PUBLICATION

Evolution of danio pigment pattern development

Authors
Parichy, D.M.
ID
ZDB-PUB-060719-18
Date
2006
Source
Heredity   97(3): 200-210 (Review)
Registered Authors
Parichy, David M.
Keywords
pigment pattern, neural crest, melanophore, xanthophore, evolution
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Biological Evolution*
  • Body Patterning*/genetics
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Pigmentation*/genetics
  • Zebrafish/classification
  • Zebrafish/genetics*
  • Zebrafish/growth & development*
PubMed
16835593 Full text @ Heredity
Abstract
Pigment patterns of danio fishes are emerging as a useful system for studying the evolution of developmental mechanisms underlying adult form. Different closely related species within the genera Danio and Devario exhibit a range of pigment patterns including horizontal stripes, vertical bars, and others. In this review, I summarize recent work identifying the genetic and cellular bases for adult pigment pattern formation in the zebrafish Danio rerio, as well as studies of how these mechanisms have evolved in other danios. Together, these analyses highlight the importance of latent precursors at post-embrynoic stages, as well as interactions within and among pigment cell classes, for both pigment pattern development and evolution.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping