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ArticleDevelopmental cell2015

Axud1 Integrates Wnt Signaling and Transcriptional Inputs to Drive Neural Crest Formation.

Marcos Simões-Costa, Michael Stone, Marianne E Bronner

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Article in Developmental cell, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marcos Simões-CostaDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Michael StoneDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Marianne E BronnerDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. Electronic address: mbronner@caltech.edu.
California Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Transcriptional Casualty in Embryonic Morphogenesis: from the Specifications GRNP01HD037105 · NICHD · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI DAVIDSON, ERIC H · 1999 to 2018
$27.1M
Gene Regulatory Network Controlling Premigratory Cranial vs Trunk Neural CrestR01DE024157 · NIDCR · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI BRONNER, MARIANNE · 2014 to 2025
$4.0M
Integrating signaling and transcriptional control in neural crest specificationK99DE024232 · NIDCR · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI SIMOES-COSTA, MARCOS · 2014 to 2015
$178k
NICHD NIH HHS HD037105NICHD NIH HHS P01 HD037105NIDCR NIH HHS DE024157NIDCR NIH HHS K99 DE024232NIDCR NIH HHS K99DE024232NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE024157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural crest cells are induced at the neural plate border by the combined action of transcription factors and signaling molecules. Here, we show that Axud1, a downstream effector of Wnt signaling, represents a critical missing link that integrates signaling and transcriptional cues to mediate neural crest formation. Axud1 is a transcription factor expressed in neural crest progenitors in a Wnt1/β-catenin-dependent manner. Axud1 loss leads to downregulation of multiple genes involved in neural crest specification, similar to the effects of Wnt1 knockdown. Importantly, Axud1 is sufficient to rescue neural crest formation after disruption of Wnt signaling. Furthermore, it physically interacts with neural plate border genes Pax7 and Msx1 in vivo to directly activate transcription of stem cell factor FoxD3, initiating the neural crest program. Thus, Axud1 integrates Wnt signaling with transcriptional inputs to endow the neural crest with its unique molecular signature.

Indexed as

Wnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAvian Proteinsbeta CateninCell MovementChick EmbryoChickensGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalNeural CrestNeural PlateTranscription, GeneticWnt ProteinsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAvian Proteinsbeta CateninWnt Proteins

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PMID26256212
PMCPMC4573882
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