RRC ID |
82792
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Author |
D'Aniello E, Rydeen AB, Anderson JL, Mandal A, Waxman JS.
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Title |
Depletion of retinoic acid receptors initiates a novel positive feedback mechanism that promotes teratogenic increases in retinoic acid.
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Journal |
PLoS Genet
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Abstract |
Normal embryonic development and tissue homeostasis require precise levels of retinoic acid (RA) signaling. Despite the importance of appropriate embryonic RA signaling levels, the mechanisms underlying congenital defects due to perturbations of RA signaling are not completely understood. Here, we report that zebrafish embryos deficient for RA receptor αb1 (RARαb1), a conserved RAR splice variant, have enlarged hearts with increased cardiomyocyte (CM) specification, which are surprisingly the consequence of increased RA signaling. Importantly, depletion of RARαb2 or concurrent depletion of RARαb1 and RARαb2 also results in increased RA signaling, suggesting this effect is a broader consequence of RAR depletion. Concurrent depletion of RARαb1 and Cyp26a1, an enzyme that facilitates degradation of RA, and employment of a novel transgenic RA sensor line support the hypothesis that the increases in RA signaling in RAR deficient embryos are the result of increased embryonic RA coupled with compensatory RAR expression. Our results support an intriguing novel mechanism by which depletion of RARs elicits a previously unrecognized positive feedback loop that can result in developmental defects due to teratogenic increases in embryonic RA.
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Volume |
9(8)
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Pages |
e1003689
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Published |
2013-1-1
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DOI |
10.1371/journal.pgen.1003689
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PII |
PGENETICS-D-12-03111
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PMID |
23990796
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PMC |
PMC3750112
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MeSH |
Animals
Animals, Genetically Modified
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / metabolism
Embryo, Nonmammalian
Embryonic Development / genetics
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Receptors, Retinoic Acid / deficiency
Receptors, Retinoic Acid / genetics*
Retinoic Acid 4-Hydroxylase
Signal Transduction*
Teratogenesis / genetics*
Tretinoin / metabolism*
Zebrafish / genetics
Zebrafish / growth & development
Zebrafish Proteins
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IF |
5.175
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Resource |
Zebrafish |
UAS:GFP |