PUBLICATION
Harnessing the power of forward genetics – analysis of neuronal diversity and patterning in the zebrafish retina
- Authors
- Malicki, J.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-001205-16
- Date
- 2000
- Source
- Trends in neurosciences 23(11): 531-541 (Review)
- Registered Authors
- Malicki, Jarema
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Cell Differentiation/physiology
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/physiology
- Genetic Techniques*
- Humans
- Mutation/physiology
- Neurons/cytology*
- Retina/cytology*
- Retina/embryology
- Zebrafish/anatomy & histology*
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/genetics
- PubMed
- 11074262 Full text @ Trends Neurosci.
Citation
Malicki, J. (2000) Harnessing the power of forward genetics – analysis of neuronal diversity and patterning in the zebrafish retina. Trends in neurosciences. 23(11):531-541.
Abstract
The seven major cell classes of the vertebrate retina are organized with remarkable precision into distinct layers. The appearance of this architecture during embryogenesis raises two questions of general importance. How do individual cell classes acquire their specialized structures and functions if they all originate from a morphologically uniform cell population? What mechanisms are responsible for the formation of such a complex and exact pattern? Recent advances present an opportunity to apply the tools of forward genetic analysis to identify mutations that affect these mechanisms in zebrafish. Molecular characterization will follow, providing insight into the basis of neuronal patterning in the vertebrate CNS.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping