Date of Award
4-14-2017
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.Sc.
Department
Biological Sciences
Keywords
eye development, pax6, rax1, six3, transcription factor
Supervisor
Crawford, Michael
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
Three homeobox transcription factors were studied for their importance in eye development - rax1, pax6, and six3. Rax1 encodes transcription factors that regulate genes necessary for the development of the eye. I show that perturbation of rax1 expression via morpholino mediated translational knockdown has no affect on the shape of pax6 and six3 expression domains at early stages. Significant pax6 expression changes were only seen at later stages of development. This inverts the hierarchal model of these transcription factors in early eye development. Furthermore, to confirm the position of these genes in our model we examined the relationship of significant eye field markers - namely, foxe3, �-crystallin, pitx3, mafA, and otx2. By knocking down rax1 and observing the outcome on the eye field markers I established that rax1 is a major contributor but downstream to the overall process of eye development.
Recommended Citation
Fakhereddin, Mohamad, "Exploring the roles of rax1 among genetic networks involved in vertebrate eye development" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5935.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5935