Center for Locomotion Research, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7867-1424
University of Cologne · DEUniversity of Würzburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare genetic disease with diverse symptoms and a heterogeneous severity of onset with underlying mutations in the ALPL gene encoding the ectoenzyme Tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP). Considering the establishment of zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a new model organism for HPP, the aim of the study was the spatial and temporal analysis of alpl expression in embryos and adult brains. Additionally, we determined functional consequences of Tnap inhibition on neural and skeletal development in zebrafish. We show that expression of alpl is present during embryonic stages and in adult neuronal tissues. Analyses of enzyme function reveal zones of pronounced Tnap-activity within the telencephalon and the mesencephalon. Treatment of zebrafish embryos with chemical Tnap inhibitors followed by axonal and cartilage/mineralized tissue staining imply functional consequences of Tnap deficiency on neuronal and skeletal development. Based on the results from neuronal and skeletal tissue analyses, which demonstrate an evolutionary conserved role of this enzyme, we consider zebrafish as a promising species for modeling HPP in order to discover new potential therapy strategies in the long-term.

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Gene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicMusculoskeletal DevelopmentNeurogenesisAlkaline PhosphataseAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHypophosphatasiaZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsAlkaline PhosphataseZebrafish Proteins

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PMID32770041
PMCPMC7414108
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