Claudin5a is required for proper inflation of Kupffer's vesicle lumen and organ laterality.

Left-right asymmetric organ development is critical to establish a proper body plan of vertebrates. In zebrafish, the Kupffer's vesicle (KV) is a fluid-filled sac which controls asymmetric organ development, and a properly inflated KV lumen by means of fluid influx is a prerequisite for the asy...

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Main Authors: Jeong-Gyun Kim, Sung-Jin Bae, Hye Shin Lee, Ji-Hyeon Park, Kyu-Won Kim
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0182047&type=printable
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author Jeong-Gyun Kim
Sung-Jin Bae
Hye Shin Lee
Ji-Hyeon Park
Kyu-Won Kim
author_facet Jeong-Gyun Kim
Sung-Jin Bae
Hye Shin Lee
Ji-Hyeon Park
Kyu-Won Kim
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description Left-right asymmetric organ development is critical to establish a proper body plan of vertebrates. In zebrafish, the Kupffer's vesicle (KV) is a fluid-filled sac which controls asymmetric organ development, and a properly inflated KV lumen by means of fluid influx is a prerequisite for the asymmetric signal transmission. However, little is known about the components that support the paracellular tightness between the KV luminal epithelial cells to sustain hydrostatic pressure during KV lumen expansion. Here, we identified that the claudin5a (cldn5a) is highly expressed at the apical surface of KV epithelial cells and tightly seals the KV lumen. Downregulation of cldn5a in zebrafish showed a failure in organ laterality that resulted from malformed KV. In addition, accelerated fluid influx into KV by combined treatment of forskolin and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine failed to expand the partially-formed KV lumen in cldn5a morphants. However, malformed KV lumen and defective heart laterality in cldn5a morphants were significantly rescued by exogenous cldn5a mRNA, suggesting that the tightness between the luminal epithelial cells is important for KV lumen formation. Taken together, these findings suggest that cldn5a is required for KV lumen inflation and left-right asymmetric organ development.
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spelling doaj.art-0b687f6c360c4ab6b2af7fd33ab810eb2025-02-27T05:38:14ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01128e018204710.1371/journal.pone.0182047Claudin5a is required for proper inflation of Kupffer's vesicle lumen and organ laterality.Jeong-Gyun KimSung-Jin BaeHye Shin LeeJi-Hyeon ParkKyu-Won KimLeft-right asymmetric organ development is critical to establish a proper body plan of vertebrates. In zebrafish, the Kupffer's vesicle (KV) is a fluid-filled sac which controls asymmetric organ development, and a properly inflated KV lumen by means of fluid influx is a prerequisite for the asymmetric signal transmission. However, little is known about the components that support the paracellular tightness between the KV luminal epithelial cells to sustain hydrostatic pressure during KV lumen expansion. Here, we identified that the claudin5a (cldn5a) is highly expressed at the apical surface of KV epithelial cells and tightly seals the KV lumen. Downregulation of cldn5a in zebrafish showed a failure in organ laterality that resulted from malformed KV. In addition, accelerated fluid influx into KV by combined treatment of forskolin and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine failed to expand the partially-formed KV lumen in cldn5a morphants. However, malformed KV lumen and defective heart laterality in cldn5a morphants were significantly rescued by exogenous cldn5a mRNA, suggesting that the tightness between the luminal epithelial cells is important for KV lumen formation. Taken together, these findings suggest that cldn5a is required for KV lumen inflation and left-right asymmetric organ development.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0182047&type=printable
spellingShingle Jeong-Gyun Kim
Sung-Jin Bae
Hye Shin Lee
Ji-Hyeon Park
Kyu-Won Kim
Claudin5a is required for proper inflation of Kupffer's vesicle lumen and organ laterality.
PLoS ONE
title Claudin5a is required for proper inflation of Kupffer's vesicle lumen and organ laterality.
title_full Claudin5a is required for proper inflation of Kupffer's vesicle lumen and organ laterality.
title_fullStr Claudin5a is required for proper inflation of Kupffer's vesicle lumen and organ laterality.
title_full_unstemmed Claudin5a is required for proper inflation of Kupffer's vesicle lumen and organ laterality.
title_short Claudin5a is required for proper inflation of Kupffer's vesicle lumen and organ laterality.
title_sort claudin5a is required for proper inflation of kupffer s vesicle lumen and organ laterality
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0182047&type=printable
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