Article ; Online: Identification of signalling pathways involved in gill regeneration in zebrafish.
The Journal of experimental biology
2024 Volume 227, Issue 2
Abstract: The occurrence of regeneration of the organs involved in respiratory gas exchange amongst vertebrates is heterogeneous. In some species of amphibians and fishes, the gills regenerate completely following resection or amputation, whereas in mammals, only ... ...
Abstract | The occurrence of regeneration of the organs involved in respiratory gas exchange amongst vertebrates is heterogeneous. In some species of amphibians and fishes, the gills regenerate completely following resection or amputation, whereas in mammals, only partial, facultative regeneration of lung tissue occurs following injury. Given the homology between gills and lungs, the capacity of gill regeneration in aquatic species is of major interest in determining the underlying molecular or signalling pathways involved in respiratory organ regeneration. In the present study, we used adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) to characterize signalling pathways involved in the early stages of gill regeneration. Regeneration of the gills was induced by resection of gill filaments and observed over a period of up to 10 days. We screened for the effects on regeneration of the drugs SU5402, dorsomorphin and LY411575, which inhibit FGF, BMP or Notch signalling pathways, respectively. Exposure to each drug for 5 days significantly reduced regrowth of filament tips in regenerating tissue, compared with unresected controls. In separate experiments under normal conditions of regeneration, we used reverse transcription quantitative PCR and observed an increased expression of genes encoding for the bone morphogenetic factor, Bmp2b, fibroblast growth factor, Fgf8a, a transcriptional regulator (Her6) involved in Notch signalling, and Sonic Hedgehog (Shha), in regenerating gills at 10 day post-resection, compared with unresected controls. In situ hybridization confirmed that all four genes were expressed in regenerating gill tissue. This study implicates BMP, FGF, Notch and Shh signalling in gill regeneration in zebrafish. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Zebrafish/genetics ; Zebrafish/metabolism ; Gills/metabolism ; Hedgehog Proteins ; Signal Transduction/genetics ; Fibroblast Growth Factors/genetics ; Fibroblast Growth Factors/metabolism ; Zebrafish Proteins/genetics ; Mammals/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | Hedgehog Proteins ; Fibroblast Growth Factors (62031-54-3) ; Zebrafish Proteins |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-01-26 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 218085-6 |
ISSN | 1477-9145 ; 0022-0949 |
ISSN (online) | 1477-9145 |
ISSN | 0022-0949 |
DOI | 10.1242/jeb.246290 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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