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Dicer function is essential for lung epithelium morphogenesis.

Kelley S Harris1, Zhen Zhang, Michael T McManus

  • 1Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, 425-G Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, USA.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
|February 3, 2006
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Dicer is crucial for mouse lung development, regulating epithelial branching. Inactivating Dicer disrupts lung morphogenesis, causing defects independent of cell death and altering Fgf10 expression.

Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Dicer is essential for microRNA and small interfering RNA maturation, critical for gene regulation.
  • The Dicer gene is broadly expressed in mouse tissues and vital for embryonic development, with null mutants dying before gastrulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of Dicer in lung epithelial morphogenesis during later developmental stages.
  • To understand Dicer's function in lung formation independent of its role in cell survival.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a Dicer conditional allele combined with the Sonic Hedgehogcre (Shhcre) allele to inactivate Dicer specifically in mouse lung epithelium.
  • Analyzed lung morphology and gene expression in Dicer mutant mice.

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Main Results:

  • Inactivation of Dicer in lung epithelium led to arrested branching and the formation of large epithelial pouches instead of fine branches.
  • Phenotypic defects were observed before significant increases in epithelial cell death, suggesting a role independent of cell survival.
  • Upregulation and expansion of Fgf10 expression in the mesenchyme of Dicer mutant lungs were observed, potentially contributing to morphological defects.

Conclusions:

  • Dicer plays a critical, cell-autonomous role in regulating lung epithelial morphogenesis.
  • Aberrant Fgf10 expression in the mesenchyme, influenced by epithelial Dicer activity, may underlie the observed lung developmental defects.
  • The precise mechanism by which epithelial Dicer influences mesenchymal Fgf10 expression requires further investigation.