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Shh and forebrain evolution in the blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus.

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The blind cavefish and its surface counterpart of the teleost species Astyanax mexicanus constitute an excellent model to study the evolution of morphological features. During adaptation to their lives in perpetual darkness, the cave population has lost eyes (and pigmentation), but has gained several constructive traits. Recently, the demonstration that an increase in Shh (Sonic Hedgehog) midline signalling was indirectly responsible for the loss of eyes in cavefish led to new ways to search for possible modifications in the forebrain of these cavefish, as this anterior-most region of the vertebrate central nervous system develops under close control of the powerful Shh morphogen. In this review, we summarize the recent progress in the understanding of forebrain and eye modifications in cavefish. These include major changes in cell death, cell proliferation and cell migration in various parts of the forebrain when compared with their surface counterparts with eyes. The outcome of these modifications, in terms of neuronal circuitry, morphological and behavioral adaptations are discussed.

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hal-00275548 , version 1 (24-04-2008)

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Sylvie Rétaux, Karen Pottin, Alessandro Alunni. Shh and forebrain evolution in the blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus.. Biology of the Cell, 2008, 100 (3), pp.139-47. ⟨10.1042/BC20070084⟩. ⟨hal-00275548⟩

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