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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
22
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-15
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Neural tube defects (NTD) are clinically important congenital malformations whose molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. The loop-tail (Lp) mutant mouse provides a model for the most severe NTD, craniorachischisis, in which the brain and spinal cord remain open. During a positional cloning approach, we have identified a mutation in a novel gene, Lpp1, in the Lp mouse, providing a strong candidate for the genetic causation of craniorachischisis in LP: Lpp1 encodes a protein of 521 amino acids, with four transmembrane domains related to the Drosophila protein strabismus/van gogh (vang). The human orthologue, LPP1, shares 89% identity with the mouse gene at the nucleotide level and 99% identity at the amino acid level. Lpp1 is expressed in the ventral part of the developing neural tube, but is excluded from the floor plate where Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is expressed. Embryos lacking Shh express Lpp1 throughout the ventral neural tube, suggesting negative regulation of Lpp1 by SHH: Our findings suggest that the mutual interaction between Lpp1 and Shh may define the lateral boundary of floor plate differentiation. Loss of Lpp1 function disrupts neurulation by permitting more extensive floor plate induction by Shh, thereby inhibiting midline bending of the neural plate during initiation of neurulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2593-601
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Embryo, Mammalian, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Mice, Inbred CBA, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Muridae, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Neural Tube Defects, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11709546-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Severe neural tube defects in the loop-tail mouse result from mutation of Lpp1, a novel gene involved in floor plate specification.
pubmed:affiliation
Neural Development Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't