Shifting the focus of zebrafish toward a model of the tumor microenvironment

JM Weiss, D Lumaquin-Yin, E Montal, S Suresh… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Cancer cells exist in a complex ecosystem with numerous other cell types in the tumor
microenvironment (TME). The composition of this tumor/TME ecosystem will vary at each …

Switch and trace: recombinase genetics in zebrafish

TJ Carney, C Mosimann - Trends in Genetics, 2018 - cell.com
Transgenic approaches are instrumental for labeling and manipulating cells and cellular
machineries in vivo. Transgenes have traditionally been static entities that remained …

Precise in-frame integration of exogenous DNA mediated by CRISPR/Cas9 system in zebrafish

Y Hisano, T Sakuma, S Nakade, R Ohga, S Ota… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
The CRISPR/Cas9 system provides a powerful tool for genome editing in various model
organisms, including zebrafish. The establishment of targeted gene-disrupted zebrafish …

Wnt signaling controls pro-regenerative Collagen XII in functional spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish

D Wehner, TM Tsarouchas, A Michael, C Haase… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The inhibitory extracellular matrix in a spinal lesion site is a major impediment to axonal
regeneration in mammals. In contrast, the extracellular matrix in zebrafish allows substantial …

[HTML][HTML] Skin cells undergo asynthetic fission to expand body surfaces in zebrafish

KY Chan, CCS Yan, HY Roan, SC Hsu, TL Tseng… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
As an animal's surface area expands during development, skin cell populations must quickly
respond to maintain sufficient epithelial coverage. Despite much progress in understanding …

Fxr signaling and microbial metabolism of bile salts in the zebrafish intestine

J Wen, GP Mercado, A Volland, HL Doden… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Bile salt synthesis, secretion into the intestinal lumen, and resorption in the ileum occur in all
vertebrate classes. In mammals, bile salt composition is determined by host and microbial …

Vitamin D stimulates cardiomyocyte proliferation and controls organ size and regeneration in zebrafish

Y Han, A Chen, KB Umansky, KA Oonk, WY Choi… - Developmental cell, 2019 - cell.com
Attaining proper organ size during development and regeneration hinges on the activity of
mitogenic factors. Here, we performed a large-scale chemical screen in embryonic zebrafish …

Re-epithelialization of cutaneous wounds in adult zebrafish combines mechanisms of wound closure in embryonic and adult mammals

R Richardson, M Metzger, P Knyphausen… - …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Re-epithelialization of cutaneous wounds in adult mammals takes days to complete and
relies on numerous signalling cues and multiple overlapping cellular processes that take …

A genetically encoded sensor for visualizing leukotriene B4 gradients in vivo

SX Tamás, BT Roux, B Vámosi, FG Dehne… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) is a potent lipid chemoattractant driving inflammatory
responses during host defense, allergy, autoimmune and metabolic diseases. Gradients of …

BICRA, a SWI/SNF complex member, is associated with BAF-disorder related phenotypes in humans and model organisms

S Barish, TS Barakat, BC Michel, N Mashtalir… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - cell.com
SWI/SNF-related intellectual disability disorders (SSRIDDs) are rare neurodevelopmental
disorders characterized by developmental disability, coarse facial features, and fifth digit/nail …