Wnt/beta-catenin signaling acts upstream of N-myc, BMP4, and FGF signaling to regulate proximal-distal patterning in the lung

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Wnt/beta-catenin signaling acts upstream of N-myc, BMP4, and FGF signaling to regulate proximal-distal patterning in the lung
Creators Name:	Shu, W. and Guttentag, S. and Wang, Z. and Andl, T. and Ballard, P. and Lu, M.M. and Piccolo, S. and Birchmeier, W. and Whitsett, J.A. and Millar, S.E. and Morrisey, E.E.
Abstract:	Branching morphogenesis in the lung serves as a model for the complex patterning that is reiterated in multiple organs throughout development. {beta}-catenin and Wnt signaling mediate critical functions in cell fate specification and differentiation, but specific functions during branching morphogenesis have remained unclear. Here, we show that Wnt/{beta}-catenin signaling regulates proximal-distal differentiation of airway epithelium. Inhibition of Wnt/{beta}-catenin signaling, either by expression of Dkk1 or by tissue-specific deletion of β-catenin, results in disruption of distal airway development and expansion of proximal airways. Wnt/{beta}-catenin functions upstream of BMP4, FGF signaling, and N-myc. Moreover, we show that {beta}-catenin and LEF/TCF activate the promoters of BMP4 and N-myc. Thus, Wnt/{beta}-catenin signaling is a critical upstream regulator of proximal-distal patterning in the lung, in part, through regulation of N-myc, BMP4, and FGF signaling.
Keywords:	{Beta}-Catenin, BMP, Dickkopf-1, FGF, Lung Development, Wnt
Source:	Developmental Biology
ISSN:	0012-1606
Publisher:	Academic Press
Volume:	283
Number:	1
Page Range:	226-239
Date:	1 January 2005
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.04.014
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