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The expression pattern of Wnt6, Wnt10A, and HOXA13 during regenerating tails of Gekko Japonicus
Zhen Li1, Mingxuan Li1, Shuai Huang1
1Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu Province and Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.
Abstract:
Wnt signal is crucial to correctly regenerate tissues along the original axis in many animals. Lizards are able to regenerate their tails spontaneously, while the anterior-posterior axis information required for the successful regeneration is still elusive. In this study, we investigated the expression pattern of Wnt ligands and HOX genes during regeneration. The results of in situ hybridization revealed that Wnt6 and Wnt10A mRNA levels are higher in wound epithelium (WE) than that in blastema during regeneration. In addition, we showed that Wnt agonist positively regulated the expression of HOXA13 in cultured blastema cells, while did not show similar effect on that of HOXB13, HOXC13 and HOXD13. Finally, we found that HOXA13 showed a gradient level along the anterior-posterior axis of regenerated blastema, with higher level at the caudal end. These data proposed that Wnt6, Wnt10A and HOXA13 might play an important role in establishing distal position for regeneration.
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