2017年4月
Chordin and dickkopf-1b are essential for the formation of head structures through activation of the FGF signaling pathway in zebrafish
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
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- 巻
- 424
- 号
- 2
- 開始ページ
- 189
- 終了ページ
- 197
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.02.018
- 出版者・発行元
- ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
The ability of the Spemann organizer to induce dorsal axis formation is dependent on downstream factors of the maternal Wnt/P-catenin signaling pathway. The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling pathway has been identified as one of the downstream components of the maternal Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. The ability of the FGF signaling pathway to induce the formation of a dorsal axis with a complete head structure requires chordin (chd) expression; however, the molecular mechanisms involved in this developmental process, due to activation of FGF signaling, remain unclear. In this study, we showed that activation of the FGF signaling pathway induced the formation of complete head structures through the expression of chd and dickkopf-1b (dkk1b). Using the organizer-deficient maternal mutant, ichabod, we identified dkklb as a novel downstream factor in the FGF signaling pathway. We also demonstrate that dkklb expression is necessary, after activation of the FGF signaling pathway, to induce neuroectoderm patterning along the anteroposterior (AP) axis and for formation of complete head structures. Co-injection of chd and dkklb mRNA resulted in the formation of a dorsal axis with a complete head structure in ichabod embryos, confirming the role of these factors in this developmental process. Unexpectedly, we found that chd induced dkklb expression in ichabod embryos at the shield stage. However, chd failed to maintain dkklb expression levels in cells of the shield and, subsequently, in the cells of the prechordal plate after mid-gastrula stage. In contrast, activation of the FGF signaling pathway maintained the dkklb expression from the beginning of gastrulation to early somitogenesis. In conclusion, activation of the FGF signaling pathway induces the formation of a dorsal axis with a complete head structure through the expression of chd and subsequent maintenance of dkklb expression levels.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.02.018
- ISSN : 0012-1606
- eISSN : 1095-564X
- PubMed ID : 28259755
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000398878600008