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Title
Deiodinase knockdown affects zebrafish eye development at the level of gene expression, morphology and function
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Abstract
Retinal development in vertebrates relies extensively on thyroid hormones. Their local availability is tightly controlled by several regulators, including deiodinases (Ds). Here we used morpholino technology to explore the roles of Ds during eye development in zebrafish. Transcriptome analysis at 3 days post fertilization (dpf) revealed a pronounced effect of knockdown of both T4-activating Ds (D1D2MO) or knockdown of T3-inactivating D3 (D3bMO) on phototransduction and retinoid recycling. This was accompanied by morphological defects (studied from 1 to 7 dpf) including reduced eye size, disturbed retinal lamination and strong reduction in rods and all four cone types. Defects were more prominent and persistent in D3-deficient fish. Finally, D3-deficient zebrafish larvae had disrupted visual function at 4 dpf and were less sensitive to a light stimulus at 5 dpf. These data demonstrate the importance of TH-activating and -inactivating Ds for correct zebrafish eye development, and point to D3b as a central player.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Molecular and cellular endocrinology. - Amsterdam
Publication
Amsterdam : 2016
ISSN
0303-7207
DOI
10.1016/J.MCE.2016.01.018
Volume/pages
424 :C (2016) , p. 81-93
ISI
000372675200008
Pubmed ID
26802877
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UAntwerpen
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Project info
A functional genomics study in zebrafish to elucidate the role of thyroid hormones and deiodinases in early emryonic development.
Advancing the zebrafish embryo as a model system in epigenomics – a study on the importance of DNA methylation dynamics in teratogenicity
Zebrafish embryos to elucidate the role of thyroid hormones in vertebrate embryonic development.
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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