Publications by authors named "Chih-Hao Tang"

High-throughput screening with a loss-of-function strategy is a logical and efficient way to identify novel genes involved in biological processes of interest. In zebrafish, morpholinos have been developed as a convenient tool to knock down gene expression. Here, we describe procedures for systematic screening using morpholinos in zebrafish to identify novel deubiquitylases involved in convergent extension during gastrulation.

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In the past three decades, the number of zebrafish laboratories has significantly increased in Taiwan. The Taiwan Zebrafish Core Facility (TZCF), a government-funded core facility, was launched to serve this growing community. The Core Facility was built on two sites, one located at the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI, called Taiwan Zebrafish Core Facility at NHRI or TZeNH) and the other is located at the Academia Sinica (Taiwan Zebrafish Core Facility at AS a.

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AGR2 is a member of the protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) family, which is implicated in cancer cell growth and metastasis, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease. Despite the contributions of this protein to several biological processes, the regulatory mechanisms controlling expression of the AGR2 gene in different organs remain unclear. Zebrafish anterior gradient 2 (agr2) is expressed in several organs, including the otic vesicles that contain mucus-secreting cells.

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