在Xenopus发育过程中,对一种新型Fgf/Erk通路的下游基因表达的调节
Laura M Cowell1, Michael King1, Helena West1
1Department of Biology, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom.
PloS one
|October 19, 2023
概括
纤维细胞生长因子 (Fgf) 在Xenopus发育中的信号涉及Capicua (Cic) 转录抑制器. 埃尔克激活降低了Cic水平,调高了Fgf目标基因,如fos和rasl11b,揭示了一个新的Fgf/Erk/Cic调节轴.
科学领域:
- 发展生物学 发展生物学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 信号传输 信号传输
背景情况:
- 纤维细胞生长因子 (Fgf) 信号传递对于中皮层诱导和Xenopus发育中的前后轴模式至关重要.
- Fgf信号激活了基因激活蛋白激酶/细胞外信号调节激酶 (Mapk/Erk) 路径,调节了基因表达.
- 一个拟议的机制涉及通过抑制转录抑制剂来激活Fgf目标基因.
研究的目的:
- 调查Capicua (Cic),一种已知的转录抑制剂在调节Xenopus中的Fgf向基因表达中的作用.
- 测试Cic被Xenopus胚胎中的受体氨酸激酶/Erk信号负面调节的假设.
主要方法:
- 描述Xenopus Cic的表达和蛋白质水平.
- 在Fgf过度表达,Cic敲击和Erk抑制之后,对基因表达和胚胎发育的分析.
- 转录组分析以确定共同调节的基因.
- 在目标基因调节区域中识别Cic结合部位.
主要成果:
- Xenopus Cic的表达很广泛,其蛋白质水平在Fgf过度表达或外皮受伤时降低,从而激活Erk.
- Cic的淘汰和Fgf的过度表达对Xenopus胚胎发育和基因表达产生重叠的影响.
- 转录组分析显示,包括fos和rasl11b在内的基因队列,通过Fgf过度表达和Cic敲击来调节.
- 在fos和rasl11b的调节区域中确定了Cic结合点,这表明Cic有直接调节.
- 和rasl11b的表达取决于胃化过程中的Fgf/Erk信号,并与受伤部位的Erk激活相关.
结论:
- 数据支持Fgf/Erk/Cic信号轴在Xenopus gastrulation期间调节Fgf目标基因的一个子集中的作用.
- 埃尔克信号与调节Cic目标基因有关,特别是在外皮受伤的部位.
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