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Adamska M, MacDonald BT, Meisler MH. Doubleridge, a mouse mutant with defective compaction of the apical ectodermal ridge and normal dorsal-ventral patterning of the limb. Dev Biol 2003; 255:350-62. [PMID: 12648495 DOI: 10.1016/s0012-1606(02)00114-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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doubleridge is a transgene-induced mutation characterized by polydactyly and syndactyly of the forelimbs. The transgene insertion maps to the proximal region of chromosome 19. During embryonic development of the mutant forelimb, delayed elevation and compaction of the apical ectodermal ridge (AER) produces a ridge that is abnormally broad and flat. Fgf8 expression persists in the ventral forelimb ectoderm of the mutant until E10.5. Strong expression of Fgf8 and other markers at the borders of the AER at E11.5 gives the appearance of a double ridge. At E11.5, apoptotic cells are distributed across the broadened ridge, but at E13.5, there is reduced apoptosis in the interdigital regions. The Shh expression domain is widely spaced at the posterior margin of the AER. The doubleridge AER is morphologically similar to that of En1 null mice, but the expression of En1 and Wnt7a is properly restricted in doubleridge, and the dorsal and ventral structures are correctly determined. doubleridge thus exhibits an unusual limb phenotype combining abnormal compaction of the AER with normal dorsal/ventral patterning.
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- Maja Adamska
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0618, USA
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Iso T, Kedes L, Hamamori Y. HES and HERP families: multiple effectors of the Notch signaling pathway. J Cell Physiol 2003; 194:237-55. [PMID: 12548545 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.10208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 946] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Notch signaling dictates cell fate and critically influences cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in metazoans. Multiple factors at each step-ligands, receptors, signal transducers and effectors-play critical roles in executing the pleiotropic effects of Notch signaling. Ligand-binding results in proteolytic cleavage of Notch receptors to release the signal-transducing Notch intracellular domain (NICD). NICD migrates into the nucleus and associates with the nuclear proteins of the RBP-Jkappa family (also known as CSL or CBF1/Su(H)/Lag-1). RBP-Jkappa, when complexed with NICD, acts as a transcriptional activator, and the RBP-Jkappa-NICD complex activates expression of primary target genes of Notch signaling such as the HES and enhancer of split [E(spl)] families. HES/E(spl) is a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) type of transcriptional repressor, and suppresses expression of downstream target genes such as tissue-specific transcriptional activators. Thus, HES/E(spl) directly affects cell fate decisions as a primary Notch effector. HES/E(spl) had been the only known effector of Notch signaling until a recent discovery of a related but distinct bHLH protein family, termed HERP (HES-related repressor protein, also called Hey/Hesr/HRT/CHF/gridlock). In this review, we summarize the recent data supporting the idea of HERP being a new Notch effector, and provide an overview of the similarities and differences between HES and HERP in their biochemical properties as well as their tissue distribution. One key observation derived from identification of HERP is that HES and HERP form a heterodimer and cooperate for transcriptional repression. The identification of the HERP family as a Notch effector that cooperates with HES/E(spl) family has opened a new avenue to our understanding of the Notch signaling pathway.
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- Tatsuya Iso
- Institute for Genetic Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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Cytokine and antigen receptor signals play well-characterized roles in promoting the survival and maturation of T and B lymphocyte progenitors through sequential developmental stages. Emerging studies suggest equally important roles for more ancient signaling pathways that evolved prior to the adaptive immune system in jawed vertebrates. In particular, there are at least two essential functions for the highly conserved Notch signaling pathway in lymphocyte development. First, Notch signals are essential for the development of T cell progenitors in the thymus and intestinal epithelium. Second, Notch signals are required to suppress B cell development in the thymus. This review will focus on focus on recent advances in our understanding of how Notch signaling regulates this developmental switch, as well as how Notch might regulate subsequent survival and cell fate decisions in developing T cells.
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- Cynthia J Guidos
- Program in Developmental Biology, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Room 8104, 555 University Avenue, Ont., Toronto, Canada M5G 1X8.
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Aoto K, Nishimura T, Eto K, Motoyama J. Mouse GLI3 regulates Fgf8 expression and apoptosis in the developing neural tube, face, and limb bud. Dev Biol 2002; 251:320-32. [PMID: 12435361 DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2002.0811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The zinc finger transcription factor GLI3 is considered a repressor of vertebrate Hedgehog (Hh) signaling. In humans, the absence of GLI3 function causes Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome, affecting the development of the brain, eye, face, and limb. Because the etiology of these malformations is not well understood, we examined the phenotype of mouse Gli3-/- mutants as a model to investigate this. We observed an up-regulation of Fgf8 in the anterior neural ridge, isthmus, eye, facial primordia, and limb buds of mutant embryos, sites coinciding with the human disease. Intriguingly, endogenous apoptosis was reduced in Fgf8-positive areas in Gli3-/- mutants. Since SHH is thought to be involved in Fgf8 regulation, we compared Fgf8 expression in Shh-/- and Gli3-/-;Shh-/- mutant embryos. Whereas Fgf8 expression was almost absent in Shh-/- mutants, it was up-regulated in Gli3-/-;Shh-/- double mutants, suggesting that SHH is not required for Fgf8 induction, and that GLI3 normally represses Fgf8 independently of SHH. In the limb bud, we provide evidence that ectopic expression of Gremlin in Gli3-/- mutants might contribute to a decrease in apoptosis. Together, our data reveal that GLI3 limits Fgf8-expression domains in multiple tissues, through a mechanism that may include the induction or maintenance of apoptosis.
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- Kazushi Aoto
- Molecular Neuropathology Group, Brain Science Institute, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Fontemaggi G, Kela I, Amariglio N, Rechavi G, Krishnamurthy J, Strano S, Sacchi A, Givol D, Blandino G. Identification of direct p73 target genes combining DNA microarray and chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:43359-68. [PMID: 12213815 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m205573200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The newly discovered p53 family member, p73, has a striking homology to p53 in both sequence and modular structure. Ectopic expression of p73 promotes transcription of p53 target genes and recapitulates the most characterized p53 biological effects such as growth arrest, apoptosis, and differentiation. Unlike p53-deficient mice that develop normally but are subject to spontaneous tumor formation, p73-deficient mice exhibit severe defects in the development of central nervous system and suffer from inflammation but are not prone to tumor development. These phenotypes suggest different biological activities mediated by p53 and p73 that might reflect activation of specific sets of target genes. Here, we have analyzed the gene expression profile of H1299 cells after p73alpha or p53 activation using oligonucleotide microarrays capable of detecting approximately 11,000 mRNA species. Our results indicate that p73alpha and p53 activate both common and distinct groups of genes. We found 141 and 320 genes whose expression is modulated by p73alpha and p53, respectively. p73alpha up-regulates 85 genes, whereas p53 induces 153 genes, of which 27 are in common with p73alpha. Functional classification of these genes reveals that they are involved in many aspects of cell function ranging from cell cycle and apoptosis to DNA repair. Furthermore, we report that some of the up-regulated genes are directly activated by p73alpha or p53.
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- Giulia Fontemaggi
- Department of Experimental Oncology, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome 00158, Italy
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Genetically engineered strains of mice, modified by gene targeting (knockouts), are increasingly being employed as alternative effective research tools in elucidating the genetic basis of human deafness. An impressive array of auditory and vestibular mouse knockouts is already available as a valuable resource for studying the ontogenesis, morphogenesis and function of the mammalian inner ear. This article provides a current catalog of mouse knockouts with inner ear morphogenetic malformations and hearing or balance deficits resulting from ablation of genes that are regionally expressed in the inner ear and/or within surrounding tissues, such as the hindbrain, neural crest and mesenchyme.
