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Development 129, 3421-3429 (2002)
© 2002 The Company of Biologists Limited

BMP2 is a positive regulator of Nodal signaling during left-right axis formation in the chicken embryo

Thomas Schlange, Hans-Henning Arnold and Thomas Brand*

Cell and Molecular Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany

*Author for correspondence (e-mail: t.brand{at}tu-bs.de)

Accepted 21 April 2002

A model of left-right axis formation in the chick involves inhibition of bone morphogenetic proteins by the antagonist Car as a mechanism of upregulating Nodal in the left lateral plate mesoderm. By contrast, expression of CFC, a competence factor, which is absolutely required for Nodal signaling in the lateral plate mesoderm is dependent on a functional BMP signaling pathway. We have therefore investigated the relationship between BMP and Nodal in further detail. We implanted BMP2 and Noggin-expressing cells into the left lateral plate and paraxial mesoderm and observed a strong upregulation of Nodal and its target genes Pitx2 and Nkx3.2. In addition Cfc, the Nodal type II receptor ActrIIa and Snr were found to depend on BMP signaling for their expression. Comparison of the expression domains of Nodal, Bmp2, Car and Cfc revealed co-expression of Nodal, Cfc and Bmp2, while Car and Nodal only partially overlapped. Ectopic application of BMP2, Nodal, and Car as well as combinations of this signaling molecules to the right lateral plate mesoderm revealed that BMP2 and Car need to synergize in order to specify left identity. We propose a novel model of left-right axis formation, which involves BMP as a positive regulator of Nodal signaling in the chick embryo.

Key words: BMP, Nodal, CFC, Pitx2, NKX3.2, Left-right asymmetry, Chick




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