2016
Isolation and Culture of Adult Zebrafish Brain-derived Neurospheres.
Lopez-Ramirez MA, Calvo CF, Ristori E, Thomas JL, Nicoli S. Isolation and Culture of Adult Zebrafish Brain-derived Neurospheres. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2016, 53617. PMID: 26967835, PMCID: PMC4828210, DOI: 10.3791/53617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult zebrafish brainStem/progenitor cellsZebrafish brainMolecular mechanismsRelevant model organismZebrafish adult brainProgenitor cellsSingle-cell dissociationSpecific signaling pathwaysAdult stem/progenitor cellsStem/progenitor cell proliferationNeural stem/progenitor cell proliferationProgenitor cell proliferationNeural stem/progenitor cellsModel organismsGene expressionCell dissociationSignaling pathwaysMultipotent neural stem/progenitor cellsNeurosphere assayAdult neurogenesisCell proliferationZebrafishBrain regenerationAdult brain
2015
A Dicer-miR-107 Interaction Regulates Biogenesis of Specific miRNAs Crucial for Neurogenesis
Ristori E, Lopez-Ramirez MA, Narayanan A, Hill-Teran G, Moro A, Calvo CF, Thomas JL, Nicoli S. A Dicer-miR-107 Interaction Regulates Biogenesis of Specific miRNAs Crucial for Neurogenesis. Developmental Cell 2015, 32: 546-560. PMID: 25662174, PMCID: PMC8950125, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationImmunoenzyme TechniquesIn Situ HybridizationMicroRNAsNeurogenesisNeuronsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhombencephalonRibonuclease IIIRNA, MessengerTumor Cells, CulturedZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsSpecific miRNAsDicer levelsBiogenesis of microRNAsNeuronal cellsDicer expression levelsExpression levelsDicer resultsMiRNA biogenesisMiR-107 functionsBiogenesisEctopic accumulationSubstrate selectivityPostmitotic neuronsMiR-107MiR-9MiRNAsHomeostatic levelsPrecise accumulationNeurogenesisDicerCellsAccumulationMicroRNAsRecent reportsProgenitors