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De Smedt M, Reynvoet K, Kerre T, Taghon T, Verhasselt B, Vandekerckhove B, Leclercq G, Plum J. Active form of Notch imposes T cell fate in human progenitor cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 169:3021-9. [PMID: 12218117 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.169.6.3021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The crucial role of Notch signaling in cell fate decisions in hematopoietic lineage and T lymphocyte development has been well established in mice. Overexpression of the intracellular domain of Notch mediates signal transduction of the protein. By retroviral transduction of this constitutively active truncated intracellular domain in human CD34+ umbilical cord blood progenitor cells, we were able to show that, in coculture with the stromal MS-5 cell line, depending on the cytokines added, the differentiation toward CD19+ B lymphocytes was blocked, the differentiation toward CD14+ monocytes was inhibited, and the differentiation toward CD56+ NK cells was favored. The number of CD7+cyCD3+ cells, a phenotype similar to T/NK progenitor cells, was also markedly increased. In fetal thymus organ culture, transduced CD34+ progenitor cells from umbilical cord blood cells or from thymus consistently generated more TCR-gammadelta T cells, whereas the other T cell subpopulations were largely unaffected. Interestingly, when injected in vivo in SCID-nonobese diabetic mice, the transduced cells generated ectopically human CD4+CD8+ TCR-alphabeta cells in the bone marrow, cells that are normally only present in the thymus, and lacked B cell differentiation potential. Our results show unequivocally that, in human, Notch signaling inhibits the monocyte and B cell fate, promotes the T cell fate, and alters the normal T cell differentiation pathway compatible with a pretumoral state.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, CD34/biosynthesis
- B-Lymphocytes/cytology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Cell Differentiation/genetics
- Cell Differentiation/immunology
- Cells, Cultured
- Child
- Growth Inhibitors/metabolism
- Growth Inhibitors/physiology
- Humans
- Jurkat Cells
- Killer Cells, Natural/cytology
- Membrane Proteins/biosynthesis
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred NOD
- Mice, SCID
- Myeloid Cells/cytology
- Organ Culture Techniques
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Notch
- Stem Cells/cytology
- Stem Cells/immunology
- Stem Cells/metabolism
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/cytology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
- Thymus Gland/cytology
- Thymus Gland/embryology
- Thymus Gland/immunology
- Thymus Gland/metabolism
- Trans-Activators/biosynthesis
- Trans-Activators/genetics
- Trans-Activators/metabolism
- Trans-Activators/physiology
- Transduction, Genetic
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- Magda De Smedt
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ghent, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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van Bokhoven H, Brunner HG. Splitting p63. Am J Hum Genet 2002; 71:1-13. [PMID: 12037717 PMCID: PMC384966 DOI: 10.1086/341450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2002] [Accepted: 04/26/2002] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Causative TP63 mutations have been identified in five distinct human developmental disorders that are characterized by various degrees of limb abnormalities, ectodermal dysplasia, and facial clefts. The distribution of mutations over the various p63 protein domains and the structural and functional implications of these mutations establish a clear genotype-phenotype correlation.
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- Hans van Bokhoven
- Department of Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Ohishi K, Varnum-Finney B, Bernstein ID. The notch pathway: modulation of cell fate decisions in hematopoiesis. Int J Hematol 2002; 75:449-59. [PMID: 12095143 DOI: 10.1007/bf02982106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The hematopoietic system is maintained by a rare population of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) that are thought to undergo self-renewal as well as continuously produce progeny that differentiate into the various hematopoietic lineages. However, the mechanisms regulating cell fate choices by HSC and their progeny have not been understood. Results of most studies support a stochastic model of cell fate determination in which growth factors support only the survival or proliferation of the progeny specified along a particular lineage. In other developmental systems, however, Notch signaling has been shown to play a central role in regulating fate decisions of numerous types of precursors, often inhibiting a particular (default) pathway while permitting self-renewal or differentiation along an alternative pathway. There is also accumulating evidence that the Notch pathway affects survival, proliferation, and cell fate choices at various stages of hematopoietic cell development, including the decisions of HSC to self-renew or differentiate and of common lymphoid precursors to undergo T- or B-cell differentiation. These data suggest that the Notch pathway plays a fundamental role in the development and maintenance of the hematopoietic system.
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- K Ohishi
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
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Zhang N, Norton CR, Gridley T. Segmentation defects of Notch pathway mutants and absence of a synergistic phenotype in lunatic fringe/radical fringe double mutant mice. Genesis 2002; 33:21-8. [PMID: 12001066 DOI: 10.1002/gene.10081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The Notch signaling pathway is important in regulating formation and anterior-posterior patterning of somites in vertebrate embryos. Here we show that distinct segmentation defects are displayed in embryos mutant for the Notch pathway genes Notch1, Lunatic fringe (Lfng), Delta-like 1 (Dll1), and Delta-like 3 (Dll3). Lfng-deficient mice and Dll3-deficient mice exhibit very similar defects, and marker analysis suggests that progression of the segmentation clock is disrupted in Dll3 mutants. We also show that Radical fringe (Rfng)-deficient mice exhibit no obvious phenotypic defects. To assess whether the absence of a phenotype in Rfng-deficient mice was the result of functional redundancy with the Lfng gene, we generated Lfng/Rfng double homozygous mutant mice. These mice exhibit the skeletal defects normally observed in Lfng-deficient mice, but we detected no obvious synergistic or additive effects in the double mutant animals.
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- Nian Zhang
- Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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French MB, Koch U, Shaye RE, McGill MA, Dho SE, Guidos CJ, McGlade CJ. Transgenic expression of numb inhibits notch signaling in immature thymocytes but does not alter T cell fate specification. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 168:3173-80. [PMID: 11907069 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.7.3173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The conserved adaptor protein Numb is an intrinsic cell fate determinant that functions by antagonizing Notch-mediated signal transduction. The Notch family of membrane receptors controls cell survival and cell fate determination in a variety of organ systems and species. Recent studies have identified a role for mammalian Notch-1 signals at multiple stages of T lymphocyte development. We have examined the role of mammalian Numb (mNumb) as a Notch regulator and cell fate determinant during T cell development. Transgenic overexpression of mNumb under the control of the Lck proximal promoter reduced expression of several Notch-1 target genes, indicating that mNumb antagonizes Notch-1 signaling in vivo. However, thymocyte development, cell cycle, and survival were unperturbed by mNumb overexpression, even though transgenic Numb was expressed at an early stage in thymocyte development (CD4(-)CD8(-)CD3(-) cells that were CD44(+)CD25(+) or CD44(-)CD25(+); double-negative 2/3). Moreover, bone marrow from mNumb transgenic mice showed no defects in thymopoiesis in competitive repopulation experiments. Our results suggest that mNumb functions as a Notch-1 antagonist in immature thymocytes, but that suppression of Notch-1 signaling at this stage does not alter gammadelta/alphabeta or CD4/CD8 T cell fate specification.
