Mutations in cdon and boc affect trunk neural crest cell migration and slow-twitch muscle development in zebrafish

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The transmembrane proteins cdon and boc are implicated in regulating hedgehog signaling during vertebrate development. Recent work showing roles for these genes in axon guidance and neural crest cell migration suggest that cdon and boc may play additional functions in regulating directed cell movements. We use newly generated and existing mutants to investigate a role for cdon and boc in zebrafish neural crest cell migration. We find that single mutant embryos exhibit normal neural crest phenotypes, but that neural crest migration is strikingly disrupted in double cdon;boc mutant embryos. We further show that this migration phenotype is associated with defects in the differentiation of slow-twitch muscle cells, and the loss of a Col1a1a-containing extracellular matrix, suggesting that neural crest defects may be a secondary consequence to defects in mesoderm development. Combined, our data add to a growing literature showing that cdon and boc act synergistically to promote hedgehog signaling during vertebrate development, and suggest that the zebrafish can be used to study the function of hedgehog receptor paralogs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:150

Enthalten in:

Development (Cambridge, England) - 150(2023), 14 vom: 15. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lencer, Ezra [VerfasserIn]
Rains, Addison [VerfasserIn]
Binne, Erin [VerfasserIn]
Prekeris, Rytis [VerfasserIn]
Artinger, Kristin B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adaxial cell
BOC protein, zebrafish
Cdon protein, zebrafish
Cell Adhesion Molecules
Cell guidance
Cell migration
Extracellular matrix
Hedgehog Proteins
Hedgehog signaling
Journal Article
Neural crest cell
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 20.07.2023

Date Revised 22.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1242/dev.201304

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358914795