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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author | 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 |
author_facet | 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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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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