Mani, Harirajan

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Illinois Wesleyan UniversityDigital Commons @ IWUJohn Wesley Powell Student ResearchConference 2010, 21st Annual JWP ConferenceApr 10th, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AMExpression of Cranial Neural Crest Genes inMoenkhausia sanctaefilomenaeHarirajan ManiIllinois Wesleyan UniversityBrian Walter, Faculty AdvisorIllinois Wesleyan UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprcPart of the Biology CommonsThis Event is brought to you for free and open access by The Ames Library, the Andrew W. Mellon Center for Curricular and FacultyDevelopment, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the President. It has been accepted for inclusion in Digital Commons @ IWU bythe faculty at Illinois Wesleyan University. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@iwu.edu.©Copyright is owned by the author of this document.Mani, Harirajan and Walter, Faculty Advisor, Brian, "Expression of Cranial Neural Crest Genes in Moenkhausiasanctaefilomenae" (2010). John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference. 20.http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/jwprc/2010/posters/20THE JOHN WESLEY POWELL STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE - APRIL 2010 Poster Presentation P31 EXPRESSION OF CRANIAL NEURAL CREST GENES IN MOENKHAUSIA SANCTAEFILOMENAE Harirajan Mani and Brian Walter* Biology Department, Illinois Wesleyan University Neural crest cells are multipotent embryonic cells that migrate from their origins and populate various sites in the embryo. In the head, the cranial neural crest cells (CNC), migrate ventrally to differentiate into cartilage and bones that form the craniofacial skeleton. Several genes are thought to be involved in this process by controlling cell specification, cell survival, and cell migration/differentiation (Kuriyama & Mayor 2007). Our research examines the expression of CNC genes such as Foxd3, Collagen IIal, Snail], Snail 3, and Faciogenital Dysplasia (FGD) in Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae. Via the process of whole mount in situ hybridization, the gene expressions were analyzed. At various developmental stages, specific genes have distinct patterns of expression that change over time. Also, during the same developmental time frame, different genes have different expression domains. These results suggest the differing roles for genes during the development of cranial neural crest cells. 

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Expression of Cranial Neural Crest Genes in \u3cem\u3eMoenkhausia sanctaefilomenae\u3c/em\u3e

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