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- Michelle B French
- Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumor Research Center and Program in Developmental Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Allman D, Punt JA, Izon DJ, Aster JC, Pear WS. An invitation to T and more: notch signaling in lymphopoiesis. Cell 2002; 109 Suppl:S1-11. [PMID: 11983148 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(02)00689-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cell fate decisions in metazoans are regulated by Notch signals. During lymphoid development, Notch influences a series of cell fate decisions involving multipotent progenitors. This review focuses on current views and lingering uncertainties about Notch function in lymphoid cells.
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- David Allman
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Tezuka KI, Yasuda M, Watanabe N, Morimura N, Kuroda K, Miyatani S, Hozumi N. Stimulation of osteoblastic cell differentiation by Notch. J Bone Miner Res 2002; 17:231-9. [PMID: 11811553 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.2.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Notch is a transmembrane protein that plays a critical role in the determination of cellular differentiation pathways. Although its importance in the development of mesenchymal tissues has been suggested, its role in skeletal tissues has not been well investigated. Northern blot experiments showed the expression of Notch1 in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells at early differentiation stages. When a Notch1 cytoplasmic domain (Notch-IC [NIC]) delivered by an adenovirus vector was expressed in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells, a significant increase in calcified nodule formation was observed in long-term cultures. Activation of endogenous Notch in MC3T3-E1 by coculturing them with Delta-like-1 (Dll1)-expressing myeloma cells also resulted in a stimulation of calcified nodule formation. Not only affecting nodule formation, Notch activation also had effects on osteoblastic differentiation of multipotent mesenchymal cells. Osteoblastic differentiation of C3H10T1/2 cells induced by bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) was significantly stimulated, whereas adipogenic differentiation was suppressed strongly, resulting in a dominant differentiation of osteoblastic cells. NIC expression in primary human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) also induced both spontaneous and stimulated osteoblastic cell differentiation. These observations suggest that osteoblastic cell differentiation is regulated positively by Notch and that Notch could be a unique and interesting target molecule for the treatment of osteoporosis.
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- Ken-Ichi Tezuka
- Research Institute for Biological Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, Noda, Chiba, Japan
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Haidl ID, Huber G, Eichmann K. An ADAM family member with expression in thymic epithelial cells and related tissues. Gene 2002; 283:163-70. [PMID: 11867223 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(01)00871-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have analyzed the tissue-specific expression, mRNA isoforms, and genomic structure of murine ADAM28, an ADAM family member recently discovered in human and mouse. While human ADAM28 is expressed in lymphocytes (J. Biol. Chem. 274 (1999) 29251), we observe expression of murine ADAM28 in thymic epithelial cells and developmentally related tissues including the trachea, thyroid, stomach, and lung, but not in lymphocytes. The expression patterns in adult and day 15.5 embryos are similar. We have detected multiple mRNA isoforms varying in the cytoplasmic domain coding sequence and 3prime prime or minute untranslated region due to alternative polyadenylation and splicing events that occur in the final four exons and three introns. The entire ADAM28 gene spans 55 kb and contains 23 exons. The protein sequence contains all conserved residues required for metalloprotease activity, indicative of a role in ectodomain shedding and extracellular matrix modeling. Given its unique expression pattern and potential functions, murine ADAM28 may play a role in organogenesis and organ-specific functions such as thymic T cell development.
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- Ian D Haidl
- Max-Planck-Institute for Immunobiology, Stübeweg 51, D-79108, Freiburg, Germany
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Sakamoto K, Ohara O, Takagi M, Takeda S, Katsube KI. Intracellular cell-autonomous association of Notch and its ligands: a novel mechanism of Notch signal modification. Dev Biol 2002; 241:313-26. [PMID: 11784114 DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Notch (N) and its ligands, Delta (Dl) and Serrate (Ser), are membrane-spanning proteins with EGF repeats. They play an essential role in mediating proliferation and segregated differentiation of stem cells. One of the prominent features of N signal system is that its ligands are anchored to the plasma membrane, which allows the ligand/receptor association only between the neighboring cells. Various lines of evidences have verified this intercellular signal transmission, but there also have been implications that expression of Dl or Ser interferes cell-autonomously with the ability of the cell to receive N signal, implying that N and its ligands may interact in the same cell. Here, we demonstrate that N, Dl, and Ser cell-autonomously form homomeric or heteromeric complexes. The cell-autonomous heteromeric complexes are not present on the cell surface, implying that the association occurs in the endoreticulum or Golgi apparatus. Expression of Dl or Ser cell-autonomously reduces the N-mediated HES-5 promoter activity, indicating that the cell-autonomous association alters the N signal receptivity. Intracellular deletion of Dl shows elevated activity of this dominant-negative effect. In vivo overexpression study suggests that the cell-autonomous function of Dl and Ser is independent of the ligand specificity and may be modulated by Fringe (Fg), which inhibits the formation of the cell-autonomous Dl/N or Ser/N complex.
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- Kei Sakamoto
- Department of Oral Restitution, Graduate School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan
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Walker L, Carlson A, Tan-Pertel HT, Weinmaster G, Gasson J. The notch receptor and its ligands are selectively expressed during hematopoietic development in the mouse. Stem Cells 2002; 19:543-52. [PMID: 11713346 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.19-6-543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Members of the Notch family of transmembrane receptors are found on primitive hematopoietic precursors, and Notch ligand expression has been demonstrated on the surface of stromal cells, suggesting a role for Notch signaling in mammalian blood cell development. The current report examines the expression of Notch receptors and their ligands in murine hematopoietic tissues to determine: A) which blood cell lineages in the adult are influenced by Notch activity, and B) whether fetal hematopoiesis in the embryo involves the Notch pathway. In the adult mouse, a combination of flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry and Northern analysis was used to examine Notch receptor or ligand expression in bone marrow and spleen. In the embryo, Northern analysis and in situ hybridization were used to characterize Notch receptor and ligand expression in fetal liver on embryonic day 12 (E12) through E17, an active period encompassing both erythropoiesis and granulopoeisis. Flow cytometry demonstrated the presence of Notch1 and Notch2 receptors on bone marrow-derived myeloid cells but not on erythroid cells positive for the marker, Ter-119. In situ hybridization of E12 through E17 fetal liver demonstrated widespread expression of Jagged1 and Delta1 in a pattern similar to but less abundant than that of the erythropoietin receptor. Taken together with earlier functional results, the current expression data suggest a role for Notch activity in establishing definitive hematopoiesis in fetal liver, as well as a selective use of Notch signaling in adult erythropoiesis and granulopoiesis. Notch receptors in the adult are most likely utilized by early erythroid precursors and intermediate-stage granulocytes, but not by terminally differentiating cells of either subset.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Bone Marrow Cells/chemistry
- Bone Marrow Cells/cytology
- Calcium-Binding Proteins
- Cell Line
- Embryo, Mammalian/metabolism
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Hematopoiesis/genetics
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Jagged-1 Protein
- Ligands
- Liver/embryology
- Liver/metabolism
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Proteins/genetics
- Proteins/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptor, Notch1
- Receptor, Notch2
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, Notch
- Serrate-Jagged Proteins
- Spleen/metabolism
- Time Factors
- Transcription Factors
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- L Walker
- UCLA Molecular Biology Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1781, USA
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Mina M. Regulation of mandibular growth and morphogenesis. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ORAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL BIOLOGISTS 2002; 12:276-300. [PMID: 11603502 DOI: 10.1177/10454411010120040101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The development of the vertebrate face is a dynamic process that starts with the formation of facial processes/prominences. Facial processes are small buds made up of mesenchymal masses enclosed by an epithelial layer that surround the primitive mouth. The 2 maxillary processes, the 2 lateral nasal processes, and the frontonasal processes form the upper jaw. The lower jaw is formed by the 2 mandibular processes. Although the question of the embryonic origin of facial structures has received considerable attention, the mechanisms that control differential growth of the facial processes and patterning of skeletal tissues within these structures have been difficult to study and still are not well-understood. This has been partially due to the lack of readily identifiable morphologically discrete regions in the developing face that regulate patterning of the face. Nonetheless, in recent years there has been significant progress in the understanding of the signaling network controlling the patterning and development of the face (for review, see Richman et al., 1991; Francis-West et al., 1998). This review focuses on current understanding of the processes and signaling molecules that are involved in the formation of the mandibular arch.
