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Shi DL, Dai DL, Ding MJ, Yang WH, Liu HH, Huang CB, Yang M, Chen L, Cui GZ, Li CH. [Giant follicular adenoma of thyroid: a case report]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 58:800-802. [PMID: 37599244 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20230214-00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- D L Shi
- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
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- Seventh Surgical Department, Hejian Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Hejian 062450, Hebei Province, China
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- Seventh Surgical Department, Hejian Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Hejian 062450, Hebei Province, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, Hebei Province, China
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Shi DL, Dai DL, Cui GZ, Chen L, Yang M, Yang WH, Ding MJ, Li CH. [Thyroid metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 57:1245-1247. [PMID: 36319133 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20220216-00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- D L Shi
- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, China
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- Second Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061000, China
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Yuan W, Lyu Y, Shi DL, Liao YX, Li F, Shen YZ, Ling Y. [Analysis of liver function injury associated with 2019-nCoV Omicron mutant strains]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2022; 30:513-519. [PMID: 35764543 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20220324-00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical features and influencing factors of liver function injury in patients with 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 Omicron mutant strains. Methods: 1 183 confirmed imported cases of SARS-CoV-2 who were admitted at Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (affiliated to Fudan University) from July 1, 2021 to January 15, 2022 were collected. Clinical data, viral genotyping and laboratory test results were collected to retrospectively analyze the basic condition and clinical characteristics of liver function injury. Statistical analysis was performed using t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test, χ2 test or Fisher's exact test, Pearson correlation test and logistic regression analysis. Results: 125 (10.6%) cases had raised baseline ALT level and 60 (5.1%) cases had abnormal baseline AST level. Among them, 33 cases (2.8%) had received hepatoprotective drugs. Liver function injury was generally mild in SARS-CoV-2 infection and minimal in Omicron mutant strains. Leukocyte count was increased in patients with raised alanine aminotransferase (ALT) [(6.96±1.78)×109/L vs. (6.41±1.96)×109/L, P=0.005 2], CT scan showed the proportion of liver hypodensity was significantly increased (2.4% vs. 0.3%, P=0.018 0). High-sensitivity C-reactive protein [(7.83±22.36) mg/L vs. (2.68±6.21) mg/L, P=0.007 8] and D-dimer [(0.34±0.39) μg/ml vs. (0.31±0.75) μg/ml, P=0.047 5] levels were higher in patients with raised AST than normal group. 26 cases had normal liver function at hospital admission; however, abnormal liver function was occurred during the course of the disease. Another 8 patients had abnormal liver function at hospital admission, and reduced liver function further during the course of treatment. Recovery time and length of hospital stay was significantly affected in patients with worsened liver function. Baseline body mass index value [odds ratio (OR)]=1.80, P=0.047), non-Omicron strains (OR=12.63, P=0.046), D-dimer (OR=2.36, P=0.047) and interleukin-6 levels (OR=1.03, P=0.009), and those who used glucocorticoids and/or ulinastatin after hospital admission (OR=6.89, P=0.034) had a higher risk of worsening liver function. Conclusions: Liver dysfunction could be observed among COVID-19 patients. Patients infected with omicron variant generally showed mild liver injury. Dynamic monitoring of liver function is necessary, especially among those with baseline elevated IL-6, D-Dimer level and use of antiinflammation medication during treatment.
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- W Yuan
- Department of Liver Intensive Care Unit,Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Scientific Department, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Respiratory, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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Li Y, Guo S, Shi DL, Wang Z, Yu XZ. Contraceptive ring-induced intestinal obstruction. QJM 2014; 107:667-9. [PMID: 22198944 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcr260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Y Li
- From the Emergency department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongchen district, Beijing and Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, SL2 4HL, UK
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- From the Emergency department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongchen district, Beijing and Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, SL2 4HL, UK
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- From the Emergency department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongchen district, Beijing and Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, SL2 4HL, UK
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- From the Emergency department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongchen district, Beijing and Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, SL2 4HL, UK
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- From the Emergency department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongchen district, Beijing and Department of Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, SL2 4HL, UK
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Plouhinec JL, Granier C, Le Mentec C, Lawson KA, Sabéran-Djoneidi D, Aghion J, Shi DL, Collignon J, Mazan S. Identification of the mammalian Not gene via a phylogenomic approach. Gene Expr Patterns 2005; 5:11-22. [PMID: 15533813 DOI: 10.1016/j.modgep.2004.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2004] [Accepted: 06/28/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Despite the great morphological diversity of early embryos, the underlying mechanisms of gastrulation are known to be broadly conserved in vertebrates. However, a number of genes characterized as fulfilling an essential function in this process in several model organisms display no clear ortholog in mammalian genomes. We have devised an in silico phylogenomic approach, based on exhaustive similarity searches in vertebrate genomes and subsequent bayesian phylogenetic analyses, to identify such missing genes, presumed to be highly divergent. This approach has been used to identify mammalian orthologs of Not, an homeodomain containing gene previously characterized in Xenopus, chick and zebrafish as playing a critical role in the formation of the notochord. This attempt led to the identification of a highly divergent mammalian Not-related gene in the mouse, human and rat. The results from phylogenetic reconstructions, synteny analyses, expression pattern analyses in wild-type and mutant mouse embryos, and overexpression experiments in Xenopus embryos converge to confirm these genes as representatives of the Not family in mammals. The identification of the mammalian Not gene delivers an important component for the understanding of the genetics underlying notochord formation in mammals and its evolution among vertebrates. The phylogenomic method used to retrieve this gene thus provides a tool, which can complement or validate genome annotations in situations when they are weakly supported.
