Nodal coordinates the anterior-posterior patterning of germ layers and induces head formation in zebrafish explants.
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Project description:Purpose: To construct cell landscape of graded Nodal signaling in zebrafish explants. Methods: Nodal injected explants (injected with 10pg ndr2 mRNA) were harvested at 4hpf, 5hpf, 6hpf, 8hpf, 10hpf, 24hpf. Libraries were prepared using Chromium Controller and Chromium Single Cell 3’Library & Gel Bead Kit v2 (10x Genomics, PN-120237) according to the manufacturer’s protocol for 10000 cells recovery. Results: A total of 42,317 single-cell transcriptomes were collected after stringent quality control measures. Conclusions: 19 Cell types from 6 developmental stages were identified, Nodal explant mainly contains the axial mesoderm (prechordal plate and notochord) and anterior-posterior patterned head structures.
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Project description:Purpose: To identify nodal downsream target genes Methods: 0pg, 2pg, 6pg or 10pg ndr2 mRNA injected explants and 10 pg ndr2 mRNA injected plus Cycloheximide (CHX) treated explants were collected at 4hpf, 5hpf and 6hpf for bulk RNA-seq Results: We found 105 Nodal targets (p_value <0.05, padj < 0.1, log2 fold change >= 1) Conclusions: 105 Nodal targets were identified
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Project description:In Xenopus, establishment of the anterior-posterior axis involves two key signalling pathways, canonical Wnt and Nodal-related TGF-β. There are also a number of transcription factors that feedback upon these pathways. The homeodomain protein Hex, an early marker of anterior positional information, acts as a transcriptional repressor suppressing induction and propagation of the Spemman organiser while specifying anterior identity. We show that Hex promotes anterior identity by amplifying the activity of canonical Wnt signalling. Hex exerts this activity by inhibiting the expression of Tle-4, a member of the Groucho family of transcriptional co-repressors that we identified as a Hex target in embryonic stem (ES) cells and Xenopus embryos. This Hex-mediated enhancement of Wnt signalling results in the up-regulation of the Nieuwkoop centre genes Siamois and Xnr-3 and the subsequent increased expression of the anterior endodermal marker Cerberus and other mesendodermal genes downstream of Wnt signalling. We also identified Nodal as a Hex target in ES cells. We demonstrate that in Xenopus, the Nodal-related genes Xnr-1 and 2, but not 5 and 6, are regulated directly by Hex. The identification of Nodal-related genes as Hex targets explains the ability of Hex to suppress induction and propagation of the organiser. Together these results support a model in which Hex acts early in development to reinforce a Wnt-mediated, Nieuwkoop-like signal to induce anterior endoderm, and later in this tissue to block further propagation of Nodal-related signals. The ability of Hex to regulate the same targets in both Xenopus and mouse implies this model is conserved. Experiment Overall Design: Identification of Hex target genes In Xenopus, the establishment of the anterior-posterior axis involves two key signalling pathways, the canonical Wnt and the Nodal-related TGF-β and a number of transcription factors that feedback upon these pathways. The homeodomain protein Hex, an early marker of anterior positional information, is a transcriptional repressor that suppresses the induction and propagation of the Spemman organiser while specifying anterior identity. Using microarray expression profiling we identified mouse Tle-4 as a Hex target in Embryonic Stem (ES) cells and showed that Tle-4 expression is directly regulated by Hex in Xenopus embryos. We also identified Nodal as a Hex target in ES cells. Taken together these results support a model in which Hex acts early in development to reinforce a Wnt-mediated, Nieuwkoop-like signal to induce anterior endoderm and later in this tissue to block further propagation of Nodal-related signals. The ability of Hex to regulate the same targets in both frog and mouse suggests that this model is conserved.
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