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Role of Pax3/7 in the tectum regionalization

Eiji Matsunaga¹, Isato Araki^1,* and Harukazu Nakamura^1,2,

¹ Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Seiryo-machi 4-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
² Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Seiryo-machi 4-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
^* Present address: Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstr 108, D-01307 Dresden, Germany

Author for correspondence (e-mail: nakamura{at}idac.tohoku.ac.jp)

Accepted July 26, 2001

Pax3/7 is expressed in the alar plate of the mesencephalon. The optic tectum differentiates from the alar plate of the mesencephalon, and expression of Pax3/7 is well correlated to the tectum development. To explore the function of Pax3 and Pax7 in the tectum development, we misexpressed Pax3 and Pax7 in the diencephalon and ventral mesencephalon. Morphological and molecular marker gene analysis indicated that Pax3 and Pax7 misexpression caused fate change of the alar plate of the presumptive diencephalon to that of the mesencephalon, that is, a tectum and a torus semicircularis were formed ectopically. Ectopic tectum in the diencephalon appeared to be generated through sequential induction of Fgf8, En2 and Pax3/7. In ventral mesencephalon, which expresses En but does not differentiate to the tectum in normal development, Pax3 and Pax7 misexpression induced ectopic tectum. In normal development, Pax3 and Pax7 expression in the mesencephalon commences after Otx2, En and Pax2/5 expression. In addition, expression domain of Pax3 and Pax7 is well consistent with presumptive tectum region in a dorsoventral axis. Taken together with normal expression pattern of Pax3 and Pax7, results of misexpression experiments suggest that Pax3 and Pax7 define the tectum region subsequent to the function of Otx2 and En.

Key words: Pax3, Pax7, En, Tectum, Chick

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