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Fu DS, Muheremu A. Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals characteristic transcription factors in polydactyly. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2024; 28:3216-3226. [PMID: 38708480 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202404_36050] [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: 05/07/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The study aims to provide guidance on the identification of multiple-digit malformations as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets. MATERIALS AND METHODS Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data of four multiple-finger malformation samples were downloaded from the GEO public database. Fibroblasts and keratinocytes were divided into cellular subpopulations and the transcription factors of different subpopulations were analyzed. The regulatory network of transcription factors and their target genes were constructed to analyze the functionality of regulons. RESULTS Examination of the transcriptional profile data from 11,806 single cells uncovered significant associations between regulons and cell function in polydactyly. Specifically, the analysis highlighted the involvement of HOX family members and GLI2 transcription factors, including HOXD13, MSX2, LHX2, EMX2, LEF1, CREB3L2, and LHX2, in the polydactyly process within fibroblast cells. Furthermore, it sheds light on the roles of HES2 and GLIS1 in the formation and development of keratinocytes. CONCLUSIONS Significant presence of transcription factors, especially HOXD13, MSX2, and LHX2, may be strongly related to the development of polydactyly.
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- D-S Fu
- Department of Orthopedics, Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Tianshan District, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.
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Ponta S, Bonato A, Neidenbach P, Bruhin VF, Laurent A, Applegate LA, Zenobi-Wong M, Barreto G. Streamlined, single-step non-viral CRISPR-Cas9 knockout strategy enhances gene editing efficiency in primary human chondrocyte populations. Arthritis Res Ther 2024; 26:66. [PMID: 38468277 PMCID: PMC10926593 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-024-03294-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND CRISPR-Cas9-based genome engineering represents a powerful therapeutic tool for cartilage tissue engineering and for understanding molecular pathways driving cartilage diseases. However, primary chondrocytes are difficult to transfect and rapidly dedifferentiate during monolayer (2D) cell culture, making the lengthy expansion of a single-cell-derived edited clonal population not feasible. For this reason, functional genetics studies focused on cartilage and rheumatic diseases have long been carried out in cellular models that poorly recapitulate the native molecular properties of human cartilaginous tissue (e.g., cell lines, induced pluripotent stem cells). Here, we set out to develop a non-viral CRISPR-Cas9, bulk-gene editing method suitable for chondrocyte populations from different cartilaginous sources. METHODS We screened electroporation and lipid nanoparticles for ribonucleoprotein (RNP) delivery in primary polydactyly chondrocytes, and optimized RNP reagents assembly. We knocked out RELA (also known as p65), a subunit of the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), in polydactyly chondrocytes and further characterized knockout (KO) cells with RT-qPCR and Western Blot. We tested RELA KO in chondrocytes from diverse cartilaginous sources and characterized their phenotype with RT-qPCR. We examined the chondrogenic potential of wild-type (WT) and KO cell pellets in presence and absence of interleukin-1β (IL-1β). RESULTS We established electroporation as the optimal transfection technique for chondrocytes enhancing transfection and editing efficiency, while preserving high cell viability. We knocked out RELA with an unprecedented efficiency of ~90%, confirming lower inflammatory pathways activation upon IL-1β stimulation compared to unedited cells. Our protocol could be easily transferred to primary human chondrocytes harvested from osteoarthritis (OA) patients, human FE002 chondroprogenitor cells, bovine chondrocytes, and a human chondrocyte cell line, achieving comparable mean RELA KO editing levels using the same protocol. All KO pellets from primary human chondrocytes retained chondrogenic ability equivalent to WT cells, and additionally displayed enhanced matrix retention under inflamed conditions. CONCLUSIONS We showcased the applicability of our bulk gene editing method to develop effective autologous and allogeneic off-the-shelf gene therapies strategies and to enable functional genetics studies in human chondrocytes to unravel molecular mechanisms of cartilage diseases.
