scholarly journals FGF signaling induces mesoderm in members of Spiralia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Andrikou ◽  
Andreas Hejnol
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Mesoderm Induction ◽  
Fgf Signaling ◽  
Mesoderm Development ◽  
Molecular Patterning ◽  
Gene Expression Analyses ◽  
Mesoderm Formation ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Mesoderm Patterning

AbstractFGF signaling is involved in mesoderm induction in deuterostomes, but not in flies and nematodes, where it has a role in mesoderm patterning and migration. However, comparable studies in other protostomic taxa are missing in order to decipher whether this mesoderm-inducing function of FGF extends beyond the lineage of deuterostomes. Here, we investigated the role of FGF signaling during mesoderm development in three species of lophophorates, a clade within the protostome group Spiralia. Our gene expression analyses show that the molecular patterning of mesoderm development is overall conserved between brachiopods and phoronids, but the spatial and temporal recruitment of transcription factors differs significantly. Moreover, inhibitor experiments demonstrate that FGF signaling is involved in mesoderm formation, morphogenetic movements of gastrulation and posterior axial elongation. Our findings suggest that the inductive role of FGF in mesoderm possibly predates the origin of deuterostomes.

scholarly journals FGF signaling acts on different levels of mesoderm development within Spiralia

Development ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Andrikou ◽  
Andreas Hejnol
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Mesoderm Induction ◽  
Fgf Signaling ◽  
Mesoderm Development ◽  
Molecular Patterning ◽  
Gene Expression Analyses ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Mesoderm Patterning ◽  
Different Levels

FGF signaling is involved in mesoderm induction in members of deuterostomes (e.g. tunicates, hemichordates), but not in flies and nematodes, where it has a role in mesoderm patterning and migration. However, comparable studies in other protostome taxa are missing in order to decipher whether this mesoderm-inducing function of FGF extends beyond the lineage of deuterostomes. Here, we investigated the role of FGF signaling in mesoderm development in three species of lophophorates, a clade within the protostome group Spiralia. Our gene expression analyses show that the mesodermal molecular patterning is overall conserved between brachiopods and phoronids, but the spatial and temporal recruitment of transcription factors differs significantly. Moreover, the use of the inhibitor SU5402 demonstrates that FGF signaling is involved in different steps of mesoderm development, as well as in morphogenetic movements of gastrulation and axial elongation. Our findings suggest that the mesoderm-inducing role of FGF extends beyond the group of deuterostomes.

scholarly journals A dual function of FGF signaling in Xenopus left-right axis formation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Schneider ◽  
Jennifer Kreis ◽  
Axel Schweickert ◽  
Martin Blum ◽  
Philipp Vick
Keyword(s):  
Model Organisms ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
Axis Formation ◽  
Mesoderm Induction ◽  
Nodal Signaling ◽  
Fgf Signaling ◽  
Mesoderm Development ◽  
Flow Sensing ◽  
Early Gastrula

AbstractOrgan left-right (LR) asymmetry is a conserved vertebrate feature, which is regulated by left-sided activation of Nodal signaling. Nodal asymmetry is established by a leftward fluid-flow generated at the ciliated LR organizer (LRO). While the role of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling pathways during mesoderm development are conserved, diverging results from different model organisms suggested a non-conserved function in LR asymmetry. Here, we demonstrate that FGF is required during gastrulation in a dual function at consecutive stages of Xenopus embryonic development. In the early gastrula, FGF is necessary for LRO precursor induction, acting in parallel to FGF-mediated mesoderm induction. During late gastrulation, the FGF/Ca2+-branch is required for specification of the flow sensing lateral LRO cells, a function related to FGF-mediated mesoderm morphogenesis. This second function in addition requires input from the calcium channel Polycystin-2. Thus, analogous to mesoderm development, FGF activity is required in a dual role for laterality specification, namely for generating and sensing of leftward flow. Moreover, our data show that FGF functions in LR asymmetric development are conserved across vertebrate species, from fish to mammals.

scholarly journals Mesoderm induction by activin requires FGF-mediated intracellular signals

