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ArticleFEBS open bio2024

SMAD2/3 signaling regulates initiation of mouse Wolffian ducts and proximal differentiation in Müllerian ducts.

Tadaaki Nakajima, Akihiro Imai, Chihiro Ishii, Kota Tsuruyama, Risa Yamanaka, Yasuhiro Tomooka, Shinta Saito, Noritaka Adachi, Satomi Kohno, Tomomi Sato

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Article in FEBS open bio, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tadaaki NakajimaDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4189-1837
Akihiro ImaiDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan.
Chihiro IshiiDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan.
Kota TsuruyamaDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan.
Risa YamanakaDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan.
Yasuhiro TomookaDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, Faculty of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan.
Shinta SaitoDepartment of Science, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Noritaka AdachiDepartment of Science, Yokohama City University, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1895-0747
Satomi KohnoDepartment of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud State University, MN, USA.
Tomomi SatoDepartment of Science, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Tokyo University of Science · JPYokohama City University · JPSt. Cloud State University · US

Funding

Grants for Support of the Promotion of Research at Tokyo University of ScienceMEXT/JSPS KAKENHI 21K06244MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI 25460255MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI JP19K16177
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Male and female reproductive tracts develop from anterior intermediate mesoderm with similar differentiation processes. The anterior intermediate mesoderm develops into the mesonephros, and the Wolffian duct initiates by epithelialization in the mesonephros. The Müllerian duct invaginates from the coelomic epithelium of the cranial mesonephros for ductal formation and is then regionalized into proximal to caudal female reproductive tracts. In this study, we focused on the epithelialization of the Wolffian duct, initiation of the Müllerian duct, and the regionalization step of the Müllerian ducts as a continuous process. By using intermediate mesodermal cells from mouse pluripotent stem cells, we identified that inhibition of SMAD2/3 signaling might be involved in the differentiation into mesenchymal cells, after which mesonephric cells might be then epithelialized during differentiation of the Wolffian duct. Aggregation of coelomic epithelial cells might be related to initiation of the Müllerian duct. Transcriptomic analysis predicted that consensus sequences of SMAD3/4 were enriched among highly expressed genes in the proximal Müllerian duct. SMAD2/3 signaling to regulate differentiation of the Wolffian duct was continuously activated in the proximal Müllerian duct and was involved in proximal and oviductal regionalization. Therefore, SMAD2/3 signaling may be finely tuned to regulate differentiation from initiation to regionalization steps.

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Mullerian DuctsWolffian DuctsAnimalsCell DifferentiationEpithelial CellsFemaleMaleMiceSignal Transductionepithelializationfate determinationMüllerian ductTGFβ signalingWolffian duct

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