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- Simone Ponta
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Schulthess Clinic, Department of Lower Extremity Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Centre, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland
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- Schulthess Clinic, Department of Lower Extremity Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Centre, Zurich, 8008, Switzerland
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- Regenerative Therapy Unit, Plastic, Reconstructive & Hand Surgery Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, 1066, Switzerland
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- Regenerative Therapy Unit, Plastic, Reconstructive & Hand Surgery Service, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, 1066, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland
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- Clinicum, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, 00014, Finland.
- Medical Ultrasonics Laboratory (MEDUSA), Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, 02150, Finland.
- Orton Orthopedic Hospital, Tenholantie 10, Helsinki, 00280, Finland.
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Yeh SH, Yu JH, Chou PH, Wu SH, Liao YT, Huang YC, Chen TM, Wang JP. Proliferation and Differentiation Potential of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells From Children With Polydactyly and Adults With Basal Joint Arthritis. Cell Transplant 2024; 33:9636897231221878. [PMID: 38164917 PMCID: PMC10762874 DOI: 10.1177/09636897231221878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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This study compared the proliferation and differentiation potential of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) derived from infants with polydactyly and adults with basal joint arthritis. The proliferation rate of adult and infant BMSCs was determined by the cell number changes and doubling times. The γH2AX immunofluorescence staining, age-related gene expression, senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) staining were analyzed to determine the senescence state of adult and infant BMSCs. The expression levels of superoxide dismutases (SODs) and genes associated with various types of differentiation were measured using Real-Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR). Differentiation levels were evaluated through histochemical and immunohistochemical staining. The results showed that infant BMSCs had a significantly higher increase in cell numbers and faster doubling times compared with adult BMSCs. Infant BMSCs at late stages exhibited reduced γH2AX expression and SA-β-gal staining, indicating lower levels of senescence. The expression levels of senescence-related genes (p16, p21, and p53) in infant BMSCs were also lower than in adult BMSCs. In addition, infant BMSCs demonstrated higher antioxidative ability with elevated expression of SOD1, SOD2, and SOD3 compared with adult BMSCs. In terms of differentiation potential, infant BMSCs outperformed adult BMSCs in chondrogenesis, as indicated by higher expression levels of chondrogenic genes (SOX9, COL2, and COL10) and positive immunohistochemical staining. Moreover, differentiated cells derived from infant BMSCs exhibited significantly higher expression levels of osteogenic, tenogenic, hepatogenic, and neurogenic genes compared with those derived from adult BMSCs. Histochemical and immunofluorescence staining confirmed these findings. However, adult BMSCs showed lower adipogenic differentiation potential compared with infant BMSCs. Overall, infant BMSCs demonstrated superior characteristics, including higher proliferation rates, enhanced antioxidative activity, and greater differentiation potential into various lineages. They also exhibited reduced cellular senescence. These findings, within the context of cellular differentiation, suggest potential implications for the use of allogeneic BMSC transplantation, emphasizing the need for further in vivo investigation.
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- Shih-Han Yeh
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei
- Division of Orthopedics, Taipei City Hospital Zhongxiao Branch, Taipei
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei
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Sakamoto M, Ogino S, Shimizu Y, Inoie M, Lee S, Yamanaka H, Tsuge I, Saito S, Morimoto N. Human cultured epidermis accelerates wound healing regardless of its viability in a diabetic mouse model. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0237985. [PMID: 32822395 PMCID: PMC7442243 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Allogeneic cultured epidermis (allo-CE) is a cultured keratinocyte sheet manufactured from donor cells and promotes wound healing when used in deep dermal burns, donor sites, and chronic ulcers and serves as a wound dressing. Allo-CE is usually cryopreserved to be ready to use. However, the cryopreservation procedure will damage the cell viability, and the influence of Allo-CE, according to its viability or wound healing process, has not been evaluated sufficiently. In this study, we aimed to prove the influence of keratinocyte viability contained in allo-CEs on wound healing. We prepared CEs with Green’s method using keratinocytes obtained from a polydactyly patient and then prepared four kinds of CEs with different cell viabilities [fresh, cryopreserved, frozen, and FT (freeze and thaw)]. The cell viabilities of fresh, cryopreserved, frozen, and FT CEs were 95.7%, 59.9%, 16.7%, and 0.0%, respectively. The four CEs had homogeneous characteristics, except for small gaps found in the FT sheet by transmission electron microscopy observation. The four CEs were applied on the full-thickness skin defect of diabetic mice (BKS.Cg-Dock 7m +/+ Leprdb/Jcl), and the wound area and neoepithelium length were evaluated on days 4, 7, and 14. As a result, FT CEs without viable cells similarly promoted epithelialization on days 4 and 7 (p<0.05) and accelerated wound closure on day 7 (p<0.01) as fresh CEs compared with the control group. In conclusion, the promoting effect of allo-CE on wound healing does not depend on cell viability. Lyophilized CEs may be a suitable wound dressing with a long storage period at room temperature.
