Coronato, Nicola (2017)
Identification of cellular and molecular signals involved in neural retina specification in the developing chick embryo.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Dissertation, Erstveröffentlichung
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
The current proximo-distal model of vertebrate eye development proposes that signals released from the distally located surface ectoderm induce neural retina (NR) development, while signals released from the proximally located mesenchyme induce the development of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). In this model, fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) released from the overlying surface ectoderm are considered to induce a NR cell fate in optic vesicle cells. However, recent studies implicate bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in NR specification. For example, in conditional BMP receptor I (BMPRI) knockout mice the earliest known retinal progenitor cell marker gene, Vsx2, is downregulated, suggesting an involvement of BMP signaling pathway in NR specification. Moreover, BMP4 released from the surface ectoderm appears to induce a NR cell fate in underlying optic vesicle cells in the chick. On the other hand, our recent data show that BMPs and WNTs released from the surface ectoderm pattern the optic vesicle into a dorsal RPE domain. In this thesis I show, that following tissue ablation experiments in the developing chick embryo, the inductive signals, which initiate NR development, are derived from the ventral midline and not as previously assumed from the surface ectoderm. By carrying out loss-of-function and rescue experiments in vivo, I show that both the sonic hedgehog (SHH) and BMP signaling pathways are involved in inducing Vsx2-expressing retinal progenitor cells. Based on these results and together with our previous study, I propose a new dorso-ventral model of vertebrate eye development. While the dorsal optic vesicle is patterned by BMPs and WNTs into RPE, BMP and SHH signals originating from the ventral midline induce retinal progenitor cells in the ventral part of the optic vesicle. These findings could be of major interest for stem cell research and might help to develop new approaches for stem cell-based retinal tissue generation.
Typ des Eintrags: | Dissertation | ||||
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Erschienen: | 2017 | ||||
Autor(en): | Coronato, Nicola | ||||
Art des Eintrags: | Erstveröffentlichung | ||||
Titel: | Identification of cellular and molecular signals involved in neural retina specification in the developing chick embryo | ||||
Sprache: | Englisch | ||||
Referenten: | Layer, Prof. Dr. Paul Gottlob ; Laube, Prof. Dr. Bodo | ||||
Publikationsjahr: | 2017 | ||||
Ort: | Darmstadt | ||||
Datum der mündlichen Prüfung: | 20 Dezember 2016 | ||||
URL / URN: | http://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/6658 | ||||
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | The current proximo-distal model of vertebrate eye development proposes that signals released from the distally located surface ectoderm induce neural retina (NR) development, while signals released from the proximally located mesenchyme induce the development of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). In this model, fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) released from the overlying surface ectoderm are considered to induce a NR cell fate in optic vesicle cells. However, recent studies implicate bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in NR specification. For example, in conditional BMP receptor I (BMPRI) knockout mice the earliest known retinal progenitor cell marker gene, Vsx2, is downregulated, suggesting an involvement of BMP signaling pathway in NR specification. Moreover, BMP4 released from the surface ectoderm appears to induce a NR cell fate in underlying optic vesicle cells in the chick. On the other hand, our recent data show that BMPs and WNTs released from the surface ectoderm pattern the optic vesicle into a dorsal RPE domain. In this thesis I show, that following tissue ablation experiments in the developing chick embryo, the inductive signals, which initiate NR development, are derived from the ventral midline and not as previously assumed from the surface ectoderm. By carrying out loss-of-function and rescue experiments in vivo, I show that both the sonic hedgehog (SHH) and BMP signaling pathways are involved in inducing Vsx2-expressing retinal progenitor cells. Based on these results and together with our previous study, I propose a new dorso-ventral model of vertebrate eye development. While the dorsal optic vesicle is patterned by BMPs and WNTs into RPE, BMP and SHH signals originating from the ventral midline induce retinal progenitor cells in the ventral part of the optic vesicle. These findings could be of major interest for stem cell research and might help to develop new approaches for stem cell-based retinal tissue generation. |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-66580 | ||||
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie | ||||
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 10 Fachbereich Biologie > Developmental Biology and Neurogenetics 10 Fachbereich Biologie |
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Hinterlegungsdatum: | 30 Jul 2017 19:55 | ||||
Letzte Änderung: | 30 Jul 2017 19:55 | ||||
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Referenten: | Layer, Prof. Dr. Paul Gottlob ; Laube, Prof. Dr. Bodo | ||||
Datum der mündlichen Prüfung / Verteidigung / mdl. Prüfung: | 20 Dezember 2016 | ||||
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