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ArticleDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists2012

Distinct Caenorhabditis elegans HLH-8/twist-containing dimers function in the mesoderm.

Mary C Philogene, Stephany G Meyers Small, Peng Wang, Ann K Corsi

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Article in Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mary C PhilogeneDepartment of Biology, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA.
Stephany G Meyers Small
Peng Wang
Ann K Corsi
University of America · US

Funding

Transcriptional regulation of mesoderm developmentR15DE018519 · NIDCR · CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA · PI CORSI, ANN K · 2007 to 2017
$644k
Transcriptional Regulation of Mesoderm DevelopmentK22DE014541 · NIDCR · CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA · PI CORSI, ANN K · 2002 to 2005
$532k
NIDCR NIH HHS K22 DE014541NIDCR NIH HHS K22DE14541NIDCR NIH HHS R15 DE018519NIDCR NIH HHS R15DE018519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Caenorhabditis elegans basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) factor HLH-8, the single Twist ortholog in the nematode genome, plays important roles in mesoderm development, including M lineage patterning and differentiation of vulval and enteric muscles. HLH-8 cooperates with HLH-2, the bHLH E/Daughterless ortholog, to regulate downstream target genes, but it is not known whether HLH-2 is an obligate partner for all HLH-8 functions.

resultsUsing hlh-2 loss-of-function alleles and RNAi, we discovered that HLH-2 is required in the vulval muscles but not in M patterning or enteric muscle development. Additionally, we found that expressing tethered HLH-8/HLH-8 dimers in hlh-8 null animals rescued M patterning and enteric but not vulval muscle development.

conclusionsThese results support a model whereby HLH-8/HLH-8 homodimers function in M lineage patterning and enteric muscles and HLH-8/HLH-2 heterodimers function in the M-derived vulval muscles. Interestingly, the different dimers function in the same M lineage cells and the switch in dimer function coincides with vulval muscle differentiation. The use of distinct Twist dimers is evolutionarily conserved, and C. elegans provides a paradigm for future dissection of differential promoter regulation by these dimers at a single cell resolution.

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AnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsBody PatterningCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsFemaleIntestinal MucosaMaleMesodermMuscle, SmoothOrgan SpecificityProtein MultimerizationTwist-Related Protein 1VulvaBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsHLH-2 protein, C elegansHLH-8 protein, C elegansTwist-Related Protein 1

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PMID22275075
PMCPMC5515552
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