Tbx4 function during hindlimb development reveals a mechanism that explains the origins of proximal limb defects

Veronique Duboc; Fatima A. Sulaiman; Eleanor Feneck; Anna Kucharska; Donald Bell; Muriel Holder-Espinasse; Malcolm P.O. Logan

doi:10.1242/dev.199580

Tbx4 function during hindlimb development reveals a mechanism that explains the origins of proximal limb defects

Veronique Duboc, Fatima A. Sulaiman, Eleanor Feneck, Anna Kucharska, Donald Bell, Muriel Holder-Espinasse, Malcolm P.O. Logan

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We dissect genetically a gene regulatory network that involves the transcription factors Tbx4, Pitx1 and Isl1 acting cooperatively to establish the hindlimb bud, and identify key differences in the pathways that initiate formation of the hindlimb and forelimb. Using live image analysis of murine limb mesenchyme cells undergoing chondrogenesis in micromass culture, we distinguish a series of changes in cellular behaviours and cohesiveness that are required for chondrogenic precursors to undergo differentiation. Furthermore, we provide evidence that the proximal hindlimb defects observed in Tbx4 mutant mice result from a failure in the early differentiation step of chondroprogenitors into chondrocytes, providing an explanation for the origins of proximally biased limb defects.

Original language	English
Journal	Development (Cambridge, England)
Volume	148
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.199580
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2021

Keywords

Pitx1
Tbx4
Chondrogenesis
Congenital limb abnormalities
Limb formation
Mouse

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Tbx4 function during hindlimb development reveals a mechanism that explains the origins of proximal limb defects

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