TY - JOUR
T1 - Small molecule screening identifies targetable zebrafish pigmentation pathways
AU - Colanesi, Sarah
AU - Taylor, Kerrie L.
AU - Temperley, Nicholas D.
AU - Lundegaard, Pia R.
AU - Liu, Dong
AU - North, Trista E.
AU - Ishizaki, Hironori
AU - Kelsh, Robert N.
AU - Patton, E. Elizabeth
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Small molecules complement genetic mutants and can be used to probe pigment cell biology by inhibiting specific proteins or pathways. Here, we present the results of a screen of active compounds for those that affect the processes of melanocyte and iridophore development in zebrafish and investigate the effects of a few of these compounds in further detail. We identified and confirmed 57 compounds that altered pigment cell patterning, number, survival, or differentiation. Additional tissue targets and toxicity of small molecules are also discussed. Given that the majority of cell types, including pigment cells, are conserved between zebrafish and other vertebrates, we present these chemicals as molecular tools to study developmental processes of pigment cells in living animals and emphasize the value of zebrafish as an in vivo system for testing the on- and off-target activities of clinically active drugs.
AB - Small molecules complement genetic mutants and can be used to probe pigment cell biology by inhibiting specific proteins or pathways. Here, we present the results of a screen of active compounds for those that affect the processes of melanocyte and iridophore development in zebrafish and investigate the effects of a few of these compounds in further detail. We identified and confirmed 57 compounds that altered pigment cell patterning, number, survival, or differentiation. Additional tissue targets and toxicity of small molecules are also discussed. Given that the majority of cell types, including pigment cells, are conserved between zebrafish and other vertebrates, we present these chemicals as molecular tools to study developmental processes of pigment cells in living animals and emphasize the value of zebrafish as an in vivo system for testing the on- and off-target activities of clinically active drugs.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-148X.2012.00977.x
U2 - 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2012.00977.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2012.00977.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1755-1471
VL - 25
SP - 131
EP - 143
JO - Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
JF - Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
IS - 2
ER -