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Neural induction in embryos

H Tiedemann1, M Asashima, H Grunz

  • 1Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biochemie der Freien Universität Berlin, Germany.

Development, Growth & Differentiation
|September 4, 1998
PubMed
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Bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP-4) inhibits neural differentiation, but neural inducers from the dorsal mesoderm release this inhibition. Researchers identified and partially purified these neuralizing factors from Xenopus embryos.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental biology
  • Molecular biology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP-4) is a key inhibitor of neural differentiation in ectoderm across vertebrates.
  • Neural induction, the process by which ectoderm is specified into neural tissue, is mediated by factors secreted from the dorsal mesoderm.
  • Neuralizing factors are present in an inactive form within the ectoderm prior to induction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nature and source of neural inducing factors.
  • To identify genes involved in neural induction and subsequent neuronal differentiation.
  • To understand the molecular mechanisms regulating early neural development.

Main Methods:

  • Biochemical fractionation of Xenopus oocyte and embryo homogenates to isolate neural inducing factors.

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  • Partial purification of a small-sized protein with neuralizing activity from Xenopus gastrulae.
  • Cloning of genes expressed in the dorsal mesoderm involved in neuralizing factor synthesis.
  • Analysis of gene expression, including Notch and Delta homologs, during neural plate development.

    • Main Results:

    • Neural inducing factors were detected in the supernatant, small vesicles, and a ribonucleoprotein fraction of Xenopus embryo homogenates.
    • A small protein with neuralizing capacity was partially purified.
    • Genes responsible for the synthesis of neuralizing factors were identified and cloned.
    • Genes homologous to insect Notch and Delta, involved in lateral inhibition, were found to be active during neuronal differentiation post-induction.

    Conclusions:

    • Neural induction involves the release of masked neuralizing factors by signals from the dorsal mesoderm, counteracting BMP-4 inhibition.
    • The study successfully identified and began characterizing neuralizing factors and the genes involved in their production.
    • Neuronal differentiation immediately follows neural induction, with conserved mechanisms like Notch/Delta signaling playing a role.