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- M Mina
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030, USA.
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Sasaki Y, Ishida S, Morimoto I, Yamashita T, Kojima T, Kihara C, Tanaka T, Imai K, Nakamura Y, Tokino T. The p53 family member genes are involved in the Notch signal pathway. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:719-24. [PMID: 11641404 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m108080200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The p53 tumor suppressor is a transcription factor that regulates cell growth and death in response to environmental stimuli such as DNA damage. p63/p51 and p73 were recently identified as members of the p53 gene family. In contrast to p53 however, p63 and p73 are rarely mutated in human cancers. Mice that lack p53 are developmentally normal, while p63 and p73 appear to play critical roles in normal development. To determine how p63 and p73 are involved in normal development, we attempted to identify target genes that are specifically regulated by p63 and/or p73 but not by p53. We found that the Jagged1 (JAG1) and Jagged2 (JAG2) genes, encoding ligands for the Notch receptors, are up-regulated by p63 and p73. Furthermore, we identified a p63-binding site in the second intron of the JAG1 gene, which can directly interact with the p63 protein in vivo, as assessed by a chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. A heterologous reporter assay revealed that this p63-binding site is a functional response element and is specific for p63. We also found a target of Notch signaling, HES-1 was up-regulated in Jurkat cells, in which Notch1 is highly expressed, when co-cultured with p63-transfected cells, suggesting that p63 can trigger the Notch signal pathway in neighboring cells. Our findings show an association between the p53 family genes and Notch signaling and suggest a potential molecular mechanism for the involvement of the p53 family genes in normal development.
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- Yasushi Sasaki
- Department of Molecular Biology, Cancer Research Institute, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-8556 Japan
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Jaleco AC, Neves H, Hooijberg E, Gameiro P, Clode N, Haury M, Henrique D, Parreira L. Differential effects of Notch ligands Delta-1 and Jagged-1 in human lymphoid differentiation. J Exp Med 2001; 194:991-1002. [PMID: 11581320 PMCID: PMC2193482 DOI: 10.1084/jem.194.7.991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Notch signaling is known to differentially affect the development of lymphoid B and T cell lineages, but it remains unclear whether such effects are specifically dependent on distinct Notch ligands. Using a cell coculture assay we observed that the Notch ligand Delta-1 completely inhibits the differentiation of human hematopoietic progenitors into the B cell lineage while promoting the emergence of cells with a phenotype of T cell/natural killer (NK) precursors. In contrast, Jagged-1 did not disturb either B or T cell/NK development. Furthermore, cells cultured in the presence of either Delta-1 or Jagged-1 can acquire a phenotype of NK cells, and Delta-1, but not Jagged-1, permits the emergence of a de novo cell population coexpressing CD4 and CD8. Our results thus indicate that distinct Notch ligands can mediate differential effects of Notch signaling and provide a useful system to further address cell-fate decision processes in lymphopoiesis.
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- Ana C. Jaleco
- Instituto de Histologia e Embriologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Histologia e Embriologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Department of Pathology (PA 312), de Boelelaan 1117, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam
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- Serviço de Hematologia, Instituto Português de Oncologia, 1099-023 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Serviço de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Hospital de Santa Maria, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Instituto de Histologia e Embriologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto de Histologia e Embriologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal
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The generation of a peripheral T-cell pool is essential for normal immune system function. CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are produced most efficiently in the thymus, which provides a complexity of discrete cellular microenvironments. Specialized stromal cells, that make up such microenvironments, influence each stage in the maturation programme of immature T-cell precursors. Progress has recently been made in elucidating events that regulate the development of intrathymic microenvironments, as well as mechanisms of thymocyte differentiation. It is becoming increasingly clear that the generation and maintenance of thymic environments that are capable of supporting efficient T-cell development, requires complex interplay between lymphoid and stromal compartments of the thymus.
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- G Anderson
- Department of Anatomy, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK.
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Serreze DV, Johnson EA, Chapman HD, Graser RT, Marron MP, DiLorenzo TP, Silveira P, Yoshimura Y, Nathenson SG, Joyce S. Autoreactive diabetogenic T-cells in NOD mice can efficiently expand from a greatly reduced precursor pool. Diabetes 2001; 50:1992-2000. [PMID: 11522664 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.50.9.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A broad repertoire of pancreatic beta-cell autoreactive T-cells normally contributes to the development of type 1 diabetes in NOD mice. However, it has been unknown if a large reduction in the precursor pool from which autoreactive T-cells are drawn would inhibit the development of type 1 diabetes. To address this issue, we reduced the precursor frequency of autoreactive T-cells in NOD mice through allelic exclusion induced by transgenic expression of an H2-Db class I-restricted T-cell receptor (TCR) specific for a pathologically irrelevant lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) peptide. TCR allelic exclusion greatly reduced the pool of T-cells from which diabetogenic effectors could be derived in these NODxLCMV TCR Tg mice. Surprisingly, this did not impair their type 1 diabetes susceptibility. Furthermore, a diabetogenic CD8 T-cell population that is prevalent in standard NOD mice was present at essentially equivalent levels in pancreatic islets of NODxLCMV TCR Tg mice. Other data indicated that the antigenic specificity of these CD8 T-cells is primarily the function of a shared TCR-alpha chain. Although the percentage of TCR transgenic T-cells decreased in NOD versus B6,D2 control mice, much higher total numbers of both the TCR transgenic and the nontransgenic T-cells accumulated in the NOD strain. This transgenic T-cell accumulation in the absence of the cognate peptide indicated that the NOD genetic background preferentially promotes a highly efficient antigen-independent T-cell expansion. This might allow diabetogenic T-cells in NOD mice to undergo an efficient expansion before encountering antigen, which would represent an important and previously unconsidered aspect of pathogenesis.
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- D V Serreze
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA.
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Notch receptors are involved in a variety of cell-fate decisions that affect the development and function of many organs, including hematopoiesis and the immune system. There are four mammalian Notch receptors that have only partially overlapping functions despite sharing similar structures and ligands. The ligands for Notch are transmembrane proteins expressed on adjacent cells, including Jagged and Delta, and it is quite possible that signaling is bidirectional. A large Notch precursor protein is proteolytically cleaved to form the mature cell-surface receptor. Ligand binding induces additional proteolytic events followed by translocation of the intracellular domain to the nucleus. There, Notch interacts with transcription factors such as RBPJ kappa, activating transcription of basic helix-loop-helix genes such as HES1. These in turn regulate expression of tissue-specific transcription factors that influence lineage commitment and other events. In this review, the details of Notch signaling will be discussed, with a focus on what is known about the role of Notch in hematopoiesis.
