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Gonçalves M, Lopes C, Alégot H, Osswald M, Bosveld F, Ramos C, Richard G, Bellaiche Y, Mirouse V, Morais-de-Sá E. The Dystrophin-Dystroglycan complex ensures cytokinesis efficiency in Drosophila epithelia. EMBO Rep 2025; 26:307-328. [PMID: 39548266 PMCID: PMC11772804 DOI: 10.1038/s44319-024-00319-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 10/21/2024] [Accepted: 10/24/2024] [Indexed: 11/17/2024] Open
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Cytokinesis physically separates daughter cells at the end of cell division. This step is particularly challenging for epithelial cells, which are connected to their neighbors and to the extracellular matrix by transmembrane protein complexes. To systematically evaluate the impact of the cell adhesion machinery on epithelial cytokinesis efficiency, we performed an RNAi-based modifier screen in the Drosophila follicular epithelium. Strikingly, this unveiled adhesion molecules and transmembrane receptors that facilitate cytokinesis completion. Among these is Dystroglycan, which connects the extracellular matrix to the cytoskeleton via Dystrophin. Live imaging revealed that Dystrophin and Dystroglycan become enriched in the ingressing membrane, below the cytokinetic ring, during and after ring constriction. Using multiple alleles, including Dystrophin isoform-specific mutants, we show that Dystrophin/Dystroglycan localization is linked with unanticipated roles in regulating cytokinetic ring contraction and in preventing membrane regression during the abscission period. Altogether, we provide evidence that, rather than opposing cytokinesis completion, the machinery involved in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions has also evolved functions to ensure cytokinesis efficiency in epithelial tissues.
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- Margarida Gonçalves
- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Programa Doutoral em Biologia Molecular e Celular (MCBiology), Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
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- Université Clermont Auvergne - iGReD (Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development), UMR CNRS 6293 - INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
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- Institut Curie, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3215, INSERM U934, Genetics and Developmental Biology, 75005, Paris, France
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- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
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- Université Clermont Auvergne - iGReD (Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development), UMR CNRS 6293 - INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Institut Curie, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3215, INSERM U934, Genetics and Developmental Biology, 75005, Paris, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne - iGReD (Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development), UMR CNRS 6293 - INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
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Tignard P, Pottin K, Geeverding A, Doulazmi M, Cabrera M, Fouquet C, Liffran M, Fouchard J, Rosello M, Albadri S, Del Bene F, Trembleau A, Breau MA. Basement membranes are crucial for proper olfactory placode shape, position and boundary with the brain, and for olfactory axon development. eLife 2024; 12:RP92004. [PMID: 39713923 DOI: 10.7554/elife.92004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Despite recent progress, the complex roles played by the extracellular matrix in development and disease are still far from being fully understood. Here, we took advantage of the zebrafish sly mutation which affects Laminin γ1, a major component of basement membranes, to explore its role in the development of the olfactory system. Following a detailed characterisation of Laminin distribution in the developing olfactory circuit, we analysed basement membrane integrity, olfactory placode and brain morphogenesis, and olfactory axon development in sly mutants, using a combination of immunochemistry, electron microscopy and quantitative live imaging of cell movements and axon behaviours. Our results point to an original and dual contribution of Laminin γ1-dependent basement membranes in organising the border between the olfactory placode and the adjacent brain: they maintain placode shape and position in the face of major brain morphogenetic movements, they establish a robust physical barrier between the two tissues while at the same time allowing the local entry of the sensory axons into the brain and their navigation towards the olfactory bulb. This work thus identifies key roles of Laminin γ1-dependent basement membranes in neuronal tissue morphogenesis and axon development in vivo.
