期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
卷 311, 期 1, 页码 124-135出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.08.023
关键词
R-spondin2; Wnt; beta-catenin; axin2; FGF8; shh; AER; limb development
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [P20 RR018789-05, P20 RR018789, P20 RR018789-04, P20 RR018789-03] Funding Source: Medline
The R-spondin (Rspo) family of proteins consists of secreted cysteine-rich proteins that can activate beta-catenin signaling via the Frizzled/LRP5/ 6 receptor complex. Here, we report that targeted inactivation of the mouse Rspo2 gene causes developmental limb defects, especially in the hindlimb. Although the initiation of the expression of apical ectodermal ridge (AER)-specific genes, including fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF8) and FGF4 occurred normally, the maintenance of these marker expressions was significantly defective in the hindlimb of Rspo2(-/-) mice. Consistent with the ligand role of R-spondins in the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway, expression of Axing and Sp8, targets for R-catenin signaling, within AER was greatly reduced in Rspo2(-/-) embryos. Furthermore, sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling within the hindlimbs of Rspo2 (-/-) mice was also significantly decreased. Rspo2 is expressed in the AER of all limb buds, however the stunted phenotype is significantly more severe in the hindlimbs than the forelimbs and strongly biased to the left side. Our findings strongly suggest that Rspo2 expression in the AER is required for AER maintenance likely by regulating Wnt/beta-catenin signaling. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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