Anatomy of zebrafish cerebellum and screen for mutations affecting its development
pmid: 19371731
Anatomy of zebrafish cerebellum and screen for mutations affecting its development
The cerebellum is important for the integration of sensory perception and motor control, but its structure has mostly been studied in mammals. Here, we describe the cell types and neural tracts of the adult zebrafish cerebellum using molecular markers and transgenic lines. Cerebellar neurons are categorized to two major groups: GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons. The Purkinje cells, which are GABAergic neurons, express parvalbumin7, carbonic anhydrase 8, and aldolase C like (zebrin II). The glutamatergic neurons are vglut1(+) granule cells and vglut2(high) cells, which receive Purkinje cell inputs; some vglut2(high) cells are eurydendroid cells, which are equivalent to the mammalian deep cerebellar nuclei. We found olig2(+) neurons in the adult cerebellum and ascertained that at least some of them are eurydendroid cells. We identified markers for climbing and mossy afferent fibers, efferent fibers, and parallel fibers from granule cells. Furthermore, we found that the cerebellum-like structures in the optic tectum and antero-dorsal hindbrain show similar Parvalbumin7 and Vglut1 expression profiles as the cerebellum. The differentiation of GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons begins 3 days post-fertilization (dpf), and layers are first detectable 5 dpf. Using anti-Parvalbumin7 and Vglut1 antibodies to label Purkinje cells and granule cell axons, respectively, we screened for mutations affecting cerebellar neuronal development and the formation of neural tracts. Our data provide a platform for future studies of zebrafish cerebellar development.
- Nagoya University Japan
- National Institutes of Natural Sciences Japan
- NATIONAL CANCER CENTER
- RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Japan
- National Cancer Center Korea (Republic of)
Parallel fibers, Molecular Sequence Data, Neural circuits, Animals, Genetically Modified, Glutamates, Cerebellum, Animals, Mossy fibers, Amino Acid Sequence, Molecular Biology, In Situ Hybridization, Zebrafish, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, DNA Primers, Eurydendroid cells, Mutant screening, Base Sequence, Cell Biology, Hindbrain, Immunohistochemistry, Purkinje cells, Climbing fibers, Mutation, Neuroglia, Granule cells, Developmental Biology
Parallel fibers, Molecular Sequence Data, Neural circuits, Animals, Genetically Modified, Glutamates, Cerebellum, Animals, Mossy fibers, Amino Acid Sequence, Molecular Biology, In Situ Hybridization, Zebrafish, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, DNA Primers, Eurydendroid cells, Mutant screening, Base Sequence, Cell Biology, Hindbrain, Immunohistochemistry, Purkinje cells, Climbing fibers, Mutation, Neuroglia, Granule cells, Developmental Biology
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