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- Pénélope Tignard
- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS UMR7622), Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Developmental Biology Laboratory, Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS UMR8246), Inserm U1130, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Neuroscience Paris Seine (NPS), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS UMR7622), Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Developmental Biology Laboratory, Paris, France
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- Imaging Facility, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS UMR8256), Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Adaptation Biologique et Vieillissement, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS UMR7622), Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Developmental Biology Laboratory, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS UMR7622), Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Developmental Biology Laboratory, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS UMR8246), Inserm U1130, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Neuroscience Paris Seine (NPS), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS UMR7622), Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Developmental Biology Laboratory, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS UMR8246), Inserm U1130, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Neuroscience Paris Seine (NPS), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS UMR7622), Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), Developmental Biology Laboratory, Paris, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France
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Tignard P, Pottin K, Geeverding A, Doulazmi M, Cabrera M, Fouquet C, Liffran M, Fouchard J, Rosello M, Albadri S, Del Bene F, Trembleau A, Breau MA. Laminin γ1-dependent basement membranes are instrumental to ensure proper olfactory placode shape, position and boundary with the brain, as well as olfactory axon development. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.06.29.547040. [PMID: 39253416 PMCID: PMC11383033 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.29.547040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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Despite recent progress, the complex roles played by the extracellular matrix in development and disease are still far from being fully understood. Here, we took advantage of the zebrafish sly mutation which affects Laminin γ1, a major component of basement membranes, to explore its role in the development of the olfactory system. Following a detailed characterisation of Laminin distribution in the developing olfactory circuit, we analysed basement membrane integrity, olfactory placode and brain morphogenesis, and olfactory axon development in sly mutants, using a combination of immunochemistry, electron microscopy and quantitative live imaging of cell movements and axon behaviours. Our results point to an original and dual contribution of Laminin γ1-dependent basement membranes in organising the border between the olfactory placode and the adjacent brain: they maintain placode shape and position in the face of major brain morphogenetic movements, they establish a robust physical barrier between the two tissues while at the same time allowing the local entry of the sensory axons into the brain and their navigation towards the olfactory bulb. This work thus identifies key roles of Laminin γ1-dependent basement membranes in neuronal tissue morphogenesis and axon development in vivo .
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Warin J, Vedrenne N, Tam V, Zhu M, Yin D, Lin X, Guidoux-D’halluin B, Humeau A, Roseiro L, Paillat L, Chédeville C, Chariau C, Riemers F, Templin M, Guicheux J, Tryfonidou MA, Ho JW, David L, Chan D, Camus A. In vitro and in vivo models define a molecular signature reference for human embryonic notochordal cells. iScience 2024; 27:109018. [PMID: 38357665 PMCID: PMC10865399 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Understanding the emergence of human notochordal cells (NC) is essential for the development of regenerative approaches. We present a comprehensive investigation into the specification and generation of bona fide NC using a straightforward pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-based system benchmarked with human fetal notochord. By integrating in vitro and in vivo transcriptomic data at single-cell resolution, we establish an extended molecular signature and overcome the limitations associated with studying human notochordal lineage at early developmental stages. We show that TGF-β inhibition enhances the yield and homogeneity of notochordal lineage commitment in vitro. Furthermore, this study characterizes regulators of cell-fate decision and matrisome enriched in the notochordal niche. Importantly, we identify specific cell-surface markers opening avenues for differentiation refinement, NC purification, and functional studies. Altogether, this study provides a human notochord transcriptomic reference that will serve as a resource for notochord identification in human systems, diseased-tissues modeling, and facilitating future biomedical research.
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- Julie Warin
- Nantes Université, Oniris, CHU Nantes, Inserm, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, RMeS, UMR 1229, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Oniris, CHU Nantes, Inserm, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, RMeS, UMR 1229, 44000 Nantes, France
- Inserm, Univ. Limoges, Pharmacology & Transplantation, U1248, CHU Limoges, Service de Pharmacologie, toxicologie et pharmacovigilance, FHU SUPORT, 87000 Limoges, France
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health Limited (D24H), Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health Limited (D24H), Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Nantes Université, Oniris, CHU Nantes, Inserm, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, RMeS, UMR 1229, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Inserm, Univ. Limoges, Pharmacology & Transplantation, U1248, CHU Limoges, Service de Pharmacologie, toxicologie et pharmacovigilance, FHU SUPORT, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Nantes Université, Oniris, CHU Nantes, Inserm, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, RMeS, UMR 1229, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Oniris, CHU Nantes, Inserm, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, RMeS, UMR 1229, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Oniris, CHU Nantes, Inserm, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, RMeS, UMR 1229, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Inserm, CNRS, BioCore, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, Markwiesenstraße 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany
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- Nantes Université, Oniris, CHU Nantes, Inserm, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, RMeS, UMR 1229, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health Limited (D24H), Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Inserm, CNRS, BioCore, 44000 Nantes, France
- Nantes Université, CHU Nantes, Inserm, CR2TI, 44000 Nantes, France
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Nantes Université, Oniris, CHU Nantes, Inserm, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, RMeS, UMR 1229, 44000 Nantes, France
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Mirouse V. Evolution and developmental functions of the dystrophin-associated protein complex: beyond the idea of a muscle-specific cell adhesion complex. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1182524. [PMID: 37384252 PMCID: PMC10293626 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1182524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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The Dystrophin-Associated Protein Complex (DAPC) is a well-defined and evolutionarily conserved complex in animals. DAPC interacts with the F-actin cytoskeleton via dystrophin, and with the extracellular matrix via the membrane protein dystroglycan. Probably for historical reasons that have linked its discovery to muscular dystrophies, DAPC function is often described as limited to muscle integrity maintenance by providing mechanical robustness, which implies strong cell-extracellular matrix adhesion properties. In this review, phylogenetic and functional data from different vertebrate and invertebrate models will be analyzed and compared to explore the molecular and cellular functions of DAPC, with a specific focus on dystrophin. These data reveals that the evolution paths of DAPC and muscle cells are not intrinsically linked and that many features of dystrophin protein domains have not been identified yet. DAPC adhesive properties also are discussed by reviewing the available evidence of common key features of adhesion complexes, such as complex clustering, force transmission, mechanosensitivity and mechanotransduction. Finally, the review highlights DAPC developmental roles in tissue morphogenesis and basement membrane (BM) assembly that may indicate adhesion-independent functions.
