Developmental Expression of the POU Domain Transcription Factor Brn-3b (Pou4f2) in the Lateral Line and Visual System of Zebrafish

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 229, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 869-876

  DeCarvalho, Ana C ^a   Cappendijk, Susanne L T ^a   Fadool, James M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanosensory lateral line; Neuromast; Optic tectum; POU domain transcription factor; Retinal ganglion cells; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN BRN 3B; PROTEIN BRN 3C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HAIR CELL; LARVA; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPTIC TECTUM; ORGANOGENESIS; POU DOMAIN; PRIMORDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM; VISUAL SYSTEM; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3C; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 1842509227     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.10475     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Bermingham NA, Hassan BA, Price SD, Vollrath MA, Ben-Arie N, Eatock RA, Bellen HJ, Lysakowski A, Zoghbi H, 1999. Math1: an essential gene for the generation of inner ear hair cells. Science 284:1837-1841.
2. Budhram-Mahadeo V, Morris PJ, Lakin ND, Theil T, Ching GY, Lillycrop KA, Moroy T, Liem RKH, Latchman DS. 1995. Activation of the alpha-internexin promoter by the Brn-3a transcription factor is dependent on the N-terminal region of the protein. J Biol Chem 270:2853-2858.
3. Certel SJ, Clyne PJ, Carlson JR, Johnson WA. 2000. Regulation of central neuron synaptic targeting by the Drosophila POU protein, Acj6. Development 127:2395-2405.
4. David NB, Sapede D, Saint-Etienne L, Thisse C, Thisse B, Dambly-Choudiere C, Rosa FM, Ghysen A. 2002. Molecular basis of cell migration in the fish lateral line: role of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 and its ligant, SDF1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:16297-16302.
5. Duggan A, Ma C, Chalfie M. 1998. Regulation of touch receptor differentiation by the Caenorhabditis elegans mec-3 and unc-86 genes. Development 125:4107-4119.
6. Easter SS, Nicola GN. 1996. The development of vision in the zebrafish (Danio rerio). Dev Biol 180:646-663.
7. Erkman L, McEvilly RJ, Luo L, Ryan AK, Hooshmand F, O'Connell SM, Keithley EM, Rapaport DH, Ryan AF, Rosenfeld MG. 1996. Role of transcription factors Brn-3.1 and Brn-3.2 in auditory and visual system development. Nature 381:603-606.
8. Erkman L, Yates PA, McLaughlin T, McEvilly RJ, Whisenhunt T, O'Connell SM, Krones AI, Kirby MA, Rapaport DH, Bermingham JR, O'Leary DD, Rosenfeld MG. 2000. A POU domain transcription factor-dependent program regulates axon pathfinding in the vertebrate visual system. Neuron 28:779-792.
9. Gan L, Xiang M, Zhou L, Wagner DS, Klein WH, Nathans J. 1996. POU domain factor Brn-3b is required for the development of a large set of retinal ganglion cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 93:3920-3925.
10. Gerrero MR, McEvilly RJ, Turner E, Lin CR, O'Connell S, Jenne KJ, Hobbs MV, Rosenfeld MG. 1993. Brn-3.0: a POU-domain protein expressed in the sensory, immune, and endocrine systems that functions on elements distinct from known octamer motifs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 90:10841-10845.
11. Gompel N, Cubedo N, Thisse C, Thisse B, Dambly-Chaudiere C, Ghysen A. 2001. Pattern formation in the lateral line of zebrafish. Mech Dev 105:69-77.
12. Haddon C, Lewis J. 1996. Early ear development in the embryo of the zebrafish, Danio rerio. J Comp Neurol 365:113-128.
13. Hu M, Easter SS. 1999. Retinal neurogenesis: the formation of the initial central patch of postmitotic cells. Dev Biol 207:309-321.
14. Hyatt GA, Schmitt EA, Marsh-Armstrong N, McCaffery P, Drager UC, Dowling JE. 1996. Retinoic acid establishes ventral retinal characteristics. Development 122:195-204.
15. Itoh M, Chitnis AB. 2001. Expression of proneural and neurogenic genes in the zebrafish lateral line primordium correlates with selection of hair cell fate in neuromasts. Mech Dev 102:263-266.
16. Jorgensen JM. 1989. Evolution of octavo-lateralis sensory cells. In: Coombs S, Gorner P, Munz H, editors. The mechanosensory lateral line: neurobiology and evolution. New York: Springer-Verlag. P 115-145.
17. Kay JN, Finger-Baier KC, Roeser T, Staub W, Baler H. 2001. Retinal ganglion cell genesis requires lakritz, a zebrafish atonal homolog. Neuron 30:725-736.
18. Kimmel CB, Ballard WW, Kimmel SR, Ullmann B, Schilling TF. 1995. Stages of embryonic development of the zebrafish. Dev Dyn 203:253-310.
19. Leonard JH, Cook AL, Van Gele M, Boyle GM, Inglis KJ, Speleman F, Sturm RA. 2002. Proneural and proneuroendocrine transcription factor expression in cutaneous mechanoreceptor (Merkel) cell carcinoma. Int J Cancer 101:103-110.
20. Levavasseur F, Mandemakers W, Visser P, Broos L, Grosveld F, Zivkovic D, Meijer D. 1998. Comparison of sequence and function of the Oct-6 genes in zebrafish, chicken and mouse. Mech Dev 74:89-98.
21. Liu YZ, Dawson SJ, Latchman DS. 1996. Alternative splicing of the Brn-3a and Brn-3b transcription factor RNAs is regulated in neuronal cells. J Mol Neurosci 7:77-85.