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- Michiharu Sakamoto
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Scott CA, Marsden AN, Rebagliati MR, Zhang Q, Chamling X, Searby CC, Baye LM, Sheffield VC, Slusarski DC. Nuclear/cytoplasmic transport defects in BBS6 underlie congenital heart disease through perturbation of a chromatin remodeling protein. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1006936. [PMID: 28753627 PMCID: PMC5550010 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Mutations in BBS6 cause two clinically distinct syndromes, Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS), a syndrome caused by defects in cilia transport and function, as well as McKusick-Kaufman syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by congenital heart defects. Congenital heart defects are rare in BBS, and McKusick-Kaufman syndrome patients do not develop retinitis pigmentosa. Therefore, the McKusick-Kaufman syndrome allele may highlight cellular functions of BBS6 distinct from the presently understood functions in the cilia. In support, we find that the McKusick-Kaufman syndrome disease-associated allele, BBS6H84Y; A242S, maintains cilia function. We demonstrate that BBS6 is actively transported between the cytoplasm and nucleus, and that BBS6H84Y; A242S, is defective in this transport. We developed a transgenic zebrafish with inducible bbs6 to identify novel binding partners of BBS6, and we find interaction with the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling protein Smarcc1a (SMARCC1 in humans). We demonstrate that through this interaction, BBS6 modulates the sub-cellular localization of SMARCC1 and find, by transcriptional profiling, similar transcriptional changes following smarcc1a and bbs6 manipulation. Our work identifies a new function for BBS6 in nuclear-cytoplasmic transport, and provides insight into the disease mechanism underlying the congenital heart defects in McKusick-Kaufman syndrome patients. To understand how mutations in one gene can cause two distinct human syndromes (McKusick-Kaufman syndrome and Bardet-Bield syndrome), we investigated the cellular functions of the implicated gene BBS6. We found that BBS6 is actively transported between the cytoplasm and nucleus, and this interaction is disrupted in McKusick-Kaufman syndrome, but not Bardet-Biedl syndrome. We find that by manipulating BBS6, we can affect another protein, SMARCC1, which has a direct role in regulating gene expression. When we profiled these changes in gene expression, we find that many genes, which can be directly linked to the symptoms of McKusick-Kaufman syndrome, are affected. Therefore, our data support that the nuclear-cytoplasmic transport defect of BBS6, through disruption of proteins controlling gene expression, cause the symptoms observed in McKusick-Kaufman syndrome patients.
