phospholipase C gamma-1 is required downstream of vascular endothelial growth factor during arterial development.
Journal:
Genes Dev. 2003 JunAuthors:
Lawson ND, Mugford JW, Diamond BA, Weinstein BM
Abstract
In this study, we utilize transgenic zebrafish with fluorescently labeled blood vessels to identify and characterize a mutant (y10) that displays specific defects in the formation of arteries, but not veins. We find that y10 encodes phospholipase C gamma-1 (plcg1), a known effector of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling. We further show that plcg1y10 mutant embryos fail to respond to exogenous Vegf. Our results indicate that Plcg1 functions specifically downstream of the Vegf receptor during embr
...[more]yonic development to govern formation of the arterial system.[less]
Mesh Headings:
Animals, Animals, Genetically Modified, Arteries, Base Sequence, Crosses, Genetic, DNA Primers, Embryo, Nonmammalian, Endothelial Growth Factors, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Heterozygote Detection, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Lymphokines, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, Phospholipase C gamma, Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Messenger, Recombinant Proteins, Type C Phospholipases, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors, Zebrafish