22. Liu W, Khare SL, Liang X, Peters MA, Liu X, Cepko CL, Xiang M. 2000. All Brn3 genes can promote retinal ganglion cell differentiation in the chick. Development 127:3237-3247.
23. Liu W, Mo Z, Xiang M. 2001. The Ath5 proneural genes function upstream of Brn3 POU domain transcription factor genes to promote retinal ganglion cell development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 98:1649-1654.
24. Masai I, Stemple DL, Okamoto H, Wilson SW. 2000. Midline signals regulate retinal neurogenesis in zebrafish. Neuron 27:251-263.
25. McEvilly RJ, Rosenfeld MG. 2000. The role of POU domain proteins in the regulation of mammalian pituitary and nervous system development. Prog Nucleic Acid Res Mol Biol 63:223-255.
26. McEvilly RJ, Erkman L, Luo L, Sawchenko PE, Ryan AF, Rosenfeld MG. 1996. Requirement for Brn-3.0 in differentiation and survival of sensory and motor neurons. Nature 384:574-577.
27. Metcalfe WK, Kimmel CB, Schabtach E. 1985. Anatomy of the posterior lateral line system in young larvae of the zebrafish. J Comp Neurol 233:377-389.
28. Phillips K, Luisi B. 2000. The virtuoso of versatility: POU proteins that flex to fit. J Mol Biol 302:1023-1039.
29. Platt C, Popper AN, Fay RR. 1989. The ear as part of the octavolateralis system. In: Coombs S, Gorner P Munz H, editors. The mechanosensory lateral line: neurobiology and evolution. New York: Springer-Verlag. p 633-651.
30. Plaza S, Hennemann H, Moroy T, Saule S, Dozier C. 1999. Evidence that POU factor Brn-3B regulates expression of Pax-6 in neuroretina cells. J Neurobiol 41:349-358.
31. Ryan AK, Rosenfeld MG. 1997. POU domain family values: flexibility, partnerships, and developmental codes. Genes Dev 11:1207-1225.
32. Sahly I, Andermann P, Petit C. 1999. The zebrafish eya1 gene and its expression pattern during embryogenesis. Dev Genes Evol 209:399-410.
33. Sampath K, Stuart GW. 1996. Developmental expression of class III and IV POU domain genes in the zebrafish. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 219:565-571.
34. Schmitt EA, Dowling JE. 1996. Comparison of topographical patterns of ganglion and photoreceptor cell differentiation in the retina of the zebrafish, Danio rerio. J Comp Neurol 371:222-234.
35. Schmitt EA, Dowling JE. 1999. Early retinal development in the zebrafish, Danio rerio: light and electron microscopic analyses. J Comp Neurol 404:515-536.
36. Siebert PD, Chenchik A, Kellog DE, Lukyanov KA, Lukyanov SA. 1995. An improved PCR method for walking in uncloned genomic DNA. Nucleic Acids Res 23:1087-1088.
37. Theil T, McLean-Hunter S, Zornig M, Moroy T. 1993. Mouse Brn-3 family of POU transcription factors: a new aminoterminal domain is crucial for the oncogenic activity of Brn-3a. Nucleic Acids Res 21:5921-5929.
38. Theil T, Rodel B, Spiegelhalter F, Moroy T. 1995. Short isoform of POU factor Brn-3b can form a heterodimer with Brn-3a that is inactive for octamer motif binding. J Biol Chem 270:30958-30964.
39. Turner EE, Jeene KL, Rosenfeld MG. 1994. Brn-3.2: a Brn-3-related transcription factor with distinctive central nervous system expression and regulation by retinoic acid. Neuron 12:205-218.
40. Ungar A, Calvey C. 2002. Zebrafish frizzled7b is expressed in prechordal mesoderm, brain and paraxial mesoderm. Mech Dev 118:165-169.
41. Veenstra GJ, van der Vliet PC, Destree OH. 1997. POU domain transcription factors in embryonic development. Mol Biol Rep 24:139-155.
42. Vetter ML, Brown NL. 2001. The role of basic helix-loop-helix genes in vertebrate retinogenesis. Semin Cell Dev Biol 12:491-498.
43. Williams JA, Holder N. 2000. Cell turnover in neuromasts of zebrafish larvae. Hear Res 143:171-181.
44. Xiang M. 1998. Requirement for Brn-3b in early differentiation of postmitotic retinal ganglion cell precursors. Dev Biol 197:155-169.
45. Xiang M, Zhou L, Peng YW, Eddy RL, Shows TB, Nathans J. 1993. Brn-3b: a POU domain gene expressed in a subset of retinal ganglion cells. Neuron 11:689-701.
46. Xiang M, Zhou L, Macke JP, Yoshioka T, Hendry SH, Eddy RL, Shows TB, Nathans J. 1995. The Brn-3 family of POU-domain factors: primary structure, binding specificity, and expression in subsets of retinal ganglion cells and somatosensory neurons. J Neurosci 15:4762-4785.
47. Xiang M, Gan L, Zhou L, Klein WH, Nathans J. 1996. Targeted deletion of the mouse POU domain gene Brn-3a causes selective loss of neurons in the brainstem and trigeminal ganglion, uncoordinated limb movement, and impaired suckling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 93:11950-11955.
48. Xiang M, Gan L, Li D, Chen ZY, Zhou L, O'Malley BW, Klein W, Nathans J. 1997. Essential role of POU-domain factor Brn-3c in auditory and vestibular hair cell development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 94:9445-9450.
49. Xiang M, Gao WQ, Hasson T, Shin JJ. 1998. Requirement for Brn-3c in maturation and survival, but not in fate determination of inner ear hair cells. Development 125:3935-3946.