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Control of Mitotic Spindle Angle by the RAS-Regulated ERK1/2 Pathway Determines Lung Tube Shape

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SCIENCE
Volume 333, Issue 6040, Pages 342-345

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AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1204831

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  1. NIH [R01 CA131201, R01 GM077004, R01 CA78711, R01 DE17744, 5T32HL007185]
  2. W. M. Keck Foundation
  3. Sandler Foundation
  4. American Heart Association

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During early lung development, airway tubes change shape. Tube length increases more than circumference as a large proportion of lung epithelial cells divide parallel to the airway longitudinal axis. We show that this bias is lost in mutants with increased extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 (ERK1) and ERK2 activity, revealing a link between the ERK1/2 signaling pathway and the control of mitotic spindle orientation. Using a mathematical model, we demonstrate that change in airway shape can occur as a function of spindle angle distribution determined by ERK1/2 signaling, independent of effects on cell proliferation or cell size and shape. We identify sprouty genes, which encode negative regulators of fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10)-mediated RAS-regulated ERK1/2 signaling, as essential for controlling airway shape change during development through an effect on mitotic spindle orientation.

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