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Neural and head induction by Insulin-like growth factor signals

Pera, Edgar LU ; Wessely, Oliver ; Li, Su-Yu and De Robertis, Edward (2001) In Developmental Cell 1(5). p.656-665
Abstract
Evidence is presented for a new pathway participating in anterior neural development. It was found that IGF binding protein 5 (IGFBP-5), as well as three IGFs expressed in early embryos, promoted anterior development by increasing the head region at the expense of the trunk in mRNA-injected Xenopus embryos. A secreted dominant-negative type I IGF receptor (DN-IGFR) had the opposite effect. IGF mRNAs led to the induction of ectopic eyes and ectopic head-like structures containing brain tissue. In ectodermal explants, IGF signals induced anterior neural markers in the absence of mesoderm formation and DN-IGFR inhibited neural induction by the BMP antagonist Chordin. Thus, active IGF signals appear to be both required and sufficient for... (More)
Evidence is presented for a new pathway participating in anterior neural development. It was found that IGF binding protein 5 (IGFBP-5), as well as three IGFs expressed in early embryos, promoted anterior development by increasing the head region at the expense of the trunk in mRNA-injected Xenopus embryos. A secreted dominant-negative type I IGF receptor (DN-IGFR) had the opposite effect. IGF mRNAs led to the induction of ectopic eyes and ectopic head-like structures containing brain tissue. In ectodermal explants, IGF signals induced anterior neural markers in the absence of mesoderm formation and DN-IGFR inhibited neural induction by the BMP antagonist Chordin. Thus, active IGF signals appear to be both required and sufficient for anterior neural induction in Xenopus. (Less)
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1534-5807
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10.1016/S1534-5807(01)00069-7
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  abstract     = {{Evidence is presented for a new pathway participating in anterior neural development. It was found that IGF binding protein 5 (IGFBP-5), as well as three IGFs expressed in early embryos, promoted anterior development by increasing the head region at the expense of the trunk in mRNA-injected Xenopus embryos. A secreted dominant-negative type I IGF receptor (DN-IGFR) had the opposite effect. IGF mRNAs led to the induction of ectopic eyes and ectopic head-like structures containing brain tissue. In ectodermal explants, IGF signals induced anterior neural markers in the absence of mesoderm formation and DN-IGFR inhibited neural induction by the BMP antagonist Chordin. Thus, active IGF signals appear to be both required and sufficient for anterior neural induction in Xenopus.}},
  author       = {{Pera, Edgar and Wessely, Oliver and Li, Su-Yu and De Robertis, Edward}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{656--665}},
  publisher    = {{Cell Press}},
  series       = {{Developmental Cell}},
  title        = {{Neural and head induction by Insulin-like growth factor signals}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1534-5807(01)00069-7}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S1534-5807(01)00069-7}},
  volume       = {{1}},
  year         = {{2001}},
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