Expression of isotocin-neurophysin mRNA in developing zebrafish.

Title

Expression of isotocin-neurophysin mRNA in developing zebrafish.

Creator

Unger Jennifer L; Glasgow Eric

Publisher

Gene expression patterns : GEP

Date

2003
2003-03

Description

Neurohypophysial peptides are important regulators of homeostasis, reproduction and behavior. We have sequenced a zebrafish cDNA representing isotocin-neurophysin (IT-NP) mRNA. The developmental expression pattern of zebrafish IT-NP mRNA was determined by whole-mount in situ hybridization histochemistry. At 32 h post fertilization (hpf) no IT-NP mRNA is detected. However, by 36 hpf, staining for IT-NP mRNA is detected in a tight bilateral cluster of cells located in the anterior hypothalamus. The IT-NP mRNA expression pattern remains remarkably stable throughout further development at least until 120 hpf.

Subject

Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Messenger/*metabolism; Molecular Sequence Data; Neurophysins/biosynthesis/*genetics; Oxytocin/*analogs & derivatives/biosynthesis/*genetics; Phylogeny; RNA; Zebrafish/*embryology

Rights

Article information provided for research and reference use only. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s).

Pages

105–108

Issue

1

Volume

3

Citation

Unger Jennifer L; Glasgow Eric, “Expression of isotocin-neurophysin mRNA in developing zebrafish.,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed March 28, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/3958.