PUBLICATION

Designing zebrafish chemical screens

Authors
Peterson, R.T., and Fishman, M.C.
ID
ZDB-PUB-111012-27
Date
2011
Source
Methods in cell biology   105: 525-541 (Chapter)
Registered Authors
Fishman, Mark C., Peterson, Randall
Keywords
absorption, bioactivity, embryology, hydrophobicity, paralogous, small molecule library
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Automation, Laboratory
  • Behavior, Animal/drug effects
  • Behavior, Animal/physiology
  • Biomarkers/analysis
  • Drug Discovery/methods*
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/methods*
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/drug effects
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/physiology*
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays*
  • Humans
  • Phenotype
  • Research Design
  • Small Molecule Libraries/pharmacology*
  • Zebrafish/embryology
  • Zebrafish/physiology*
PubMed
21951546 Full text @ Meth. Cell. Biol.
Abstract
The zebrafish is proving to be highly amenable to in vivo small molecule screening. With a growing number of screens successfully completed, a rich interface is being created between disciplines that have historically used zebrafish (e.g., embryology and genetics) and disciplines focused on small molecules (e.g., chemistry and pharmacology). Navigating this interface requires consideration of the unique demands of conducting high-throughput screening in vivo. In this chapter, we discuss design elements of successful zebrafish screens, established screening methods, and approaches for mechanism of action studies following discovery of novel small molecules. These methods are enabling the zebrafish to have an increasingly positive impact on biomedical research and drug development.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping