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Scaling pattern to variations in size during development of the vertebrate neural tube
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posted on 2020-10-02, 15:23 authored by Aysu Uygur, John Young, Tyler R Huycke, Mervenaz Koska, James Briscoe, Clifford J TabinAnatomical proportions are robustly maintained in individuals that vary enormously in size, both within a species and between members of related taxa. However, the mechanisms underlying scaling are still poorly understood. We have examined this phenomenon in the context of the patterning of the ventral neural tube in response to a gradient of the morphogen Sonic hedgehog (SHH) in the chick and zebra finch, two species that differ in size during the time of neural tube patterning. We find that scaling is achieved, at least in part, by altering the sensitivity of the target cells to SHH and appears to be achieved by modulating the ratio of the repressive and activating transcriptional regulators, GLI2 and GLI3. This mechanism contrasts with previous experimental and theoretical analyses of morphogenic scaling that have focused on compensatory changes in the morphogen gradient itself.
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AnimalsBody PatterningChickensEmbryonic DevelopmentEmbryonic InductionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHedgehog ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural TubeNeuronsSpinal CordTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsVertebratesBriscoe FC001051Developmental Biology06 Biological Sciences11 Medical and Health Sciences