Comparative gene expression analysis of genital tubercle development reveals a putative appendicular Wnt7 network for the epidermal differentiation
Comparative gene expression analysis of genital tubercle development reveals a putative appendicular Wnt7 network for the epidermal differentiation
Here we describe the first detailed catalog of gene expression in the developing lower urinary tract (LUT), including epithelial and mesenchymal portions of the developing bladder, urogenital sinus, urethra, and genital tubercle (GT) at E13 and E14. Top compartment-specific genes implicated by the microarray data were validated using whole-mount in situ hybridization (ISH) over the entire LUT. To demonstrate the potential of this resource to implicate developmentally critical features, we focused on gene expression patterns and pathways in the sexually indeterminate, androgen-independent GT. GT expression patterns reinforced the proposed similarities between development of GT, limb, and craniofacial prominences. Comparison of spatial expression patterns predicted a network of Wnt7a-associated GT-enriched epithelial genes, including Gjb2, Dsc3, Krt5, and Sostdc1. Known from other contexts, these genes are associated with normal epidermal differentiation, with disruptions in Dsc3 and Gjb2 showing palmo-plantar keratoderma in the limb. We propose that this gene network contributes to normal foreskin, scrotum, and labial development. As several of these genes are known to be regulated by, or contain cis elements responsive to retinoic acid, estrogen, or androgen, this implicates this pathway in the later androgen-dependent development of the GT.
- University of Queensland Australia
- University of Queensland Australia
- University of Queensland Australia
- THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Australia
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center United States
Male, 570, Organogenesis, Fibroblast growth factor, Gene Expression, Urogenital System, Genitalia, Male, Limb, Appendage development, 1307 Cell Biology, 1309 Developmental Biology, Wnt, Mice, Urethra, 1312 Molecular Biology, Animals, Palmoplantar keratoderma, Gene Regulatory Networks, Penile duplication, Molecular Biology, Hypospadias, Genital tubercle development, Lower urinary tract development, Cell Differentiation, Extremities, Cell Biology, Belly syndrome, Embryo, Mammalian, Urethral epithelium, Beta-catenin, Apical ectodermal ridge, Androgens, External genitalia, Gene expression, Epidermis, Developmental Biology
Male, 570, Organogenesis, Fibroblast growth factor, Gene Expression, Urogenital System, Genitalia, Male, Limb, Appendage development, 1307 Cell Biology, 1309 Developmental Biology, Wnt, Mice, Urethra, 1312 Molecular Biology, Animals, Palmoplantar keratoderma, Gene Regulatory Networks, Penile duplication, Molecular Biology, Hypospadias, Genital tubercle development, Lower urinary tract development, Cell Differentiation, Extremities, Cell Biology, Belly syndrome, Embryo, Mammalian, Urethral epithelium, Beta-catenin, Apical ectodermal ridge, Androgens, External genitalia, Gene expression, Epidermis, Developmental Biology
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