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- Vincent Mirouse
- Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development (iGReD), Université Clermont Auvergne-UMR CNRS 6293-INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Akinaga K, Azumi Y, Mogi K, Toyoizumi R. Stage-dependent sequential organization of nascent smooth muscle cells and its implications for the gut coiling morphogenesis in Xenopus larva. ZOOLOGY 2021; 146:125905. [PMID: 33631602 DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2021.125905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In vertebrates, gut coiling proceeds left-right asymmetrically during expansion of the gastrointestinal tract with highly organized muscular structures facilitating peristalsis. In this report, we explored the mechanisms of larval gut coiling morphogenesis relevant to its nascent smooth muscle cells using highly transparent Xenopus early larvae. First, to visualize the dynamics of intestinal smooth muscle cells, whole-mount specimens were immunostained with anti-smooth muscle-specific actin (SM-actin) antibody. We found that the nascent gut of Xenopus early larvae gradually expands the SM-actin-positive region in a stage-dependent manner. Transverse orientation of smooth muscle cells was first established, and next, the cellular longitudinal orientation along the gut axis was followed to make a meshwork of the contractile cells. Finally, anisotropic torsion by the smooth muscle cells was generated in the center of gut coiling, suggesting that twisting force might be involved in the late phase of coiling morphogenesis of the gut. Administration of S-(-)-Blebbistatin to attenuate the actomyosin contraction in vivo resulted in cancellation of coiling of the gut. Development of decapitation embryos, trunk 'torso' explants, and gut-only explants revealed that initial coiling of the gut proceeds without interactions with the other parts of the body including the central nervous system. We newly developed an in vitro model to assess the gut coiling morphogenesis, indicating that coiling pattern of the nascent Xenopus gut is partially gut-autonomous. Using this gut explant culture technique, inhibition of actomyosin contraction was performed by administrating either actin polymerization inhibitor, myosin light chain kinase inhibitor, or calmodulin antagonist. All of these reagents decreased the extent of gut coiling morphogenesis in vitro. Taken together, these results suggest that the contraction force generated by actomyosin-rich intestinal smooth muscle cells during larval stages is essential for the normal coiling morphogenesis of this muscular tubular organ.
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- Kaoru Akinaga
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kanagawa University, Tsuchiya 2946, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa, 259-1293, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kanagawa University, Tsuchiya 2946, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa, 259-1293, Japan; Research Institute for Integrated Science, Kanagawa University, Japan
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- Research Institute for Integrated Science, Kanagawa University, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kanagawa University, Tsuchiya 2946, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa, 259-1293, Japan; Research Institute for Integrated Science, Kanagawa University, Japan.
