BMPs Regulate Gene Expression in the Dorsal Neuroectoderm of and Vertebrates by Distinct Mechanisms

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The trunk nervous system of both vertebrates and invertebrates develops from three primary rows of neural stem cells whose fate is determined by neural identity genes expressed in an evolutionarily conserved dorso-ventral pattern. Establishment of this pattern requires a shared signaling pathway in both groups of animals. Previous studies suggested that a shared signaling pathway functions in opposite ways in vertebrates and invertebrates, despite the final patterning outcomes having remained the same. Here, we employ bioinformatics, biochemistry, and transgenic animal technology to elucidate the genetic mechanism by which this pathway can engage the same components to generate opposite instructions and yet arrive at similar outcomes in patterning of the nervous system. Our findings highlight how natural selection can act to conserve a particular output pattern despite changes during evolution in the genetic mechanisms underlying the formation of this pattern.

Vyšlo v časopise: BMPs Regulate Gene Expression in the Dorsal Neuroectoderm of and Vertebrates by Distinct Mechanisms. PLoS Genet 10(9): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004625
Kategorie: Research Article
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