PUBLICATION
Mmp25β facilitates elongation of sensory neurons during zebrafish development
- Authors
- Crawford, B.D., Po, M.D., Saranyan, P.V., Forsberg, D., Schulz, R., Pilgrim, D.B.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-140731-4
- Date
- 2014
- Source
- Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) 52(10): 833-48 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Crawford, Bryan D., Pilgrim, David
- Keywords
- ECM remodeling, Leukolysin, MT6-MMP, Mmp25, axon elongation, axon pathfinding, in vivo zymography
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Collagen Type IV/metabolism
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/enzymology
- Embryonic Development
- Extracellular Matrix/enzymology
- Female
- GPI-Linked Proteins/genetics
- GPI-Linked Proteins/metabolism
- Ganglia, Sensory/embryology
- Ganglia, Sensory/enzymology*
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Gene Knockdown Techniques
- Male
- Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated/genetics
- Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-Associated/metabolism*
- Organ Specificity
- Sensory Receptor Cells/enzymology*
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zebrafish/metabolism
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- PubMed
- 25074687 Full text @ Genesis
Citation
Crawford, B.D., Po, M.D., Saranyan, P.V., Forsberg, D., Schulz, R., Pilgrim, D.B. (2014) Mmp25β facilitates elongation of sensory neurons during zebrafish development. Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000). 52(10):833-48.
Abstract
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a large and complex family of zinc-dependent endoproteinases widely recognized for their roles in remodeling the extracellular matrix (ECM) during embryonic development, wound healing, and tissue homeostasis. Their mis-regulation is central to many pathologies, and they have therefore been the focus of biomedical research for decades. These proteases have also recently emerged as mediators of neural development and synaptic plasticity in vertebrates, however understanding of the mechanistic basis of these roles, and the molecular identities of the MMPs involved remains far from complete. We have identified a zebrafish orthologue of mmp25 (a.k.a. leukolysin; MT6-MMP), a membrane-type, furin-activated MMP associated with leukocytes and invasive carcinomas, but which we find is expressed by a subset of the sensory neurons during normal embryonic development. We detect high levels of Mmp25β expression in the trigeminal, craniofacial, and posterior lateral line ganglia in the hindbrain, and in Rohon-Beard cells in the dorsal neural tube during the first 48 hours of embryonic development. Knockdown of Mmp25β expression with morpholino oligonucleotides results in larvae that are uncoordinated and insensitive to touch, and which exhibit defects in the development of sensory neural structures. Using in vivo zymography, we observe that Mmp25β morphant embryos show reduced type IV collagen degradation in regions of the head traversed by elongating axons emanating from the trigeminal ganglion, suggesting that Mmp25β may play a pivotal role in mediating ECM remodeling in the vicinity of these elongating axons.
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Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
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