Factorial microarray analysis of zebrafish retinal development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 Sep 02;105(35):12909-14
Date
08/30/2008Pubmed ID
18753621Pubmed Central ID
PMC2529063DOI
10.1073/pnas.0806038105Scopus ID
2-s2.0-51349127378 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 38 CitationsAbstract
In a zebrafish recessive mutant young (yng), retinal cells are specified to distinct cell classes, but they fail to morphologically differentiate. A null mutation in a brahma-related gene 1 (brg1) is responsible for this phenotype. To identify retina-specific Brg1-regulated genes that control cellular differentiation, we conducted a factorial microarray analysis. Gene expression profiles were compared from wild-type and yng retinas and stage-matched whole embryos at 36 and 52 hours postfertilization (hpf). From our analysis, three categories of genes were identified: (i) Brg1-regulated retinal differentiation genes (731 probesets), (ii) retina-specific genes independent of Brg1 regulation (3,038 probesets), and (iii) Brg1-regulated genes outside the retina (107 probesets). Biological significance was confirmed by further analysis of components of the Cdk5 signaling pathway and Irx transcription factor family, representing genes identified in category 1. This study highlights the utility of factorial microarray analysis to efficiently identify relevant regulatory pathways influenced by both specific gene products and normal developmental events.
Author List
Leung YF, Ma P, Link BA, Dowling JEAuthor
Brian A. Link PhD Professor in the Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimals
Cell Cycle
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5
DNA Helicases
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Genes, Developmental
Microarray Analysis
Models, Genetic
Organogenesis
Reproducibility of Results
Retina
Signal Transduction
Transcription, Genetic
Zebrafish
Zebrafish Proteins
