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Multimodal Eph/Ephrin signaling controls several phases of urogenital development

A substantial portion of the human population is affected by urogenital birth defects resulting from a failure in ureter development. Although recent research suggests roles for several genes in facilitating the ureter/bladder connection, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood....

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Main Authors: Peuckert, Christiane (Author) , Aresh, Bejan (Author) , Holenya, Pavlo (Author) , Adams, Derek (Author) , Sreedharan, Smitha (Author) , Porthin, Annika (Author) , Andersson, Louise (Author) , Pettersson, Hanna (Author) , Wölfl, Stefan (Author) , Klein, Rüdiger (Author) , Oxburgh, Leif (Author) , Kullander, Klas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 22 June 2016
In: Kidney international
Year: 2016, Volume: 90, Issue: 2, Pages: 373-388
ISSN:1523-1755
DOI:10.1016/j.kint.2016.04.021
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2016.04.021
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085253816301946
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Author Notes:Christiane Peuckert, Bejan Aresh, Pavlo Holenya, Derek Adams, Smitha Sreedharan, Annika Porthin, Louise Andersson, Hanna Pettersson, Stefan Wölfl, Rüdiger Klein, Leif Oxburgh, Klas Kullander
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Summary:A substantial portion of the human population is affected by urogenital birth defects resulting from a failure in ureter development. Although recent research suggests roles for several genes in facilitating the ureter/bladder connection, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Signaling via Eph receptor tyrosine kinases is involved in several developmental processes. Here we report that impaired Eph/Ephrin signaling in genetically modified mice results in severe hydronephrosis caused by defective ureteric bud induction, ureter maturation, and translocation. Our data imply that ureter translocation requires apoptosis in the urogenital sinus and inhibition of proliferation in the common nephric duct. These processes were disturbed in EphA4/EphB2 compound knockout mice and were accompanied by decreased ERK-2 phosphorylation. Using a set of Eph, Ephrin, and signaling-deficient mutants, we found that during urogenital development, different modes of Eph/Ephrin signaling occur at several sites with EphrinB2 and EphrinA5 acting in concert. Thus, Eph/Ephrin signaling should be considered in the etiology of congenital kidney and urinary tract anomalies.
Item Description:Published online 22 June 2016
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ISSN:1523-1755
DOI:10.1016/j.kint.2016.04.021

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