Research progress on the function of kinesin-2 family proteins in model organisms / 中国实验动物学报

Kinesin-2 family proteins, including KIF3A, KIF3B, KIF3C and KIF17, are members of the kinesin superfamily motor proteins , which transport various proteins and vesicles in the cell and play diverse biological functions . Recently, studies on members of kinesin-2 family proteins suggest that they play fundamental roles during ciliary transport , whose defects can lead to abnormal cilia development , the major cause of human ciliopathies .In this review , we will sum-marize the functions of this motor protein family during ciliogenesis and focus mainly on their roles in the development of model organisms .

Establishment of a transgenic zebrafish line with tdTomato expression in the ultraviolet-sensitive cone photoreceptors / 中国实验动物学报

Objective To better understand the mechanisms of cone opsin transport , we set to generate a trans-genic zebrafish line with red fluorescence proteins expressing in the cone photoreceptors .Methods We used sws1 promot-er to drive the expression of a chimerical protein , in which the last 44 amino acids of rhodopsin of Xenopus laevis were fused to the C-terminus of tdTomato to restrict its localization to the outer segment of photoreceptors .Results We successfully i-solated such a transgenic zebrafish line and confirmed the localization of tdTomato by immunostaining analysis .Conclu-sions This transgenic zebrafish line will help us to better understand the transport mechanisms of cone opsins , especially the transport in live photoreceptors .