Nodal signal is required for morphogenetic movements of epiblast layer in the pre-streak chick blastoderm |
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Authors: | Yanagawa Nariaki Sakabe Masahide Sakata Hirokazu Yamagishi Toshiyuki Nakajima Yuji |
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Institution: | Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. |
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Abstract: | During axis formation in amniotes, posterior and lateral epiblast cells in the area pellucida undergo a counter-rotating movement along the midline to form primitive streak (Polonaise movements). Using chick blastoderms, we investigated the signaling involved in this cellular movement in epithelial-epiblast. In cultured posterior blastoderm explants from stage X to XI embryos, either Lefty1 or Cerberus-S inhibited initial migration of the explants on chamber slides. In vivo analysis showed that inhibition of Nodal signaling by Lefty1 affected the movement of DiI-marked epiblast cells prior to the formation of primitive streak. In Lefty1-treated embryos without a primitive streak, Brachyury expression showed a patchy distribution. However, SU5402 did not affect the movement of DiI-marked epiblast cells. Multi-cellular rosette, which is thought to be involved in epithelial morphogenesis, was found predominantly in the posterior half of the epiblast, and Lefty1 inhibited the formation of rosettes. Three-dimensional reconstruction showed two types of rosette, one with a protruding cell, the other with a ventral hollow. Our results suggest that Nodal signaling may have a pivotal role in the morphogenetic movements of epithelial epiblast including Polonaise movements and formation of multi-cellular rosette. |
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Keywords: | gastrulation multicellular rosette Nodal signal Polonaise movements prestreak chick epiblast |
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