A new transgenic reporter line reveals expression of protocadherin 9 at a cellular level within the zebrafish central nervous system. 2022

Judith Habicher, and Remy Manuel, and Andrea Pedroni, and Charles Ferebee, and Konstantinos Ampatzis, and Henrik Boije
Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

The wiring of neuronal networks is far from understood. One outstanding question is how neurons of different types link up to form subnetworks within the greater context. Cadherins have been suggested to create an inclusion code where interconnected neurons express the same subtypes. Here, we have used a CRISPR/Cas9 knock-in approach to generate a transgenic zebrafish reporter line for protocadherin 9 (pcdh9), which is predominantly expressed within the central nervous system. Expression of eGFP was detected in subsets of neurons in the cerebellum, retina and spinal cord, in both larvae and juveniles. A closer characterization of the spinal locomotor network revealed that a portion of distinct classes of both excitatory and inhibitory interneurons, as well as motor neurons, expressed pcdh9. This transgenic line could thus be used to test the cadherin network hypothesis, through electrophysiological characterization of eGFP positive cells, to show if these are synaptically connected and form a discrete network within the spinal cord.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009046 Motor Neurons Neurons which activate MUSCLE CELLS. Neurons, Motor,Alpha Motorneurons,Motoneurons,Motor Neurons, Alpha,Neurons, Alpha Motor,Alpha Motor Neuron,Alpha Motor Neurons,Alpha Motorneuron,Motoneuron,Motor Neuron,Motor Neuron, Alpha,Motorneuron, Alpha,Motorneurons, Alpha,Neuron, Alpha Motor,Neuron, Motor
D002490 Central Nervous System The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. Cerebrospinal Axis,Axi, Cerebrospinal,Axis, Cerebrospinal,Central Nervous Systems,Cerebrospinal Axi,Nervous System, Central,Nervous Systems, Central,Systems, Central Nervous
D000091363 Protocadherins Members of cadherin superfamily involved in cell adhesion and cell-cell interactions in neural development. They are subdivided into clustered (cPcdhs) and non-clustered protocadherin (ncPcdhs) depending whether their genes are tandemly arranged in vertebrates. Cadherin-Related Neuronal Receptors,Clustered Pcdhs,Clustered Protocadherins,Non-Clustered Pcdhs,Non-Clustered Protocadherins,cPcdhs,ncPcdhs,Cadherin Related Neuronal Receptors,Neuronal Receptors, Cadherin-Related,Non Clustered Pcdhs,Non Clustered Protocadherins,Pcdhs, Clustered,Pcdhs, Non-Clustered,Protocadherins, Clustered,Protocadherins, Non-Clustered,Receptors, Cadherin-Related Neuronal
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013116 Spinal Cord A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER. Coccygeal Cord,Conus Medullaris,Conus Terminalis,Lumbar Cord,Medulla Spinalis,Myelon,Sacral Cord,Thoracic Cord,Coccygeal Cords,Conus Medullari,Conus Terminali,Cord, Coccygeal,Cord, Lumbar,Cord, Sacral,Cord, Spinal,Cord, Thoracic,Cords, Coccygeal,Cords, Lumbar,Cords, Sacral,Cords, Spinal,Cords, Thoracic,Lumbar Cords,Medulla Spinali,Medullari, Conus,Medullaris, Conus,Myelons,Sacral Cords,Spinal Cords,Spinali, Medulla,Spinalis, Medulla,Terminali, Conus,Terminalis, Conus,Thoracic Cords
D015027 Zebrafish An exotic species of the family CYPRINIDAE, originally from Asia, that has been introduced in North America. Zebrafish is a model organism for drug assay and cancer research. Brachydanio rerio,Danio rerio,B. rerio,D. rerio,Zebra Fish,Zebra Fishes,Zebra danio,Zebrafishes,D. rerios,Fishes, Zebra,Zebra danios,danio, Zebra
D015820 Cadherins Calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins. They are important in the formation of ADHERENS JUNCTIONS between cells. Cadherins are classified by their distinct immunological and tissue specificities, either by letters (E- for epithelial, N- for neural, and P- for placental cadherins) or by numbers (cadherin-12 or N-cadherin 2 for brain-cadherin). Cadherins promote cell adhesion via a homophilic mechanism as in the construction of tissues and of the whole animal body. Cadherin,E-Cadherins,Epithelial-Cadherin,Liver Cell Adhesion Molecules,N-Cadherins,Neural Cadherin,P-Cadherins,Uvomorulin,Cadherin-1,Cadherin-2,Cadherin-3,E-Cadherin,Epithelial-Cadherins,Liver Cell Adhesion Molecule,N-Cadherin,Neural Cadherins,P-Cadherin,Placental Cadherins,Cadherin 1,Cadherin 2,Cadherin 3,Cadherin, Neural,Cadherins, Neural,Cadherins, Placental,E Cadherin,E Cadherins,Epithelial Cadherin,Epithelial Cadherins,N Cadherin,N Cadherins,P Cadherin,P Cadherins
D030801 Animals, Genetically Modified ANIMALS whose GENOME has been altered by GENETIC ENGINEERING, or their offspring. Animals, Transgenic,Genetically Modified Animals,Transgenic Animals,Founder Animals, Transgenic,GMO Animals,Genetically Engineered Animals,Animal, GMO,Animal, Genetically Engineered,Animal, Genetically Modified,Animal, Transgenic,Animal, Transgenic Founder,Animals, GMO,Animals, Genetically Engineered,Animals, Transgenic Founder,Engineered Animal, Genetically,Engineered Animals, Genetically,Founder Animal, Transgenic,GMO Animal,Genetically Engineered Animal,Genetically Modified Animal,Modified Animal, Genetically,Modified Animals, Genetically,Transgenic Animal,Transgenic Founder Animal,Transgenic Founder Animals

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