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ArticleNature2016

MARCKS-like protein is an initiating molecule in axolotl appendage regeneration.

Takuji Sugiura, Heng Wang, Rico Barsacchi, Andras Simon, Elly M Tanaka

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Article in Nature, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. The salamander blastema within the broader context of metazoan regeneration.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Takuji SugiuraDFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies (CRTD), Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 105, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Heng WangKarolinska Institute, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Centre of Developmental Biology for Regenerative Medicine, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
Rico BarsacchiMax Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Andras SimonKarolinska Institute, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Centre of Developmental Biology for Regenerative Medicine, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
Elly M TanakaDFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies (CRTD), Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 105, 01307 Dresden, Germany.

Funding

European Research Council 294324
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying key molecules that launch regeneration has been a long-sought goal. Multiple regenerative animals show an initial wound-associated proliferative response that transits into sustained proliferation if a considerable portion of the body part has been removed. In the axolotl, appendage amputation initiates a round of wound-associated cell cycle induction followed by continued proliferation that is dependent on nerve-derived signals. A wound-associated molecule that triggers the initial proliferative response to launch regeneration has remained obscure. Here, using an expression cloning strategy followed by in vivo gain- and loss-of-function assays, we identified axolotl MARCKS-like protein (MLP) as an extracellularly released factor that induces the initial cell cycle response during axolotl appendage regeneration. The identification of a regeneration-initiating molecule opens the possibility of understanding how to elicit regeneration in other animals.

Indexed as

Ambystoma mexicanumAmputation, TraumaticAnimalsCell CycleCell ProliferationCloning, MolecularExtremitiesHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMyristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase SubstrateNotophthalmus viridescensRegenerationIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMARCKS protein, humanMarcks protein, mouseMembrane ProteinsMyristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate

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PMID26934225
PMCPMC4795554

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