Development ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. LaBonne ◽  
M. Whitman
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Molecular Markers ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Mesoderm Induction ◽  
Fgf Signaling ◽  
Transcriptional Responses ◽  
Fgf Receptor ◽  
Signal Transducers ◽  
Intracellular Signals

We have examined the role of FGF signaling during activin-mediated mesoderm induction in Xenopus. Using dominant inhibitory mutants of FGF signal transducers to disrupt the FGF-signaling pathway at the plasma membrane or in the cytosol prevents animal cap blastomeres from expressing several mesodermal markers in response to exogenous activin. Dominant inhibitory mutants of the FGF receptor, c-ras or c-raf inhibit the ability of activin to induce molecular markers of both dorsal and ventral mesoderm including Xbra, Mix1 and Xnot. Some transcriptional responses to activin such as goosecoid and Xwnt8 are inhibited less effectively than others, however, suggesting that there may differing requirements for an FGF signal in the responses of mesoderm-specific genes to activin induction. Despite the requirement for this signaling pathway during activin induction, downstream components of this pathway are not activated in response to activin, suggesting that activin does not signal directly through this pathway.

scholarly journals IL-35 subunit EBI3 alleviates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis via suppressing DNA enrichment of STAT3

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghong Chen ◽  
Guofeng Zheng ◽  
Qing Yang ◽  
Le Luo ◽  
Jinglian Shen
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Pulmonary Fibrosis ◽  
Regulatory Mechanism ◽  
Lung Epithelial Cells ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Qrt Pcr ◽  
Lung Epithelial ◽  
Gene Expression Analyses ◽  
Human And Mouse

Abstract Background IL-35 subunit EBI3 is up-regulated in pulmonary fibrosis tissues. In this study, we investigated the pathological role of EBI3 in pulmonary fibrosis and dissected the underlying molecular mechanism. Methods Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis mouse model was established, and samples were performed gene expression analyses through RNAseq, qRT-PCR and Western blot. Wild type and EBI3 knockout mice were exposed to bleomycin to investigate the pathological role of IL-35, via lung function and gene expression analyses. Primary lung epithelial cells were used to dissect the regulatory mechanism of EBI3 on STAT1/STAT4 and STAT3. Results IL-35 was elevated in both human and mouse with pulmonary fibrosis. EBI3 knockdown aggravated the symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis in mice. EBI3 deficiency enhanced the expressions of fibrotic and extracellular matrix-associated genes. Mechanistically, IL-35 activated STAT1 and STAT4, which in turn suppressed DNA enrichment of STAT3 and inhibited the fibrosis process. Conclusion IL-35 might be one of the potential therapeutic targets for bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.

scholarly journals The role of FGF signaling in the establishment and maintenance of mesodermal gene expression inXenopus

2008 ◽  
Vol 237 (5) ◽  
pp. 1243-1254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell B. Fletcher ◽  
Richard M. Harland
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Fgf Signaling

FAST-1 is a key maternal effector of mesoderm inducers in the early Xenopus embryo

Development ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 126 (24) ◽  
pp. 5621-5634 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Watanabe ◽  
M. Whitman
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Axis Formation ◽  
Mesoderm Induction ◽  
Transcriptional Program ◽  
Blocking Antibody ◽  
Responsive Element ◽  
Axial Development

We have examined the role of the maternally encoded transcription factor FAST-1 in the establishment of the mesodermal transcriptional program in Xenopus embryos. FAST-1 has been shown to associate with Smad2 and Smad4, transducers of TGFbeta superfamily signals, in response to stimulation by several TGFbeta superfamily ligands. The FAST-1/Smad2/Smad4 complex binds and activates a 50 bp activin responsive element identified in the promoter of the meso-endodermal marker Mix.2. We have now used three complementary approaches to demonstrate that FAST-1 is a central regulator of mesoderm induction by ectopic TGFbeta superfamily ligands and during endogenous patterning: ectopic expression of mutationally activated FAST-1, ectopic expression of dominant inhibitory FAST-1, and injection of a blocking antibody specific for FAST-1. Expression of constitutively transcriptionally active FAST-1 fusion protein (FAST-VP16(A)) in prospective ectoderm can directly induce the same set of general and dorsal mesodermal genes, as well as some endodermal genes, as are induced by activin or Vg1. In intact embryos, this construct can induce secondary axes similar to those induced by activin or Vg1. Conversely, expression of a FAST-1-repressor fusion (FAST-En(R)) in prospective ectoderm blocks induction of mesodermal genes by activin, while expression of FAST-En(R) in intact embryos prevents general/dorsal mesodermal gene expression and axial development. Injection of a blocking antibody specific for FAST-1 prevents induction of mesodermal response genes by activin or Vg1, but not by FGF. In intact embryos, this antibody can prevent the expression of early mesodermal markers and inhibit axis formation, demonstrating that FAST-1 is a necessary component of the first steps in the specification of mesoderm.

