Functions of SMC2 in the Development of Zebrafish Liver
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Zebrafish Husbandry and Ethics
2.2. Generation of SMC2 Mutant Zebrafish Lines
2.3. Quantitative Real-Time PCR (qPCR)
2.4. Whole-Mount In Situ Hybridization (WISH)
2.5. TUNEL Assay
2.6. Immunofluorescence Staining
2.7. EdU Labeling
2.8. Synthesis of Capped SMC2 mRNA
2.9. Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting
2.10. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Conservation of SMC2-Containing Complexes among Vertebrates, and the Expression Patterns of SMC2 during Embryonic Development of Zebrafish
3.2. Knockout of SMC2 in Zebrafish
3.3. Loss of SMC2 Led to a Small Liver Phenotype in SMC2−/− Mutants
3.4. SMC2 Is Required for Liver Expansion
3.5. Hepatocellular Apoptosis Increased in SMC2−/− Mutants
3.6. Activation of the p53-Driven Apoptotic Pathway Contributed to the Small Liver Phenotype in SMC2−/− Mutants
3.7. Extensive Apoptosis Occurring in the Liver of SMC2 Mutants Is Attributable to DNA Damage
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, X.; Song, G.; Zhao, Y.; Ren, J.; Li, Q.; Cui, Z. Functions of SMC2 in the Development of Zebrafish Liver. Biomedicines 2021, 9, 1240. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9091240
Li X, Song G, Zhao Y, Ren J, Li Q, Cui Z. Functions of SMC2 in the Development of Zebrafish Liver. Biomedicines. 2021; 9(9):1240. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9091240
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Xixi, Guili Song, Yasong Zhao, Jing Ren, Qing Li, and Zongbin Cui. 2021. "Functions of SMC2 in the Development of Zebrafish Liver" Biomedicines 9, no. 9: 1240. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9091240