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ArticleNature communications2019

Sfrp3 modulates stromal-epithelial crosstalk during mammary gland development by regulating Wnt levels.

Ilenia Bernascone, Tamara González, Maria D Barea, Claudia Carabaña, Mariam Hachimi, Minerva Bosch-Fortea, Silvia Santamaria, Raquel Martin, Julia Tarnick, Jose A Garcia-Sanz and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ilenia BernasconeDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Tamara GonzálezDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Maria D BareaDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Claudia CarabañaDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Mariam HachimiDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Minerva Bosch-ForteaDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Silvia SantamariaDepartment of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas (CSIC), 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Raquel MartinDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Julia TarnickCentre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XB, UK.
Jose A Garcia-SanzDepartment of Molecular Biomedicine, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas (CSIC), 28040, Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1153-6025
Fernando Martín-BelmonteDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), 28049, Madrid, Spain. fmartin@cbm.csic.es.
Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa · ESCentro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas · ESUniversity of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammary stroma is essential for epithelial morphogenesis and development. Indeed, postnatal mammary gland (MG) development is controlled locally by the repetitive and bi-directional cross-talk between the epithelial and the stromal compartment. However, the signalling pathways involved in stromal-epithelial communication are not entirely understood. Here, we identify Sfrp3 as a mediator of the stromal-epithelial communication that is required for normal mouse MG development. Using Drosophila wing imaginal disc, we demonstrate that Sfrp3 functions as an extracellular transporter of Wnts that facilitates their diffusion, and thus, their levels in the boundaries of different compartments. Indeed, loss of Sfrp3 in mice leads to an increase of ductal invasion and branching mirroring an early pregnancy state. Finally, we observe that loss of Sfrp3 predisposes for invasive breast cancer. Altogether, our study shows that Sfrp3 controls MG morphogenesis by modulating the stromal-epithelial cross-talk during pubertal development.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell CommunicationDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEpithelial CellsFemaleFrizzled-Related ProteinsImaginal DiscsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMammary Glands, AnimalMammary Neoplasms, AnimalMiceMice, KnockoutMorphogenesisPregnancySexual MaturationDrosophila ProteinsFrizzled-Related ProteinsGAL4 protein, DrosophilaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsTranscription FactorsWnt Proteins

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PMID31171792
PMCPMC6554275
OpenAlexW2948722434

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