Altered retinoic acid signalling underpins dentition evolution

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Small variations in signalling pathways have been linked to phenotypic diversity and speciation. In vertebrates, teeth represent a reservoir of adaptive morphological structures that are prone to evolutionary change. Cyprinid fish display an impressive diversity in tooth number, but the signals that generate such diversity are unknown. Here, we show that retinoic acid (RA) availability influences tooth number size in Cyprinids. Heterozygous adult zebrafish heterozygous for the cyp26b1 mutant that encodes an enzyme able to degrade RA possess an extra tooth in the ventral row. Expression analysis of pharyngeal mesenchyme markers such as dlx2a and lhx6 shows lateral, anterior and dorsal expansion of these markers in RA-treated embryos, whereas the expression of the dental epithelium markers dlx2b and dlx3b is unchanged. Our analysis suggests that changes in RA signalling play an important role in the diversification of teeth in Cyprinids. Our work illustrates that through subtle changes in the expression of rate-limiting enzymes, the RA pathway is an active player of tooth evolution in fish.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:282

Enthalten in:

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 282(2015), 1802 vom: 07. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gibert, Yann [VerfasserIn]
Samarut, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Pasco-Viel, Emmanuel [VerfasserIn]
Bernard, Laure [VerfasserIn]
Borday-Birraux, Véronique [VerfasserIn]
Sadier, Alexa [VerfasserIn]
Labbé, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Viriot, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Laudet, Vincent [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5688UTC01R
9035-51-2
Cyprinids
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
Development
EC 1.14.14.1
Evolution
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Retinoic Acid 4-Hydroxylase
Retinoic acid
Tooth
Tretinoin

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Date Completed 21.01.2016

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1098/rspb.2014.2764

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM245959866