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Anterior Hox genes interact with components of the neural crest specification network to induce neural crest fates.
Stem Cells 29, 858-870 (2011)
Hox genes play a central role in neural crest (NC) patterning particularly in the cranial region of the body. Despite evidence that simultaneous loss of Hoxa1 and Hoxb1 function resulted in NC specification defects, the role of Hox genes in NC specification has remained unclear due to extended genetic redundancy among Hox genes. To circumvent this problem, we expressed anterior Hox genes in the trunk neural tube of the developing chick embryo. This demonstrated that anterior Hox genes play a central role in NC cell specification by rapidly inducing the key transcription factors Snail2 and Msx1/2 and a neural progenitor to NC cell fate switch characterized by cell adhesion changes and an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Cells delaminated from dorsal and medial neural tube levels and generated ectopic neurons, glia progenitors, and melanocytes. The mobilization of the NC genetic cascade was dependent upon bone morphogenetic protein signaling and optimal levels of Notch signaling. Therefore, anterior Hox patterning genes participate in NC specification and EMT by interacting with NC-inducing signaling pathways and regulating the expression of key genes involved in these processes.
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Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Language
english
Publication Year
2011
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ISSN (print) / ISBN
0737-1454
e-ISSN
1549-4918
Journal
Stem Cells
Quellenangaben
Volume: 29,
Issue: 5,
Pages: 858-870
Publisher
Wiley
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Pancreatic Islet Research (IPI)
POF-Topic(s)
90000 - German Center for Diabetes Research
Research field(s)
Helmholtz Diabetes Center
PSP Element(s)
G-502600-003
PubMed ID
21433221
DOI
10.1002/stem.630
Erfassungsdatum
2011-12-31