Early mouse caudal development relies on crosstalk between retinoic acid, Shh and Fgf signalling pathways

Autor: Muriel Rhinn, Vanessa Ribes, Isabelle Le Roux, Brigitte Schuhbaur, Pascal Dollé
Přispěvatelé: Institut de génétique et biologie moléculaire et cellulaire (IGBMC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I, Peney, Maité, Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
Předmět:
animal structures
Primitive Streak
Neurogenesis
Retinoic acid
Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
Tretinoin
Biology
Zinc Finger Protein Gli2
Fibroblast growth factor
Models
Biological

Zinc Finger Protein GLI1
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Mice
0302 clinical medicine
[SDV.BBM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry
Molecular Biology

Animals
Hedgehog Proteins
[SDV.BBM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry
Molecular Biology

Molecular Biology
030304 developmental biology
Body Patterning
Genetics
0303 health sciences
Neural Plate
Primitive streak
Embryogenesis
Gastrulation
Gene Expression Regulation
Developmental

Embryo
Mammalian

Aldehyde Oxidoreductases
Cell biology
Neuroepithelial cell
Fibroblast Growth Factors
chemistry
Spinal Cord
Epiblast
embryonic structures
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Biomarkers
Developmental Biology
Signal Transduction
Zdroj: Development (Cambridge, England)
Development (Cambridge, England), Company of Biologists, 2009, 136 (4), pp.665-76. ⟨10.1242/dev.016204⟩
Development (Cambridge, England), 2009, 136 (4), pp.665-76. ⟨10.1242/dev.016204⟩
ISSN: 1477-9129
0950-1991
Popis: International audience; The progressive generation of embryonic trunk structures relies on the proper patterning of the caudal epiblast, which involves the integration of several signalling pathways. We have investigated the function of retinoic acid (RA) signalling during this process. We show that, in addition to posterior mesendoderm, primitive streak and node cells transiently express the RA-synthesizing enzyme Raldh2 prior to the headfold stage. RA-responsive cells (detected by the RA-activated RARE-lacZ transgene) are additionally found in the epiblast layer. Analysis of RA-deficient Raldh2(-/-) mutants reveals early caudal patterning defects, with an expansion of primitive streak and mesodermal markers at the expense of markers of the prospective neuroepithelium. As a result, many genes involved in neurogenesis and/or patterning of the embryonic spinal cord are affected in their expression. We demonstrate that RA signalling is required at late gastrulation stages for mesodermal and neural progenitors to respond to the Shh signal. Whole-embryo culture experiments indicate that the proper response of cells to Shh requires two RA-dependent mechanisms: (1) a balanced antagonism between Fgf and RA signals, and (2) a RA-mediated repression of Gli2 expression. Thus, an interplay between RA, Fgf and Shh signalling is likely to be an important mechanism underpinning the tight regulation of caudal embryonic development.
Databáze: OpenAIRE