Ectoderm-mesenchyme and mesenchyme-mesenchyme interactions regulate Msx-1 expression and cellular differentiation in the murine limb bud

Developmental Biology
Y Wang, D Sassoon

Abstract

The apical ectodermal ridge (AER) is a specialized thickening of the distal limb mesenchyme that has been demonstrated to support limb outgrowth and proper limb development. The homeobox gene, Msx-1, is associated with the distal limb mesenchyme (progress zone) and its expression depends upon the presence of the AER in chick limbs. We demonstrate here that the expression of Msx-1 is dependent upon the limb ectoderm in the mouse, but that the inductive capacity of murine limb ectoderm is not restricted to the AER. Msx-1 can also be maintained in limb mesenchyme by the substitution of FGF 4 for the ectoderm; however, we see that local cell-cell interactions are required for high levels of expression. Disruption of cell-cell interactions in the limb mesenchyme results in a dramatic decrease in Msx-1 levels and a precocious expression of MyoD1, suggesting that the limb environment represses differentiation and promotes cell proliferation during early development. BMP 4 and FGF 2 can also maintain Msx-1 expression in limb mesenchyme as well as retinoic acid which is usually associated with polarizing activity in the early limb. Msx-2 expression does not appear to be dependent upon cell-cell interactions as measured in these experime...Continue Reading

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