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- S Kojika
- Department of Adult Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Lindner V, Booth C, Prudovsky I, Small D, Maciag T, Liaw L. Members of the Jagged/Notch gene families are expressed in injured arteries and regulate cell phenotype via alterations in cell matrix and cell-cell interaction. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2001; 159:875-83. [PMID: 11549580 PMCID: PMC1850458 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61763-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The Jagged/Notch signaling pathways control cell fate determination and differentiation, and their dysfunction is associated with human pathologies involving cardiovascular abnormalities. To determine the presence of these genes during vascular response to injury, we analyzed expression of Jagged1, Jagged2, and Notch1 through 4 after balloon catheter denudation of the rat carotid artery. Although low levels of Jagged1, Jagged2, and constitutive expression of Notch1 were seen in uninjured endothelium, expression of all was significantly increased in injured vascular cells. High Jagged1 expression was restricted to the regenerating endothelial wound edge, whereas Notch transcripts were abundant in endothelial and smooth muscle cells. To understand the basis for Jagged/Notch control of cellular phenotype, we studied an in vitro model of NIH3T3 cells transfected with a secreted form of the extracellular domain of Jagged1. We report that the soluble Jagged1 protein caused decreased cell-matrix adhesion and cell migration defects. Cadherin-mediated intercellular junctions as well as focal adhesions were modified in soluble Jagged1 transfectants, demonstrating that cell-cell contacts and adhesion plaques may be targets of Jagged/Notch activity. We suggest that Jagged regulation of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions may contribute to the control of cell migration in situations of tissue remodeling in vivo.
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- V Lindner
- Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine, USA
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Bresnick EH, Chu J, Christensen HM, Lin B, Norton J. Linking Notch signaling, chromatin remodeling, and T-cell leukemogenesis. JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY. SUPPLEMENT 2001; Suppl 35:46-53. [PMID: 11389531 DOI: 10.1002/1097-4644(2000)79:35+<46::aid-jcb1125>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Intercellular communication that controls the developmental fate of multipotent cells is commonly mediated by the Notch family of transmembrane receptors. Specific transmembrane ligands activate Notch receptors on neighboring cells inducing the proteolytic liberation and nuclear translocation of the intracellular domain of Notch (N(IC)). Nuclear N(IC) associates with a transcriptional repressor known as C-promoter binding factor/RBP-J kappa, suppressor of hairless, or LAG-1, converting it from a repressor into an activator. Through physical interactions with chromatin remodeling enzymes and potentially with components of the transcriptional machinery, N(IC) activates target genes that mediate cell fate decisions. As Notch1 is disrupted via a chromosomal translocation in a subset of human T-cell leukemia, leading to a truncated polypeptide resembling N(IC), deregulated chromatin remodeling and transcription may fuel uncontrolled cell proliferation in this hematopoietic malignancy. This review summarizes the mechanics of Notch signaling and focuses on prospective molecular mechanisms for how constitutively active Notch might derail nuclear processes as an initiating step in T-cell leukemogenesis. J. Cell. Biochem. Suppl. 35:46-53, 2000.
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- E H Bresnick
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Vollrath B, Fitzgerald KJ, Leder P. A murine homologue of the Drosophila brainiac gene shows homology to glycosyltransferases and is required for preimplantation development of the mouse. Mol Cell Biol 2001; 21:5688-97. [PMID: 11463849 PMCID: PMC87289 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.21.16.5688-5697.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The neurogenic gene brainiac was first isolated in Drosophila melanogaster, where it interacts genetically with members of the Notch signaling cascade. We have isolated a murine homologue of the Drosophila brainiac gene and delineated its highly specific expression pattern during development and adult life. We find particularly strong expression in the developing central nervous system, in the developing retina, and in the adult hippocampus. Targeted deletion of mouse Brainiac 1 expression leads to embryonic lethality prior to implantation. Null embryos can be recovered as blastocysts but do not appear to implant, indicating that mouse Brainiac 1, likely a glycosyltransferase, is crucial for very early development of the mouse embryo.
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- B Vollrath
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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The head is anatomically the most sophisticated part of the body and its evolution was fundamental to the origin of vertebrates; understanding its development is a formidable problem in biology. A synthesis of embryology, evolution and mouse genetics is shaping our understanding of head development and in this review we discuss its application to studies of human craniofacial malformations. Many of these disorders have their origins in specific embryological processes, including abnormalities of brain patterning, of the migration and fusion of tissues in the face, and of bone differentiation in the skull vault.
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- A O Wilkie
- Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, The John Radcliffe, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.
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McCright B, Gao X, Shen L, Lozier J, Lan Y, Maguire M, Herzlinger D, Weinmaster G, Jiang R, Gridley T. Defects in development of the kidney, heart and eye vasculature in mice homozygous for a hypomorphic Notch2 mutation. Development 2001; 128:491-502. [PMID: 11171333 DOI: 10.1242/dev.128.4.491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Notch gene family encodes large transmembrane receptors that are components of an evolutionarily conserved intercellular signaling mechanism. To assess the in vivo role of the Notch2 gene, we constructed a targeted mutation, Notch2(del1). Unexpectedly, we found that alternative splicing of the Notch2(del1) mutant allele leads to the production of two different in-frame transcripts that delete either one or two EGF repeats of the Notch2 protein, suggesting that this allele is a hypomorphic Notch2 mutation. Mice homozygous for the Notch2(del1) mutation died perinatally from defects in glomerular development in the kidney. Notch2(del1)/Notch2(del1)mutant kidneys were hypoplastic and mutant glomeruli lacked a normal capillary tuft. The Notch ligand encoded by the Jag1 gene was expressed in developing glomeruli in cells adjacent to Notch2-expressing cells. We show that mice heterozygous for both the Notch2(del1) and Jag1(dDSL) mutations exhibit a glomerular defect similar to, but less severe than, that of Notch2(del1)/Notch2(del1)homozygotes. The co-localization and genetic interaction of Jag1 and Notch2 imply that this ligand and receptor physically interact, forming part of the signal transduction pathway required for glomerular differentiation and patterning. Notch2(del1)/Notch2(del1)homozygotes also display myocardial hypoplasia, edema and hyperplasia of cells associated with the hyaloid vasculature of the eye. These data identify novel developmental roles for Notch2 in kidney, heart and eye development.
