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Maternal and Zygotic Sphingosine Kinase 2 Are Indispensable for Cardiac Development in Zebrafish.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 12 Jun 2015
Hisano Yu, Inoue Asuka, Okudaira Michiyo, Taimatsu Kiyohito, Matsumoto Hirotaka, Kotani Hirohito, Ohga Rie, Aoki Junken, Kawahara Atsuo
Abstract excerpt
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is synthesized from sphingosine by sphingosine kinases (SPHK1 and SPHK2) in invertebrates and vertebrates, whereas specific receptors for S1P (S1PRs) selectively appear in vertebrates, suggesting that S1P acquires novel functions in vertebrates. Because the developmental functions of SPHK1 and SPHK2 remain obscure in vertebrates, we generated sphk1 or sphk2 gene-disrupted zebrafish...
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