期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS
卷 240, 期 11, 页码 2452-2465出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22758
关键词
endosome dynamics; neuroepithelia; organelle polarization; zebrafish transgenic lines
资金
- National Institutes of Health [T32EY014536, R01NS076709, R01EY014167]
- National Eye Institute [P30EY001931]
- E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation
The Rab family of small GTPases function as molecular switches regulating membrane and protein trafficking. Individual Rab isoforms define and are required for specific endosomal compartments. To facilitate in vivo investigation of specific Rab proteins, and endosome biology in general, we have generated transgenic zebrafish lines to mark and manipulate Rab proteins. We also developed software to track and quantify endosome dynamics within time-lapse movies. The established transgenic lines ubiquitously express EGFP fusions of Rab5c (early endosomes), Rab11a (recycling endosomes), and Rab7 (late endosomes) to study localization and dynamics during development. Additionally, we generated UAS-based transgenic lines expressing constitutive active (CA) and dominant-negative (DN) versions for each of these Rab proteins. Predicted localization and functional consequences for each line were verified through a variety of assays, including lipophilic dye uptake and Crumbs2a localization. In summary, we have established a toolset for in vivo analyses of endosome dynamics and functions. Developmental Dynamics 240: 2452-2465, 2011. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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