کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2039481 | 1073061 | 2016 | 13 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• An RA and Hh cascade is essential to specify the respiratory epithelium lineage
• RA and Hh regulate expression of lung-inducing Wnt2/2b and Bmp4
• RA coordinates expression of mesoderm-inducing signals with endoderm competence
• Respiratory specification pathways are conserved in Xenopus, mouse, and hES cells
SummaryOrganogenesis of the trachea and lungs requires a complex series of mesoderm-endoderm interactions mediated by WNT, BMP, retinoic acid (RA), and hedgehog (Hh), but how these pathways interact in a gene regulatory network is less clear. Using Xenopus embryology, mouse genetics, and human ES cell cultures, we identified a conserved signaling cascade that initiates respiratory lineage specification. We show that RA has multiple roles; first RA pre-patterns the lateral plate mesoderm and then it promotes Hh ligand expression in the foregut endoderm. Hh subsequently signals back to the pre-patterned mesoderm to promote expression of the lung-inducing ligands Wnt2/2b and Bmp4. Finally, RA regulates the competence of the endoderm to activate the Nkx2-1+ respiratory program in response to these mesodermal WNT and BMP signals. These data provide insights into early lung development and a paradigm for how mesenchymal signals are coordinated with epithelial competence during organogenesis.
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Journal: - Volume 16, Issue 1, 28 June 2016, Pages 66–78