RRC ID 5589
著者 Esaki M, Hoshijima K, Nakamura N, Munakata K, Tanaka M, Ookata K, Asakawa K, Kawakami K, Wang W, Weinberg ES, Hirose S.
タイトル Mechanism of development of ionocytes rich in vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase in the skin of zebrafish larvae.
ジャーナル Dev Biol
Abstract Mitochondrion-rich cells (MRCs), or ionocytes, play a central role in aquatic species, maintaining body fluid ionic homeostasis by actively taking up or excreting ions. Since their first description in 1932 in eel gills, extensive morphological and physiological analyses have yielded important insights into ionocyte structure and function, but understanding the developmental pathway specifying these cells remains an ongoing challenge. We previously succeeded in identifying a key transcription factor, Foxi3a, in zebrafish larvae by database mining. In the present study, we analyzed a zebrafish mutant, quadro (quo), deficient in foxi1 gene expression and found that foxi1 is essential for development of an MRC subpopulation rich in vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase (vH-MRC). foxi1 acts upstream of Delta-Notch signaling that determines sporadic distribution of vH-MRC and regulates foxi3a expression. Through gain- and loss-of-function assays and cell transplantation experiments, we further clarified that (1) the expression level of foxi3a is maintained by a positive feedback loop between foxi3a and its downstream gene gcm2 and (2) Foxi3a functions cell-autonomously in the specification of vH-MRC. These observations provide a better understanding of the differentiation and distribution of the vH-MRC subtype.
巻・号 329(1)
ページ 116-29
公開日 2009-5-1
DOI 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.02.026
PII S0012-1606(09)00159-6
PMID 19268451
PMC PMC2751791
MeSH Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect Immunohistochemistry In Situ Hybridization Keratinocytes / cytology Keratinocytes / metabolism* Larva / metabolism* Microinjections Mitochondria / metabolism* Models, Biological Oligonucleotides, Antisense / pharmacology Proton-Translocating ATPases / metabolism* Skin / cytology Skin / metabolism* Vacuoles / genetics Vacuoles / metabolism* Zebrafish / genetics Zebrafish / metabolism
IF 2.896
引用数 51
WOS 分野 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
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