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Identification of 315 genes essential for early zebrafish development

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Amsterdam, Adam, Nissen, Robert M., Sun, Zhaoxia, Swindell, Eric C., Farrington, Sarah, Hopkins, Nancy·2004·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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We completed a large insertional mutagenesis screen in zebrafish to identify genes essential for embryonic and early larval development. We isolated 525 mutants, representing lesions in ≈390 different genes, and we cloned the majority of these. Here we describe 315 mutants and the corresponding genes. Our data suggest that there are roughly 1,400 embryonic-essential genes in the fish. Thus, we have mutations in ≈25% of these genes and have cloned ≈22% of them. Re-screens of our collection to identify mutants with specific developmental defects suggest that ≈50 genes are essential for the development of some individual organs or cell types. Seventy-two percent of the embryonic-essential fish genes have homologues in yeast, 93% have homologues in invertebrates (fly or worm), and 99% have homologues in human. Yeast and worm orthologues of genes that are essential for early zebrafish development have a strong tendency to be essential for viability in yeast and for embryonic development in the worm. Thus, the trait of being a genetically essential gene is conserved in evolution. This mutant collection should be a valuable resource for diverse studies of cell and developmental biology.

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Authors
Amsterdam, A., Nissen, R. M., Sun, Z., Swindell, E. C., Farrington, S., & Hopkins, N.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2004-07-15
Volume
101
Issue
35
Pages
12792-12797
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
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800
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27
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13.30
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journal article
Language
en
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Amsterdam, A., Nissen, R. M., Sun, Z., Swindell, E. C., Farrington, S., & Hopkins, N. (2004). Identification of 315 genes essential for early zebrafish development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0403929101

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