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Peng H, Qiao R, Dong B. Polarity Establishment and Maintenance in Ascidian Notochord. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:597446. [PMID: 33195278 PMCID: PMC7661463 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.597446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Cell and tissue polarity due to the extracellular signaling and intracellular gene cascades, in turn, signals the directed cell behaviors and asymmetric tissue architectures that play a crucial role in organogenesis and embryogenesis. The notochord is a characteristic midline organ in chordate embryos that supports the body structure and produces positioning signaling. This review summarizes cellular and tissue-level polarities during notochord development in ascidians. At the early stage, planar cell polarity (PCP) is initialized, which drives cell convergence extension and migration to form a rod-like structure. Subsequently, the notochord undergoes a mesenchymal-epithelial transition, becoming an unusual epithelium in which cells have two opposing apical domains facing the extracellular lumen deposited between adjacent notochord cells controlled by apical-basal (AB) polarity. Cytoskeleton distribution is one of the main downstream events of cell polarity. Some cytoskeleton polarity patterns are a consequence of PCP: however, an additional polarized cytoskeleton, together with Rho signaling, might serve as a guide for correct AB polarity initiation in the notochord. In addition, the notochord's mechanical properties are associated with polarity establishment and transformation, which bridge signaling regulation and tissue mechanical properties that enable the coordinated organogenesis during embryo development.
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- Hongzhe Peng
- Sars-Fang Centre, MoE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Sars-Fang Centre, MoE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Sars-Fang Centre, MoE Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
- Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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Yasuoka Y. Morphogenetic mechanisms forming the notochord rod: The turgor pressure-sheath strength model. Dev Growth Differ 2020; 62:379-390. [PMID: 32275068 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The notochord is a defining feature of chordates. During notochord formation in vertebrates and tunicates, notochord cells display dynamic morphogenetic movement, called convergent extension, in which cells intercalate and align at the dorsal midline. However, in cephalochordates, the most basal group of chordates, the notochord is formed without convergent extension. It is simply developed from mesodermal cells at the dorsal midline. This suggests that convergent extension movement of notochord cells is a secondarily acquired developmental attribute in the common ancestor of olfactores (vertebrates + tunicates), and that the chordate ancestor innovated the notochord upon a foundation of morphogenetic mechanisms independent of cell movement. Therefore, this review focuses on biological features specific to notochord cells, which have been well studied using clawed frogs, zebrafish, and tunicates. Attributes of notochord cells, such as vacuolation, membrane trafficking, extracellular matrix formation, and apoptosis, can be understood in terms of two properties: turgor pressure of vacuoles and strength of the notochord sheath. To maintain the straight rod-like structure of the notochord, these parameters must be counterbalanced. In the future, the turgor pressure-sheath strength model, proposed in this review, will be examined in light of quantitative molecular data and mathematical simulations, illuminating the evolutionary origin of the notochord.
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- Yuuri Yasuoka
- Marine Genomics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan.,Laboratory for Comprehensive Genomic Analysis, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan
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Cerqueira Campos F, Dennis C, Alégot H, Fritsch C, Isabella A, Pouchin P, Bardot O, Horne-Badovinac S, Mirouse V. Oriented basement membrane fibrils provide a memory for F-actin planar polarization via the Dystrophin-Dystroglycan complex during tissue elongation. Development 2020; 147:dev.186957. [PMID: 32156755 DOI: 10.1242/dev.186957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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How extracellular matrix contributes to tissue morphogenesis is still an open question. In the Drosophila ovarian follicle, it has been proposed that after Fat2-dependent planar polarization of the follicle cell basal domain, oriented basement membrane (BM) fibrils and F-actin stress fibers constrain follicle growth, promoting its axial elongation. However, the relationship between BM fibrils and stress fibers and their respective impact on elongation are unclear. We found that Dystroglycan (Dg) and Dystrophin (Dys) are involved in BM fibril deposition. Moreover, they also orient stress fibers, by acting locally and in parallel to Fat2. Importantly, Dg-Dys complex-mediated cell-autonomous control of F-actin fiber orientation relies on the preceding BM fibril deposition, indicating two distinct but interdependent functions. Thus, the Dg-Dys complex works as a crucial organizer of the epithelial basal domain, regulating both F-actin and BM. Furthermore, BM fibrils act as a persistent cue for the orientation of stress fibers that are the main effector of elongation.
