| Primordial germ cell proliferation is impaired in Fused Toes mutant embryos. | |
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PMID: 20969841 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Over the first 4 days of their life, primordial germ cells invade the endoderm, migrate into and through the developing hindgut, and traverse to the genital ridge where they cluster and ultimately inhabit the nascent gonad. Specific signal-receptor combinations between primordial germ cells and their immediate environment establish successful migration and colonization. Here we demonstrate that disruption of a cluster of six genes on murine chromosome 8, as exemplified by the Fused Toes (Ft) mutant mouse model, results in severely decreased numbers of primordial germ cells within the early gonad. Primordial germ cell migration appeared normal within Ft mutant embryos; however, germ cell counts progressively decreased during this time. Although no difference in apoptosis was detected, we report a critical decrease in primordial germ cell proliferation by E12.5. The six genes within the Ft locus include the IrxB cluster (Irx3, -5, -6), Fts, Ftm, and Fto, of which only Ftm, Fto, and Fts are expressed in primordial germ cells of the early gonad. From these studies, we have discovered that the Ft locus on mouse chromosome 8 is associated with cell cycle deficits within the primordial germ cell population that initiates just before translocation into the genital ridge. |
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Bongki Kim; Youngha Kim; Rui Sakuma; Chi-Chung Hui; Ulrich Rüther; Joan S Jorgensen |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-10-20 |
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Title: Developmental biology Volume: 349 ISSN: 1095-564X ISO Abbreviation: Dev. Biol. Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-01-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372762 Medline TA: Dev Biol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 417-26 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. |
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//Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
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