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- Charles Anthony Scott
- Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Ophthalmology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Wynn Institute for Vision Research University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Wynn Institute for Vision Research University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Jamsai D, Clark BJ, Smith SJ, Whittle B, Goodnow CC, Ormandy CJ, O’Bryan MK. A missense mutation in the transcription factor ETV5 leads to sterility, increased embryonic and perinatal death, postnatal growth restriction, renal asymmetry and polydactyly in the mouse. PLoS One 2013; 8:e77311. [PMID: 24204802 PMCID: PMC3804586 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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ETV5 (Ets variant gene 5) is a transcription factor that is required for fertility. In this study, we demonstrate that ETV5 plays additional roles in embryonic and postnatal developmental processes in the mouse. Through a genome-wide mouse mutagenesis approach, we generated a sterile mouse line that carried a nonsense mutation in exon 12 of the Etv5 gene. The mutation led to the conversion of lysine at position 412 into a premature termination codon (PTC) within the ETS DNA binding domain of the protein. We showed that the PTC-containing allele produced a highly unstable mRNA, which in turn resulted in an undetectable level of ETV5 protein. The Etv5 mutation resulted in male and female sterility as determined by breeding experiments. Mutant males were sterile due to a progressive loss of spermatogonia, which ultimately resulted in a Sertoli cell only phenotype by 8 week-of-age. Further, the ETV5 target genes Cxcr4 and Ccl9 were significantly down-regulated in mutant neonate testes. CXCR4 and CCL9 have been implicated in the maintenance and migration of spermatogonia, respectively. Moreover, the Etv5 mutation resulted in several developmental abnormalities including an increased incidence of embryonic and perinatal lethality, postnatal growth restriction, polydactyly and renal asymmetry. Thus, our data define a physiological role for ETV5 in many aspects of development including embryonic and perinatal survival, postnatal growth, limb patterning, kidney development and fertility.
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- Duangporn Jamsai
- The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian Phenomics Facility, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Australian Phenomics Facility, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- The Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Nizon M, Huber C, De Leonardis F, Merrina R, Forlino A, Fradin M, Tuysuz B, Abu-Libdeh BY, Alanay Y, Albrecht B, Al-Gazali L, Basaran SY, Clayton-Smith J, Désir J, Gill H, Greally MT, Koparir E, van Maarle MC, MacKay S, Mortier G, Morton J, Sillence D, Vilain C, Young I, Zerres K, Le Merrer M, Munnich A, Le Goff C, Rossi A, Cormier-Daire V. Further delineation of CANT1 phenotypic spectrum and demonstration of its role in proteoglycan synthesis. Hum Mutat 2012; 33:1261-6. [PMID: 22539336 PMCID: PMC3427906 DOI: 10.1002/humu.22104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Desbuquois dysplasia (DD) is characterized by antenatal and postnatal short stature, multiple dislocations, and advanced carpal ossification. Two forms have been distinguished on the basis of the presence (type 1) or the absence (type 2) of characteristic hand anomalies. We have identified mutations in calcium activated nucleotidase 1 gene (CANT1) in DD type 1. Recently, CANT1 mutations have been reported in the Kim variant of DD, characterized by short metacarpals and elongated phalanges. DD has overlapping features with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia with congenital joint dislocations (SDCD) due to Carbohydrate (chondroitin 6) Sulfotransferase 3 (CHST3) mutations. We screened CANT1 and CHST3 in 38 DD cases (6 type 1 patients, 1 Kim variant, and 31 type 2 patients) and found CANT1 mutations in all DD type 1 cases, the Kim variant and in one atypical DD type 2 expanding the clinical spectrum of hand anomalies observed with CANT1 mutations. We also identified in one DD type 2 case CHST3 mutation supporting the phenotype overlap with SDCD. To further define function of CANT1, we studied proteoglycan synthesis in CANT1 mutated patient fibroblasts, and found significant reduced GAG synthesis in presence of β-D-xyloside, suggesting that CANT1 plays a role in proteoglycan metabolism.
