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In toto imaging of glial JNK signaling during larval zebrafish spinal cord regeneration

Authors
Becker, C.J., Cigliola, V., Gillotay, P., Rich, A., De Simone, A., Han, Y., Di Talia, S., Poss, K.D.
ID
ZDB-PUB-231124-12
Date
2023
Source
Development (Cambridge, England)   150(24): (Journal)
Registered Authors
Becker, Clay, Cigliola, Valentina, Gillotay, Pierre, Han, Yanchao, Poss, Kenneth D., Rich, Ashley
Keywords
JNK Signaling, Kinase translocation reporter, Regeneration, Spinal cord, Zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Larva
  • Mammals
  • Nerve Regeneration/physiology
  • Neuroglia/physiology
  • Spinal Cord
  • Spinal Cord Injuries*
  • Spinal Cord Regeneration*
  • Zebrafish/physiology
PubMed
37997694 Full text @ Development
Abstract
Identification of signaling events that contribute to innate spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish can inform new targets for modulating injury responses of the mammalian central nervous system. Using a chemical screen, we identify JNK signaling as a necessary regulator of glial cell cycling and tissue bridging during spinal cord regeneration in larval zebrafish. With a kinase translocation reporter, we visualize and quantify JNK signaling dynamics at single-cell resolution in glial cell populations in developing larvae and during injury-induced regeneration. Glial JNK signaling is patterned in time and space during development and regeneration, decreasing globally as the tissue matures and increasing in the rostral cord stump upon transection injury. Thus, dynamic and regional regulation of JNK signaling help to direct glial cell behaviors during innate spinal cord regeneration.
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