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- B McCright
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA
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The Notch receptor protein and its signaling pathway have been well conserved throughout evolution and appear to be pivotal components in cell fate decisions during development. Recent studies suggest that, depending on the cellular and developmental context, Notch signaling may also affect cell proliferation and programmed cell death. Mammals have four related Notch genes. One of these, designated Notch-4, was found to be a common integration site for the mouse mammary tumor virus in mouse mammary tumors. One consequence of this type of viral integration event is the ectopic expression of the intracellular domain of Notch-4 that corresponds to a gain-of-function mutation. Expression of "activated" Notch-4 in mammary epithelium has profound effects on mammary gland development and tumorigenesis. In this review, we briefly summarize the structure and function of the Notch receptor, as well as the components that comprise and modify the signaling pathway. Finally we discuss the potential role of Notch in mammary gland development and tumorigenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Breast/metabolism
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Drosophila
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein
- Ligands
- Mammary Glands, Animal/embryology
- Mammary Glands, Animal/growth & development
- Mammary Neoplasms, Animal/genetics
- Mammary Neoplasms, Animal/pathology
- Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse/genetics
- Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse/physiology
- Membrane Proteins
- Mice
- Nuclear Proteins
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/chemistry
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/physiology
- Receptor, Notch4
- Receptors, Cell Surface
- Receptors, Notch
- Receptors, Virus
- Signal Transduction/physiology
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- R Callahan
- Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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Tavares AT, Tsukui T, Izpisúa Belmonte JC. Evidence that members of the Cut/Cux/CDP family may be involved in AER positioning and polarizing activity during chick limb development. Development 2000; 127:5133-44. [PMID: 11060239 DOI: 10.1242/dev.127.23.5133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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In vertebrates, the apical ectodermal ridge (AER) is a specialized epithelium localized at the dorsoventral boundary of the limb bud that regulates limb outgrowth. In Drosophila, the wing margin is also a specialized region located at the dorsoventral frontier of the wing imaginal disc. The wingless and Notch pathways have been implicated in positioning both the wing margin and the AER. One of the nuclear effectors of the Notch signal in the wing margin is the transcription factor cut. Here we report the identification of two chick homologues of the Cut/Cux/CDP family that are expressed in the developing limb bud. Chick cux1 is expressed in the ectoderm outside the AER, as well as around ridge-like structures induced by (β)-catenin, a downstream target of the Wnt pathway. cux1 overexpression in the chick limb results in scalloping of the AER and limb truncations, suggesting that Cux1 may have a role in limiting the position of the AER by preventing the ectodermal cells around it from differentiating into AER cells. The second molecule of the Cut family identified in this study, cux2, is expressed in the pre-limb lateral plate mesoderm, posterior limb bud and flank mesenchyme, a pattern reminiscent of the distribution of polarizing activity. The polarizing activity is determined by the ability of a certain region to induce digit duplications when grafted into the anterior margin of a host limb bud. Several manipulations of the chick limb bud show that cux2 expression is regulated by retinoic acid, Sonic hedgehog and the posterior AER. These results suggest that Cux2 may have a role in generating or mediating polarizing activity. Taking into account the probable involvement of Cut/Cux/CDP molecules in cell cycle regulation and differentiation, our results raise the hypothesis that chick Cux1 and Cux2 may act by modulating proliferation versus differentiation in the limb ectoderm and polarizing activity regions, respectively.
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- A T Tavares
- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Gene Expression Laboratory, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Morimura T, Goitsuka R, Zhang Y, Saito I, Reth M, Kitamura D. Cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induced by Notch1 in B cells. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:36523-31. [PMID: 10967117 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m006415200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Notch receptors play various roles for cell fate decisions in developing organs, although their functions at the cell level are poorly understood. Recently, we found that Notch1 and its ligand are each expressed in juxtaposed cell compartments in the follicles of the bursa of Fabricius, the central organ for chicken B cell development. To examine the function of Notch1 in B cells, a constitutively active form of chicken Notch1 was expressed in a chicken B cell line, DT40, by a Cre/loxP-mediated inducible expression system. Remarkably, the active Notch1 caused growth suppression of the cells, accompanied by a cell cycle inhibition at the G(1) phase and apoptosis. The expression of Hairy1, a gene product up-regulated by the Notch1 signaling, also induced the apoptosis, but no cell cycle inhibition. Thus, Notch1 signaling induces apoptosis of the B cells through Hairy1, and the G(1) cell cycle arrest through other pathways. This novel function of Notch1 may account for the recent observations indicating the selective inhibition of early B cell development in mice by Notch1.
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- T Morimura
- Division of Molecular Biology, Research Institute for Biological Sciences, Science University of Tokyo, 2669 Yamazaki, Noda City, Chiba 278-0022, Japan
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Rao PK, Dorsch M, Chickering T, Zheng G, Jiang C, Goodearl A, Kadesch T, McCarthy S. Isolation and characterization of the notch ligand delta4. Exp Cell Res 2000; 260:379-86. [PMID: 11035934 DOI: 10.1006/excr.2000.5034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Notch signaling plays a critical role in a variety of developmental programs. In vertebrates, the complexity of the process is underscored by the existence of multiple Notch receptors and multiple ligands, each of which displays a distinct expression profile. Furthermore, the ligands can be subdivided into two families, the Serrate/Jagged family and the Delta family. Here we present the isolation of a novel Notch ligand, Delta4. Expression analyses indicate that mouse Delta4 is highly expressed in the eye and lung during embryogenesis and in the heart, lung, liver, and kidney of the adult. Functionally, Delta4 is indistinguishable from Jagged1 in its abilities to inhibit myogenesis and to stimulate transcription through Notch1 and the DNA binding protein CSL.
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- P K Rao
- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA.
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Factors controlling the differentiation of the multipotent embryonic lung endoderm and mesoderm are poorly understood. Recent evidence that Delta-like 1 (Dll1) and other genes in the Notch/Delta signaling pathway are expressed in the embryonic mouse lung suggests that this pathway is important for cell fate decisions and/or the differentiation of lung cell types. Here, we report the localization of transcripts of several genes encoding members of the Notch/Delta pathway in the early mouse lung. Most genes are expressed in specific populations and so may contribute to cell diversification.
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- L C Post
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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Maynard TM, Wakamatsu Y, Weston JA. Cell interactions within nascent neural crest cell populations transiently promote death of neurogenic precursors. Development 2000; 127:4561-72. [PMID: 11023860 DOI: 10.1242/dev.127.21.4561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have previously shown that cultured trunk neural crest cell populations irreversibly lose neurogenic ability when dispersal is prevented or delayed, while the ability to produce other crest derivatives is retained (Vogel, K. S. and Weston, J. A. (1988) Neuron 1, 569–577). Here, we show that when crest cells are prevented from dispersing, cell death is increased and neurogenesis is decreased in the population, as a result of high cell density. Control experiments to characterize the effects of high cell density on environmental conditions in culture suggest that reduced neurogenesis is the result of cell-cell interactions and not changes (conditioning or depletion) of the culture medium. Additionally, we show that the caspase inhibitor zVAD-fmk, which blocks developmentally regulated cell death, rescues the neurogenic ability of high density cultures, without any apparent effect on normal, low-density cultures. We conclude, therefore, that increased cell interaction at high cell densities results in the selective death of neurogenic precursors in the nascent crest population. Furthermore, we show that neurogenic cells in cultured crest cell populations that have dispersed immediately are not susceptible to contact-mediated death, even if they are subsequently cultured at high cell density. Since most early migrating avian crest cells express Notch1, and a subset expresses Delta1 (Wakamatsu, Y., Maynard, T. M. and Weston, J. A. (2000) Development 127, 2811–2821), we tested the possibility that the effects of cell contact were mediated by components of a Notch signaling pathway. We found that neurogenic precursors are eliminated when crest cells are co-cultured with exogenous Delta1-expressing cells immediately after they segregate from the neural tube, although not after they have previously dispersed. We conclude that early and prolonged cell interactions, mediated at least in part by Notch signaling, can regulate the survival of neurogenic cells within the nascent crest population. We suggest that a transient episode of cell contact-mediated death of neurogenic cells may serve to eliminate fate-restricted neurogenic cells that fail to disperse promptly in vivo.
