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

dc.citation.articleNumbere52423en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleeLifeen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber8en_US
dc.contributor.authorPortal, Célineen_US
dc.contributor.authorRompolas, Panteleimosen_US
dc.contributor.authorLwigale, Peteren_US
dc.contributor.authorIomini, Carloen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-06T14:15:45Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-10-06T14:15:45Zen_US
dc.date.issued2019en_US
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.en_US
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.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalelife-52423-v2en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.52423en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/111481en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publishereLife Sciences Publications, Ltden_US
dc.rightsThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are crediteden_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.titlePrimary cilia deficiency in neural crest cells models anterior segment dysgenesis in mouseen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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