Interplay between Foxd3 and Mitf regulates cell fate plasticity in the zebrafish neural crest
Curran K, Lister JA, Kunkel GR, Prendergast A, Parichy DM, Raible DW. Interplay between Foxd3 and Mitf regulates cell fate plasticity in the zebrafish neural crest. Developmental Biology 2010, 344: 107-118. PMID: 20460180, PMCID: PMC2909359, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell LineageForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMelanocytesMicrophthalmia-Associated Transcription FactorMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, BiologicalModels, GeneticMutationNeural CrestPhylogenyPigmentationZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsIridophore developmentPigment cellsCell fate plasticityZebrafish neural crestCell fate decisionsTranscription factor MITFCell lineage analysisNeural crest cellsIridescent iridophoresBlack melanophoresYellow xanthophoresMelanophore developmentFate decisionsFate plasticityTranscriptional switchDouble mutantTractable systemDanio rerioLineage analysisMelanoblast markerCrest cellsKey regulatorFoxD3Neural crestIridophores