title: Hedgehog signalling and the specification of muscle cell identity in the zebrafish embryo.
abstract: Signalling by members of the Hedgehog family of secreted proteins plays a central role in the development of many animal species. In the zebrafish embryo, the specification of myoblast fates is controlled by Hedgehog signals emanating from axial midline structures. Distinct muscle cell identities are induced by varying levels of signalling activity. The SET domain transcription factor, Blimp1, is a key target of Hedgehog signalling in this process.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Developmental and Biomedical Genetics, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK. p.w.ingham@sheffield.ac.uk
authors.forename: Phillip W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Ingham
authors.forename: H Rosemary
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000378:metabolism*; D004627:Embryonic Induction; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000502:physiology*; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000196:embryology*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D000074462:Positive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000502:physiology*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000196:embryology*; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; D000074462:Positive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1; C513257:prdm1a protein, zebrafish