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Fig. 3. Morphogenesis of the distal collecting duct epithelium is disrupted in
Wnt7b mutants. (A) The organization of the developing
collecting duct network was visualized through ureteric epithelium-specific,
histochemical staining for E. coli β-galactosidase activity in
wild-type kidneys from Hoxb7Cre;R26R embryos. Data represent thick
(150-300 µm) vibratome sections at the stages indicated and are schematized
in the panel below. Arrows highlight a swelling at the intersection between
the ureter and the collecting duct epithelium; arrowheads indicate the
triangular-shaped renal pelvis. (B) An analysis of freshly dissected
kidneys showed that the ureter was not dilated in Wnt7b mutants at
E15.5. (C) By contrast, the collecting duct epithelium was dilated in
the prospective medullary region of Wnt7b mutants at E15.5 when the
R26R reporter was activated in the context of the collecting duct network of
the Wnt7b mutant kidney. Arrows indicate prospective medullary
collecting ducts.
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