RRC ID 47489
著者 Kawasaki T, Kurauchi K, Higashihata A, Deguchi T, Ishikawa Y, Yamauchi M, Sasanuma M, Hori H, Tsutsumi M, Wakamatsu Y, Yuba S, Kinoshita M.
タイトル Transgenic medaka fish which mimic the endogenous expression of neuronal kinesin, KIF5A.
ジャーナル Brain Res
Abstract Intracellular transport is spatiotemporally controlled by microtubule-dependent motor proteins, including kinesins. In order to elucidate the mechanisms controlling kinesin expression, it is important to analyze their genomic regulatory regions. In this study, we cloned the neuronal tissue-specific kinesin in medaka fish and generated transgenic fish which mimic endogenous neuronal kinesin expression in order to elucidate the mechanisms which regulate kinesin expression. Searches for medaka neuronal orthologues by RT-PCR identified a candidate gene expressed only in neuronal tissues. Using BAC clones, we determined the cDNA sequence and the gene structure of the candidate neuronal kinesin. Evolutionary analysis indicated that the candidate gene encoded medaka KIF5Aa. The endogenous medaka orthologue was found to be expressed only in the nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord, while expression of KIF5Ab was not exclusive to neuronal tissues. Transgenic (Tg) medaka that expressed EGFP under the control of the 6.9 kbp 5' and 1.9kbp 3' flanking regions of the KIF5Aa gene showed characteristic expression throughout the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, olfactory pit, eye and cranial nerve. Immunohistological analysis showed that EGFP expression in Tg fish co-localized with expression of HuC/D, a neuronal marker. These results demonstrate that the 6.9 kbp 5' and 1.9 kbp 3' flanking regions of medaka KIF5Aa have neuronal-specific promoter activity mimicking endogenous expression of medaka KIF5Ab. This transgenic fish strain will be useful for further functional analysis of the effects of these regulatory regions on gene expression.
巻・号 1480
ページ 12-21
公開日 2012-10-22
DOI 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.08.047
PII S0006-8993(12)01421-7
PMID 22975131
MeSH Amino Acid Sequence Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Brain / metabolism* Cloning, Molecular Gene Expression Kinesins / genetics Kinesins / metabolism* Neurons / metabolism* Oryzias / genetics Oryzias / metabolism* Promoter Regions, Genetic Spinal Cord / metabolism*
IF 2.733
引用数 2
WOS 分野 NEUROSCIENCES
リソース情報
メダカ STII HdrR-II1(IB178) Tg(pKIF5A-GFP) (TG1156) d-rR/NAGOYA (MT847)