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Fig. 7. Gremlin modulation of mesenchymal-epithelial interaction in the
pyloric sphincter is under SOX9 control. (A) Whole-mount in situ hybridization
of E7 dissected gut using antisense Gremlin riboprobe.
Gremlin expression strongly demarcates the stomach from the duodenum
and is present in the mesoderm of the pyloric sphincter (red arrow, A). (B)
Histological section of Gremlin-misexpressing E9 gizzard. After
mesodermal Gremlin misexpression, the gizzard epithelial cells
present bleb like cilia (B). Immunohistochemistry with
3C2 antibodies
show retrovirus infection restricted to the mesoderm of the gizzard (upper
inset B). GFP- (C), SOX9- (D) and SOX9
Cter- (E)
misexpressing E7 stomach sections followed by detection of Gremlin
expression by in situ hybridization using antisense Gremlin
riboprobe. Gremlin is expressed in the mesoderm and adventitia of the
pyloric sphincter (C). Ectopic expression of Gremlin in the
mesodermal stomach is observed after retroviral SOX9 misexpression in
the gizzard (red arrowheads, D). Downregulation of Gremlin expression
is correlated with retroviral SOX9
Cter misexpression in the pyloric
sphincter (black arrowheads, E), while Gremlin expression is normal
in the adventitia. duo, duodenum; e, endoderm; gizz, gizzard; m, mesoderm; pv,
proventriculus; pyl, pyloric structure.