GSK3β controls the timing and pattern of the fifth spiral cleavage at the 24 cell stage in Lymnaea stagnalis
GSK3β controls the timing and pattern of the fifth spiral cleavage at the 24 cell stage in Lymnaea stagnalis
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GSK3β控制Lymnaea stagnalis 24细胞阶段第五次螺旋分裂的时间和模式
DOI:
10.1007/s00427-018-00625-1
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Kuroda R
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作者:
Takahashi H;Abe M;Kuroda R
Establishment of the body plan of multicellular organisms by the primary body axis determination and cell-fate specification is a key issue in biology. We have examined the mRNA localization of three Wnt pathway componentsgsk3β,β-catenin, anddisheveledand investigated the effects of four selective inhibitors of these proteins on the early developmental stages of the spiral cleavage embryo of the fresh water snailLymnaea (L.) stagnalis.mRNAs forgsk3βandβ-cateninwere distributed uniformly throughout the embryo during development whereasdisheveledmRNA showed specific localization with intra- and inter-blastomere differences in concentration along the A-V axis during spiral cleavages. Remarkably, through inhibitor studies, we identified a short sensitive period from the 2- to 4-cell stage in which GSK3β inhibition by the highly specific 1-azakenpaullone (AZ) and by LiCl induced a subsequent dramatic developmental delay and alteration of the cleavage patterns of blastomeres at the fifth cleavage (16- to 24-cell stage) resulting in exogastrulation and other abnormalities in later stages. Inhibition of β-Catenin or Disheveled had no effect. Our inhibitor experiments establish a novel role for GSK3β in the developmental timing and orientated cell division of the snail embryo. Further work will be needed to identify the downstream targets of the kinase.