Primary cilia deficiency in neural crest cells models anterior segment dysgenesis in mouse

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dc.citation.articleNumbere52423
dc.citation.journalTitleeLife
dc.citation.volumeNumber8
dc.contributor.authorPortal, Céline
dc.contributor.authorRompolas, Panteleimos
dc.contributor.authorLwigale, Peter
dc.contributor.authorIomini, Carlo
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-06T14:15:45Z
dc.date.available2021-10-06T14:15:45Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractDefects affecting tissues of the anterior segment (AS) of the eye lead to a group of highly debilitating disorders called Anterior Segment Dysgenesis (ASD). Despite the identification of some causative genes, the pathogenesis of ASD remains unclear. Interestingly, several ciliopathies display conditions of the AS. Using conditional targeting of Ift88 with Wnt1-Cre, we show that primary cilia of neural crest cells (NCC), precursors of most AS structures, are indispensable for normal AS development and their ablation leads to ASD conditions including abnormal corneal dimensions, defective iridocorneal angle, reduced anterior chamber volume and corneal neovascularization. Mechanistically, NCC cilia ablation abolishes hedgehog (Hh) signaling in the periocular mesenchyme (POM) canonically activated by choroid-secreted Indian Hh, reduces proliferation of POM cells surrounding the retinal pigment epithelium and decreases the expression of Foxc1 and Pitx2, two transcription factors identified as major ASD causative genes. Thus, we uncovered a signaling axis linking cilia and ASD.
dc.identifier.citationPortal, Céline, Rompolas, Panteleimos, Lwigale, Peter, et al.. "Primary cilia deficiency in neural crest cells models anterior segment dysgenesis in mouse." <i>eLife,</i> 8, (2019) eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.52423.
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.52423
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/111481
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publishereLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
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dc.titlePrimary cilia deficiency in neural crest cells models anterior segment dysgenesis in mouse
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