TY - JOUR
T1 - TGF-β mediated Dlx5 signaling plays a crucial role in osteo-chondroprogenitor cell lineage determination during mandible development
AU - Oka, Kyoko
AU - Oka, Shoji
AU - Hosokawa, Ryoichi
AU - Bringas, Pablo
AU - Brockhoff, Hans Cristian
AU - Nonaka, Kazuaki
AU - Chai, Yang
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Julie Mayo for her critical reading of the manuscript. This study was supported by grants from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH (DE012711, DE014078 and DE017007) to Yang Chai.
PY - 2008/9/15
Y1 - 2008/9/15
N2 - Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling is crucial for mandible development. During its development, the majority of the mandible is formed through intramembranous ossification whereas the proximal region of the mandible undergoes endochondral ossification. Our previous work has shown that TGF-β signaling is required for the proliferation of cranial neural crest (CNC)-derived ectomesenchyme in the mandibular primordium where intramembranous ossification takes place. Here we show that conditional inactivation of Tgfbr2 in CNC cells results in accelerated osteoprogenitor differentiation and perturbed chondrogenesis in the proximal region of the mandible. Specifically, the appearance of chondrocytes in Tgfbr2fl/fl;Wnt1-Cre mice is delayed and they are smaller in size in the condylar process and completely missing in the angular process. TGF-β signaling controls Sox9 expression in the proximal region, because Sox9 expression is delayed in condylar processes and missing in angular process in Tgfbr2fl/fl;Wnt1-Cre mice. Moreover, exogenous TGF-β can induce Sox9 expression in the mandibular arch. In the angular processes of Tgfbr2fl/fl;Wnt1-Cre mice, osteoblast differentiation is accelerated and Dlx5 expression is elevated. Significantly, deletion of Dlx5 in Tgfbr2fl/fl;Wnt1-Cre mice results in the rescue of cartilage formation in the angular processes. Finally, TGF-β signaling-mediated Scleraxis expression is required for tendonogenesis in the developing skeletal muscle. Thus, CNC-derived cells in the proximal region of mandible have a cell intrinsic requirement for TGF-β signaling.
AB - Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling is crucial for mandible development. During its development, the majority of the mandible is formed through intramembranous ossification whereas the proximal region of the mandible undergoes endochondral ossification. Our previous work has shown that TGF-β signaling is required for the proliferation of cranial neural crest (CNC)-derived ectomesenchyme in the mandibular primordium where intramembranous ossification takes place. Here we show that conditional inactivation of Tgfbr2 in CNC cells results in accelerated osteoprogenitor differentiation and perturbed chondrogenesis in the proximal region of the mandible. Specifically, the appearance of chondrocytes in Tgfbr2fl/fl;Wnt1-Cre mice is delayed and they are smaller in size in the condylar process and completely missing in the angular process. TGF-β signaling controls Sox9 expression in the proximal region, because Sox9 expression is delayed in condylar processes and missing in angular process in Tgfbr2fl/fl;Wnt1-Cre mice. Moreover, exogenous TGF-β can induce Sox9 expression in the mandibular arch. In the angular processes of Tgfbr2fl/fl;Wnt1-Cre mice, osteoblast differentiation is accelerated and Dlx5 expression is elevated. Significantly, deletion of Dlx5 in Tgfbr2fl/fl;Wnt1-Cre mice results in the rescue of cartilage formation in the angular processes. Finally, TGF-β signaling-mediated Scleraxis expression is required for tendonogenesis in the developing skeletal muscle. Thus, CNC-derived cells in the proximal region of mandible have a cell intrinsic requirement for TGF-β signaling.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.03.046
DO - 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.03.046
M3 - Article
C2 - 18684439
AN - SCOPUS:51249099153
SN - 0012-1606
VL - 321
SP - 303
EP - 309
JO - Developmental Biology
JF - Developmental Biology
IS - 2
ER -