Visual input regulates melanophore differentiation [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyIntroductionDevelopmental processes continue in organisms in which sensory systems have reached functional maturity, however, little research has focused on the influence of sensory input on cell and tissue development. Here, we explored the influence of
Karen Atkinson-Leadbeater +2 more
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Maintenance of melanophore morphology and survival is cathepsin and vps11 dependent in zebrafish. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Here, we characterize a Danio rerio zebrafish pigment cell mutant (melanophore integrity mutant), which displays a defect in maintenance of melanophore and iridophore number.
Lauren F Clancey +3 more
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Adenylate Cyclase 5 (Adcy5) Deficiency Impairs Pigment Granule Dispersion in Melanophores and Erythrophores in Nile Tilapia [PDF]
CellsAdenylate cyclase 5 (Adcy5) generates cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) downstream of G protein-coupled receptor signaling, yet its role in vertebrate pigmentation remains incompletely understood.
Jia Sun +8 more
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Ultrastructural analysis of throat dermal tissue and chromatophore components in the threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 The threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is an important model for studying the evolution of nuptial coloration, but histological analyses of color are largely lacking.
Christopher M. Anderson +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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G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2020 The body coloration of animals is due to pigment cells derived from neural crest cells, which are multipotent and differentiate into diverse cell types.
Hideyuki Saya +2 more
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Melanophore and fluoroleucophore photo-protect the Arabian killifish, Aphanius dispar, embryo from ultraviolet light [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPigment cells in fish species play crucial roles in forming colour patterns of each species and other physiological characteristics, including photoprotection.
Maryam Alenize +2 more
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Melanophore multinucleation pathways in zebrafish [PDF]
Development Growth and Differentiation, 2018 In zebrafish, apart from mononuclear melanophores, bi‐ and trinuclear melanophores are frequently observed; however, the manner in which multinucleation of these cells occurs during fish development remains unknown. Here, we analyzed the processes underlying multinucleation of zebrafish melanophores.
Masakatsu Watanabe, Shigeru Kondō
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Pigment pattern morphospace of Danio fishes: evolutionary diversification and mutational effects
Biology Open, 2021 Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying variation in adult form remain largely unknown. Adult pigment patterns of fishes in the genus Danio, which includes zebrafish, Danio rerio, consist of horizontal stripes, vertical bars, spots and uniform ...
Braedan M. McCluskey +4 more
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Anterior-posterior gene expression differences in three Lake Malawi cichlid fishes with variation in body stripe orientation [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Morphological differentiation among closely related species provides opportunities to study mechanisms shaping natural phenotypic variation. Here, we address variation in the orientation of melanin-colored body stripes in three cichlid species of the ...
Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Kristina M. Sefc
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