Figure 6
Interactions between melanophores and cells of the xanthophore lineage contribute to D. rerio stripe formation (a) Transplants between nacre mutant and csf1r mutant D. rerio allow testing whether juxtaposition of xanthophores and melanophores are sufficient for stripe development. (b) Phenotypes of genetic mosaic adults. When donor-derived xanthophore fail to develop, a typical csf1r mutant pigment pattern results. When donor-derived xanthophores are present, however, stripes are rescued. Lower panels show details of these stripes with donor nacre mutant xanthophores (identified by a ubiquitously expressed GFP) adjacent to host csf1r mutant melanophores.