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- T M Maynard
- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1254, USA
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Shimizu K, Chiba S, Hosoya N, Kumano K, Saito T, Kurokawa M, Kanda Y, Hamada Y, Hirai H. Binding of Delta1, Jagged1, and Jagged2 to Notch2 rapidly induces cleavage, nuclear translocation, and hyperphosphorylation of Notch2. Mol Cell Biol 2000; 20:6913-22. [PMID: 10958687 PMCID: PMC88767 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.20.18.6913-6922.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Delta1, Jagged1, and Jagged2, commonly designated Delta/Serrate/LAG-2 (DSL) proteins, are known to be ligands for Notch1. However, it has been less understood whether they are ligands for Notch receptors other than Notch1. Meanwhile, ligand-induced cleavage and nuclear translocation of the Notch protein are considered to be fundamental for Notch signaling, yet direct observation of the behavior of the Notch molecule after ligand binding, including cleavage and nuclear translocation, has been lacking. In this report, we investigated these issues for Notch2. All of the three DSL proteins bound to endogenous Notch2 on the surface of BaF3 cells, although characteristics of Jagged2 for binding to Notch2 apparently differed from that of Delta1 and Jagged1. After binding, the three DSL proteins induced cleavage of the membrane-spanning subunit of Notch2 (Notch2(TM)), which occurred within 15 min. In a simultaneous time course, the cleaved fragment of Notch2(TM) was translocated into the nucleus. Interestingly, the cleaved Notch2 fragment was hyperphosphorylated also in a time-dependent manner. Finally, binding of DSL proteins to Notch2 also activated the transcription of reporter genes driven by the RBP-Jkappa-responsive promoter. Together, these data indicate that all of these DSL proteins function as ligands for Notch2. Moreover, the findings of rapid cleavage, nuclear translocation, and phosphorylation of Notch2 after ligand binding facilitate the understanding of the Notch signaling.
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- K Shimizu
- Departments of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Lam LT, Ronchini C, Norton J, Capobianco AJ, Bresnick EH. Suppression of erythroid but not megakaryocytic differentiation of human K562 erythroleukemic cells by notch-1. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:19676-84. [PMID: 10783395 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002866200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Notch signal transduction pathway is a highly conserved regulatory system that controls multiple developmental processes. We have established an erythroleukemia cell model to study how Notch regulates cell fate and erythroleukemic cell differentiation. K562 and HEL cells expressed the Notch-1 receptor and the Notch ligand Jagged-1. The stable expression of the constitutively active intracellular domain of Notch-1 (NIC-1) in K562 cells inhibited erythroid without affecting megakaryocytic maturation. Expression of antisense Notch-1 induced spontaneous erythroid maturation. Suppression of erythroid maturation by NIC-1 did not result from down-regulation of GATA-1 and TAL-1, transcription factors necessary for erythroid differentiation. Microarray gene expression analysis identified genes activated during erythroid maturation, and NIC-1 disrupted the maturation-dependent changes in the expression of these genes. These results show that NIC-1 alters the pattern of gene expression in K562 cells leading to a block in erythroid maturation and therefore suggest that Notch signaling may control the developmental potential of normal and malignant erythroid progenitor cells.
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- L T Lam
- University of Wisconsin Medical School, Department of Pharmacology, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Krebs LT, Xue Y, Norton CR, Shutter JR, Maguire M, Sundberg JP, Gallahan D, Closson V, Kitajewski J, Callahan R, Smith GH, Stark KL, Gridley T. Notch signaling is essential for vascular morphogenesis in mice. Genes Dev 2000. [DOI: 10.1101/gad.14.11.1343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 466] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The Notch gene family encodes large transmembrane receptors that are components of an evolutionarily conserved intercellular signaling mechanism. To assess the role of the Notch4 gene, we generatedNotch4-deficient mice by gene targeting. Embryos homozygous for this mutation developed normally, and homozygous mutant adults were viable and fertile. However, the Notch4 mutation displayed genetic interactions with a targeted mutation of the relatedNotch1 gene. Embryos homozygous for mutations of both theNotch4 and Notch1 genes often displayed a more severe phenotype than Notch1 homozygous mutant embryos. BothNotch1 mutant and Notch1/Notch4 double mutant embryos displayed severe defects in angiogenic vascular remodeling. Analysis of the expression patterns of genes encoding ligands for Notch family receptors indicated that only the Dll4gene is expressed in a pattern consistent with that expected for a gene encoding a ligand for the Notch1 and Notch4 receptors in the early embryonic vasculature. These results reveal an essential role for the Notch signaling pathway in regulating embryonic vascular morphogenesis and remodeling, and indicate that whereas theNotch4 gene is not essential during embryonic development, theNotch4 and Notch1 genes have partially overlapping roles during embryogenesis in mice.
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Notch receptors are involved in regulating the balance between cell differentiation and stem cell proliferation during the development of numerous tissues (Artavanis-Tsakonas, S., Matsuno, K., Fortini, M. E., 1995. Notch signaling. Science 268, 225-232). Here the expression of all four vertebrate Notch genes, their ligands, and some down-stream targets is analyzed during mouse pancreatic organogenesis. Notch 1 is the first Notch gene expressed in the pancreatic epithelium, and coexpression with HES 1 suggests that the Notch 1 pathway is activated. Notch 2 expression follows later when pancreatic buds branch and is restricted to embryonic ducts, believed to be the source for endocrine and exocrine stem cells. Notch 3 and Notch 4 are expressed in pancreatic mesenchyme and later in endothelial cells. Together these descriptive data comprise a framework for understanding the cellular basis for Notch function during pancreatic development.
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- E Lammert
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Shutter JR, Scully S, Fan W, Richards WG, Kitajewski J, Deblandre GA, Kintner CR, Stark KL. Dll4, a novel Notch ligand expressed in arterial endothelium. Genes Dev 2000; 14:1313-8. [PMID: 10837024 PMCID: PMC316657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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We report the cloning and characterization of a new member of the Delta family of Notch ligands, which we have named Dll4. Like other Delta genes, Dll4 is predicted to encode a membrane-bound ligand, characterized by an extracellular region containing several EGF-like domains and a DSL domain required for receptor binding. In situ analysis reveals a highly selective expression pattern of Dll4 within the vascular endothelium. The activity and expression of Dll4 and the known actions of other members of this family suggest a role for Dll4 in the control of endothelial cell biology.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Arteries/metabolism
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Calcium-Binding Proteins
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Complementary/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/chemistry
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism
- Ligands
- Membrane Proteins/biosynthesis
- Membrane Proteins/chemistry
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Protein Binding
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
- Receptor, Notch1
- Receptor, Notch4
- Receptors, Cell Surface
- Receptors, Notch
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Tissue Distribution
- Transcription Factors
- Xenopus
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- J R Shutter
- Departments of Molecular Genetics, Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California 91320 USA
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Shutter JR, Scully S, Fan W, Richards WG, Kitajewski J, Deblandre GA, Kintner CR, Stark KL. Dll4, a novel Notch ligand expressed in arterial endothelium. Genes Dev 2000. [DOI: 10.1101/gad.14.11.1313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We report the cloning and characterization of a new member of the Delta family of Notch ligands, which we have named Dll4. Like other Delta genes, Dll4 is predicted to encode a membrane-bound ligand, characterized by an extracellular region containing several EGF-like domains and a DSL domain required for receptor binding. In situ analysis reveals a highly selective expression pattern of Dll4 within the vascular endothelium. The activity and expression of Dll4 and the known actions of other members of this family suggest a role for Dll4 in the control of endothelial cell biology.
