Tg(gfap:GFP)

About

Transgenic line Tg(gfap:GFP) was generated by Bernardos and Raymond (2006). Green fluorescence protein is expressed in the brain and retina at 24 hpf. At 72 hpf it is strongly expressed in the retina. It labels Müller glia cells in the retina (Bernardos et al., 2007).

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Images

by Natalia Jaroszynska

60 hpf zebrafish retina Tg(gfap:GFP)

60 hpf zebrafish retina Tg(gfap:GFP)

72 hpf zerbafish retina Tg(gfap:GFP)

72 hpf zerbafish retina Tg(gfap:GFP)

External links

ZFIN

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Expressed in

Müller glia cells (Bernardos et al., 2007).

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Key publications

Bernardos RL, Barthel LK, Meyers JR and Raymond PA. 2007. Late-stage neuronal progenitors in the retina are radial Müller glia that function as retinal stem cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 27:7028-7040.

Bernardos RL and Raymond PA. 2006. GFAP transgenic zebrafish. Gene Expression Patterns. 6:1007-1013.