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- J-L Plouhinec
- Développement et Evolution des Vertébrés, UMR 8080, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 ORSAY, France
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Cohen-Tannoudji J, Counis R, Hervé D, Shi DL, Vergé D. International symposium on G protein-coupled receptors. Biol Cell 2004; 96:395-7. [PMID: 15207909 DOI: 10.1016/j.biolcel.2004.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- J Cohen-Tannoudji
- Physiologie et Physiopathologie, CNRS-UMR 7079, Université P & M Curie, Paris, France.
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Sauka-Spengler T, Germot A, Shi DL, Mazan S. Expression patterns of an Otx2 and an Otx5 orthologue in the urodele Pleurodeles waltl: implications on the evolutionary relationships between the balancers and cement gland in amphibians. Dev Genes Evol 2002; 212:380-7. [PMID: 12203094 DOI: 10.1007/s00427-002-0257-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2002] [Accepted: 06/25/2002] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We report the characterization of an Otx2 and an Otx5 orthologue in the urodele Pleurodeles waltl. These two genes, termed PwOtx2 and PwOtx5, share highly conserved expression domains with their gnathostome counterparts at tailbud stages, like the developing forebrain ( PwOtx2), or the embryonic eye and epiphysis ( PwOtx5). As in Xenopus laevis, both are also transcribed in the dorsal lip of the blastopore during gastrulation and in anterior parts of the neural plate during neurulation. In addition, PwOtx5 displays a prominent expression in the developing balancers and the lateral non-neural ectoderm during neurulation, from which they derive. By contrast, PwOtx2 expression remains undetectable in the balancers and their presumptive territory. These data suggest that PwOtx5, but not PwOtx2, may be involved in the differentiation and early specification of balancers. Comparisons of Otx5 expression patterns in P. waltland X. laevis embryos suggest that, as previously shown for Otx2, changes in the regulatory mechanisms controlling Otx5 early expression in the non-neural ectoderm may occur frequently among amphibians. These changes may be related to the rise of cement glands in anurans and of balancers in urodeles. This hypothesis could account for some similarities between the two organs, but does not support a homology relationship between them.
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- T Sauka-Spengler
- Equipe Développement et Evolution des Vertébrés, UPRES-A 8080, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France
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Activated Notch-Delta signalling was shown to inhibit myogenesis, but whether and how it regulates myogenic gene expression is not clear. We analyzed the implication of Xenopus hairy-1 (Xhairy-1), a member of the hairy and enhancer-of-split (E(spl)) family that may function as nuclear effector of Notch signalling pathway, in regulating XMyoD gene expression at the initial step of myogenesis. Xhairy-1 transcripts are expressed soon after mid-blastula transition and exhibits overlapping expression with Notch pathway genes such as Delta-1 in the posterior somitic mesoderm. We show that overexpression of Xhairy-1 blocks the expression of XMyoD in early gastrula ectodermal cells treated with the mesoderm-inducing factor activin, and in the mesoderm tissues of early embryos. It inhibits myogenesis and produces trunk defects at later stages. Xhairy-1 also inhibits the expression of the pan-mesodermal marker Xbra, but expression of other early mesoderm markers such as goosecoid and chordin is not affected. These effects require the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain, as well as a synergy between the central Orange domain and the C-terminus WRPW-Groucho-interacting domain. Furthermore, overexpression in ectodermal cells of Xhairy-1/VP16, in which Xhairy-1 repressor domain is replaced by the activator domain of the viral protein VP16, induces the expression of XMyoD in the absence of protein synthesis. Interestingly, Xhairy-1/VP16 does not induce the expression of Xbra and XMyf5 in the same condition. During neurulation, the expression of XMyoD induced by Xhairy-1/VP16 declines and the expression of muscle actin gene was never detected. These results suggest that Notch signalling through hairy-related genes may specifically regulate XMyoD expression at the initial step of myogenesis in vertebrates.
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- M Umbhauer
- Groupe de Biologie Expérimentale, Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement, CNRS UMR 7622, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint-Bernard, 75005, Paris, France
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Umbhauer M, Djiane A, Goisset C, Penzo-Méndez A, Riou JF, Boucaut JC, Shi DL. The C-terminal cytoplasmic Lys-thr-X-X-X-Trp motif in frizzled receptors mediates Wnt/beta-catenin signalling. EMBO J 2000; 19:4944-54. [PMID: 10990458 PMCID: PMC314225 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.18.4944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Frizzled receptors are components of the Wnt signalling pathway, but how they activate the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin pathway is not clear. Here we use three distinct vertebrate frizzled receptors (Xfz3, Xfz4 and Xfz7) and describe whether and how their C-terminal cytoplasmic regions transduce the Wnt/beta-catenin signal. We show that Xfz3 activates this pathway in the absence of exogenous ligands, while Xfz4 and Xfz7 interact with Xwnt5A to activate this pathway. Analysis using chimeric receptors reveals that their C-terminal cytoplasmic regions are functionally equivalent in Wnt/beta-catenin signalling. Furthermore, a conserved motif (Lys-Thr-X-X-X-Trp) located two amino acids after the seventh transmembrane domain is required for activation of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway and for membrane relocalization and phosphorylation of Dishevelled. Frizzled receptors with point mutations affecting either of the three conserved residues are defective in Wnt/beta-catenin signalling. These findings provide functional evidence supporting a role of this conserved motif in the modulation of Wnt signalling. They are consistent with the genetic features exhibited by Drosophila Dfz3 and Caenorhabditis elegans mom-5 in which the tryptophan is substituted by a tyrosine.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Cytoplasm/chemistry
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/chemistry
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/metabolism
- DNA, Complementary/metabolism
- Dishevelled Proteins
- Drosophila
- Drosophila Proteins
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism
- Frizzled Receptors
- In Situ Hybridization
- Ligands
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Phosphoproteins/genetics
- Phosphoproteins/metabolism
- Phosphorylation
- Plasmids/metabolism
- Point Mutation
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Proteins/chemistry
- Proteins/genetics
- Proteins/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/chemistry
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Signal Transduction
- Time Factors
- Trans-Activators
- Wnt Proteins
- Xenopus
- Xenopus Proteins
- Zebrafish Proteins
- beta Catenin
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- M Umbhauer
- Groupe de Biologie Expérimentale, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Développement, CNRS UMR 7622, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris, France
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We describe the identification and expression pattern of Xenopus frizzled 4 (Xfz4) gene during early development. Xfz4 protein presents characteristic features of a frizzled family member. The mature protein sequence of Xfz4 is 93% identical to murine Mfz4. Xfz4 is a maternal mRNA, its expression level remains constant during early development. The mRNA is first localized during gastrulation to the dorsal presumptive neuroectoderm. At the end of gastrulation, Xfz4 mRNA is detected in the dorso-anterior neuroectoderm. During neurulation, Xfz4 mRNA is expressed as a band on both side of the forebrain, and in the trunk lateral plate mesoderm. As development proceeds, expression of Xfz4 mRNA in the trunk lateral plate mesoderm decreases but persists in the forebrain. It is also expressed in the posterior unsegmented somitic mesoderm from late tail-bud stage onward.