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Krebs LT, Xue Y, Norton CR, Shutter JR, Maguire M, Sundberg JP, Gallahan D, Closson V, Kitajewski J, Callahan R, Smith GH, Stark KL, Gridley T. Notch signaling is essential for vascular morphogenesis in mice. Genes Dev 2000; 14:1343-52. [PMID: 10837027 PMCID: PMC316662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The Notch gene family encodes large transmembrane receptors that are components of an evolutionarily conserved intercellular signaling mechanism. To assess the role of the Notch4 gene, we generated Notch4-deficient mice by gene targeting. Embryos homozygous for this mutation developed normally, and homozygous mutant adults were viable and fertile. However, the Notch4 mutation displayed genetic interactions with a targeted mutation of the related Notch1 gene. Embryos homozygous for mutations of both the Notch4 and Notch1 genes often displayed a more severe phenotype than Notch1 homozygous mutant embryos. Both Notch1 mutant and Notch1/Notch4 double mutant embryos displayed severe defects in angiogenic vascular remodeling. Analysis of the expression patterns of genes encoding ligands for Notch family receptors indicated that only the Dll4 gene is expressed in a pattern consistent with that expected for a gene encoding a ligand for the Notch1 and Notch4 receptors in the early embryonic vasculature. These results reveal an essential role for the Notch signaling pathway in regulating embryonic vascular morphogenesis and remodeling, and indicate that whereas the Notch4 gene is not essential during embryonic development, the Notch4 and Notch1 genes have partially overlapping roles during embryogenesis in mice.
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- L T Krebs
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 USA
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In vertebrates, Notch signaling is generally thought to inhibit neural differentiation. However, whether Notch can also promote specific early cell fates in this context is unknown. We introduced activated Notch1 (NIC) into the mouse forebrain, before the onset of neurogenesis, using a retroviral vector and ultrasound imaging. During embryogenesis, NIC-infected cells became radial glia, the first specialized cell type evident in the forebrain. Thus, rather than simply inhibiting differentiation, Notch1 signaling promoted the acquisition of an early cellular phenotype. Postnatally, many NIC-infected cells became periventricular astrocytes, cells previously shown to be neural stem cells in the adult. These results suggest that Notch1 promotes radial glial identity during embryogenesis, and that radial glia may be lineally related to stem cells in the adult nervous system.
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- N Gaiano
- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016, USA
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Parks AL, Klueg KM, Stout JR, Muskavitch MA. Ligand endocytosis drives receptor dissociation and activation in the Notch pathway. Development 2000; 127:1373-85. [PMID: 10704384 DOI: 10.1242/dev.127.7.1373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Endocytosis of the ligand delta; is required for activation of the receptor Notch during Drosophila development. The Notch extracellular domain (NotchECD) dissociates from the Notch intracellular domain (NotchICD) and is trans-endocytosed into delta;-expressing cells in wild-type imaginal discs. Reduction of dynamin-mediated endocytosis in developing eye and wing imaginal discs reduces Notch dissociation and Notch signalling. Furthermore, dynamin-mediated delta endocytosis is required for Notch trans-endocytosis in Drosophila cultured cell lines. Endocytosis-defective delta proteins fail to mediate trans-endocytosis of Notch in cultured cells, and exhibit aberrant subcellular trafficking and reduced signalling capacity in Drosophila. We suggest that endocytosis into delta-expressing cells of NotchECD bound to delta plays a critical role during activation of the Notch receptor and is required to achieve processing and dissociation of the Notch protein.
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- A L Parks
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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Notch signaling regulates cell fate decisions during development. Recent experiments suggest that Notch signaling is essential for initial commitment to the T cell lineage and may function together with signals from the pre-TCR and the TCR to regulate subsequent steps of T cell development.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Lineage
- Feedback
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Hematopoiesis/genetics
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology
- Humans
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/physiology
- Receptor, Notch1
- Receptor, Notch2
- Receptor, Notch4
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Receptors, Notch
- Signal Transduction
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/cytology
- Thymus Gland/cytology
- Transcription Factors/classification
- Transcription Factors/physiology
- Transcription, Genetic
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- M L Deftos
- Department of Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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- N B Spinner
- Divisions of Human Genetics and Clinical Laboratories, and Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Mizutani K, Matsubayashi T, Iwase S, Doi TS, Kasai K, Yazaki M, Wada Y, Takahashi T, Obata Y. Murine Delta homologue, mDelta1, expressed on feeder cells controls cellular differentiation. Cell Struct Funct 2000; 25:21-31. [PMID: 10791891 DOI: 10.1247/csf.25.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The Delta/Serrate-Notch pathway is involved in intercellular signaling that controls cell fate during the development of invertebrates and vertebrates. Delta is a prototype of Notch ligands and has been studied extensively in Drosophila. In higher vertebrates, four Delta/Serrate homologues and four Notch homologues have been identified. Recent studies showed that the murine Delta homologue, mDelta1, is essential in early embryogenesis. The biological activity of mammalian Delta and its roles in cellular differentiation, however, have remained unclear. In this study, we first surveyed expression of mDelta1 in the adult mouse and found it to be present in a wide range of tissues. For testing biological activity of mDelta1, we expressed a mDelta1 full-length cDNA in L cells using a eukaryotic expression vector. Effects of mDelta1 on cellular differentiation were examined in two independent systems, featuring C2C12 myogenic differentiation and multipotent murine bone marrow cell differentiation. Inhibition of the former was observed with mDelta1 expression on L cells, associated with suppression of myogenin, a myogenic transcription factor. Expression of mDelta1 in conjunction with GM-CSF promoted differentiation of bone marrow cells to myeloid dendritic cells at the expense of other lineages. Although the effects of mDelta1 on two differentiation systems appeared opposing, as inhibition occurring in one and induction in the other, this can be understood by the unifying concept of generation of diverse cell types from equivalent progenitors. Thus, the present study provided evidence that mammalian Delta participates in intercellular signaling, determining the cell fate in a wide variety of tissues.
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- K Mizutani
- Laboratory of Immunology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Chikusaku, Nagoya
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Deng Y, Madan A, Banta AB, Friedman C, Trask BJ, Hood L, Li L. Characterization, chromosomal localization, and the complete 30-kb DNA sequence of the human Jagged2 (JAG2) gene. Genomics 2000; 63:133-8. [PMID: 10662552 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.6045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The genomic sequence of the human Jagged2 (JAG2) gene, which encodes a ligand for the Notch receptors, was determined. The 30-kb DNA sequence spanning the JAG2 gene contains 26 exons and a putative promoter region. Several potential binding sites for transcription factors, including NF-kappab, E47, E12, E2F, Ets-1, MyoD, and OCT-1, were found in the human JAG2 promoter region. The JAG2 gene was also mapped to the chromosomal region 14q32 using fluorescence in situ hybridization.
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- Y Deng
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- B Osborne
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003, USA.
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Notch-ligand interactions are a highly conserved mechanism that regulates cell fate decisions. Over the past few years, numerous observations have shown that this mechanism operates to regulate cell differentiation in an enormous variety of developmental and cell maturation processes. Recent studies indicate that in addition to cell differentiation, Notch signaling has direct effects on proliferation and programmed cell death. The picture emerging from these findings suggests that, depending on cellular and developmental context, Notch signaling may function as a general "arbiter" of cell fate, regulating differentiation potential, rate of proliferation, and apoptotic cell death. In this review, we briefly summarize the current knowledge of the structure and function of Notch receptors and discuss the recent evidence that Notch signaling regulates apoptotic cell death. The possible mechanisms of this effect and its potential implications for developmental biology, immunobiology, neuropathology, and tumor biology are discussed.
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- L Miele
- Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
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