Vertebrate Embryonic Patterning 6 Limb Formation
Tetrapod Limb anterior posterior proximal distal ventral dorsal
Limb Bud Formation
Establishment of Limb Fields
Hox Gene Expression in Trunk During Limb Bud Development Fig Analysis of Biological Development 2 nd ed, Kalthoff
FGF10 Induces FGF8 supernumerary limbs from implanting FGF10 beads
Positioning of the Limb Field Forelimb position lies near anterior expression boundary of hox b8, b9, c6, c9, & d9 FGF8 expression in intermediate meso + hox genes induces FGF10 in the lateral plate meso Wnts in the lateral plate maintain FGF expression in regions of hoxd9 expression Between the fore & hindlimb buds, the developing kidney (mesonephros) inhibits FGF expression Exogenous FGF can induce supernumerary limbs
Forelimb vs Hindlimb
Forelimb vs Hindlimb Correlates with Tbx5 & Tbx4 Expression Respectively Tbx5 Tbx4
Tbx4 Gain of Function Study Tbx4 expressing retrovirus infected embryo
Proximal Distal Limb Axis AER –overlying ectoderm –responsible for maintaining outgrowth of limb Progress zone –underlying mesoderm –region of cell division –maintained in active mitotic state by AER
AER – Apical Ectodermal Ridge
AER Necessary for Limb Bud Outgrowth Removal of AER at various times prematurely truncates limb
Reimplantation of older AER into younger bud causes loss of proximal structures AER Necessary for Limb Bud Outgrowth Reimplantation of younger AER into older bud causes duplication of distal structures
Interactions of AER and PZ
FGF8 in the AER FGF in ectodermAER 3 day embryo limb buds
Hox Code of the Limb ProximalDistal Hoxa & d = forelimb; Hoxc & d = hindlimb
Mammalian Hox Genes
Hox Genes Required for Proper Limb Development Hoxa-11/Hoxd-11 double knockout wild-type human with synpolydactyly resulting from homozygous HOXD-13 null mutation
Proximal-Distal Structures
Anterior-Posterior Limb Axis Zone of Polarizing Activity ZPA
Classic Experiments: Retinoic Acid Induced Limb Duplication Implanting RA soaked beads caused duplication of zeugopod/autopod structures Depletion of RA reduces the normal structures
Shh is Expressed in ZPA
Demonstration that Sonic Hedgehog is Primary ZPA Component
Dorsal-Ventral Gene Patterning in Limb Bud Fig Analysis of Biological Development 2 nd ed, Kalthoff
Dorsal-Ventral Limb Axis Lmx 1.Fgf-8 induces Shh 2.Shh & Fgf-8 induce Fgf-4 3.All these induce Lmx-1 4.Wnt-7a in the ectoderm represses Lmx-1 and induces Shh BMPs
Molecular Interactions in Limb Bud
Dorsal-to-Ventral Transformations WT mouse autopod Wnt7a -/- mouse autopod
Homology of Process: A-P Axis
Homology of Process: D-V