Birth defects are the leading cause of infant death in the United States (Pediatrics 2012, 129:338-48. PMID: 22291121). Major human birth defects originate during early embryogenesis. Zebrafish is an important vertebrate model system for understanding early embryogenesis. Genome analysis shows that 71% of human genes have at least one ortholog in zebrafish and 82% of the known genes responsible for human disease are present in zebrafish (Nature 2013, 496: 498-503. PMID: 23594743). Research on zebrafish embryos could shed invaluable light on human early embryogenesis, thus leading to better understanding of human birth defects. There is a rich literature on transcriptome-wide changes that accompany zebrafish early embryogenesis. However, transcriptome-level information is limited because zygotic transcription is silent before the mid-blastula transition (MBT), because post- transcriptional regulation modulates gene expression, and because protein post- translational modifications influence protein function. We hypothesize that high time- and spatial-resolution studies of the early-stage zebrafish proteome will provide new insights into early embryogenesis. In this proposal, we will develop new techniques to improve the scale and sensitivity of bottom-up and top-down proteomics, and those technologies will enable us to discover the proteome dynamics in wild-type zebrafish early-stage embryos across twelve developmental stages with single-cell resolution. Results from this proposal are extremely important. First, the top-down proteomics technique should revolutionize the current workflow. The highly sensitive proteomics technique will be an invaluable tool for analysis of mass-limited complex proteome samples. Second, the proteome dynamics database will certainly provide new insights into important events during early embryogenesis, e.g., MBT and early cellular differentiation. Third, the proteome dynamics database will provide the zebrafish community with a list of important gene targets for further gene mutation studies for understanding how gene mutations lead to birth defects.

Public Health Relevance

We will reveal the proteome dynamics of zebrafish early-stage embryos with high time and spatial resolution. The results are invaluable for accurate understanding of the important events during early embryogenesis, e.g., early cellular differentiation and early organogenesis. The studies will generate a list of important gene targets for further gene mutation studies for understanding how gene mutations lead to birth defects.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01GM125991-02
Application #
9618650
Study Section
Enabling Bioanalytical and Imaging Technologies Study Section (EBIT)
Program Officer
Krepkiy, Dmitriy
Project Start
2018-01-01
Project End
2022-12-31
Budget Start
2019-01-01
Budget End
2019-12-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2019
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Michigan State University
Department
Chemistry
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
193247145
City
East Lansing
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48824
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