2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Exploration of novel mechanisms regulating early cardiomyocyte development by using a differential-display method
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20390052
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General anatomy (including Histology/Embryology)
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| Research Institution | Osaka City University |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAJIMA Yuji Osaka City University, 大学院・医学研究科, 教授 (80207795)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 発生学・形態形成学 / 中胚葉 / 細胞移動 |
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| Research Abstract |
During axis formation in amniotes, posterior and lateral epiblast cells in the area pellucida undergo a counter-rotating movement along the midline to formprimitive streak (Polonaise movements). Using chick blastoderms, we investigated thesignaling involved in this cellular movement in epithelial-epiblast. In cultured posteriorblastoderm explants from stage X-XI embryos, either Lefty1 or Cerberus-S inhibited initialmigration of the explants on chamber slides. In vivo analysis showed that inhibition ofNodal signaling by Lefty1 affected the movement of DiI-marked epiblast cells prior to theformation of primitive streak. In Lefty1-treated embryos without a primitive streak,Brachyury expression showed a patchy distribution. However, SU5402 did not affect themovement of DiI-marked epiblast cells. Multi-cellular rosette, which is thought to beinvolved in epithelial morphogenesis, was found predominantly in the posterior half of theepiblast, and Lefty1 inhibited the formation of rosettes. Three-dimensional reconstruction showed two types of rosette, one with a protruding cell, the other with a ventral hollow.Our results suggest that Nodal signaling may have a pivotal role in the morphogeneticmovements of epithelial epiblast including Polonaise movements and formation of multi-cellular rosette.
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