Evidence that the WNT-inducible growth arrest-specific gene 1 encodes an antagonist of sonic hedgehog signaling in the somite
CS Lee, L Buttitta, CM Fan - Proceedings of the National …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
CS Lee, L Buttitta, CM Fan
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2001•National Acad SciencesThe dorsal–ventral polarity of the somite is controlled by antagonistic signals from the dorsal
neural tube/surface ectoderm, mediated by WNTs, and from the ventral notochord, mediated
by sonic hedgehog (SHH). Each factor can act over a distance greater than a somite
diameter in vitro, suggesting they must limit each other's actions within their own patterning
domains in vivo. We show here that the growth-arrest specific gene 1 (Gas1), which is
expressed in the dorsal somite, is induced by WNTs and encodes a protein that can bind to …
neural tube/surface ectoderm, mediated by WNTs, and from the ventral notochord, mediated
by sonic hedgehog (SHH). Each factor can act over a distance greater than a somite
diameter in vitro, suggesting they must limit each other's actions within their own patterning
domains in vivo. We show here that the growth-arrest specific gene 1 (Gas1), which is
expressed in the dorsal somite, is induced by WNTs and encodes a protein that can bind to …
The dorsal–ventral polarity of the somite is controlled by antagonistic signals from the dorsal neural tube/surface ectoderm, mediated by WNTs, and from the ventral notochord, mediated by sonic hedgehog (SHH). Each factor can act over a distance greater than a somite diameter in vitro, suggesting they must limit each other's actions within their own patterning domains in vivo. We show here that the growth-arrest specific gene 1 (Gas1), which is expressed in the dorsal somite, is induced by WNTs and encodes a protein that can bind to SHH. Furthermore, ectopic expression of Gas1 in presomitic cells attenuates the response of these cells to SHH in vitro. Taken together, these data suggest that GAS1 functions to reduce the availability of active SHH within the dorsal somite.
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