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- D L Shi
- Groupe de Biologie Expérimentale, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Dévelopment, CNRS UMR 7622, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
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Recent advances in analyzing wnt signaling have provided evidence that frizzled proteins can function as wnt receptors. We have identified Xfz3, a Xenopus frizzled family member. The amino acid sequence is 89% identical to the product of the murine gene Mfz3, and is predicted to be a serpentine receptor with seven transmembrane domains. Xfz3 is a maternal mRNA with low levels of expression until the end of gastrulation. The expression level increases significantly from neurulation onward. Whole-mount in situ hybridization analysis shows that expression of Xfz3 is highly restricted to the central nervous system. High levels of expression are detected in the anterior neural folds. Low levels of expression are also detected in the optic and otic vesicles, as well as in the pronephros anlage. In addition, Xfz3 mRNA is concentrated in a large band in the midbrain. Overexpression of Xfz3 blocks neural tube closure, resulting in embryos with either bent and strongly reduced anteroposterior axis in a dose-dependent manner. However, it does not affect gastrulation, the expression and localization of organizer-specific genes such as goosecoid, chordin and noggin. Therefore, Xfz3 is not involved in early mesodermal patterning. Injection of RNA encoding GFP-tagged Xfz3 shows that overexpressed proteins can be detected on the cell surface until at least late neurula stage, suggesting that they can exert an effect after gastrulation. Our expression data and functional analyses suggest that the Xfz3 gene product has an antagonizing activity in the morphogenesis during Xenopus development.
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- D L Shi
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Développement, CNRS URA-1135, Université P. et M. Curie, Paris, France
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Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are a family of serine/threonine protein kinases which play a pivotal role in the eucaryote cell cycle regulation. We have identified the Xenopus homologue of mammalian CDK4 (XCDK4). The protein sequence of XCDK4 has 78 and 77% overall identity to human and mouse CDK4, respectively. Northern blot analysis revealed a single transcript of approximately 4.5 kb present at various stages. XCDK4 transcripts show very dynamic expression during early development. The level of expression is higher during cleavage and gastrulation. In situ hybridization analysis revealed that the transcripts are enriched in the dorsal mesoderm at the beginning of gastrulation, then extend to both the lateral and ventral mesoderm. At the end of gastrulation, XCDK4 transcripts are mainly distributed in the blastoporal region and in the anterior neural fold. During neurulation they become restricted to optic vesicles and to neural crest cells organizing the branchial arches. As development proceeds, XCDK4 transcripts are highly expressed in the branchial arches. At late tail-bud stages, XCDK4 transcripts are also detected in ventral hematopoietic precursor cells. Therefore, this analysis clearly shows that XCDK4 has a regionalized expression during Xenopus embryogenesis.
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- C Goisset
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Développement, CNRS URA 1135, Université P. et M. Curie, Paris, France
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Caubit X, Nicolas S, Shi DL, Le Parco Y. Reactivation and graded axial expression pattern of Wnt-10a gene during early regeneration stages of adult tail in amphibian urodele Pleurodeles waltl. Dev Dyn 1997; 208:139-48. [PMID: 9022051 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0177(199702)208:2<139::aid-aja1>3.0.co;2-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Adult urodele amphibians such as Pleurodeles waltl are able to regenerate their amputated limbs or tail. The mechanisms implicated in growth control and formation of the blastema are unknown but it has been proposed that regeneration in newts may proceed through reactivation of genes involved in embryonic development. Knowing the role of Wnt genes in the patterning of the primary and secondary axes of the vertebrate embryo, we suspected that some of these genes could be involved in axial pattern during newt tail regeneration. Pwnt-10a gene, cloned from a newt tail regenerate cDNA library, showed an expression pattern compatible with such a role in tail regenerates. Pwnt-10a, which is highly expressed during embryonic development (from gastrula to tailbud-stage) and weakly expressed in the adult tail, is strongly re-expressed during tail regeneration. In the blastemal mesenchyme Pwnt-10a transcripts exhibited a graded distribution along the antero-posterior axis, the mRNA accumulation being maximal in the caudal most part corresponding to the growing zone. These findings strongly support the view that Pwnt-10a may act in cooperation with other factors to control growth and patterning in newt tail regeneration. Until now Wnt-10a was only known to be involved in central nervous system development; our results suggest that this gene may also play a role in other developmental processes.