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- Mathilde Nizon
- Departement de Génétique, INSERM U781, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (AP-HP)Paris, France
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- Departement de Génétique, INSERM U781, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (AP-HP)Paris, France
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- Departement de Génétique, INSERM U781, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (AP-HP)Paris, France
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- Departement de Génétique, INSERM U781, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (AP-HP)Paris, France
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul UniversityIstanbul, Turkey
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- Pediatrics and Genetics, Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem, Al-Quds Medical SchoolJerusalem
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- Pediatric Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Acibadem University School of MedicineIstanbul, Turkey
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- Institute for Human Genetics, University of HufelandstrEssen, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates UniversityAl-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul UniversityIstanbul, Turkey
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- Genetic Medicine, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester; Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St Mary's HospitalManchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Erasme-ULBBrussels, Belgium
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- National Centre for Medical Genetics, Our Lady's Children's HospitalCrumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Centre for Medical Genetics, Our Lady's Children's HospitalCrumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul UniversityIstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Academic Medical CentreAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Provincial Medical Genetics Program, Eastern HealthSt. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Center for Medical Genetics, Antwerp University Hospital and University of AntwerpAntwerp, Belgium
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- Clinical Genetics Unit, Birmingham Women's HospitalBirmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, University of SydneyNew South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Hôpital Erasme-ULBBrussels, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Leicester Royal InfirmaryLeicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Human Genetics, Aachen UniversityAachen, Germany
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- Departement de Génétique, INSERM U781, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (AP-HP)Paris, France
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- Departement de Génétique, INSERM U781, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (AP-HP)Paris, France
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- Departement de Génétique, INSERM U781, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (AP-HP)Paris, France
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of PaviaPavia, Italy
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- Departement de Génétique, INSERM U781, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (AP-HP)Paris, France
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Mutations in GLI3 manifest in several distinct clinical phenotypes including Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome and Pallister-Hall syndrome (PHS). GLI3 belongs to the GLI family of transcription factors that mediates extracellular Sonic hedgehog (SHH) signals. In the absence of SHH signals, GLI3 is processed to form a transcriptional repressor termed GLI3R. During early limb development, the regulation of GLI3 processing by SHH is decisive in determining the correct number and identity of digits. Analyses of mouse embryos have produced evidence that elevated levels of GLI3R reduce the number of developing digits. Remarkably, PHS causative mutations are predicted to produce a truncated protein similar to the endogenous GLI3R. Nevertheless, polydactyly is frequently observed in PHS patients and it even represents a criterion for the clinical diagnosis of PHS. In order to detect the underlying cause of this obvious discrepancy, we made use of the Gli3(Delta699) mouse mutant, which represents the mouse model of PHS. We show that the mutant murine allele gives rise to a truncated version of GLI3 that mimicks both the processed GLI3R isoform and the proposed pathogenic GLI3(PHS) protein. We analyzed how the mutant GLI3 protein interferes with the anteroposterior patterning of early limb development, whereas processes that are associated with the outgrowth of the limb bud remain remarkably unimpaired. The presented findings help to understand the previously enigmatic emergence of Pallister-Hall associated polydactyly and thus add to the understanding of the pathogenic mode of the action of GLI3(PHS).
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- Patrick Hill
- Institut für Entwicklungs- und Molekularbiologie der Tiere, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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In this study we show in mice that Ftm (Rpgrip1l) is located at the ciliary basal body. Our data reveal that Ftm is necessary for developmental processes such as the establishment of left-right asymmetry and patterning of the neural tube and the limbs. The loss of Ftm affects the ratio of Gli3 activator to Gli3 repressor, suggesting an involvement of Ftm in Shh signalling. As Ftm is not essential for cilia assembly but for full Shh response, Ftm can be considered as a novel component for cilium-related Hh signalling. Furthermore, the absence of Ftm in arthropods underlines the divergence between vertebrate and Drosophila Hh pathways.
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- Jeanette Vierkotten
- Institut für Entwicklungs- und Molekularbiologie der Tiere EMT, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Akiyama H, Stadler HS, Martin JF, Ishii TM, Beachy PA, Nakamura T, de Crombrugghe B. Misexpression of Sox9 in mouse limb bud mesenchyme induces polydactyly and rescues hypodactyly mice. Matrix Biol 2006; 26:224-33. [PMID: 17222543 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2006.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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] [Received: 09/28/2006] [Revised: 11/23/2006] [Accepted: 12/04/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Our previous studies have demonstrated the essential roles of the transcription factor Sox9 in the commitment of mesenchymal cells to a chondrogenic cell lineage and in overt chondrogenesis during limb bud development. However, it remains unknown if Sox9 induces chondrogenesis in mesenchyme ectopically in vivo as a master regulator of chondrogenesis. In this study, we first generated mutant mice in which Sox9 was misexpressed in the limb bud mesenchyme. The mutant mouse embryos exhibited polydactyly in limb buds in association with ectopic expression of Sox5 and Sox6 although markers for the different axes of limb bud development showed a normal pattern of expression. Misexpression of Sox9 stimulated cell proliferation in limb bud mesenchyme, suggesting that Sox9 has a role in recruiting mesenchymal cells to mesenchymal condensation. Second, despite the facts that misexpression of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) induces polydactyly in a number of mutant mice and Shh-null mutants have severely defective cartilage elements in limb buds, misexpression of Sox9 did not restore limb bud phenotypes in Shh-null mutants. Rather, there was no expression of Sox9 in digit I of Hoxa13Hd mutant embryos, and Sox9 partially rescued hypodactyly in Hoxa13Hd mutant embryos. These results provide evidence that Sox9 induces ectopic chondrogenesis in mesenchymal cells and strongly suggest that its expression may be regulated by Hox genes during limb bud development.
