Cortactin mediated morphogenic cell movements during zebrafish (Danio rerio) gastrulation

doi:10.1360/062004-111

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	Cortactin mediated morphogenic cell movements during zebrafish (Danio rerio) gastrulation
	Yu, D ; Zhang, PJ ; Zhan, X
刊名	SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES
	2005-12-01
卷号	48 期号:6 页码:601-607
关键词	Cortactin Arp2/3 Complex Zebrafish Cell Movements Morphogenesis Gastrulation Neurulation
ISSN号	1006-9305
DOI	10.1360/062004-111
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Cell migration is essential to direct embryonic cells to specific sites at which their developmental fates are ultimately determined. However, the mechanism by which cell motility is regulated in embryonic development is largely unknown. Cortactin, a filamentous actin binding protein, is an activator of Arp2/3 complex in the nucleation of actin cytoskeleton at the cell leading edge and acts directly on the machinery of cell motility. To determine whether cortactin and Arp2/3 mediated actin assembly plays a role in the morphogenic cell movements during the early development of zebrafish, we initiated a study of cortactin expression in zebrafish embryos at gastrulating stages when massive cell migrations occur. Western blot analysis using a cortactin specific monoclonal antibody demonstrated that cortactin protein is abundantly present in embryos at the most early developmental stages. Immunostaining of whole-mounted embryo showed that cortactin immunoreactivity was associated with the embryonic shield, predominantly at the dorsal side of the embryos during gastrulation. In addition, cortactin was detected in the convergent cells of the epiblast and hypoblast, and later in the central nervous system. Immunofluorescent staining with cortactin and Arp3 antibodies also revealed that cortactin and Arp2/3 complex colocalized at the periphery and many patches associated with the cell-to-cell junction in motile embryonic cells. Therefore, our data suggest that cortactin and Arp2/3 mediated actin polymerization is implicated in the cell movement during gastrulation and perhaps the development of the central neural system as well.; Cell migration is essential to direct embryonic cells to specific sites at which their developmental fates are ultimately determined. However, the mechanism by which cell motility is regulated in embryonic development is largely unknown. Cortactin, a filamentous actin binding protein, is an activator of Arp2/3 complex in the nucleation of actin cytoskeleton at the cell leading edge and acts directly on the machinery of cell motility. To determine whether cortactin and Arp2/3 mediated actin assembly plays a role in the morphogenic cell movements during the early development of zebrafish, we initiated a study of cortactin expression in zebrafish embryos at gastrulating stages when massive cell migrations occur. Western blot analysis using a cortactin specific monoclonal antibody demonstrated that cortactin protein is abundantly present in embryos at the most early developmental stages. Immunostaining of whole-mounted embryo showed that cortactin immunoreactivity was associated with the embryonic shield, predominantly at the dorsal side of the embryos during gastrulation. In addition, cortactin was detected in the convergent cells of the epiblast and hypoblast, and later in the central nervous system. Immunofluorescent staining with cortactin and Arp3 antibodies also revealed that cortactin and Arp2/3 complex colocalized at the periphery and many patches associated with the cell-to-cell junction in motile embryonic cells. Therefore, our data suggest that cortactin and Arp2/3 mediated actin polymerization is implicated in the cell movement during gastrulation and perhaps the development of the central neural system as well.
学科主题	Biology
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语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000235013600008
公开日期	2010-12-22
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/3163]
专题	海洋研究所_实验海洋生物学重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Expt Marine Biol Lab, Inst Oceanol, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Sch, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China 3.Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Dept Canc Ctr, Greenebaum Canc Ctr, Rockville, MD 20855 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yu, D,Zhang, PJ,Zhan, X. Cortactin mediated morphogenic cell movements during zebrafish (Danio rerio) gastrulation[J]. SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES,2005,48(6):601-607.
APA	Yu, D,Zhang, PJ,&Zhan, X.(2005).Cortactin mediated morphogenic cell movements during zebrafish (Danio rerio) gastrulation.SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES,48(6),601-607.
MLA	Yu, D,et al."Cortactin mediated morphogenic cell movements during zebrafish (Danio rerio) gastrulation".SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES C-LIFE SCIENCES 48.6(2005):601-607.