Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine ›› 2019, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 244-248.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-5817.2019.03.013

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Research Progress on Zebrafish Model of Retinoblastoma and rb1 Gene

WANG Li-mei1,2,4, ZHANG Jian3, LIU Zhong-hua2, YANG Wei1,4   

  1. 1. Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Guangzhou 510260, China;
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine of South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou 510642, China;
    3. School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China;
    4. Guangdong Lewwin Pharmaceutical Research Institute Co., Ltd., Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Drug Non-clinical Evaluation and Research, Guangzhou 510990, China
  • Received:2018-11-16 Online:2019-06-25 Published:2021-01-29

Abstract: Retinoblastoma (RB) is a common primary malignant tumor that occurs in the eyes of infants and young children. A large number of studies have shown that the change of rb1 gene is the main cause of RB occurrence. The zebrafish RB model is a novel animal model for studying RB. In this paper, the latest research results of rb1 gene, as well as the zebrafish RB model produced by xenograft method, gene mutation method, and TALEN gene editing method are reviewed. Furthermore, the RB zebrafish model was compared with the four kinds of reported RB animal models that were raised on mice, rat, rabbit or xenopus.

Key words: Retinoblastoma (RB), Zebrafish, rb1 gene

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