PUBLICATION
Toddler signaling regulates mesodermal cell migration downstream of Nodal signaling
- Authors
- Norris, M.L., Pauli, A., Gagnon, J.A., Lord, N.D., Rogers, K.W., Mosimann, C., Zon, L.I., Schier, A.F.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-171110-5
- Date
- 2017
- Source
- eLIFE 6: (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Mosimann, Christian, Pauli, Andrea, Rogers, Katherine, Schier, Alexander, Zon, Leonard I.
- Keywords
- Apela, Cxcr4a, Elabela, Gastrulation, Nodal, Toddler, developmental biology, stem cells, zebrafish
- Datasets
- GEO:GSE89319
- MeSH Terms
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- Signal Transduction*
- Receptors, CXCR4/metabolism*
- Nodal Signaling Ligands/metabolism*
- Cell Movement*
- Zebrafish
- Animals
- Gene Knockout Techniques
- Mesoderm/embryology*
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism*
- PubMed
- 29117894 Full text @ Elife
Citation
Norris, M.L., Pauli, A., Gagnon, J.A., Lord, N.D., Rogers, K.W., Mosimann, C., Zon, L.I., Schier, A.F. (2017) Toddler signaling regulates mesodermal cell migration downstream of Nodal signaling. eLIFE. 6.
Abstract
Toddler/Apela/Elabela is a conserved secreted peptide that regulates mesendoderm development during zebrafish gastrulation. Two non-exclusive models have been proposed to explain Toddler function. The 'specification model' postulates that Toddler signaling enhances Nodal signaling to properly specify endoderm, whereas the 'migration model' posits that Toddler signaling regulates mesendodermal cell migration downstream of Nodal signaling. Here, we test key predictions of both models. We find that in toddler mutants Nodal signaling is initially normal and increasing endoderm specification does not rescue mesendodermal cell migration. Mesodermal cell migration defects in toddler mutants result from a decrease in animal pole-directed migration and are independent of endoderm. Conversely, endodermal cell migration defects are dependent on a Cxcr4a-regulated tether of the endoderm to mesoderm. These results suggest that Toddler signaling regulates mesodermal cell migration downstream of Nodal signaling and indirectly affects endodermal cell migration via Cxcr4a-signaling.
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