NDLI: Wnt/ß-catenin signaling integrates patterning and metabolism of the insect growth zone.

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Author	Oberhofer, Georg Grossmann, Daniela Siemanowski, Janna L. Beissbarth, Tim Bucher, Gregor
Description	Country affiliation: Germany Author Affiliation: Oberhofer G ( Department of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg-August-University, Justus von Liebig Weg 11, Göttingen D-37077, Germany.); Grossmann D ( Department of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg-August-University, Justus von Liebig Weg 11, Göttingen D-37077, Germany.); Siemanowski JL ( Department of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg-August-University, Justus von Liebig Weg 11, Göttingen D-37077, Germany.); Beissbarth T ( Department of Medical Statistics, University Medical Center Göttingen, Humboldtallee 32, Göttingen D-37073, Germany.); Bucher G ( Department of Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg-August-University, Justus von Liebig Weg 11, Göttingen D-37077, Germany gbucher1@uni-goettingen.de.)
Abstract	Wnt/ß-catenin and hedgehog (Hh) signaling are essential for transmitting signals across cell membranes in animal embryos. Early patterning of the principal insect model, Drosophila melanogaster, occurs in the syncytial blastoderm, where diffusion of transcription factors obviates the need for signaling pathways. However, in the cellularized growth zone of typical short germ insect embryos, signaling pathways are predicted to play a more fundamental role. Indeed, the Wnt/ß-catenin pathway is required for posterior elongation in most arthropods, although which target genes are activated in this context remains elusive. Here, we use the short germ beetle Tribolium castaneum to investigate two Wnt and Hh signaling centers located in the head anlagen and in the growth zone of early embryos. We find that Wnt/ß-catenin signaling acts upstream of Hh in the growth zone, whereas the opposite interaction occurs in the head. We determine the target gene sets of the Wnt/ß-catenin and Hh pathways and find that the growth zone signaling center activates a much greater number of genes and that the Wnt and Hh target gene sets are essentially non-overlapping. The Wnt pathway activates key genes of all three germ layers, including pair-rule genes, and Tc-caudal and Tc-twist. Furthermore, the Wnt pathway is required for hindgut development and we identify Tc-senseless as a novel hindgut patterning gene required in the early growth zone. At the same time, Wnt acts on growth zone metabolism and cell division, thereby integrating growth with patterning. Posterior Hh signaling activates several genes potentially involved in a proteinase cascade of unknown function.
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ISSN	09501991
e-ISSN	14779129
DOI	10.1242/dev.112797
Journal	Development
Issue Number	24
Volume Number	141
Language	English
Publisher	The Company of Biologists
Publisher Date	2014-12-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Discipline Developmental Discipline Biology Body Patterning Physiology Drosophila Proteins Metabolism Energy Metabolism Head Embryology Hedgehog Proteins Tribolium Wnt Signaling Pathway Beta Catenin Animals Image Processing, Computer-assisted In Situ Hybridization Microscopy, Confocal Molecular Sequence Data Rna Interference Sequence Analysis, Rna Transcription Factors Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Developmental Biology Molecular Biology

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