In vivo knockdown of Brachyury results in skeletal defects and urorectal malformations resembling caudal regression syndrome.
Dev Biol
; 372(1): 55-67, 2012 Dec 01.
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| ID: mdl-22995555
ABSTRACT
The T-box transcription factor BRACHYURY (T) is a key regulator of mesoderm formation during early development. Complete loss of T has been shown to lead to embryonic lethality around E10.0. Here we characterize an inducible miRNA-based in vivo knockdown mouse model of T, termed KD3-T, which exhibits a hypomorphic phenotype. KD3-T embryos display axial skeletal defects caused by apoptosis of paraxial mesoderm, which is accompanied by urorectal malformations resembling the murine uro-recto-caudal syndrome and human caudal regression syndrome phenotypes. We show that there is a reduction of T in the notochord of KD3-T embryos which results in impaired notochord differentiation and its subsequent loss, whereas levels of T in the tailbud are sufficient for axis extension and patterning. Furthermore, the notochord in KD3-T embryos adopts a neural character and loses its ability to act as a signaling center. Since KD3-T animals survive until birth, they are useful for examining later roles for T in the development of urorectal tissues.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Siringomielia
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Proteínas com Domínio T
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Anormalidades do Sistema Digestório
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Proteínas Fetais
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dev Biol
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha