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Pattern Formation in Zebrafish

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Lilianna Solnica-Krezel

    1. Dept. of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

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  • The first book that comprehensively describes the mechanisms of early patterning and morphogenesis in zebrafish
  • Summarizes the current knowledge and the key questions for the next decade of reseach
  • All authors are leading experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation (RESULTS, volume 40)

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What makes an ideal model system to study embryonic development? The answer to this question has varied in the course of scientific quest, depending on the available experimental approaches. Yet, at the beginning of the new millennium, most of the mainstream model organisms have one feature in common, they are amenable to genetic analysis. Indeed, the genetic approach has proven remarkably effective in the dissection of complex biological phenomena, starting with the regulation of the lactose operon in Escherichia coli, the decision between the lysogenic and lytic cycles of the lambda phage and the yeast cell cycle control. The genetic screens for mutations affecting embryonic development of a fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, carried out by Christiane Niisslein-Volhard, Eric Wieschaus and Edward Lewis, marked the turning point in experimental approaches to embryonic development of more complex organisms. The resulting mutants facilitated identification of the key regulatory molecules, while their phenotypic classes hinted at the underlying regulatory mechanisms. This work not only provided a paradigm for genetic dissection of other developmental processes, but also inspired many budding embryologists throughout the world. Soon thereafter, George Streisinger noted that, among vertebrates, the zebrafish, Danio rerio, offered many features facilitating the dissection of nervous system development and function. Among these, transparency of the embryo, ease of husbandry, and the highly prolific nature make the zebrafish a good genetic model system.

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVII
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  2. Germ Layer Formation and Early Patterning

    1. Formation and Patterning Roles of the Yolk Syncytial Layer

      • Takuya Sakaguchi, Toshiro Mizuno, Hiroyuki Takeda
      Pages 1-14

    2. Mesoderm Induction and Patterning

      • David Kimelman, Alexander F. Schier
      Pages 15-27

    3. The Guts of Endoderm Formation

      • Rachel M. Warga, Didier Y. R. Stainier
      Pages 28-47

    4. Organizer Formation and Function

      • Masahiko Hibi, Toshio Hirano, Igor B. Dawid
      Pages 48-71

    5. Dorsoventral Patterning in the Zebrafish: Bone Morphogenetic Proteins and Beyond

      • Matthias Hammerschmidt, Mary C. Mullins
      Pages 72-95

    6. Specification of Left-Right Asymmetry

      • Christopher V. E. Wright, Marnie E. Halpern
      Pages 96-116

  3. Gastrulation Movements

    1. Life at the Edge: Epiboly and Involution in the Zebrafish

      • Don Kane, Richard Adams
      Pages 117-135

    2. Cellular and Genetic Mechanisms of Convergence and Extension

      • Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Mark S. Cooper
      Pages 136-165

    3. Primordial Germ-Cell Development in Zebrafish

      • Erez Raz, Nancy Hopkins
      Pages 166-179

  4. Neural Development

    1. Patterning the Zebrafish Central Nervous System

      • Steve W. Wilson, Michael Brand, Judith S. Eisen
      Pages 181-215

    2. Specification of Zebrafish Neural Crest

      • Robert N. Kelsh, David W. Raible
      Pages 216-236

    3. Neurogenesis and Specification of Neuronal Identity

      • Bruce Appel, Ajay Chitnis
      Pages 237-251

    4. Cellular, Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Axonal Guidance in the Zebrafish

      • Christine E. Beattie, Michael Granato, John Y. Kuwada
      Pages 252-269

  5. Aspects of Organogenesis

    1. Somitogenesis

      • Caroline Brennan, Sharon L. Amacher, Peter D. Currie
      Pages 271-297

    2. Cardiovascular System

      • Deborah Yelon, Brant M. Weinstein, Mark C. Fishman
      Pages 298-321

    3. The Pronephros

      • Ian Drummond
      Pages 322-345

    4. The Zebrafish Eye: Developmental and Genetic Analysis

      • Stephen S. Easter Jr., Jarema J. Malicki
      Pages 346-370

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 371-438
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

    Lilianna Solnica-Krezel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pattern Formation in Zebrafish

  • Editors: Lilianna Solnica-Krezel

  • Series Title: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46041-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-43576-1Published: 21 August 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-07811-8Published: 10 April 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-46041-1Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0080-1844

  • Series E-ISSN: 1861-0412

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 438

  • Number of Illustrations: 328 b/w illustrations, 60 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, general

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