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- X Caubit
- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille, Laboratoire de Génétique et Physiologie du Développement UMR C 9943, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, France
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Boucaut JC, Clavilier L, Darribère T, Delarue M, Riou JF, Shi DL. What mechanisms drive cell migration and cell interactions in Pleurodeles? Int J Dev Biol 1996; 40:675-83. [PMID: 8877440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Embryogenesis implies a strict control of cell interaction and cell migration. The spatial and temporal regulation of morphogenetic movements occurring during gastrulation is directly dependent on the early cell interactions that take place in the blastula. The newt Pleurodeles waltl is a favorable model for the study of these early morphogenetic events. The combination of orthotopic grafting and fluorescent lineage tracers has led to precise early gastrula mesoderm fate maps. It is now clear that there are no sharp boundaries between germ layers at the onset of gastrulation but rather diffuse transition zones. The coordination of cell movements during gastrulation is closely related to the establishment of dorsoventral polarity. Ventralization by U.V. irradiation or dorsalization by lithium treatment modifies the capacity for autonomous migration on the fibronectin coated substratum of marginal zone cells accordingly. It is now firmly established that mesodermal cells need to adhere to a fibrillar extracellular matrix (ECM) to undergo migration during gastrulation. Extracellular fibrils contain laminin and fibronectin (FN). Interaction of cells with ECM involves receptors of the beta 1 integrin family. A Pleurodeles homolog of the alpha v integrin subunit has been recently identified. Protein alpha v expression is restricted to the surface of mesodermal cells during gastrulation. Integrin-mediated interactions of cells with FN are essential for ECM assembly and mesodermal cell migration. Intracellular injection of antibodies to the cytoplasmic domain of beta 1 into early cleavage embryos causes inhibition of FN fibril formation. Intrablastocoelic injections of several probes including antibodies to FN or integrin alpha 5 beta 1, competitive peptides to the major cell binding site of FN or the antiadhesive protein tenascin all block mesodermal cell migration. This results in a complete arrest of gastrulation indicating that mesodermal cell migration is a major driving force in urodele gastrulation. It is now possible to approach the role of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) during cell interactions taking place in urodele embryos. Four different FGF receptors (FGFR) have been cloned in Pleurodeles. Each of them has a unique mRNA expression pattern. FGFR-1, FGFR-3, and the variant of FGFR-2 containing the IIIb exon are maternally expressed and might be involved in mesodermal induction. During gastrulation, FGFR-3 and FGFR-4 have a restricted pattern of expression, whereas FGFR-1 mRNA is nearly uniformly distributed. Splicing variants FGFR-2IIIb and FGFR-2IIIc have exclusive expression patterns during neurulation. IIIb is expressed in epidermis and IIIc in neural tissue, suggesting a function in the differentiation of ectodermal derivatives.
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- J C Boucaut
- Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Développement, Groupe Biologie Expérimentale, URA CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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We have examined the role of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signalling in neural induction. The approach takes advantage of the fact that both noggin and the dominant negative mutant activin receptor (delta1XAR1) directly induce neural tissues in the absence of dorsal mesoderm. A truncated FGF receptor (XFD) is co-expressed with noggin or delta1XAR1 in both whole embryos and isolated animal caps. We demonstrate that inhibition of FGF signalling prevents neural induction by both factors. Furthermore, neural induction by organizers (the dorsal lip of blastopore and Hensen's node) is also blocked by inhibiting FGF signalling in ectoderm. It has been proposed that the specification of anterior neuroectoderm, including the cement gland, occurs in a sequential manner as gastrulation proceeds. We show that the specification of the most anterior neuroectoderm by noggin may occur before gastrulation and does not require FGF signalling, since both the cement gland marker XCG-1 and the anterior neural marker Otx-2 are normally expressed in ectodermal explants co-injected with noggin and XFD RNAs, but the cement gland cells are poorly differentiated. In contrast, the expression of both genes induced by CSKA.noggin, which is expressed after the mid-blastula transition, is strongly inhibited by the presence of XFD. Therefore the noggin-mediated neural induction that takes place at gastrula stages is abolished in the absence of FGF signalling. Since inhibition of FGF signalling blocks the neuralizing effect of different neural inducers that function through independent mechanisms, we propose that FGF receptor-related-signalling is required for the response to inducing signals of ectodermal cells from gastrula.
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- C Launay
- Groupe de Biologie Expérimentale, Différenciation Moléculaire et Cellulaire du Développement, CNRS URA-1135, Université P. et M. Curie, Paris, France
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Shi DL, Boucaut JC. The chronological development of the urodele amphibian Pleurodeles waltl (Michah). Int J Dev Biol 1995; 39:427-41. [PMID: 7577434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- D L Shi
- Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire du Développement, UA CNRS-1135, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris, France
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Launay C, Fromentoux V, Thery C, Shi DL, Boucaut JC. Comparative analysis of the tissue distribution of three fibroblast growth factor receptor mRNAs during amphibian morphogenesis. Differentiation 1994; 58:101-11. [PMID: 7890137 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.1995.5820101.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We have used in situ hybridization to survey the expression pattern of three fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) mRNAs (PFR-1, PFR-3 and PFR-4, which we previously identified as the amphibian Pleurodeles waltl homologs of human FGFR-1, FGFR-3 and FGFR-4, respectively) during morphogenesis. Previous work suggests that these FGFR mRNAs exhibit a distinct pattern of expression at early developmental stages. In the present study we have tested the functional activity of these receptors and shown that both FGF-1 (acidic FGF) and FGF-2 (basic FGF), but not FGF-7 (keratinocyte growth factor), can lead to their activation, suggesting that the three cDNAs encode functional receptors. Results from in situ hybridization indicate that various FGFRs are involved in various developmental events. Their involvement in these processes is both overlapping and distinct. During the differentiation of the central nervous system (CNS), PFR-1 and PFR-4 mRNAs show high levels of redundant expression, while the sites of expression of PFR-3 mRNA correlate with regions, such as the diencephalon and the rhombencephalon, undergoing important anatomic changes. The three FGFR mRNAs are distinctly expressed in the cranial ganglia, the pigmented epithelia of retina and the otic vesicles. Most significantly, we found that they are strongly expressed at cranial and branchial mesenchymal condensation sites. PFR-3 mRNA is expressed earlier in this process than PFR-1 and PFR-4 mRNAs. Furthermore PFR-3 mRNA is detected in the mesenchyme of the limb bud, while PFR-1 and PFR-4 mRNAs are found in the primordia of the skeletal elements. In addition, PFR-1 mRNA is expressed in axial mesenchyme and PFR-4 mRNA is detected in the melanophores, xanthophores and in the pronephros. These results suggest that various FGFRs may be involved in distinct developmental events including cell proliferation and differentiation. We also discuss the functional redundancy of the FGFR system during amphibian morphogenesis.
