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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Biol. 2011 Jan 27;352(2):393–404. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.01.023

Table 1.

CNS dopaminergic neuron enhancer screen: DNA elements tested.

Table of genomic DNA fragments tested in vivo, grouped according to functional category, gene, and species. Position relative to translation start site (chosen instead of transcriptional start site because of variability in zebrafish genome annotation), and enhancer fragment size are also listed. Primer sequences are in Table S1.

Gene Enhancer Species Category+ CNS Expression* Stable/Allele Positionˆ (kb) Fragment Size (kb)

ddc Dr F - 6.6 3.4

slc6a3 A Dr F - -0.7 1.9
E Dr F - -5.1 5.1

slc6a3 (BAC) BX1837** Mm F -

drd2B A Dr F - -0.2 6.7

f.slc6a3 A Fr F - -0.4 4.5
B Fr F - 1.7 3.8

fezl Dr T + -3.4 3.7

LB1 219 Mm - FOXP2 intragenic 1.3
298 Mm + SHFM1-DLX5 0.7
304 Mm + JMJD2C-PTPRD 0.6

Lmx1a.2 A Dr T + + -0.1 5.2
B Dr T + + -2.0 1.3
C Dr T + + -0.1 2.5

msxE Dr T + + -0.1 2

ngn12 3.1delLATE Dr T + + 0 2.4

nurr1 Dr T - 4.5 4.5

otpa Dr T - 1.0 2.4

f.otpb A Fr T - -0.1 2.0
B Fr T - -2.1 1.8

otpb A Dr T + +; zc48 -4.8 4.4
B Dr T - -4.8 1.8
C Dr T + + -4.1 3.7
D Dr T - -7.2 2.5
E Dr T + + -4.1 2.7
F Dr T - -1.3 1.3
G Dr T + + -4.8 3.4
H Dr T - -4.1 1.1
I Dr T + + -2.8 0.4

pitx3 A Dr T + +; zc50 -0.3 6.7

f.TH A Fr F + +; zc56 -5.4 5.1
B Fr F + + -2.7 2.7
C Fr F - - -5.4 3.1
D Fr F - - -8.0 2.7
E Fr F + + -2.6 0.8
F Fr F - - -1.1 1.3
G Fr F + + -7.7 7.8
H Fr F - - -6.1 6.0
I Fr F - - -6.1 3.5
J Fr F - - -2.6 0.3
K Fr F + + -2.3 0.5
L Fr F + + -2.2 0.4
M Fr F + + -2.3 0.3
O Fr F - - -1.8 0.7

rat TH3 Rn F - -0.1 4.5

th A Dr F - -12 2.3
B Dr F - -4.7 4.5
C Dr F - -2.1 5.8
D Dr F - 7.3 6

uchL1 A Dr F - -0.8 1.1

slc18a2 A Dr F - 0.1 0.3
B Dr F - -3.1 1
C Dr F - -10.6 1
D Dr F - 0.1 2
*

Expression was evaluated from 12hpf through 96hpf.

**

GENSAT1 BAC clones (Gong et al., 2003).

+

“Category” refers to the gene type-F: functional (function of dopamine neurons), T: transcription factor involved in specifying dopamine neurons.

Stable indicates that a stable transgenic line was generated and tested. If the line has been maintained this is indicated by an allele number.

ˆ

“Position” is relative to translation start site (negative is upstream); except for Lawrence-Berkeley clones, which lists flanking or intragenic region.

Abbreviations: LB: Lawrence-Berkeley clones; Fr: Fugu rubripes (pufferfish); Mm: Mus musculus (mouse); Rn: Rattus norvegicus (rat); Dr: Danio rerio (zebrafish).