Osr1 functions downstream of Hedgehog pathway to regulate foregut development

Developmental Biology
Lu HanAaron M Zorn

Abstract

During early fetal development, paracrine Hedgehog (HH) ligands secreted from the foregut epithelium activate Gli transcription factors in the surrounding mesenchyme to coordinate formation of the respiratory system, digestive track and the cardiovascular network. Although disruptions to this process can lead to devastating congenital defects, the underlying mechanisms and downstream targets, are poorly understood. We show that the zinc finger transcription factor Osr1 is a novel HH target as Osr1 expression in the foregut mesenchyme depends on HH signaling and the effector of HH pathway Gli3 binds to a conserved genomic loci near Osr1 promoter region. Molecular analysis of mouse germline Osr1 mutants reveals multiple functions of Osr1 during foregut development. Osr1 mutants exhibit fewer lung progenitors in the ventral foregut. Osr is then required for the proper branching of the primary lung buds, with mutants exhibiting miss-located lung lobes. Finally, Osr1 is essential for proper mesenchymal differentiation including pulmonary arteries, esophageal and tracheal smooth muscle as well as tracheal cartilage rings. Tissue specific conditional knockouts in combination with lineage tracing indicate that Osr1 is required cell aut...Continue Reading

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Nov 15, 2018·Physiological Reviews·Jeffrey A WhitsettVladimir V Kalinichenko
Jun 20, 2019·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·Debora I SinnerBruce C Trapnell
Apr 15, 2020·Gastroenterology·Vikas GuptaRobert E Schwartz

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