PUBLICATION

Chemical Screening in Zebrafish

Authors
Brady, C.A., Rennekamp, A.J., Peterson, R.T.
ID
ZDB-PUB-160729-29
Date
2016
Source
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)   1451: 3-16 (Chapter)
Registered Authors
Peterson, Randall
Keywords
Multi-well plates, Phenotypic screening, Small molecules
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Drug Discovery/methods
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/methods*
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/drug effects
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/physiology
  • Larva/drug effects
  • Larva/physiology
  • Phenotype
  • Small Molecule Libraries/pharmacology
  • Zebrafish/embryology
  • Zebrafish/physiology
PubMed
27464797 Full text @ Meth. Mol. Biol.
Abstract
Phenotypic small molecule screens in zebrafish have gained popularity as an unbiased approach to probe biological processes. In this chapter we outline basic methods for performing chemical screens with larval zebrafish including breeding large numbers of embryos, plating larval fish into multi-well dishes, and adding small molecules to these wells. We also highlight important considerations when designing and interpreting the results of a phenotypic screen and possible follow-up approaches, including popular methods used to identify the mechanism of action of a chemical compound.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping