 CMRC
supports a shared Fish Facility for the rearing and maintenance of zebrafish,
directed by Dr.
Topczewski. In the past few years the Fish Facility was dramatically
expanded to accommodate the growing needs of investigators studying problems of
development and cancer biology, neurobiology and regeneration. The Fish
Facility supports research projects from six CMRC laboratories. In addition,
investigators from Northwestern University (Chicago and Evanston campuses),
DePaul University and University of Illinois at Chicago have also used the facility
resources.
The CMRC Fish Facility is outfitted with the
Aquanee ring system, for the rearing and maintenance of zebrafish. Four separate
systems accommodate over 2200 tanks for fry and adult fish, and provide optimal
conditions for maintenance of up to 25,000 adult fish. All tanks are constantly
supplied with water through inlet valves at a rate at which the water in the
tanks is exchanged about three times per hour. The filtration system assures
optimal water quality: tap water is purified by the Reverse Osmosis System, UV
sterilization tower, particle prefilter, fine particle filter, and biofilter.
10% of fresh water is added to the system daily. Water quality (pH and
conductivity) is monitored automatically. Water flow is also automatically
controlled, and water level sensors with an alarm system are installed. The
filter system requires minimal maintenance, and sustains high water quality.
A very important part of the Fish Facility is a 120 sq. ft. Zebrafish
Manipulation and Observation Room. This room is equipped with the Zeiss
motorized compound and dissecting microscopes, for observation in
regular and fluorescent light. These microscopes are outfitted with
high-end digital cameras allowing them to take still pictures and record
time-laps movies. The Manipulation and Observation Room is additionally
equipped with specialized instruments for RNA, DNA, and
oligonucleotides microinjection, cell transplantation and embryo
incubators.
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CMRC Zebrafish Publications:
- Sarmah S, Barrallo-Gimeno
A, Melville DB, Topczewski J, Solnica-Krezel L, Knapik EW. (April 2010)
Sec24D-dependent transport of extracellular matrix proteins is required for
zebrafish skeletal morphogenesis. PLoS One. 2010 Apr 28;5(4):e10367.
- Drerup CM, Wiora HM, Morris JA (January 2010)
Characterization of the overlapping expression patterns of the zebrafish LIS1
orthologs. Gene Expr Patterns: 75-85.
- LeClair EE, Topczewski J,
(January 2010) Development and Regeneration of the Zebrafish Maxillary Barbel:
A Novel Study System for Vertebrate Tissue Growth and Repair. PLoS ONE
5(1): e8737. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008737
- Leclair EE, Topczewski J
(November 2009) Methods for the study of the zebrafish maxillary barbel.
JoVE 23;(33). pii: 1558. doi: 10.3791/1558.
- Camarata T, Krcmery J,
Snyder D, Park S, Topczewski J, Simon H-G (November 2009). Pdlim7 (LMP4)
regulation of Tbx5 specifies zebrafish heart atrio-ventricular boundary and
valve formation. Developmental Biology
- Morris JA. (November 2009) Zebrafish: a model system
to examine the neurodevelopmental basis of schizophrenia. Prog Brain Res:
179:97-106.
- Schwend T, Ahlgren SC. (November 2009) Zebrafish
con/disp1 reveals multiple spatiotemporal requirements for Hedgehog-signaling
in craniofacial development. BMC Dev Biol. 30;9:59.
- Topczewski J and
Solnica-Krezel L. (September 2009). Cytoskeletal dynamics of the zebrafish
embryo. Essential zebrafish methods: Cell and developmental biology. Reliable
Lab Solutions series. Elsevier Inc. pp 133-157
- LeClair EE, Mui S, Huang A,
Topczewska JM, Topczewski J (September 2009) Craniofacial skeletal defects of
adult zebrafish glypican 4 (knypek) mutants. Dev Dynamics
238(10):2550-2563
- Sisson BE and Topczewski J
(October 2009). Expression of five frizzleds during zebrafish craniofacial
development. GEP: 520-7
- Drerup CM, Wiora HM,
Topczewski J, Morris JA. (August, 2009). Disc1 regulates foxd3 and sox10
expression, affecting neural crest migration and differentiation. Development:
136(15): 2623-2632
- Dale RM, Sisson BE,
Topczewski J. (March, 2009). The Emerging Role of Wnt/PCP Signaling in Organ
Formation. Zebrafish: 6:9-14
- Loucks EJ, Ahlgren SC. (January 2009) Deciphering the
role of Shh signaling in axial defects produced by ethanol exposure. Birth
Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol:556-67
- Postel R, Vakeel P,
Topczewski J, Knöll R, Bakkers J. (June, 2008). Zebrafish integrin-linked
kinase is required in skeletal muscles for strengthening the integrin-ECM
adhesion complex. Developmental Biology: 92-101.
- Carney TJ, von der Hardt S,
Sonntag C, Amsterdam A, Topczewski J, Hopkins N, Hammerschmidt M. (October,
2007). Inactivation of serine protease Matriptase1a by its inhibitor Hai1 is
required for epithelial integrity of the zebrafish epidermis. Development:
3461-3271.
- Loucks EJ, Schwend T, Ahlgren SC.
(September 2007) Molecular changes associated with teratogen-induced cyclopia.
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol:642-51
- Drerup CM, Ahlgren SC, Morris JA.
(January 2007) Expression profiles of ndel1a and ndel1b, two orthologs of the
NudE-Like gene, in the zebrafish. Gene Expr Patterns: 672-9.
- Topczewska JM, Postovit LM,
Margaryan NV, Sam A, Hess AR, Wheaton WW, Nickoloff BJ, Topczewski J and
Hendrix MJC (August, 2006). Embryonic and tumorigenic pathways converge via Nodal
signaling: role in melanoma aggressiveness . Nat Med: 925 - 932.
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