Synergistic Regulation of Pigment Cell Precursors’ Differentiation and Migration by ednrb1a and ednrb2 in Nile Tilapia [PDF]
CellsThe evolutionary loss of ednrb2 in specific vertebrate lineages, such as mammals and cypriniform fish, raises fundamental questions about its functional necessity and potential redundancy or synergy with paralogous endothelin receptors in pigment cell ...
Zilong Wen +7 more
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A systems biology approach uncovers the core gene regulatory network governing iridophore fate choice from the neural crest [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2018 Multipotent neural crest (NC) progenitors generate an astonishing array of derivatives, including neuronal, skeletal components and pigment cells (chromatophores), but the molecular mechanisms allowing balanced selection of each fate remain unknown.
James A Lister +2 more
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Colour Confusion: Reviewing Ambiguities in the Identification and Classification of Chromatophore Deficiencies Among Amphibians [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe colour of amphibian skin and eyes (retina and iris) is the result of light interacting with cells called chromatophores, primarily xanthophores, iridophores and melanophores, that can be found in various combinations.
John Gould
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Epigenetic dynamics shaping melanophore and iridophore cell fate in zebrafish [PDF]
Genome Biology, 2021 Background Zebrafish pigment cell differentiation provides an attractive model for studying cell fate progression as a neural crest progenitor engenders diverse cell types, including two morphologically distinct pigment cells: black melanophores and ...
Hyo Sik Jang +12 more
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pnp4aIs the Causal Gene of the Medaka Iridophore Mutantguanineless
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2017 See-through medaka lines are suitable for observing internal organs throughout life. They were bred by crossing multiple color mutants. However, some of the causal genes for these mutants have not been identified.
Tetsuaki Kimura +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Understanding how fate specification of distinct cell-types from multipotent progenitors occurs is a fundamental question in embryology. Neural crest stem cells (NCSCs) generate extraordinarily diverse derivatives, including multiple neural, skeletogenic
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Protein Kinase A Signaling Inhibits Iridophore Differentiation in Zebrafish
Journal of Developmental Biology, 2018 In zebrafish (Danio rerio), iridophores are specified from neural crest cells and represent a tractable system for examining mechanisms of cell fate and differentiation.
Cynthia D Cooper, Steve D Erickson
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Iridophore apoptosis mediates socially-regulated developmental color pattern plasticity in an anemonefish. [PDF]
PLoS BiologyUnderstanding the developmental basis of phenotypic plasticity is key to unraveling the origins of biodiversity. In coral reef fishes, color pattern changes during ontogeny can serve adaptive functions, yet the mechanisms and ecological contexts shaping ...
Laurie J Mitchell +6 more
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Inconspicuous breeding coloration to conceal eggs during mouthbrooding in male cardinalfish [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Animals exhibit colorations optimal for their niche, which hides their existence from other organisms. In Apogoninae fishes, the father broods their egg inside their mouth.
Hikaru Ishihara, Shinji Kanda
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Biology Open, 2013 Summary In the skin of adult zebrafish, three pigment cell types arrange into alternating horizontal stripes, melanophores in dark stripes, xanthophores in light interstripes and iridophores in both stripes and interstripes.
Jana Kraus +2 more
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