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University of UtahORCID 0000-0003-0052-275XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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Sarah Lusk, Sarah LaPotin, Jason S. Presnell, Kristen M. Kwan
The paper shows overactive Hedgehog signaling in zebrafish ptch2 mutants increases Netrin expression, leading to coloboma, while Netrin loss does not rescue the phenotype.
William Gillespie, Yuwen Zhang, Oscar E. Ruiz…·Joshua D. Wythe
The paper introduces MAGIC, a cloning system enabling modular assembly of gene constructs for use in vertebrate models.
Cassie L. Kemmler, Hannah R. Moran, Brooke F. Murray…·Christian Mosimann
The paper introduces next-generation transgenesis tools for zebrafish and other species, including vectors with fluorescent markers and promoters for specific tissue expression.
Keith R. Carney, Chase D. Bryan, Hannah B. Gordon, Kristen M. Kwan
The paper introduces LongAxis, a MATLAB program for 3D analysis of epithelial cell shape and orientation, and uses it to study retinal progenitor cells in lama1 and lama1;MZpard3 mutants.
Wesley A. Wierson, Jordan M. Welker, Maira P. Almeida…·Jeffrey J. Essner
GeneWeld enables efficient and precise targeted integration in multiple species using CRISPR/Cas9 with minimal homology arms.
Chase D. Bryan, Rebecca L. Pfeiffer, Bryan William Jones, Kristen M. Kwan
This study shows that neural crest cells are essential for forming the extracellular matrix around the retinal pigment epithelium, which is necessary for proper optic cup development in zebrafish.