Crucial role of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase IIIalpha in development of zebrafish pectoral fin is linked to phosphoinositide 3-kinase and FGF signaling.

ABSTRACT: Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases (PI4Ks) catalyze the first committed step in the synthesis of phosphoinositides, important lipid regulators of signaling and trafficking pathways. Here we cloned Pik4a, one of the zebrafish PI4K enzymes, and studied its role(s) in vertebrate development using morpholino oligonucleotide-based gene silencing in zebrafish. Downregulation of Pik4a led to multiple developmental abnormalities, affecting the brain, heart, trunk and most prominently causing loss of pectoral fins. Strikingly similar defects were caused by treatment of the developing embryos with the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, LY294002. To investigate the cause of the pectoral fin developmental defect, we focused on fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling pathways because vertebrate l

SUBMITTER: Ma H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2779132 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature