PUBLICATION
MKP3 mediates the cellular response to FGF8 signalling in the vertebrate limb
- Authors
- Kawakami, Y., Rodriguez-Leon, J., Koth, C.M., Büscher, D., Itoh, T., Raya, A., Ng, J.K., Rodriguez-Esteban, C., Takahashi, S., Henrique, D., Schwarz, M.F., Asahara, H., and Izpisúa Belmonte, J.C.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-030527-1
- Date
- 2003
- Source
- Nature cell biology 5(6): 513-519 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Büscher, Dirk, Itoh, Tohru, Izpisúa Belmonte, Juan Carlos, Kawakami, Yasuhiko, Koth, Chris, Ng, Jennifer, Raya, Angel, Rodriguez-Esteban, Concepcion, Schwarz, May
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
- Extremities/embryology*
- Mice
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism
- Morphogenesis
- Signal Transduction*
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 8
- Dual Specificity Phosphatase 6
- Apoptosis
- Enzyme Activation
- MAP Kinase Signaling System
- Chick Embryo
- Zebrafish
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases*
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/cytology
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism
- Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases/metabolism*
- Fibroblast Growth Factors/genetics
- Fibroblast Growth Factors/physiology*
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*
- PubMed
- 12766772 Full text @ Nat. Cell Biol.
Citation
Kawakami, Y., Rodriguez-Leon, J., Koth, C.M., Büscher, D., Itoh, T., Raya, A., Ng, J.K., Rodriguez-Esteban, C., Takahashi, S., Henrique, D., Schwarz, M.F., Asahara, H., and Izpisúa Belmonte, J.C. (2003) MKP3 mediates the cellular response to FGF8 signalling in the vertebrate limb. Nature cell biology. 5(6):513-519.
Abstract
The mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) and phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K)/Akt pathways are involved in the regulatory mechanisms of several cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Here we show that during chick, mouse and zebrafish limb/fin development, a known MAPK/ERK regulator, Mkp3, is induced in the mesenchyme by fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF8) signalling, through the PI(3)K/Akt pathway. This correlates with a high level of phosphorylated ERK in the apical ectodermal ridge (AER), where Mkp3 expression is excluded. Conversely, phosphorylated Akt is detected only in the mesenchyme. Constitutively active Mek1, as well as the downregulation of Mkp3 by small interfering RNA (siRNA), induced apoptosis in the mesenchyme. This suggests that MKP3 has a key role in mediating the proliferative, anti-apoptotic signalling of AER-derived FGF8.
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