PUBLICATION

Modeling human hematopoietic and cardiovascular diseases in zebrafish

Authors
North, T.E. and Zon, L.I.
ID
ZDB-PUB-031031-10
Date
2003
Source
Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists   228(3): 568-583 (Review)
Registered Authors
Zon, Leonard I.
Keywords
zebrafish, human disease, hematopoietic, cardiovascular, model
MeSH Terms
  • Anemia/genetics
  • Animals
  • Cardiovascular Diseases/genetics*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Heart Diseases/genetics
  • Hematologic Diseases/genetics*
  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Vascular Diseases/genetics
  • Zebrafish/genetics*
  • Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
PubMed
14579393 Full text @ Dev. Dyn.
Abstract
Zebrafish have emerged as a useful vertebrate model system in which unbiased large-scale screens have revealed hundreds of mutations affecting vertebrate development. Many zebrafish mutants closely resemble known human disorders, thus providing intriguing prospects for uncovering the genetic basis of human diseases and for the development of pharmacologic agents that inhibit or correct the progression of developmental disorders. The rapid pace of advances in genomic sequencing and map construction, in addition to morpholino targeting and transgenic techniques, have facilitated the identification and analysis of genes associated with zebrafish mutants, thus promoting the development of zebrafish as a model for human disorders. This review aims to illustrate how the zebrafish has been used to identify unknown genes, to assign function to known genes, and to delineate genetic pathways, all contributing valuable leads toward understanding human pathophysiology.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping