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19368800

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5-6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
In the sea urchin embryo, Nodal is the earliest known signal to play a role in the specification of the oral ectodermal territory. Nodal, a TGF-beta ligand, is first expressed in the presumptive oral ectoderm at approximately 7 H of development. Nodal overexpression produces a distinctive bell-shaped phenotype with expanded oral ectoderm, which resembles the oralized phenotype obtained as a result of nickel (Ni) treatment. To date, a detailed analysis of gene expression in Ni-treated embryos has not been undertaken. Because treatment with cobalt (Co) produces similar results to those seen with Ni treatment in other systems, we were interested in determining how Co influences sea urchin embryonic development. Here we report that Co also induces oralization of the ectoderm, and the effects of Ni and Co depend on functional Nodal signaling. Although both metals upregulate nodal gene expression, they do not initiate nodal transcription precociously. Analysis of the perturbation of Nodal receptor function suggests that Ni and Co contribute to nodal upregulation in the absence of nodal autoregulation, but cannot fully oralize the ectoderm in the absence of Nodal signaling.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1872-6356
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
126
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
430-42
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Respecification of ectoderm and altered Nodal expression in sea urchin embryos after cobalt and nickel treatment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't