title: Parapineal specific expression of gfi1 in the zebrafish epithalamus.
abstract: We describe the isolation of zebrafish growth factor independent 1 (gfi1) and present an analysis of its pattern of expression during early development. As with its murine homologue, gfi1 expression is detected in the ganglion cells of the neural retina and in developing hair cells of the ear. In keeping with a role in the development of sensory hair cells, gfi1 is also expressed in neuromasts of the anterior and posterior lateral line system. Finally, gfi1 is expressed in the developing epithalamus in the dorsal diencephalon where its transcription is restricted to the parapineal.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Biologie du Développement UMR5547, bât. 4R3, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dufourcq
authors.forename: Sepand
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rastegar
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Strähle
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blader
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000378:metabolism; D047108:Embryonic Development; D019261:Epithalamus / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics*; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; C492589:gfi1ab protein, zebrafish