PUBLICATION

Vertebrate myosin 1d regulates left-right organizer morphogenesis and laterality

Authors
Saydmohammed, M., Yagi, H., Calderon, M., Clark, M.J., Feinstein, T., Sun, M., Stolz, D.B., Watkins, S.C., Amack, J.D., Lo, C.W., Tsang, M.
ID
ZDB-PUB-180825-4
Date
2018
Source
Nature communications   9: 3381 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Amack, Jeffrey, Lo, Cecilia, Tsang, Michael
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian
  • Protozoan Proteins/metabolism
  • Morphogenesis/physiology*
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Myosins/genetics
  • Myosins/physiology*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Zebrafish/embryology*
  • Animals
  • Time-Lapse Imaging
  • Vacuoles/metabolism*
  • Epithelial Cells/metabolism
  • Epithelial Cells/ultrastructure
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Morpholinos/metabolism
  • Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
  • Zebrafish Proteins/physiology*
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PubMed
30139971 Full text @ Nat. Commun.
Abstract
Establishing left-right asymmetry is a fundamental process essential for arrangement of visceral organs during development. In vertebrates, motile cilia-driven fluid flow in the left-right organizer (LRO) is essential for initiating symmetry breaking event. Here, we report that myosin 1d (myo1d) is essential for establishing left-right asymmetry in zebrafish. Using super-resolution microscopy, we show that the zebrafish LRO, Kupffer's vesicle (KV), fails to form a spherical lumen and establish proper unidirectional flow in the absence of myo1d. This process requires directed vacuolar trafficking in KV epithelial cells. Interestingly, the vacuole transporting function of zebrafish Myo1d can be substituted by myosin1C derived from an ancient eukaryote, Acanthamoeba castellanii, where it regulates the transport of contractile vacuoles. Our findings reveal an evolutionary conserved role for an unconventional myosin in vacuole trafficking, lumen formation, and determining laterality.
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Mutations / Transgenics
Allele Construct Type Affected Genomic Region
pd1041TgTransgenic Insertion
    pt21TgTransgenic Insertion
      pt31a
        Small Deletion
        pt31b
          Indel
          pt31c
            Indel
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            Sequence Targeting Reagents
            Target Reagent Reagent Type
            myo1dMO1-myo1dMRPHLNO
            myo1dTALEN1-myo1dTALEN
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            Antibodies
            Orthology
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            Engineered Foreign Genes
            Marker Marker Type Name
            GFPEFGGFP
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