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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
The vertebrate inner ear arises from an ectodermal thickening, the otic placode, that forms adjacent to the presumptive hindbrain. Previous studies have suggested that competent ectodermal cells respond to Fgf signals from adjacent tissues and express two highly related paired box transcription factors Pax2a and Pax8 in the developing placode. We show that compromising the functions of both Pax2a and Pax8 together blocks zebrafish ear development, leaving only a few residual otic cells. This suggests that Pax2a and Pax8 are the main effectors downstream of Fgf signals. Our results further provide evidence that pax8 expression and pax2a expression are regulated by two independent factors, Foxi1 and Dlx3b, respectively. Combined loss of both factors eliminates all indications of otic specification. We suggest that the Foxi1-Pax8 pathway provides an early 'jumpstart' of otic specification that is maintained by the Dlx3b-Pax2a pathway.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Distal-less homeobox proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fibroblast Growth Factor 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fibroblast Growth Factor 8, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Fibroblast Growth Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Forkhead Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/High Mobility Group Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Homeodomain Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nuclear Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/PAX2 Transcription Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Paired Box Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pax8 protein, zebrafish, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/SOX9 Transcription Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Trans-Activators, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Zebrafish Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/fgf3 protein, zebrafish, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/foxi1 protein, zebrafish, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/pax2a protein, zebrafish
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0950-1991
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
131
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5091-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Ear, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Fibroblast Growth Factor 3, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Fibroblast Growth Factor 8, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Fibroblast Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Forkhead Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-High Mobility Group Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Homeodomain Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-PAX2 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Paired Box Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-SOX9 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Zebrafish, pubmed-meshheading:15459102-Zebrafish Proteins
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Pax8 and Pax2a function synergistically in otic specification, downstream of the Foxi1 and Dlx3b transcription factors.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't