Zebrafish models of Alx-linked frontonasal dysplasia reveal a role for Alx1 and Alx3 in the anterior segment and vasculature of the developing eye
Yoon B, Yeung P, Santistevan N, Bluhm L, Kawasaki K, Kueper J, Dubielzig R, Vanoudenhove J, Cotney J, Liao E, Grinblat Y. Zebrafish models of Alx-linked frontonasal dysplasia reveal a role for Alx1 and Alx3 in the anterior segment and vasculature of the developing eye. Biology Open 2022, 11: bio059189. PMID: 35142342, PMCID: PMC9167625, DOI: 10.1242/bio.059189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsALX geneAnterior neurocraniumZebrafish modelGenetic mechanismsNovel roleAnterior segment formationHomeobox transcription factorCranial neural crestOxidative stress responseParalogous genesConserved roleAnterior segment defectsAbsence of eyesEthanol toxicityTranscription factorsTranscriptomic analysisLineage labelingAlx1Midfacial morphogenesisKey regulatorNeural crestStress responseSegment formationMutantsVascular development