A screen for targets of the Xenopus T-box gene Xbra

Yasushi Saka, M Tada, J C Smith

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Abstract

Brachyury (T), a member of the T-box gene family, is essential for the formation of posterior mesoderm and notochord in vertebrate development. Expression of the Xenopus homologue of Brachyury, Xbra, causes ectopic ventral and lateral mesoderm formation in animal cap explants and co-expression of Xbra with Pintallavis, a forkhead/HNF3beta-related transcription factor, induces notochord. Although eFGF and the Bix genes are thought to be direct targets of Xbra, no other target genes have been identified. Here, we describe the use of hormone-inducible versions of Xbra and Pintallavis to construct cDNA libraries enriched for targets of these transcription factors. Five putative targets were isolated: Xwnt11, the homeobox gene Bix1, the zinc-finger transcription factor Xegr-1, a putative homologue of the antiproliferative gene BTG1 called Xbtg1, and BIG3/1A11, a gene of unknown function. Expression of Xegr-1 and Xbtg1 is controlled by Pintallavis alone as well as by a combination of Xbra and Pintallavis. Overexpression of Xbtg1 perturbed gastrulation and caused defects in posterior tissues and in notochord and muscle formation, a phenotype reminiscent of that observed with a dominant-negative version of Pintallavis called Pintallavis-En(R). The Brachyury-inducible genes we have isolated shed light on the mechanism of Brachyury function during mesoderm formation. Specification of mesodermal cells is regulated by targets including Bix1-4 and eFGF, while gastrulation movements and perhaps cell division are regulated by Xwnt11 and Xbtg1.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-39
Number of pages13
JournalMechanisms of Development
Volume93
Issue number1-2
Early online date20 Apr 2000
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2000

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Notochord
Mesoderm
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Gastrulation
Transcription Factors
Homeobox Genes
Zinc Fingers
Gene Library
Cell Division
Vertebrates
Hormones
Phenotype
Muscles
Brachyury protein

Keywords

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Cattle
  • DNA, Complementary
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Dexamethasone
  • Early Growth Response Protein 1
  • Gastrula
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Genes, Tumor Suppressor
  • Glycoproteins
  • Homeodomain Proteins
  • Humans
  • Immediate-Early Proteins
  • Mesoderm
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • T-Box Domain Proteins
  • Trans-Activators
  • Transcription Factors
  • Wnt Proteins
  • Xenopus
  • Xenopus Proteins
  • Brachyury
  • Xbra
  • Pintallavis
  • Xenopus laevis

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A screen for targets of the Xenopus T-box gene Xbra. / Saka, Yasushi; Tada, M; Smith, J C.

In: Mechanisms of Development, Vol. 93, No. 1-2, 01.05.2000, p. 27-39.

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Saka, Y, Tada, M & Smith, JC 2000, 'A screen for targets of the Xenopus T-box gene Xbra', Mechanisms of Development, vol. 93, no. 1-2, pp. 27-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0925-4773(00)00260-4
Saka Y, Tada M, Smith JC. A screen for targets of the Xenopus T-box gene Xbra. Mechanisms of Development. 2000 May 1;93(1-2):27-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0925-4773(00)00260-4
Saka, Yasushi ; Tada, M ; Smith, J C. / A screen for targets of the Xenopus T-box gene Xbra. In: Mechanisms of Development. 2000 ; Vol. 93, No. 1-2. pp. 27-39.
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