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ArticleDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists2022

Downregulation of Grem1 expression in the distal limb mesoderm is a necessary precondition for phalanx development.

Joseph J Lancman, Sean M Hasso, Takayuki Suzuki, Yacine Kherdjemil, Marie Kmita, Andrea Ferris, P Duc S Dong, Marian A Ros, John F Fallon

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Article in Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Joseph J LancmanHuman Genetics Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1238-4446
Sean M HassoHeat Biologics, Morrisville, North Carolina, USA.
Takayuki SuzukiDepartment of Animal Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2364-0935
Yacine KherdjemilGenetics and Development Research Unit, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Marie KmitaGenetics and Development Research Unit, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Andrea FerrisCenter for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
P Duc S DongHuman Genetics Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, USA.
Marian A RosInstituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad de Cantabria-Sociedad para al Desarrollo Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
John F FallonDepartment of Anatomy, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Montreal Clinical Research Institute · CASanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · USFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · USHeat Biologics (United States) · USNagoya University · JPUniversidad de Cantabria · ESUniversity of Wisconsin System · US

Funding

EPITHELIAL/MESENCHYMAL INTERACTIONS IN LIMB PATTERNINGR01HD032551 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI FALLON, JOHN · 1995 to 2009
$2.8M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD032551
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe phalanges are the final skeletal elements to form in the vertebrate limb and their identity is regulated by signaling at the phalanx forming region (PFR) located at the tip of the developing digit ray. Here, we seek to explore the relationship between PFR activity and phalanx morphogenesis, which define the most distal limb skeletal elements, and signals associated with termination of limb outgrowth.

resultsAs Grem1 is extinguished in the distal chick limb mesoderm, the chondrogenesis marker Aggrecan is up-regulated in the metatarsals and phalanges. Fate mapping confirms that subridge mesoderm cells contribute to the metatarsal and phalanges when subridge Grem1 is down-regulated. Grem1 overexpression specifically blocks chick phalanx development by inhibiting PFR activity. PFR activity and digit development are also disrupted following overexpression of a Gli3 repressor, which results in Grem1 expression in the distal limb and downregulation of Bmpr1b.

conclusionsBased on expression and fate mapping studies, we propose that downregulation of Grem1 in the distal limb marks the transition from metatarsal to phalanx development. This suggests that downregulation of Grem1 in the distal limb mesoderm is necessary for phalanx development. Grem1 downregulation allows for full PFR activity and phalanx progenitor cell commitment to digit fate.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMesodermDown-RegulationExtremitiesLimb BudsSignal Transductionchickdigit identityGli3Grem1limb developmentphalanx development

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PMID34719843
PMCPMC9054941
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