Vandenberg Alysia L, Sassoon David A
Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI, 75634 Paris Cedex 13, France.
Development. 2009 May;136(9):1559-70. doi: 10.1242/dev.034066.
Wnt signaling effectors direct the development and adult remodeling of the female reproductive tract (FRT); however, the role of non-canonical Wnt signaling has not been explored in this tissue. The non-canonical Wnt signaling protein van gogh-like 2 is mutated in loop-tail (Lp) mutant mice (Vangl2(Lp)), which display defects in multiple tissues. We find that Vangl2(Lp) mutant uterine epithelium displays altered cell polarity, concommitant with changes in cytoskeletal actin and scribble (scribbled, Scrb1) localization. The postnatal mutant phenotype is an exacerbation of that seen at birth, exhibiting more smooth muscle and reduced stromal mesenchyme. These data suggest that early changes in cell polarity have lasting consequences for FRT development. Furthermore, Vangl2 is required to restrict Scrb1 protein to the basolateral epithelial membrane in the neonatal uterus, and an accumulation of fibrillar-like structures observed by electron microscopy in Vangl2(Lp) mutant epithelium suggests that mislocalization of Scrb1 in mutants alters the composition of the apical face of the epithelium. Heterozygous and homozygous Vangl2(Lp) mutant postnatal tissues exhibit similar phenotypes and polarity defects and display a 50% reduction in Wnt7a levels, suggesting that the Vangl2(Lp) mutation acts dominantly in the FRT. These studies demonstrate that the establishment and maintenance of cell polarity through non-canonical Wnt signaling are required for FRT development.
Wnt信号传导效应器指导雌性生殖道(FRT)的发育和成年期重塑;然而,非经典Wnt信号传导在该组织中的作用尚未得到探索。非经典Wnt信号蛋白vangogh样2在环尾(Lp)突变小鼠(Vangl2(Lp))中发生突变,这些小鼠在多个组织中表现出缺陷。我们发现,Vangl2(Lp)突变的子宫上皮显示细胞极性改变,同时细胞骨架肌动蛋白和scribble(scribbled,Scrb1)定位也发生变化。出生后的突变表型是出生时所见表型的加剧,表现为平滑肌增多和基质间充质减少。这些数据表明,细胞极性的早期变化对FRT发育具有持久影响。此外,Vangl2是将Scrb1蛋白限制在新生子宫基底外侧上皮膜所必需的,电子显微镜在Vangl2(Lp)突变上皮中观察到的纤维状结构积累表明,Scrb1在突变体中的错误定位改变了上皮顶面的组成。杂合和纯合Vangl2(Lp)突变出生后组织表现出相似的表型和极性缺陷,且Wnt7a水平降低50%,这表明Vangl2(Lp)突变在FRT中起显性作用。这些研究表明,FRT发育需要通过非经典Wnt信号传导来建立和维持细胞极性。
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