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- Fabiana Cerqueira Campos
- iGReD (Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development), Université Clermont Auvergne - UMR CNRS 6293 - INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, 28 Place Henri-Dunant, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- iGReD (Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development), Université Clermont Auvergne - UMR CNRS 6293 - INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, 28 Place Henri-Dunant, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- iGReD (Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development), Université Clermont Auvergne - UMR CNRS 6293 - INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, 28 Place Henri-Dunant, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- iGReD (Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development), Université Clermont Auvergne - UMR CNRS 6293 - INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, 28 Place Henri-Dunant, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Committee on Development, Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology, and Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology - The University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago IL 60653, USA
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- iGReD (Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development), Université Clermont Auvergne - UMR CNRS 6293 - INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, 28 Place Henri-Dunant, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- iGReD (Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development), Université Clermont Auvergne - UMR CNRS 6293 - INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, 28 Place Henri-Dunant, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Committee on Development, Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology, and Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology - The University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago IL 60653, USA
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- iGReD (Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development), Université Clermont Auvergne - UMR CNRS 6293 - INSERM U1103, Faculté de Médecine, 28 Place Henri-Dunant, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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This review is a comprehensive analysis of the cell biology and biomechanics of Convergent Extension in Xenopus.
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- Ray Keller
- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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Lovegrove HE, Bergstralh DT, St Johnston D. The role of integrins in Drosophila egg chamber morphogenesis. Development 2019; 146:dev.182774. [PMID: 31784458 PMCID: PMC6918751 DOI: 10.1242/dev.182774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The Drosophila egg chamber comprises a germline cyst surrounded by a tightly organised epithelial monolayer, the follicular epithelium (FE). Loss of integrin function from the FE disrupts epithelial organisation at egg chamber termini, but the cause of this phenotype remains unclear. Here, we show that the β-integrin Myospheroid (Mys) is only required during early oogenesis when the pre-follicle cells form the FE. Mutation of mys disrupts both the formation of a monolayered epithelium at egg chamber termini and the morphogenesis of the stalk between adjacent egg chambers, which develops through the intercalation of two rows of cells into a single-cell-wide stalk. Secondary epithelia, like the FE, have been proposed to require adhesion to the basement membrane to polarise. However, Mys is not required for pre-follicle cell polarisation, as both follicle and stalk cells localise polarity factors correctly, despite being mispositioned. Instead, loss of integrins causes pre-follicle cells to constrict basally, detach from the basement membrane and become internalised. Thus, integrin function is dispensable for pre-follicle cell polarity but is required to maintain cellular organisation and cell shape during morphogenesis.
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- The Gurdon Institute and the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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Wang F, Zhang C, Sinkemani A, Shi R, Xie ZY, Chen L, Mao L, Wu XT. A histocytological and radiological overview of the natural history of intervertebral disk: from embryonic formation to age-related degeneration. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2019; 28:633-648. [PMID: 30715648 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-019-05903-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To elucidate the natural history of intervertebral disk (IVD) and characterize its embryonic beginnings and age-related degeneration. METHODS Coronal sections of embryonic (E13.5-neonatal) and postnatal (4-60-week-old) Sprague-Dawley rat IVD were stained by a series of histological stainings (hematoxylin and eosin, Alcian blue, Picrosirius red, Masson, Periodic acid-Schiff). Growth kinetics within embryonic IVD were evaluated by immunohistochemical staining of Ki67 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen. Postnatal maturation and degeneration of IVD were visualized on radiology by X-ray, CT, and MR imaging. RESULTS During the formation of rat IVD, inner annulus fibrosus (AF) and cartilaginous endplate (CEP) shared similar cell density, extracellular matrix, and potential of growth kinetics; notochord provided increased and enlarged cytoplasmic vacuoles to generate nucleus pulposus (NP), part of which was retained within CEP. Postnatally, vacuolated notochord cells were reduced by devacuolation, while chondrocytic NP cells increased; cartilaginous layers of CEP were narrowed by vertebrae growth and secondary ossification; fibrotic portion of AF decreased as cartilaginous matrix accumulated and infiltrated outward. In aged and degenerated IVD, large longitudinal fissures were detected near the boundaries between inner and outer AF, whereas both reduced cellularity and accumulated cell clusters were evident within the dehydrated NP; only part of these histocytological changes could be reported on radiology. CONCLUSIONS By showing that the natural history of IVD is orchestrated by a dynamic histocytological regulation, our study may facilitate better understanding of the developmental defects, cellular heterogeneity, age-related degenerative mechanisms, and biological regeneration of IVD. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
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- Feng Wang
- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.,Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.,Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.,Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.,Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.,Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.,Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.,Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China. .,Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, 210009, China.
