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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2013

Analysis of Snail1 function and regulation by Twist1 in palatal fusion.

Wenli Yu, Yanping Zhang, L Bruno Ruest, Kathy K H Svoboda

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2013. 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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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenli YuDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Center for Craniofacial Research and Diagnosis, Texas A&M University, Baylor College of Dentistry Dallas, TX, USA.
Yanping Zhang
L Bruno Ruest
Kathy K H Svoboda
Texas A&M Health Science Center · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

BCD Research Infrastructure Enhancement ProgramU24DE016472 · NIDCR · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI CARLSON, DAVID S. · 2004 to 2005
$2.8M
NIDCR NIH HHS U24 DE016472
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Palatal fusion is a tightly controlled process which comprises multiple cellular events, including cell movement and differentiation. Midline epithelial seam (MES) degradation is essential to palatal fusion. In this study, we analyzed the function of Snail1 during the degradation of the MES. We also analyzed the mechanism regulating the expression of the Snail1 gene in palatal shelves. Palatal explants treated with Snail1 siRNA did not degrade the MES and E-cadherin was not repressed leading to failure of palatal fusion. Transforming growth factor beta 3 (Tgfβ3) regulated Snail1 mRNA, as Snail1 expression decreased in response to Tgfβ3 neutralizing antibody and a PI-3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitor. Twist1, in collaboration with E2A factors, regulated the expression of Snail1. Twist1/E47 dimers bond to the Snail1 promoter to activate expression. Without E47, Twist1 repressed Snail1 expression. These results support the hypothesis that Tgfβ3 may signal through Twist1 and then Snail1 to downregulate E-cadherin expression during palatal fusion.

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E-cadherinepithelial-mesenchymal transitionE-proteinspalatal fusionSnail1Tgfβ3Twist1

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PMID23424071
PMCPMC3575576
OpenAlexW2144024151

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