Neural inhibition by c-Jun as a synergizing factor in bone morphogenetic protein 4 signaling

Neuroscience
Y PengJ M Phang

Abstract

The transcription factor, activator protein 1 (AP-1) complexes (c-Jun and c-Fos heterodimers) has been shown to interact with transforming growth factor beta signaling in mammalian cells and Drosophila embryo. Here we show that c-Jun alone is involved in the anti-neuralizing activity of bone morphogenetic protein 4, a transforming growth factor beta superfamily member, in Xenopus neurogenesis. Co-injection of mRNAs encoding c-jun and a dominant negative bone morphogenetic protein receptor completely inhibits dominant negative bone morphogenetic protein receptor-induced neuralization and reverses the epidermal fate in the animal cap. Surprisingly, a dominant negative c-Jun does not induce neural tissue in the animal cap, but it synergizes with dominant negative bone morphogenetic protein receptor for neural induction. Temporal analysis using a dexamethasone-inducible c-Jun shows that exogenous c-Jun activity must be turned on before or at stage 11 to fulfill the anti-neuralizing effect. Neural inhibition by c-Jun does not occur until stage 13 suggesting that c-Jun probably acts by suppressing neural maintenance rather than neural initiation. This is also supported by the fact that c-Jun does not inhibit expression of the neural-...Continue Reading

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