PUBLICATION
Wnt signalling mediated by Tbx2b regulates cell migration during formation of the neural plate
- Authors
- Fong, S.H., Emelyanov, A., Teh, C., and Korzh, V.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-050727-13
- Date
- 2005
- Source
- Development (Cambridge, England) 132(16): 3587-3596 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Fong, Steven, Korzh, Vladimir, Teh, Cathleen
- Keywords
- T-box, Cell adhesion, Zebrafish, Frizzled 7, Dishevelled, DIX domain, beta-catenin
- MeSH Terms
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- In Situ Hybridization
- Cell Movement/physiology*
- Morphogenesis*
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- Phenotype
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism*
- Signal Transduction/physiology*
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/metabolism*
- Zebrafish/anatomy & histology
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Animals
- Chimera/genetics
- Chimera/metabolism
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism*
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/genetics
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/metabolism
- T-Box Domain Proteins
- Wnt Proteins
- PubMed
- 16033799 Full text @ Development
Citation
Fong, S.H., Emelyanov, A., Teh, C., and Korzh, V. (2005) Wnt signalling mediated by Tbx2b regulates cell migration during formation of the neural plate. Development (Cambridge, England). 132(16):3587-3596.
Abstract
During gastrulation, optimal adhesion and receptivity to signalling cues are essential for cells to acquire new positions and identities via coordinated cell movements. T-box transcription factors and the Wnt signalling pathways are known to play important roles in these processes. Zebrafish tbx2b, a member of the TBX2 family, has previously been shown to be required for the specification of midline mesoderm. We show here that tbx2b transcripts are present during mid-gastrula before its expression is detected by whole-mount in situ hybridization. Isolated ectodermal cells deficient in Tbx2b have altered cell surface properties and the level of cadherins in these cells is lower. In chimaeric embryos generated by cell transplantation and single blastomere injections, Tbx2b-deficient cells are defective in cell movement in a cell-autonomous manner, resulting in their exclusion from the developing neural plate. Using this 'exclusion' phenotype as a screen, we show that Tbx2b acts within the context of Fz7 signalling. The exclusion of cells lacking T-box proteins in chimeras during development was demonstrated with other T-box genes and may indicate a general functional mechanism for T-box proteins.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping