ZFIN Lab: Mason Lab

ZFIN ID: ZDB-LAB-970417-5

Mason Lab

PI/Director:	Mason, Ivor
Contact Person:	Mason, Ivor
Email:	ivor.mason@kcl.ac.uk
URL:	http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/biomedical/mrcdevbiol/Mason/Mason.htm
Address:	MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology 4th Floor New Hunt's House King's College London Guy's Campus London, SE1 9RT United Kingdom
Country:	United Kingdom
Phone:	44-20-7848-6547
Fax:	44-20-7848-6550
Line Designation:	None assigned

GENOMIC FEATURES ORIGINATING FROM THIS LAB No data available

STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTERESTS

Role of local signalling in early spatial organisation of the CNS with particular emphasis on FGFs.

LAB MEMBERS

Chambers, David Post-Doc	Formstone, Caroline Post-Doc	McGonnell, Imelda Post-Doc
Walshe, Jenny Post-Doc	Maroon, Habib Graduate Student	Payton, Sarah Graduate Student

ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS OF LAB MEMBERS

Lessey, A.J., Mirczuk, S.M., Chand, A.N., Kurrasch, D.M., Korbonits, M., Niessen, S.J.M., McArdle, C.A., McGonnell, I.M., Fowkes, R.C. (2023) Pharmacological and Genetic Disruption of C-Type Natriuretic Peptide (nppcl) Expression in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Causes Stunted Growth during Development. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(16):

Lleras-Forero, L., Tambalo, M., Christophorou, N., Chambers, D., Houart, C., and Streit, A. (2013) Neuropeptides: developmental signals in placode progenitor formation. Developmental Cell. 26(2):195-203

Bohnsack, B.L., Gallina, D., Thompson, H., Kasprick, D.S., Lucarelli, M.J., Dootz, G., Nelson, C., McGonnell, I.M., and Kahana, A. (2011) Development of Extraocular Muscles Require Early Signals From Periocular Neural Crest and the Developing Eye. Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960). 129(8):1030-1041

McGonnell, I.M., Graham, A., Richardson, J., Fish, J.L., Depew, M.J., Dee, C.T., Holland, P.W., and Takahashi, T. (2011) Evolution of the Alx homeobox gene family: parallel retention and independent loss of the vertebrate Alx3 gene. Evolution & development. 13(4):353-351

Watson, S., Chambers, D., Hobbs, C., Doherty, P., and Graham, A. (2008) The endocannabinoid receptor, CB1, is required for normal axonal growth and fasciculation. Molecular and cellular neurosciences. 38(1):89-97

McGonnell, I.M., and Fowkes, R.C. (2006) Fishing for gene function - endocrine modelling in the zebrafish. The Journal of endocrinology. 189(3):425-439

Formstone, C.J., and Mason, I. (2005) Combinatorial activity of Flamingo proteins directs convergence and extension within the early zebrafish embryo via the planar cell polarity pathway. Developmental Biology. 282(2):320-335

Maroon, H.A. (2005) The roles of FGF signalling in otic placode induction. Ph.D. Thesis. :170p

Walshe, J. and Mason, I. (2003) Fgf signalling is required for formation of cartilage in the head. Developmental Biology. 264(2):522-536

Walshe, J. and Mason, I. (2003) Unique and combinatorial functions of Fgf3 and Fgf8 during zebrafish forebrain development. Development (Cambridge, England). 130(18):4337-4349

Walshe, J., Maroon, H., McGonnell, I.M., Dickson, C., and Mason, I. (2002) Establishment of hindbrain segmental identity requires signaling by FGF3 and FGF8. Current biology : CB. 12(13):1117-1123

Maroon, H., Walshe, J., Mahmood, R., Kiefer, P., Dickson, C., and Mason, I. (2002) Fgf3 and Fgf8 are required together for formation of the otic placode and vesicle. Development (Cambridge, England). 129(9):2099-2108

Reifers, F., Adams, J., Mason, I.J., Schulte-Merker, S., and Brand, M. (2000) Overlapping and distinct functions provided by fgf17, a new zebrafish member of the Fgf8/17/18 subgroup of Fgfs. Mechanisms of Development. 99(1-2):39-49

Mason, I., Chambers, D., Shamim, H., Walshe, J., and Irving, C. (2000) Regulation and function of FGF8 in patterning of midbrain and anterior hindbrain. Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire. 78(5):577-584

Shamim, H., Mahmood, R., and Mason, I. (1999) In situ hybridization to RNA in whole embryos. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 97:623-633

Sharpe, P.T. and Mason, I. (1999) Molecular Embryology: Methods and Protocols. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press. :756p

Kiefer, P., Mathieu, M., Mason, I., and Dickson, C. (1996) Secretion and mitogenic activity of zebrafish FGF3 reveal intermediate properties relative to mouse and Xenopus homologues. Oncogene. 12(7):1503-1511