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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-25
pubmed:abstractText
The zebrafish otic vesicle initially forms with only two sensory epithelia, the utricular and saccular maculae, which primarily mediate vestibular and auditory function, respectively. Here, we test the role of pax5, which is preferentially expressed in the utricular macula. Morpholino knockdown of pax5 disrupts vestibular function but not hearing. Neurons of the statoacoustic ganglion (SAG) develop normally. Utricular hair cells appear to form normally but a variable number subsequently undergo apoptosis and are extruded from the otic vesicle. Dendrites of the SAG persist in the utricle but become disorganized after hair cell loss. Hair cells in the saccule develop and survive normally. Otic expression of pax5 requires pax2a and fgf3, mutations in which cause vestibular defects, albeit by distinct mechanisms. Thus, pax5 works in conjunction with fgf3 and pax2a to establish and/or maintain the utricular macula and is essential for vestibular function.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1058-8388
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
235
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3026-38
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Acoustic Maculae, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-B-Cell-Specific Activator Protein, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Fibroblast Growth Factor 3, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Hair Cells, Vestibular, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Larva, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Oligonucleotides, Antisense, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-PAX2 Transcription Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Saccule and Utricle, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Vestibule, Labyrinth, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Zebrafish, pubmed-meshheading:17013878-Zebrafish Proteins
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Zebrafish pax5 regulates development of the utricular macula and vestibular function.
pubmed:affiliation
Biology Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural