Maintenance of melanophore morphology and survival is cathepsin and vps11 dependent in zebrafish.

Here, we characterize a Danio rerio zebrafish pigment cell mutant (melanophore integrity mutant), which displays a defect in maintenance of melanophore and iridophore number. Mapping and candidate gene analysis links the melanophore integrity mutant mutation to the vacuolar protein sorting 11 (vps11...

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Main Authors: Lauren F Clancey, Alisha J Beirl, Tor H Linbo, Cynthia D Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3664566?pdf=render