Through the looking glass: Visualizing leukemia growth, migration, and engraftment using fluorescent transgenic zebrafish

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Zebrafish have emerged as a powerful model of development and cancer. Human, mouse, and zebrafish malignancies exhibit striking histopathologic and molecular similarities, underscoring the remarkable conservation of genetic pathways required to induce cancer. Zebrafish are uniquely suited for large-scale studies in which hundreds of animals can be used to investigate cancer processes. Moreover, zebrafish are small in size, optically clear during development, and amenable to genetic manipulation. Facile transgenic approaches and new technologies in gene inactivation have provided much needed genomic resources to interrogate the function of specific oncogenic and tumor suppressor pathways in cancer. This manuscript focuses on the unique attribute of labeling leukemia cells with fluorescent proteins and directly visualizing cancer processes in vivo including tumor growth, dissemination, and intravasation into the vasculature. We will also discuss the use of fluorescent transgenic approaches and cell transplantation to assess leukemia-propagating cell frequency and response to chemotherapy. © Copyright 2012 Finola E. Moore and David M. Langenau.

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Moore, F. E., & Langenau, D. M. (2012). Through the looking glass: Visualizing leukemia growth, migration, and engraftment using fluorescent transgenic zebrafish. Advances in Hematology. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/478164

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