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Resutek L, Hsieh AH. The vacuolated morphology of chordoma cells is dependent on cytokeratin intermediate filaments. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:3458-3468. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Lauren Resutek
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering University of Maryland College Park MD
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering University of Maryland College Park MD
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Wang F, Zhang C, Shi R, Xie ZY, Chen L, Wang K, Wang YT, Xie XH, Wu XT. The embryonic and evolutionary boundaries between notochord and cartilage: a new look at nucleus pulposus-specific markers. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2018; 26:1274-1282. [PMID: 29935307 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The adult nucleus pulposus (NP) and articular cartilage are similar in terms of their histocytological components and biomechanical functionalities, requiring a deep understanding of NP-specific markers to better evaluate stem-cell-based NP regeneration. Here, we seek to distinguish NP cells from articular chondrocytes (ACs), focusing on differences in their embryonic formation and evolutionary origin. Embryonically, NP cells are conservatively derived from the axial notochord, whereas ACs originate in a diversified manner from paraxial mesoderm and neural crest cells. Evolutionarily, although the origins of vertebrate NP and AC cells can be traced to similar structures within protostomia-like bilaterian ancestors, the distant phylogenetic relationship between the two groups of animals and the differences in the bodily origins of the tissues suggest that the tissues may in fact have undergone parallel evolution within the protostomia and deuterostomia. The numbers of supposedly NP-specific markers are increasing gradually as microarray studies proceed, but no final consensus has been attained on the specificity and physiology of "exclusive" NP markers because of innate variations among species; intrinsic expression of genes that destabilize the circadian clock; and cooperation by, and crosstalk among, different genes in terms of physiology-related phenotypes. We highlight the embryonic and evolutionary boundaries between NP and AC cells, to aid in recognition of the challenges associated with evaluation of the role played by nucleopulpogenic differentiation during stem-cell-based intervertebral disc regeneration.
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- F Wang
- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China; Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China; Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China; Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China; Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China; Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China; Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China; Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China; Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China; Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, 87# Dingjiaqiao Road, 210009 Nanjing, China.
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Gouignard N, Andrieu C, Theveneau E. Neural crest delamination and migration: Looking forward to the next 150 years. Genesis 2018; 56:e23107. [PMID: 29675839 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.23107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Neural crest (NC) cells were described for the first time in 1868 by Wilhelm His. Since then, this amazing population of migratory stem cells has been intensively studied. It took a century to fully unravel their incredible abilities to contribute to nearly every organ of the body. Yet, our understanding of the cell and molecular mechanisms controlling their migration is far from complete. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on epithelial-mesenchymal transition and collective behavior of NC cells and propose further stops at which the NC train might be calling in the near future.
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- Nadège Gouignard
- Centre de Biologie du Développement, Centre de Biologie Intégrative, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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- Centre de Biologie du Développement, Centre de Biologie Intégrative, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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- Centre de Biologie du Développement, Centre de Biologie Intégrative, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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Trapani V, Bonaldo P, Corallo D. Role of the ECM in notochord formation, function and disease. J Cell Sci 2017; 130:3203-3211. [PMID: 28883093 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.175950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The notochord is a midline structure common to all chordate animals; it provides mechanical and signaling cues for the developing embryo. In vertebrates, the notochord plays key functions during embryogenesis, being a source of developmental signals that pattern the surrounding tissues. It is composed of a core of vacuolated cells surrounded by an epithelial-like sheath of cells that secrete a thick peri-notochordal basement membrane made of different extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. The correct deposition and organization of the ECM is essential for proper notochord morphogenesis and function. Work carried out in the past two decades has allowed researchers to dissect the contribution of different ECM components to this embryonic tissue. Here, we will provide an overview of these genetic and mechanistic studies. In particular, we highlight the specific functions of distinct matrix molecules in regulating notochord development and notochord-derived signals. Moreover, we also discuss the involvement of ECM synthesis and its remodeling in the pathogenesis of chordoma, a malignant bone cancer that originates from remnants of notochord remaining after embryogenesis.