scholarly journals New Players in the Interaction Between Beetle Polygalacturonases and Plant Polygalacturonase-Inhibiting Proteins: Insights From Proteomics and Gene Expression Analyses

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiebke Haeger ◽  
Natalie Wielsch ◽  
Na Ra Shin ◽  
Steffi Gebauer-Jung ◽  
Yannick Pauchet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Affinity Purification ◽  
Gene Families ◽  
Degradation Pathway ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Arms Race ◽  
Defense Strategies ◽  
Gene Expression Analyses ◽  
Insight Into

Plants possess various defense strategies to counter attacks from microorganisms or herbivores. For example, plants reduce the cell-wall-macerating activity of pathogen- or insect-derived polygalacturonases (PGs) by expressing PG-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs). PGs and PGIPs belong to multi-gene families believed to have been shaped by an evolutionary arms race. The mustard leaf beetle Phaedon cochleariae expresses both active PGs and catalytically inactive PG pseudoenzymes. Previous studies demonstrated that (i) PGIPs target beetle PGs and (ii) the role of PG pseudoenzymes remains elusive, despite having been linked to the pectin degradation pathway. For further insight into the interaction between plant PGIPs and beetle PG family members, we combined affinity purification with proteomics and gene expression analyses, and identified novel inhibitors of beetle PGs from Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis). A beetle PG pseudoenzyme was not targeted by PGIPs, but instead interacted with PGIP-like proteins. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that PGIP-like proteins clustered apart from “classical” PGIPs but together with proteins, which have been involved in developmental processes. Our results indicate that PGIP-like proteins represent not only interesting novel PG inhibitor candidates in addition to “classical” PGIPs, but also fascinating new players in the arms race between herbivorous beetles and plant defenses.

scholarly journals Combining Bioinformatics and Experiments to Identify CREB1 as a Key Regulator in Senescent Granulosa Cells

Diagnostics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Hsuan Lin ◽  
Li-Te Lin ◽  
Chia-Jung Li ◽  
Pei-Gang Kao ◽  
Hsiao-Wen Tsai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
Mitochondrial Dynamics ◽  
Ros Production ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Ovarian Aging ◽  
Gene Expression Analyses ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Aging of functional ovaries occurs many years before aging of other organs in the female body. In recent years, a greater number of women continue to postpone their pregnancies to later stages in their lives, raising concerns of the effect of ovarian aging. Mitochondria play an important role in the connection between the aging granulosa cells and oocytes. However, the underlying mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction in these cells remain poorly understood. Therefore, we evaluated the molecular mechanism of the aging granulosa cells, including aspects such as accumulation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, reduction of mtDNA, imbalance of mitochondrial dynamics, and diminished cell proliferation. Here, we applied bioinformatics approaches, and integrated publicly available resources, to investigate the role of CREB1 gene expression in reproduction. Senescence hallmark enrichment and pathway analysis suggested that the downregulation of bioenergetic-related genes in CREB1. Gene expression analyses showed alterations in genes related to energy metabolism and ROS production in ovary tissue. We also demonstrate that the biogenesis of aging granulosa cells is subject to CREB1 binding to the PRKAA1 and PRKAA2 upstream promoters. In addition, cofactors that regulate biogenesis significantly increase the levels of SIRT1 and PPARGC1A mRNA in the aging granulosa cells. These findings demonstrate that CREB1 elevates an oxidative stress-induced senescence in granulosa cells by reducing the mitochondrial function.

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