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- Haruhiko Akiyama
- Department of Orthopaedics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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Albrecht AN, Kornak U, Böddrich A, Süring K, Robinson PN, Stiege AC, Lurz R, Stricker S, Wanker EE, Mundlos S. A molecular pathogenesis for transcription factor associated poly-alanine tract expansions. Hum Mol Genet 2004; 13:2351-9. [PMID: 15333588 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Poly-alanine (Ala) tract expansions in transcription factors have been shown to be associated with human birth defects such as malformations of the brain, the digits, and other structures. Expansions of a poly-Ala tract from 15 to 22 (+7)-29 (+14) Ala in Hoxd13, for example, result in the limb malformation synpolydactyly in humans and in mice [synpolydactyly homolog (spdh)]. Here, we show that an increase of the Ala repeat above a certain length (22 Ala) is associated with a shift in the localization of Hoxd13 from nuclear to cytoplasmic, where it forms large amorphous aggregates. We observed similar aggregates for expansion mutations in SOX3, RUNX2 and HOXA13, pointing to a common mechanism. Cytoplasmic aggregation of mutant Hoxd13 protein is influenced by the length of the repeat, the level of expression and the efficacy of degradation by the proteasome. Heat shock proteins Hsp70 and Hsp40 co-localize with the aggregates and activation of the chaperone system by geldanamycin leads to a reduction of aggregate formation. Furthermore, recombinant mutant Hoxd13 protein forms aggregates in vitro demonstrating spontaneous misfolding of the protein. We analyzed the mouse mutant spdh, which harbors a +7 Ala expansion in Hoxd13 similar to the human synpolydactyly mutations, as an in vivo model and were able to show a reduction of mutant Hoxd13 and, in contrast to wt Hoxd13, a primarily cytoplasmic localization of the protein. Our results provide evidence that poly-Ala repeat expansions in transcription factors result in misfolding, degradation and cytoplasmic aggregation of the mutant proteins.
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- Andrea N Albrecht
- Max-Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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Huang YQ, Deng XM, Li N, Qiu XP. [Progress on polydactyly character of vertebrate]. Yi Chuan 2004; 26:387-93. [PMID: 15640026] [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: 05/01/2023]
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Polydactyly is a common abnormal limb phenotype in vertebrate and there is similar limb phenotype among different species. Research shows that polydactyly has a similar development mechanism, and this kind of polydactyly character seems to be controlled by homologous genes among species. The latest research results on human and mouse further shows that PPD should be caused by the disruption of a long range cis-acting regulator for Shh within Lmbr1 intron. Here the development mechanism and related genes controlling polydactyly character of vertebrate are reviewed.
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- Yan-Qun Huang
- State Key National Laboratory of Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100 094, China.
