期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
卷 337, 期 2, 页码 471-481出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.10.040
关键词
Definitive endoderm; Visceral endoderm; Midgut; Hindgut; Gastrulation; Anterior primitive streak; Foxh1; Foxa2; Cpn1; Pyy; Trh; Nepn
资金
- Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) [MOP-89806]
- National Cancer institute of Canada (NCIC)
- Genome British Columbia
- Genome Canada
The definitive endoderm forms during gastrulation and is rapidly transformed into the gut tube which is divided along the anterior-posterior axis into the foregut, midgut, and hindgut. Lineage tracing and genetic analysis have examined the origin of the definitive endoderm during gastrulation and demonstrated that the majority of definitive endoderm arises at the anterior end of the primitive streak (APS). Foxh1 and Foxa2 have been shown to play a role in specification of the APS and definitive endoderm. However, prior studies have focused on the role of these factors in specification of foregut definitive endoderm, while their role in the specification of midgut and hindgut definitive endoderm is less understood. Furthermore, previous analyses of these mutants have utilized definitive endoderm markers that are restricted to the anterior endoderm, expressed in extraembryonic endoderm, or present in other germ layers. Here, we characterized the expression of several novel definitive and visceral endoderm markers in Foxh1 and Foxa2 null embryos. In accordance with previous studies, we observed a deficiency of foregut definitive endoderm resulting in incorporation of visceral endoderm into the foregut. Interestingly, this analysis revealed that formation of midgut and hindgut definitive endoderm is unaffected by loss of Foxh1 or Foxa2. This finding represents a significant insight into specification and regionalization of mouse definitive endoderm. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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