Abstract
ABSTRACT The X-Notch-1 receptor, and its putative ligand, X-Delta-1, are thought to mediate an inhibitory cell-cell interaction, called lateral inhibition, that limits the number of primary neurons that form in Xenopus embryos. The expression of Xenopus ESR-1, a gene related to Drosophila Enhancer of split, appears to be induced by Notch signaling during this process. To determine how the activation of X-Notch-1 induces ESR-1 expression and regulates primary neurogenesis, we isolated the Xenopus homolog of Suppressor of Hairless (X-Su(H)), a component of the Notch signaling pathway in Drosophila. Using animal cap assays, we show that X-Su(H) induces ESR-1 expression, perhaps directly, when modified by the addition of ankyrin repeats. Using a DNA binding mutant of X-Su(H), we show that X-Su(H) activity is required for induction of ESR-1. Finally, expression of the DNA binding mutant in embryos leads to a neurogenic phenotype as well as increased expression of both X-Delta-1 and XNGNR1, a proneural gene expressed during primary neurogenesis. These results suggest that activation of X-Su(H) is a key step in the Notch signaling pathway during primary neurogenesis in Xenopus embryos.
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Created | 4 years, 3 months ago (April 25, 2021, 11:13 p.m.) |
Deposited | 6 months, 1 week ago (Feb. 13, 2025, 7:13 p.m.) |
Indexed | 6 months, 1 week ago (Feb. 14, 2025, 12:34 a.m.) |
Issued | 28 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1997) |
Published | 28 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1997) |
Published Online | 28 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1997) |
Published Print | 28 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 1, 1997) |
@article{Wettstein_1997, title={The Xenopus homolog of Drosophila Suppressor of Hairless mediates Notch signaling during primary neurogenesis}, volume={124}, ISSN={1477-9129}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.124.3.693}, DOI={10.1242/dev.124.3.693}, number={3}, journal={Development}, publisher={The Company of Biologists}, author={Wettstein, Daniel A. and Turner, David L. and Kintner, Chris}, year={1997}, month=feb, pages={693–702} }