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The phenotype of the genetic polydactyly/arhinencephaly mouse (Pdn/Pdn) is similar to Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (GCPS), which is induced by mutation of GLI3. Suppression of Gli3 gene expression has been observed in Pdn/Pdn. Thus, the gene responsible for Pdn/Pdn has been considered to be Gli3. Recently, the mutation point was demarcated, that is, a transposon was inserted into intron 3 of the Gli3 gene in the Pdn mouse. Forward and reverse primers were constructed in intron 3 near the insertion point. A forward primer in the long terminal repeat region of the transposon was also constructed. Now we can discriminate +/+, Pdn/+, Pdn/Pdn embryos from the PCR products. After genotyping of the Pdn embryos, Gli3 and other correlated gene expressions, such as sonic hedgehog (Shh), Bmp-2, Bmp-4, ptc-1, were analyzed by real-time PCR method. Gli3 gene expression in Pdn/Pdn was suppressed to 20-30% of +/+, and that in Pdn/+ was about 60% of +/+ through all the embryonic and neonatal periods examined. As Shh has been considered to be an antagonist of Gli3, Shh expression was analyzed, and a difference among genotypes was observed only on day 9 of gestation. We could not detect any alterations among genotypes in other gene expressions examined. Gli3 and Shh gene expression were also analyzed on day 9 by whole-mount in situ hybridization in the +/+ and Pdn/Pdn embryos. Neuroectoderm was positive by Gli3 probe in +/+ but not in Pdn/Pdn. Notochord, floor plate and prechordal mesoderm were positive by Shh probe both in +/+ and Pdn/Pdn embryos, but ectopic and/or over-expression of Shh were not observed in Pdn/Pdn embryos.
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- Etsuko Ueta
- School of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan
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Nakase T, Miyaji T, Kuriyama K, Tamai N, Horiki M, Tomita T, Myoui A, Shimada K, Yoshikawa H. Immunohistochemical detection of parathyroid hormone-related peptide, Indian hedgehog, and patched in the process of endochondral ossification in the human. Histochem Cell Biol 2001; 116:277-84. [PMID: 11685558 DOI: 10.1007/s004180100320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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] [Accepted: 07/30/2001] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP), Indian hedgehog (Ihh), and patched (Ptc; a receptor for Ihh) were immunolocalized in tissue undergoing endochondral ossification in the human. PTHrP, Ihh, and Ptc were immunolocalized in prehypertrophic and hypertrophic chondrocytes in mature cartilage matrix. PTHrP and Ptc were immunostained in proliferating chondrocytes and perichondrial cells, whereas Ihh was not. PTHrP, Ihh, and Ptc showed positive immunostaining in osteoblasts in the bone-forming area. In the bone resorption site, PTHrP was immunolocalized in osteoclasts, whereas Ihh and Ptc were not. The present findings indicated that PTHrP, Ihh, and Ptc were associated with the process of endochondral ossification, and suggested the possible involvement of Ihh and PTHrP signaling in the regulation of proliferation and hypertrophy of chondrocytes in human chondrogenesis.
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- T Nakase
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (E3), Osaka University Medical School, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan.
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BACKGROUND Rudimentary polydactyly histologically reveals a marked neural proliferation in the dermis and a large number of Meissner corpuscles in the dermal papillae. OBJECTIVE Our study was performed to determine whether this neural proliferation is related to Merkel cells. METHOD Using an antibody to cytokeratin 20, we examined the number and distribution of Merkel cells in 5 cases of rudimentary polydactyly, including an immature case without Meissner corpuscles. RESULTS Only the case without Meissner corpuscles had a markedly large number of Merkel cells and some dermal Merkel cells. CONCLUSION The normal number of Merkel cells in the mature cases suggests that abundant Merkel cells may appear at first and disappear after the development of neural proliferation. Merkel cells may be associated with the generation of cutaneous nerve plexus and nerve endings in the upper dermis, and possibly with the development of Meissner corpuscles, at the early stage of rudimentary polydactyly.
