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Srf(-/-) ES cells display non-cell-autonomous impairment in mesodermal differentiation.

B Weinhold1, G Schratt, S Arsenian

  • 1Institut für Molekularbiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.

The EMBO Journal
|November 4, 2000
PubMed
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Serum response factor (SRF) is crucial for embryonic development. SRF-deficient cells show impaired mesoderm formation, indicating a non-cell-autonomous defect in differentiation.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Serum response factor (SRF) is a transcription factor vital for murine embryogenesis.
  • SRF-deficient embryos exhibit developmental arrest at gastrulation, with absent mesoderm.
  • The underlying cause of this defect, cell-autonomous or non-cell-autonomous, remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of SRF in mesoderm formation during embryonic development.
  • To determine whether SRF deficiency causes cell-autonomous or non-cell-autonomous defects in embryonic stem cells.
  • To explore factors modulating mesodermal differentiation in SRF-deficient cells.

Main Methods:

  • In vitro differentiation of SRF-deficient embryonic stem (ES) cells.
  • Assessment of mesodermal marker gene activation (e.g., T(Bra)).

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  • In vivo differentiation assays in immunodeficient mice.

    • Main Results:

    • SRF-deficient ES cells exhibit impaired in vitro mesodermal differentiation.
    • Retinoic acid treatment partially rescued T(Bra) activation in SRF-deficient cells.
    • SRF-deficient ES cells differentiated into mesodermal derivatives in vivo, but displayed morphological abnormalities and impaired cavitation in embryoid bodies.

    Conclusions:

    • SRF is essential for proper mesodermal gene expression and differentiation in ES cells.
    • SRF-deficient ES cells display a non-cell-autonomous defect in mesodermal differentiation.
    • External factors can modulate the differentiation capacity of SRF-deficient cells.