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DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
Volume 56, Issue 8, Pages 1147-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.03.023
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- [BFU2016-77498-P]
- [RED2018-102553-T]
- [BES2014-068589]
- [BES-2017-080050]
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This study elucidates the necessity of cell intercalation downstream of TGF-beta/SMAD3 signaling for secondary neural tube formation, as well as the lineage restriction of NMPs, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and lumen formation process.
Body axis elongation is a hallmark of the vertebrate embryo, involving the architectural remodeling of the tail bud. Although it is clear how neuromesodermal progenitors (NMPs) contribute to embryo elongation, the dynamic events that lead to de novo lumen formation and that culminate in the formation of a 3-dimensional, neural tube from NMPs, are poorly understood. Here, we used in vivo imaging of the chicken embryo to show that cell intercalation downstream of TGF-beta/SMAD3 signaling is required for secondary neural tube formation. Our analysis describes the events in embryo elongation including lineage restriction, the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of NMPs, and the initiation of lumen formation. We show that the resolution of a single, centrally positioned lumen, which occurs through the intercalation of central cells, requires SMAD3/Yes-associated protein (YAP) activity. We anticipate that these findings will be relevant to understand caudal, skin-covered neural tube defects, among the most frequent birth defects detected in humans.
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