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- C Launay
- Groupe de Biologie Expérimentale, URA-CNRS 1135, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Savona C, Negoescu A, Labat-Moleur F, Keramidas M, Shi DL, Chambaz EM, Feige JJ. Alpha 2-macroglobulin and the control of adrenocortical steroidogenic function. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994; 737:399-408. [PMID: 7524410 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb44326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- C Savona
- Département de Biologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires, Unité INSERM 244, Grenoble, France
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Shi DL, Launay C, Fromentoux V, Feige JJ, Boucaut JC. Expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 splice variants is developmentally and tissue-specifically regulated in the amphibian embryo. Dev Biol 1994; 164:173-82. [PMID: 8026621 DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1994.1189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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There is increasing evidence that distinct fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) genes are involved in embryonic development and that unique expression patterns of individual FGFRs correlate with tissue-specific functions. In addition, alternative splicing of mRNA transcripts from at least two of these genes (FGFR-1 and FGFR-2) can generate receptor variants with different ligand-binding specificity. By polymerase chain reaction methods and by screening a cDNA library, we have isolated five amphibian FGFR-2 splice variants which share a high degree of identity to their human counterparts. These mRNAs are developmentally regulated and are expressed in a tissue-specific manner. In particular, two alternative exons (termed IIIb and IIIc) in the second half of the third immunoglobulin-like loop are remarkably conserved and have a distinct pattern of regulation during development. Either aFGF or bFGF can activate IIIb- or IIIc-containing receptors. In contrast, KGF only activates IIIb-containing receptors. Exon IIIb-containing receptors are maternally derived mRNAs, whereas exon IIIc-containing receptors are zygotically expressed. Furthermore, their tissue distribution pattern was mutually exclusive. From the beginning of the neurula stage onward, IIIb transcripts are expressed in the epidermis, while IIIc transcripts are activated in the neuroectoderm by neural induction. At the late tail-bud stage, in situ hybridization revealed expression of IIIc mRNA in the telencephalon and the diencephalon, as well as in the head mesenchyme condensation sites originating from the proliferating neural crest cells. IIIb mRNA was detected in the epidermis and in the epithelium of the pharynx. Our data suggest that exon IIIb-containing receptors may play a role in the development of epithelial tissues, while exon IIIc-containing receptors may play a role during neural tissue formation.
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- D L Shi
- Laboratoire de Biologie Expérimentale, UA-CNRS 1135, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Shi DL, Fromentoux V, Launay C, Umbhauer M, Boucaut JC. Isolation and developmental expression of the amphibian homolog of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3. J Cell Sci 1994; 107 ( Pt 3):417-25. [PMID: 8006062 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.107.3.417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Recent observations suggest that fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) and their receptors are involved in the control of embryogenesis. Several FGF receptor genes have been identified so far and their expression is differentially regulated. As part of a continuing effort to analyse the differential expression of FGF receptors and their potential role during amphibian development, we have isolated a Pleurodeles homolog of FGF receptor 3 (FGFR-3), which we designated PFR-3 because of its highest homology to human FGFR-3 (75% overall identity). PFR-3 is a maternally derived mRNA. While a low level of expression persists during the cleavage and gastrula stages, a significant increase in the mRNA was observed at the end of the gastrula stage. RNase protection analysis on dissected tissues showed that PFR-3 mRNA was mainly localized to the ectoderm at the early gastrula stage and then shifted to the embryonic neural tissues, whereas adult brain had decreased levels of PFR-3 mRNA expression. Consistent with the loss of FGF receptors during skeletal muscle terminal differentiation, PFR-3 as well as other FGF receptor mRNAs were undetectable in the adult skeletal muscle. However, highest levels of PFR-3 mRNA expression were found in the testis. In situ hybridization revealed strong expression in the germinal epithelium of the embryonic brain (especially the diencephalon and rhombencephalon) and neural tube, in the lens and the cranial ganglia. The epithelium of the developing gut, like the pharynx and esophagus, also prominently expressed PFR-3 mRNA. Other sites of expression were found in the liver and in the mesenchymal condensation sites of branchial arches.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- D L Shi
- Laboratoire de Biologie Expérimentale, URA-CNRS 1135, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Clavilier L, Riou JF, Shi DL, DeSimone DW, Boucaut JC. Amphibian Pleurodeles waltl fibronectin: cDNA cloning and developmental expression of spliced variants. Cell Adhes Commun 1993; 1:83-91. [PMID: 8081872 DOI: 10.3109/15419069309095683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Partial cDNA clones encoding approximately the carboxy terminal half of Pleurodeles fibronectin (FN) were isolated. They account for 4.7 Kbp of the 3' region of the FN mRNA. The cDNA nucleotide sequence comprises all three alternatively spliced segments designated EIIIA, EIIIB and V-segment, respectively. All three segments are included in FN mRNA synthesized during early embryogenesis whereas, from the tailbud stage onward the V-region was partially excluded. The isolation of Pleurodeles cDNA clones including the three different spliced EIIIA, EIIIB and V segment raises new possibilities for the study of the precise role of specific regions of FN in early amphibian development.
