PUBLICATION
In Vivo Regulation of the Zebrafish Endoderm Progenitor Niche by T-Box Transcription Factors
- Authors
- Nelson, A.C., Cutty, S.J., Gasiunas, S.N., Deplae, I., Stemple, D.L., Wardle, F.C.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-170629-1
- Date
- 2017
- Source
- Cell Reports 19: 2782-2795 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Cutty, Stephen, Nelson, Andrew, Stemple, Derek L., Wardle, Fiona
- Keywords
- ChIP-seq, T-box, endoderm, redundancy, transcription
- Datasets
- GEO:GSE84619, GEO:GSE84612, GEO:GSE84611
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Endoderm/metabolism*
- Transcription Factors/metabolism*
- Zebrafish
- PubMed
- 28658625 Full text @ Cell Rep.
Citation
Nelson, A.C., Cutty, S.J., Gasiunas, S.N., Deplae, I., Stemple, D.L., Wardle, F.C. (2017) In Vivo Regulation of the Zebrafish Endoderm Progenitor Niche by T-Box Transcription Factors. Cell Reports. 19:2782-2795.
Abstract
T-box transcription factors T/Brachyury homolog A (Ta) and Tbx16 are essential for correct mesoderm development in zebrafish. The downstream transcriptional networks guiding their functional activities are poorly understood. Additionally, important contributions elsewhere are likely masked due to redundancy. Here, we exploit functional genomic strategies to identify Ta and Tbx16 targets in early embryogenesis. Surprisingly, we discovered they not only activate mesodermal gene expression but also redundantly regulate key endodermal determinants, leading to substantial loss of endoderm in double mutants. To further explore the gene regulatory networks (GRNs) governing endoderm formation, we identified targets of Ta/Tbx16-regulated homeodomain transcription factor Mixl1, which is absolutely required in zebrafish for endoderm formation. Interestingly, we find many endodermal determinants coordinately regulated through common genomic occupancy by Mixl1, Eomesa, Smad2, Nanog, Mxtx2, and Pou5f3. Collectively, these findings augment the endoderm GRN and reveal a panel of target genes underlying the Ta, Tbx16, and Mixl1 mutant phenotypes.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping