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Smoothened mutants reveal redundant roles for Shh and Ihh signaling including regulation of L/R asymmetry by the mouse node.

Cell ·Vol. 105 ·No. 6 ·2001-06-15 ·Pages 781-92

Zhang XM, Ramalho-Santos M, McMahon AP

Abstract

Genetic analyses in Drosophila have demonstrated that the multipass membrane protein Smoothened (Smo) is essential for all Hedgehog signaling. We show that Smo acts epistatic to Ptc1 to mediate Shh and Ihh signaling in the early mouse embryo. Smo and Shh/Ihh compound mutants have identical phenotypes: embryos fail to turn, arresting at somite stages with a small, linear heart tube, an open gut and cyclopia. The absence of visible left/right (L/R) asymmetry led us to examine the pathways controlling L/R situs. We present evidence consistent with a model in which Hedgehog signaling within the node is required for activation of Gdf1, and induction of left-side determinants. Further, we demonstrate an absolute requirement for Hedgehog signaling in sclerotomal development and a role in cardiac morphogenesis.[Dedicated to Rosa Beddington, a pioneer in mammalian embryology].

MeSH Terms
Animals Body Patterning DNA-Binding Proteins Drosophila Proteins Embryo, Mammalian/embryology,metabolism Embryonic Induction Epistasis, Genetic Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental Growth Differentiation Factor 1 Growth Substances/genetics Heart/embryology,physiology Hedgehog Proteins Homeobox Protein Nkx-2.5 Homeodomain Proteins/genetics In Situ Hybridization Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins Membrane Proteins/genetics Mice Models, Biological Muscle Proteins/genetics Mutation/genetics Myogenic Regulatory Factor 5 Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics Patched Receptors Patched-1 Receptor Proteins/genetics,metabolism RNA, Messenger/genetics,metabolism Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics,metabolism Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled Signal Transduction Smoothened Receptor Somites/metabolism Trans-Activators Transcription Factors/genetics Xenopus Proteins
Chemicals
CFC1 protein, human Cfc1 protein, mouse DNA-Binding Proteins Drosophila Proteins Gdf1 protein, mouse Growth Differentiation Factor 1 Growth Substances Hedgehog Proteins Homeobox Protein Nkx-2.5 Homeodomain Proteins Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins Membrane Proteins Muscle Proteins Myf5 protein, mouse Myogenic Regulatory Factor 5 NKX2-5 protein, human Nerve Tissue Proteins Nkx2-5 protein, mouse Patched Receptors Patched-1 Receptor Proteins Ptch1 protein, mouse RNA, Messenger Receptors, Cell Surface Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled SHH protein, human Smo protein, mouse Smoothened Receptor Trans-Activators Transcription Factors Xenopus Proteins smo protein, Drosophila
Authors & Affiliations
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Zhang X M
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, The Biolabs, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Ramalho-Santos M
McMahon A P
Article Info
Journal
Cell
Abbr.
Cell
ISSN
0092-8674
Published
2001-06-15
Pages
781-92
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0413066
Subset
IM
Grants
NINDS NIH HHS · NS33642 · United States
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