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- L Clavilier
- Laboratoire de Biologie Expérimentale, URA CNRS 1135, Université P. et M. Curie, Paris, France
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Pellerin S, Lafeuillade B, Scherrer N, Gagnon J, Shi DL, Chambaz EM, Feige JJ. Corticotropin-induced secreted protein, an ACTH-induced protein secreted by adrenocortical cells, is structurally related to thrombospondins. J Biol Chem 1993; 268:4304-10. [PMID: 8382699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The treatment of primary cultures of bovine adrenocortical cells with nanomolar concentrations of ACTH induces a 10-fold increase in the synthesis of a secreted protein of apparent molecular mass 195 kDa on reducing SDS-polyacrylamide gels. This corticotropin-induced secreted protein (CISP) appears to be an oligomeric calcium-binding protein. Its secretion under serum-free culture conditions is sustained over 4 days in the continuous presence of ACTH. Induction of CISP secretion by ACTH is mimicked by cAMP analogs and adenylate cyclase activators. We report here the purification of CISP to apparent homogeneity with an overall yield of 43% using a combination of heparin-agarose and Mono-Q chromatographies. The NH2-terminal amino acid sequence and the sequence of several tryptic peptides revealed that CISP is structurally related to the members of the thrombospondin (TSP) family. Among these members, bovine CISP appeared to be more homologous to mouse TSP2 (85% identity in the 29 amino acid long NH2-terminal sequence) than to TSP1 (18% identity in the same region). We also observed that CISP binds Ca2+ and is an adhesive protein for bovine adrenocortical cells. Thus, CISP possesses both structural and functional properties of thrombospondins. Whether CISP represents the bovine form of TSP2 or a novel member of the expanding thrombospondin family will need to be elucidated by cloning and sequencing of a larger portion of the molecule.
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- S Pellerin
- Institut National de la Santé et de la REcherche Médicale Unité 244, Departement de Biologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Grenoble, France
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Shi DL, Feige JJ, Riou JF, DeSimone DW, Boucaut JC. Differential expression and regulation of two distinct fibroblast growth factor receptors during early development of the urodele amphibian Pleurodeles waltl. Development 1992; 116:261-73. [PMID: 1483392 DOI: 10.1242/dev.116.1.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) has been shown to be involved in mesoderm induction during amphibian development. Its presence in the embryo suggests that FGF is an endogenous inducer. By polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods and by screening a Pleurodeles waltl tail-bud cDNA library with a cDNA probe for human FGF receptor, we have isolated two full-length cDNA clones, which we designate PFR1 and PFR4 based on their homology to the human FGF receptors FGFR-1 and FGFR-4. Both cDNA clones encode Pleurodeles FGF receptors that share characteristics common to members of the FGF receptor superfamily. The deduced amino acid sequence of PFR1 is 85% identical overall with the human fms-like-gene (FLG). PFR4 is most closely related to the human FGFR-4 (66% overall identity). The tyrosine kinase catalytic domains of both receptors are remarkably conserved. The two receptors show distinct patterns of regulation during early development. PFR1 first appears as a maternally derived mRNA and mRNA levels remain constant during early developmental stages. However, PFR4 mRNA is first expressed at the late blastula stage, which suggests that its expression is a result of zygotic transcription. Furthermore, northern blot analysis indicates that PFR1 mRNA is distributed evenly in the early gastrula while PFR4 mRNA is predominantly localized to the presumptive ectoderm. At tail-bud stage, PFR1 transcripts are localized primarily to the neural and mesodermal tissues, PFR4 transcripts are most abundantly expressed in neural tissue, and more transcripts are detected in lateral plate mesoderm than in the somites. When animal cap explants of blastulae are cultured in the presence of mesoderm-inducing factors, PFR1 mRNA levels are maintained by bFGF and activin A. In contrast, PFR4 mRNA levels are significantly down-regulated. These observations suggest a differential expression and regulation of FGF receptors in early amphibian development.
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- D L Shi
- Laboratoire de Biologie Expérimentale, URA-CNRS 1135, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Tenascin is a large oligomeric extracellular matrix (ECM) glycoprotein whose expression is highly restricted during vertebrate development. It has a characteristic hexameric quaternary structure with six arms linked to a central globular domain. Each arm contains a single polypeptide with the central globular domain formed by the covalent association of the N-terminal ends of the six polypeptides. Tenascin first appears during development, associated with the neural crest cell migration pathways of mammalian, avian and amphibian embryos. During later development, it is observed at sites of cartilage, bone and tendon formation. Tenascin expression also occurs in defined areas in the developing nervous system and in condensing mesenchyme, in response to epithelio-mesenchymal interactions. The function of tenascin in these different morphogenetic processes is not yet clearly understood. Tenascin can promote neurite outgrowth in vitro and can inhibit cell interactions with fibronectin. Results based on antibody mapping and molecular cloning indicate that these properties involve two distinct cell binding sites. Together with its highly regulated expression in the embryo, these properties suggest that tenascin plays a key role in the control of cell migration and differentiation during development.
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- J F Riou
- Laboratoire de Biologie Expérimentale, URA 1135 CNRS, Université P et M Curie, Paris, France
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Boucaut JC, Darribere T, Shi DL, Riou JF, Delarue M, Johnson KE. The amphibian embryo: an experimental model for the in vivo analysis of interactions between embryonic cells and extracellular matrix molecules. In Vivo 1991; 5:473-81. [PMID: 1768797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The early amphibian embryo provides an attractive model for the in vivo analysis of cell interactions with extracellular matrix components. During gastrulation, mesodermal cells use an anastomosing network of extracellular fibrils as substratum for their migration. These fibrils contain glycosaminoglycans and non collagenous proteins including laminin and fibronectin. The function of these extracellular components in the mesodermal cell migration process has been inferred from grafting experiments and microinjection of probes such as specific antibodies or GRGDS-containing peptides. Using the amphibian embryo as an experimental system, combination of microsurgical, cell behavioral and molecular approaches will provide new insights into cell-extracellular matrix interactions directing morphogenetic cell movements.
