PUBLICATION
RhoA GEF Mcf2lb regulates rosette integrity during collective cell migration
- Authors
- Olson, H.M., Maxfield, A., Calistri, N.L., Heiser, L.M., Qian, W., Knaut, H., Nechiporuk, A.V.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-240103-24
- Date
- 2024
- Source
- Development (Cambridge, England) 151(1): (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Knaut, Holger, Nechiporuk, Alex, Olson, Hannah
- Keywords
- Apical constriction, Cell migration, Rosette morphogenesis, Sensory development, Zebrafish lateral line
- Datasets
- GEO:GSE229567
- MeSH Terms
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- Morphogenesis/physiology
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Animals
- Cell Movement/genetics
- Lateral Line System*
- PubMed
- 38165177 Full text @ Development
Abstract
Multicellular rosettes are transient epithelial structures that serve as important cellular intermediates in the formation of diverse organs. Using the zebrafish posterior lateral line primordium (pLLP) as a model system, we investigated the role of the RhoA GEF Mcf2lb in rosette morphogenesis. The pLLP is a group of ∼150 cells that migrates along the zebrafish trunk and is organized into epithelial rosettes; these are deposited along the trunk and will differentiate into sensory organs called neuromasts (NMs). Using single-cell RNA-sequencing and whole-mount in situ hybridization, we showed that mcf2lb is expressed in the pLLP during migration. Live imaging and subsequent 3D analysis of mcf2lb mutant pLLP cells showed disrupted apical constriction and subsequent rosette organization. This resulted in an excess number of deposited NMs along the trunk of the zebrafish. Cell polarity markers ZO-1 and Par-3 were apically localized, indicating that pLLP cells are properly polarized. In contrast, RhoA activity, as well as signaling components downstream of RhoA, Rock2a and non-muscle Myosin II, were diminished apically. Thus, Mcf2lb-dependent RhoA activation maintains the integrity of epithelial rosettes.
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