In situ differentiation of iridophore crystallotypes underlies zebrafish stripe patterning

The skin of zebrafish is patterned by alternating blue stripes and yellow interstripes which arises from guanine crystal-containing cells called iridophores that reflect light. Here the authors track iridophores and see that they do not migrate between stripes and interstripes, but instead different...

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Main Authors: Dvir Gur, Emily J. Bain, Kory R. Johnson, Andy J. Aman, H. Amalia Pasoili, Jessica D. Flynn, Michael C. Allen, Dimitri D. Deheyn, Jennifer C. Lee, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, David M. Parichy
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20088-1
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author Dvir Gur
Emily J. Bain
Kory R. Johnson
Andy J. Aman
H. Amalia Pasoili
Jessica D. Flynn
Michael C. Allen
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Jennifer C. Lee
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
David M. Parichy
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Emily J. Bain
Kory R. Johnson
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description The skin of zebrafish is patterned by alternating blue stripes and yellow interstripes which arises from guanine crystal-containing cells called iridophores that reflect light. Here the authors track iridophores and see that they do not migrate between stripes and interstripes, but instead differentiate and proliferate in place based on their micro-environment.
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spelling doaj.art-d7ddc7e37fc94074a6ed780f50cb64d22022-12-21T21:33:30ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232020-12-0111111410.1038/s41467-020-20088-1In situ differentiation of iridophore crystallotypes underlies zebrafish stripe patterningDvir Gur0Emily J. Bain1Kory R. Johnson2Andy J. Aman3H. Amalia Pasoili4Jessica D. Flynn5Michael C. Allen6Dimitri D. Deheyn7Jennifer C. Lee8Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz9David M. Parichy10HHMI Janelia Research CampusDepartment of Biology, University of VirginiaBioinformatics Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke, NIHDepartment of Biology, University of VirginiaHHMI Janelia Research CampusNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIHMarine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San DiegoMarine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San DiegoNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIHHHMI Janelia Research CampusDepartment of Biology, University of VirginiaThe skin of zebrafish is patterned by alternating blue stripes and yellow interstripes which arises from guanine crystal-containing cells called iridophores that reflect light. Here the authors track iridophores and see that they do not migrate between stripes and interstripes, but instead differentiate and proliferate in place based on their micro-environment.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20088-1
spellingShingle Dvir Gur
Emily J. Bain
Kory R. Johnson
Andy J. Aman
H. Amalia Pasoili
Jessica D. Flynn
Michael C. Allen
Dimitri D. Deheyn
Jennifer C. Lee
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
David M. Parichy
In situ differentiation of iridophore crystallotypes underlies zebrafish stripe patterning
Nature Communications
title In situ differentiation of iridophore crystallotypes underlies zebrafish stripe patterning
title_full In situ differentiation of iridophore crystallotypes underlies zebrafish stripe patterning
title_fullStr In situ differentiation of iridophore crystallotypes underlies zebrafish stripe patterning
title_full_unstemmed In situ differentiation of iridophore crystallotypes underlies zebrafish stripe patterning
title_short In situ differentiation of iridophore crystallotypes underlies zebrafish stripe patterning
title_sort in situ differentiation of iridophore crystallotypes underlies zebrafish stripe patterning
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20088-1
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