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- J C Boucaut
- Laboratoire de Biologie Expérimentale, URA-CNRS 1135, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF beta 1) is a member of a large family of structurally related regulatory polypeptides which comprises both functionally similar (TGF beta 1, TGF beta 2, TGF beta 3, TGF beta 4 and TGF beta 5) and functionally distinct proteins. In the past few years, TGF beta 1 has emerged as a multifunctional protein. One of its remarkable properties is its capacity to negatively modulate the differentiated, steroidogenic adrenocortical functions. We present here a review of the results from our recent work related to the effects of TGF beta 1 on bovine adrenocortical cell (zona fasciculata-reticularis) functions. We identified the steroid 17 alpha-hydroxylase (P-450 17 alpha) biosynthetic enzyme and the angiotensin II receptor as major targets whose expression are negatively regulated by TGF beta 1 in these cells. We characterized TGF beta 1 receptors at the surface of adrenocortical cells (mainly type I and type III receptors) and observed that their number is increased under ACTH treatment. Furthermore, we could detect the presence of immunoreactive TGF beta 1 in the bovine adrenal cortex whereas it was undetectable in the adrenal medulla and in the capsule. We also observed that adrenocortical cells secrete TGF beta 1 under a latent form together with large amounts of alpha 2-macroglobulin, a protease inhibitor known to be implied in the latency of TGF beta in serum. Taken together, these observations led us to a working hypothesis, proposing TGF beta 1 as an autocrine and/or paracrine regulator of adrenocortical steroidogenic functions. This concept points out the physiological activation of the latent TGF beta 1 complex as the important limiting step controlling its action in the adrenal cortex.
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- J J Feige
- INSERM Unité 244, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires, Grenoble, France
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Shi DL, Savona C, Chambaz EM, Feige JJ. Stimulation of fibronectin production by TGF-beta 1 is independent of effects on cell proliferation: the example of bovine adrenocortical cells. J Cell Physiol 1990; 145:60-8. [PMID: 2211844 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041450110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We reported previously that transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) does not influence the proliferation of bovine adrenocortical cells but is a very potent inhibitor of their steroidogenic functions (Feige et al.: Journal of Biological Chemistry 262:13491-13495, 1987). In the present study, we addressed the question of whether these cells modify the synthesis of their extracellular matrix (in particular of fibronectin) in response to TGF-beta 1, similarly to the changes observed in cell types whose growth is modified by this factor (e.g., fibroblasts). Immunofluorescence studies using anti-fibronectin antibodies revealed that TGF-beta 1 treatment in serum-free medium induced the formation of fibronectin-containing fibrils associated with adrenocortical cells. Metabolic labeling of adrenocortical cells with [35S]-methionine showed that fibronectin synthesis and secretion were highly stimulated by low concentrations of TGF-beta 1. Half-maximal stimulation was observed for TGF-beta 1 concentrations in the range of 0.1 to 0.5 ng/ml and maximal stimulation reached 35-fold over control at the concentration of 2 ng/ml. The earlier detectable effect was observed after 8 h of treatment (6-fold stimulation) and the maximal increase was reached after 24 h of treatment. Stimulation of adrenocortical fibronectin synthesis by TGF-beta 1 appeared to imply a transcriptional event since it was no longer observed in the presence of DRB, a potent inhibitor of RNA polymerases, and because the level of fibronectin mRNA was stimulated under TGF-beta 1 treatment. Taken together, these results indicate that the increased expression of fibronectin is not closely related to growth-regulatory effects of TGF-beta 1 since it is also observed in adrenocortical cells, whose proliferation is unaffected by TGF-beta 1.
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- D L Shi
- Unité INSERM 244, Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires, Grenole, France
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Boucaut JC, Johnson KE, Darribère T, Shi DL, Riou JF, Bache HB, Delarue M. Fibronectin-rich fibrillar extracellular matrix controls cell migration during amphibian gastrulation. Int J Dev Biol 1990; 34:139-47. [PMID: 2203453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We have reviewed the evidence supporting the notion that the fibrillar extracellular matrix on the basal surface of the blastocoel roof in amphibian embryos directs and guides mesodermal cell migration during gastrulation. Based on extensive experimental evidence in several different systems, we conclude the following: (i) the fibrillar extracellular matrix contains fibronectin (FN) and laminin. (ii) The fibrils are oriented in such a way as to promote directional migration of mesodermal cells during migration. (iii) We have used several different probes to disrupt the interaction between migrating mesodermal cells and the fibrillar extracellular matrix. These probes include: (a) nucleocytoplasmic and interspecific hybridization. Such embryos have defects in FN synthesis and gastrulation. (b) Fab' fragments of anti-FN and anti-integrin VLA-5 IgGs prohibit mesodermal cell adhesion both in vitro and in vivo and gastrulation is arrested. (c) Peptides containing the RGDS sequence specifically inhibit interactions between migrating mesodermal cells and the FN-fibrillar matrix. (d) Tenascin blocks cell adhesion to FN in vitro and gastrulation in vivo. (e) Antibodies against the cytoplasmic domain of beta 1 integrin, when injected into blastomeres, prevent FN-fibrillogenesis in progeny of injected blastomeres and delay mesodermal cell migration selectively in the progeny of injected blastomeres but not in the uninjected blastomere progeny.
