... on targeted enhancer-trap Zic1:hsp70:GFP reporter lines of both the normal, river-dwelling morph and the cave morph of the species, we identified defects in migratory cell behaviours during evagination that participate in the reduced optic vesicle size in cavefish, without proliferation defect. Further...

...Takumi Kawaue; Mayumi Okamoto; Akane Matsuyo; Junji Inoue; Yuhki Ueda; Sayuri Tomonari; Sumihare Noji; Hideyo Ohuchi Summary How the eye forms has been one of the fundamental issues in developmental biology. The retinal anlage first appears as the optic vesicle (OV) evaginating from the forebrain...