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Developmental
Lecture 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Spemann organizer | Dorsal lip of blastopore - starts by invagination and causes dorsalization and neurulation of embryo. Two models how Spemann organizers does this |
| Nieuwkoop center | induces Spemann organizer |
| Nieuwkoop et al showed that the | mesoderm arises from the marginal zone of borders between animal and vegetal poles. |
| Summary cortical rotation stabilizes | Beta catenin on dorsal side |
| WNT signaling activates Beta catenin to stimulate | Samois production which stimulates other genes to get Nieukoop centers signaling functional Spemann organizer |
| Two factor model-Spemann organizer produces mixture of substances that act to make posterior – anterior structure. | Two step (2 posteriorization) first anterior structure forming substances are produced followed by posterior structure forming substances (factors). |
| Activin and BMP | binds to receptors and activate intracellular signal transducer family members SMAD |
| Activin activates | Smad2 ligand, |
| , BMP4 activates | smad1 ligand. |
| Activin | member of transforming growth factor beta TGF-Beta signaling family |
| Middle blastula cells become mesoderm by responding to activin produced in the | vegetal hemisphere |
| Activin is a | morphogen. |
| BMP4 is expressed in all cells except | extreme dorsal mesoderm |
| Absence of BMP4 yields | notochord |
| Dorsal mesoderm produces Noggin and Chordin (antagonists of BMP4) creating a | gradient |
| High activity levels BMP4 get | blood |
| Middle activity levels BMP4 get | kidney, muscle |
| Low (no) activity levels BMP4 get | notochord |
| Left Right Body Patterning involves | nodal |
| Nodal is a Transforming | Growth Factor Beta family member |
| Nodal is | dispersed to the left by cilia present on organizer cell surface -cilia beat counterclockwise |
| All vertebrates express | nodal |
| ZPA (zone of polarizing activity) yields | anterior-posterior limb development |
| Transplant ZPA from posterior to anterior get mirror image | due to sonic hedgehog localized to ZPA. |
| Hox Genes ____ to ____ are needed for limb development | a9-a13 to d9-d13 |
| forms due to expression of d9 and d10 | Humerus |
| form due to mixture of d9-d13 | Ulna and radius |
| Wrist due to expression | a13 and d13 |