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- Valeria Trapani
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy .,CRIBI Biotechnology Center, University of Padova, Padova, 35131, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy .,Pediatric Research Institute, Città della Speranza, 35127 Padova, Italy
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Wang F, Gao ZX, Cai F, Sinkemani A, Xie ZY, Shi R, Wei JN, Wu XT. Formation, function, and exhaustion of notochordal cytoplasmic vacuoles within intervertebral disc: current understanding and speculation. Oncotarget 2017; 8:57800-57812. [PMID: 28915712 PMCID: PMC5593684 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Notochord nucleus pulposus cells are characteristic of containing abundant and giant cytoplasmic vacuoles. This review explores the embryonic formation, biological function, and postnatal exhaustion of notochord vacuoles, aiming to characterize the signal network transforming the vacuolated nucleus pulposus cells into the vacuole-less chondrocytic cells. Embryonically, the cytoplasmic vacuoles within vertebrate notochord originate from an evolutionarily conserved vacuolation process during neurulation, which may continue to provide mechanical and signal support in constructing a mammalian intervertebral disc. For full vacuolation, a vacuolating specification from dorsal organizer cells, synchronized convergent extension, well-structured notochord sheath, and sufficient post-Golgi trafficking in notochord cells are required. Postnatally, age-related and species-specific exhaustion of vacuolated nucleus pulposus cells could be potentiated by Fas- and Fas ligand-induced apoptosis, intolerance to mechanical stress and nutrient deficiency, vacuole-mediated proliferation check, and gradual de-vacuolation within the avascular and compression-loaded intervertebral disc. These results suggest that the notochord vacuoles are active and versatile organelles for both embryonic notochord and postnatal nucleus pulposus, and may provide novel information on intervertebral disc degeneration to guide cell-based regeneration.
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- Feng Wang
- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Surgery Research Center, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Pfister K, Shook DR, Chang C, Keller R, Skoglund P. Molecular model for force production and transmission during vertebrate gastrulation. Development 2016; 143:715-27. [PMID: 26884399 DOI: 10.1242/dev.128090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Vertebrate embryos undergo dramatic shape changes at gastrulation that require locally produced and anisotropically applied forces, yet how these forces are produced and transmitted across tissues remains unclear. We show that depletion of myosin regulatory light chain (RLC) levels in the embryo blocks force generation at gastrulation through two distinct mechanisms: destabilizing the myosin II (MII) hexameric complex and inhibiting MII contractility. Molecular dissection of these two mechanisms demonstrates that normal convergence force generation requires MII contractility and we identify a set of molecular phenotypes correlated with both this failure of convergence force generation in explants and of blastopore closure in whole embryos. These include reduced rates of actin movement, alterations in C-cadherin dynamics and a reduction in the number of polarized lamellipodia on intercalating cells. By examining the spatial relationship between C-cadherin and actomyosin we also find evidence for formation of transcellular linear arrays incorporating these proteins that could transmit mediolaterally oriented tensional forces. These data combine to suggest a multistep model to explain how cell intercalation can occur against a force gradient to generate axial extension forces. First, polarized lamellipodia extend mediolaterally and make new C-cadherin-based contacts with neighboring mesodermal cell bodies. Second, lamellipodial flow of actin coalesces into a tension-bearing, MII-contractility-dependent node-and-cable actin network in the cell body cortex. And third, this actomyosin network contracts to generate mediolateral convergence forces in the context of these transcellular arrays.
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- Katherine Pfister
- Biology Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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Corallo D, Trapani V, Bonaldo P. The notochord: structure and functions. Cell Mol Life Sci 2015; 72:2989-3008. [PMID: 25833128 PMCID: PMC11114051 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-1897-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The notochord is an embryonic midline structure common to all members of the phylum Chordata, providing both mechanical and signaling cues to the developing embryo. In vertebrates, the notochord arises from the dorsal organizer and it is critical for proper vertebrate development. This evolutionary conserved structure located at the developing midline defines the primitive axis of embryos and represents the structural element essential for locomotion. Besides its primary structural function, the notochord is also a source of developmental signals that patterns surrounding tissues. Among the signals secreted by the notochord, Hedgehog proteins play key roles during embryogenesis. The Hedgehog signaling pathway is a central regulator of embryonic development, controlling the patterning and proliferation of a wide variety of organs. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on notochord structure and functions, with a particular emphasis on the key developmental events that take place in vertebrates. Moreover, we discuss some genetic studies highlighting the phenotypic consequences of impaired notochord development, which enabled to understand the molecular basis of different human congenital defects and diseases.
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- Diana Corallo
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35131 Padua, Italy
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The dystroglycan: Nestled in an adhesome during embryonic development. Dev Biol 2015; 401:132-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Buisson N, Sirour C, Moreau N, Denker E, Le Bouffant R, Goullancourt A, Darribère T, Bello V. An adhesome comprising laminin, dystroglycan and myosin IIA is required during notochord development in Xenopus laevis. J Cell Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.166165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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