Src acts with WNT/FGFRL signaling to pattern the planarian anteroposterior axis.
| Autor: | Bonar NA; Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA., Gittin DI; Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA., Petersen CP; Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.; Robert Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Development (Cambridge, England) [Development] 2022 Apr 01; Vol. 149 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 30. |
| DOI: | 10.1242/dev.200125 |
| Abstrakt: | Tissue identity determination is crucial for regeneration, and the planarian anteroposterior (AP) axis uses positional control genes expressed from body wall muscle to determine body regionalization. Canonical Wnt signaling establishes anterior versus posterior pole identities through notum and wnt1 signaling, and two Wnt/FGFRL signaling pathways control head and trunk domains, but their downstream signaling mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we identify a planarian Src homolog that restricts head and trunk identities to anterior positions. src-1(RNAi) animals formed enlarged brains and ectopic eyes and also duplicated trunk tissue, similar to a combination of Wnt/FGFRL RNAi phenotypes. src-1 was required for establishing territories of positional control gene expression in Schmidtea mediterranea, indicating that it acts at an upstream step in patterning the AP axis. Double RNAi experiments and eye regeneration assays suggest src-1 can act in parallel to at least some Wnt and FGFRL factors. Co-inhibition of src-1 with other posterior-promoting factors led to dramatic patterning changes and a reprogramming of Wnt/FGFRLs into controlling new positional outputs. These results identify src-1 as a factor that promotes robustness of the AP positional system that instructs appropriate regeneration. Competing Interests: Competing interests The authors declare no competing or financial interests. (© 2022. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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