
The lymphatic vascular system is a hierarchically organized complex network essential for tissue fluid homeostasis, immune trafficking, and absorption of dietary fats in the human body. Despite its importance, the assembly of the lymphatic network is still not fully understood. The zebrafish is a powerful model organism that enables study of lymphatic vessel development using high-resolution imaging and sophisticated genetic and experimental manipulation. Although several studies have described early lymphatic development in the fish, lymphatic development at later stages has not been completely elucidated. In this study, we generated a new Tg(mrc1a:egfp)y251 transgenic zebrafish using a Mannose receptor C type 1 (MRC1) promoter that drives strong EGFP expression in lymphatic vessels at all stages of development and in adult zebrafish. We used this line to describe the assembly of the major vessels of the trunk lymphatic vascular network, including the later-developing collateral cardinal lymphatics, spinal lymphatic, superficial lateral lymphatics, and superficial intersegmental lymphatics. Our results show that major trunk lymphatic vessels are conserved in the zebrafish, and provide a thorough and complete description of trunk lymphatic vessel assembly.
Green Fluorescent Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Zebrafish Proteins, Veins, Animals, Genetically Modified, Lymphatic System, Larva, Animals, Transgenes, Zebrafish, Lymphatic Vessels
Green Fluorescent Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Zebrafish Proteins, Veins, Animals, Genetically Modified, Lymphatic System, Larva, Animals, Transgenes, Zebrafish, Lymphatic Vessels
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