Chemical Genetics Screen Identifies Epigenetic Mechanisms Involved in Dopaminergic and Noradrenergic Neurogenesis in Zebrafish

Frontiers in Genetics
Markus WestphalWolfgang Driever

Abstract

The cell type diversity and complexity of the nervous system is generated by a network of signaling events, transcription factors, and epigenetic regulators. Signaling and transcriptional control have been easily amenable to forward genetic screens in model organisms like zebrafish. In contrast, epigenetic mechanisms have been somewhat elusive in genetic screens, likely caused by broad action in multiple developmental pathways that masks specific phenotypes, but also by genetic redundancies of epigenetic factors. Here, we performed a screen using small molecule inhibitors of epigenetic mechanisms to reveal contributions to specific aspects of neurogenesis in zebrafish. We chose development of dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons from neural progenitors as target of epigenetic regulation. We performed the screen in two phases: First, we tested a small molecule inhibitor library that targets a broad range of epigenetic protein classes and mechanisms, using expression of the dopaminergic and noradrenergic marker tyrosine hydroxylase as readout. We identified 10 compounds, including HDAC, Bromodomain and HAT inhibitors, which interfered with dopaminergic and noradrenergic development in larval zebrafish. In the second screening p...Continue Reading

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