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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
The Lim-kinase (LIMK) proteins are important for the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, in particular the control of actin nucleation and depolymerisation via regulation of cofilin, and hence may control a large number of processes during development, including cell tensegrity, migration, cell cycling, and axon guidance. LIMK1/LIMK2 knockouts disrupt spinal cord morphogenesis and synapse formation but other tissues and developmental processes that require LIMK are yet to be fully determined. To identify tissues and cell-types that may require LIMK, we characterised the pattern of LIMK1 protein during mouse embryogenesis. We showed that LIMK1 displays an expression pattern that is temporally dynamic and tissue-specific. In several tissues LIMK1 is detected in cell-types that also express Wilms' tumour protein 1 and that undergo transitions between epithelial and mesenchymal states, including the pleura, epicardium, kidney nephrons, and gonads. LIMK1 was also found in a subset of cells in the dorsal retina, and in mesenchymal cells surrounding the peripheral nerves. This detailed study of the spatial and temporal expression of LIMK1 shows that LIMK1 expression is more dynamic than previously reported, in particular at sites of tissue-tissue interactions guiding multiple developmental processes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1872-7298
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-32
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Ectoderm, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Embryonic Development, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Endoderm, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Epithelium, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Eye, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Heart, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Lim Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Mesoderm, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Myocardium, pubmed-meshheading:21167960-Organ Specificity
pubmed:articleTitle
Tissue specific characterisation of Lim-kinase 1 expression during mouse embryogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK. n.lindstrom@abdn.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't