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- M Ban
- Department of Dermatology, Hashima City Hospital, Hashima, Japan
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Tanaka M, Cohn MJ, Ashby P, Davey M, Martin P, Tickle C. Distribution of polarizing activity and potential for limb formation in mouse and chick embryos and possible relationships to polydactyly. Development 2000; 127:4011-21. [PMID: 10952899 DOI: 10.1242/dev.127.18.4011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A central feature of the tetrapod body plan is that two pairs of limbs develop at specific positions along the head-to-tail axis. However, the potential to form limbs in chick embryos is more widespread. This could have implications for understanding the basis of limb abnormalities. Here we extend the analysis to mouse embryos and examine systematically the potential of tissues in different regions outside the limbs to contribute to limb structures. We show that the ability of ectoderm to form an apical ridge in response to FGF4 in both mouse and chick embryos exists throughout the flank as does ability of mesenchyme to provide a polarizing region signal. In addition, neck tissue has weak polarizing activity. We show, in chick embryos, that polarizing activity of tissues correlates with the ability either to express Shh or to induce Shh expression. We also show that cells from chick tail can give rise to limb structures. Taken together these observations suggest that naturally occurring polydactyly could involve recruitment of cells from regions adjacent to the limb buds. We show that cells from neck, flank and tail can migrate into limb buds in response to FGF4, which mimics extension of the apical ectodermal ridge. Furthermore, when we apply simultaneously a polarizing signal and a limb induction signal to early chick flank, this leads to limb duplications.
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- M Tanaka
- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Wellcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
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Nakamura N, Fujioka M, Mori C. Alteration of programmed cell death and gene expression by 5-bromodeoxyuridine during limb development in mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2000; 167:100-6. [PMID: 10964760 DOI: 10.1006/taap.2000.8989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Some chemicals are known to induce limb malformations in mice. The occurrence of limb abnormality induced by chemical reagents is due to changes in the programmed cell death (PCD). 5-Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) is known as a potent teratogen and has been reported to induce polydactyly and other limb malformations in rodents (DiPaolo, Science 145, 501-503, 1964). Here, we undertook the morphological and genetic analyses of fetuses with limb malformations in BrdU-treated mice, in order to investigate an alteration of gene expression that resembles that of mutant mice with similar limb malformations. The fetuses of the BrdU-treated mice exhibited preaxial polydactyly and preaxial triphalangism of the hindlimb at a high incidence. Our observations showed that the PCD in the preaxial necrotic zone was found to be delayed or absent on day 11 of pregnancy. Histological analyses of these fetuses showed that the preaxial apical ectodermal ridge (AER) of the hindlimb was hyperplastic and consisted of several irregular layers. In observation of the whole-mount in situ hybridization, we detected the anterior-extended overexpression of Hoxd-11 and Hoxd-13 genes in the mesenchyme cells and the overexpression of Fgf4 and Fgf8 genes in the anterior region of the AER of hindlimbs of BrdU-treated fetuses. Our study shows that the injection of BrdU changed the PCD and gene expression during limb development and induced time-specific limb malformations during fetal development. This examination of the changes of the PCD and gene expression will be useful markers for the investigation of toxicities and teratologieties of other chemicals now present in the world environment.
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- N Nakamura
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Central Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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Hojo H, Aoyama H, Tanaka S, Teramoto S. Ultrastructural and morphometrical analyses of Leydig and Sertoli cells in the testes of rats with hereditary polydactylism. J Reprod Fertil 1995; 104:331-5. [PMID: 7473426 DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1040331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Rats of the polydactylous (PD) strain carry an autosomal recessive gene pd that causes polydactylism in homozygotes (pd/pd). Male homozygotes are sterile owing to an abnormality of spermatogenesis. In the present study, Leydig and Sertoli cells of 12-week-old pd/pd male rats were examined for ultrastructural alterations in an attempt to clarify the cause of the abnormal spermatogenesis. The relative volumes of the organelles were also determined with morphometry. Phenotypically normal pd/+ males served as controls. No morphological or morphometrical abnormalities were noted in the Leydig cells. However, two different types of Sertoli cell were evident: light cells and dark cells. The incidence of the dark Sertoli cells in pd/pd males was high (27%) compared with that in pd/+ males (6%). These dark cells contained quantities of lipid droplets in the cytoplasm and exhibited a significant increase in the relative volume of lipid droplets compared with the value for the light cells. The nuclei of the dark Sertoli cells were irregular in shape and were invaginated. These results suggest that dark Sertoli cells may have lower lipid metabolism, and in pd/pd males, the high number of these dark Sertoli cells may be related to abnormal spermatogenesis.
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- H Hojo
- Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Ibaraki, Japan
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