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- J C Boucaut
- Laboratoire de Biologie Expérimentale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Shi DL, Savona C, Gagnon J, Cochet C, Chambaz EM, Feige JJ. Transforming growth factor-beta stimulates the expression of alpha 2-macroglobulin by cultured bovine adrenocortical cells. J Biol Chem 1990; 265:2881-7. [PMID: 1689294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Adrenocortical cell major secreted protein was purified from the conditioned medium of primary cultures of bovine adrenocortical (BAC) cells. Immunochemical analysis and N-terminal sequencing of the purified protein identified it to alpha 2-macroglobulin (alpha 2-M). It appeared that 15 out of the 17 N-terminal amino acids were conserved between adrenocortical cell major secreted protein and human alpha 2-M. Study of alpha 2-M production by BAC cells revealed that its secretion was stimulated severalfold by transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1). The stimulation occurred in a time-dependent (reaching a plateau at 24 h) and dose-dependent (ED50 = 0.1 ng/ml TGF-beta 1) manner. It was blocked when BAC cells were exposed to 5,6-dichlorobenzimidazole riboside, a potent inhibitor of RNA polymerase II, suggesting that TGF-beta 1 acts as an activator of alpha 2-M gene expression at the transcriptional level. Northern blot analysis confirmed that the alpha 2-M mRNA level was increased (4-fold) in BAC cells following TGF-beta 1 treatment. TGF-beta 2, TGF-beta 1,2, basic fibroblast growth factor, and angiotensin II also appeared able to stimulate alpha 2-M secretion in BAC cells, whereas adrenocorticotropin was strongly inhibitory. Given the previous reports that TGF-beta 1 is a potent inhibitor of adrenocortical steroidogenesis (Feige J.J., Cochet, C., Rainey, W.E., Madani, C., and Chambaz, E. M. (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 13491-13495) and that alpha 2-M is a TGF-beta 1-binding protein, these observations suggest that alpha 2-M may play an important role in conjunction with hormones and growth factors in the homeostatic regulation of adrenocortical functions.
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- D L Shi
- Laboratoire de Biochimie des Régulations Cellulaires Endocrines, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale, Grenoble, France
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Shi DL, Savona C, Gagnon J, Cochet C, Chambaz EM, Feige JJ. Transforming growth factor-beta stimulates the expression of alpha 2-macroglobulin by cultured bovine adrenocortical cells. J Biol Chem 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)39883-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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We have used amphibian gastrulation as a model system to study the action of the extracellular matrix (ECM) glycoprotein tenascin on mesodermal cell migration. Tenascin function was assayed in vitro during spreading of isolated cells from the dorsal marginal zone (DMZ) and during cell migration from DMZ explants. Plastic coated with bovine fibronectin or gastrula ECM was used as a substratum. In both cases, tenascin added to the medium inhibited spreading and migration of mesodermal cells. In addition, a substratum coated with a mixture of fibronectin and tenascin was found to prevent mesodermal cell migration. Tenascin was also microinjected into the blastocoel cavity of living embryos at the late blastula stage. This led to a complete arrest of gastrulation in more than 80% of the cases. Scanning electron microscopy of fractures from arrested gastrulae showed that mesodermal cell migration was blocked. Similar injection experiments carried out at the middle gastrula stage demonstrated that tenascin is able to inhibit cell migration after cells have already contacted the ECM. Mesodermal cell migration in the presence of tenascin could be restored in vitro and in vivo by the monoclonal antibody mAb Tn68 which is known to mask a cell binding site of the molecule. Finally, tenascin microinjected into the blastocoel of blastula or gastrula stage embryos bound within 15 min to the ECM fibrils at all the stages studied. Our results show that exogenous tenascin can be incorporated into embryonic ECM and interferes in vivo with the interactions of cells with a fibronectin-rich matrix.
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- J F Riou
- Laboratoire de Biologie Expérimentale, U.A. 1135 CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Shi DL, Delarue M, Darribère T, Riou JF, Boucaut JC. Experimental analysis of the extension of the dorsal marginal zone in Pleurodeles waltl gastrulae. Development 1987; 100:147-61. [PMID: 3652964 DOI: 10.1242/dev.100.1.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The capacity for extension of the dorsal marginal zone (DMZ) in Pleurodeles waltl gastrulae was studied by scanning electron microscopy and grafting experiments. At the onset of gastrulation, the cells of the animal pole (AP) undergo important changes in shape and form a single layer. As gastrulation proceeds, the arrangement of cells also changes in the noninvoluted DMZ: radial intercalation leads to a single layer of cells. Grafting experiments involving either AP or DMZ explants were performed using a cell lineage tracer. When rotated 90 degrees or 180 degrees, grafted DMZ explants were able to involute normally and there was extension according to the animal-vegetal axis of the host. In contrast, neither single nor bilayered explants from AP involutes completely, and neither extends when grafted in place of the DMZ. Furthermore, when inside of the host, these AP grafts curl up and inhibit the closure of the blastopore. Once transplanted to the AP region, the DMZ showed no obvious autonomous extension. DMZs cultured in vitro showed little extension and this only from the late gastrula stage onward. Removal of blastocoel roof blocked involution to a varied extent, depending on the developmental stage of the embryos. From these results, it is argued that differences could well exist in the mechanism of gastrulation between anuran and urodele embryos. That migrating mesodermal cells play a major role in urodele gastrulation is discussed.
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- D L Shi
- Laboratoire de Biologie Expérimentale, U A-CNRS 1135, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Darribère T, Riou JF, Shi DL, Delarue M, Boucaut JC. Synthesis and distribution of laminin-related polypeptides in early amphibian embryos. Cell Tissue Res 1986; 246:45-51. [PMID: 3536116 DOI: 10.1007/bf00218997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Western blotting experiments carried out with several heterospecific antibodies against mouse-derived laminin allowed the identification of four laminin-related polypeptides in early Pleurodeles waltlii embryos. Synthesis of all four polypeptides was detected from the early blastula stage to late gastrula stage. Immunofluorescent staining with anti-laminin and anti-fibronectin antibodies provided evidence for a close association of these laminin-related polypeptides with the fibronectin fibrillar network.
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Shi D, Gu YQ, Shi DL. [Locally transferred myocutaneous gluteus maximus flaps in the repair of sacral pressure sores]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 1984; 22:760-1, 783. [PMID: 6543762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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