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ArticleJournal of diabetes investigation2021

Investigating the role of dachshund b in the development of the pancreatic islet in zebrafish.

Lingling Yang, Sarah E Webb, Nana Jin, Heung Man Lee, Ting Fung Chan, Gang Xu, Juliana Cn Chan, Andrew L Miller, Ronald Cw Ma

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Lingling YangDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Sarah E WebbDivision of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0108-6606
Nana JinSchool of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Heung Man LeeDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Ting Fung ChanSchool of Life Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Gang XuDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Juliana Cn ChanDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-1194
Andrew L MillerDivision of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0237-317X
Ronald Cw MaDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1227-803X

Funding

Innovation and Technology Commission ITCPD/17-9Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee Area of Excellence Scheme (AoE/M-403/16)Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee General Research Fund (14102014)Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee General Research Fund (16100115)Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee General Research Fund (16100719)Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee Theme-based Research Scheme (T12-402/13N)
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introductionβ-Cell dysfunction is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes. In a previous pilot study, we identified an association between genetic variants within the human DACH1 gene and young-onset type 2 diabetes. Here, we characterized the function of dachb, the only dach homologue to be expressed in the pancreas, in developing zebrafish embryos. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe injected one-cell stage embryos with a dachb-morpholino (MO) or with the dachb-MO and dachb messenger ribonucleic acid, and determined the effect on the development of the pancreatic islet. We also carried out quantitative polymerase chain reaction and ribonucleic acid sequencing on the dachb-MO group to determine the effect of dachb knockdown on gene expression.

resultsMO-mediated dachb knockdown resulted in impaired islet cell development, with a significant decrease in both the β-cell and islet cell numbers. This islet developmental defect was rescued when embryos were co-injected with dachb-MO and dachb messenger ribonucleic acid. Knockdown of dachb was associated with a significant downregulation of the β-cell specific marker gene, insa, and the somatostatin cell marker, sst2, as well as regulators of pancreas development, ptf1a, neuroD, pax6a and nkx6.1, and the cell cycle gene, insm1a. Furthermore, ribonucleic sequencing analysis showed an upregulation of genes enriched in the forkhead box O and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways in the dachb-MO group, when compared with the control groups.

conclusionsTogether, our results suggest the possible role of dachb in islet development in zebrafish.

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AnimalsCell DifferentiationEmbryonic DevelopmentGene ExpressionIslets of LangerhansMorpholinosPancreasZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsDachB protein, zebrafishMorpholinosZebrafish Proteinsdachshund bPancreatic islet developmentZebrafish

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