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text: Developing tissues interpret dynamic changes in morphogen activity to generate
cell type diversity. To quantitatively study bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)
signaling dynamics in the mouse neural tube, we developed an embryonic stem cell
differentiation system tailored for growing tissues. Differentiating cells form
striking self-organized patterns of dorsal neural tube cell types driven by sequential
phases of BMP signaling that are observed both in vitro and in vivo. Data-driven
biophysical modeling showed that these dynamics result from coupling fast negative
feedback with slow positive regulation of signaling by the specification of an
endogenous BMP source. Thus, in contrast to relays that propagate morphogen signaling
in space, we identify a BMP signaling relay that operates in time. This mechanism
allows for a rapid initial concentration-sensitive response that is robustly terminated,
thereby regulating balanced sequential cell type generation. Our study provides
an experimental and theoretical framework to understand how signaling dynamics
are exploited in developing tissues.
acknowledgement: We thank A. Miller and N. Papalopulu for reagents and J. Briscoe
for comments on the manuscript. Work in the A.K. lab is supported by ISTA; the European
Research Council under Horizon Europe, grant 101044579; and the Austrian Science
Fund (FWF), grant https://doi.org/10.55776/F78. S.L. is supported by Gesellschaft
für Forschungsförderung Niederösterreich m.b.H. fellowship SC19-011. D.B.B. was
supported by the NOMIS foundation as a NOMIS Fellow and by an EMBO Postdoctoral
Fellowship (ALTF 343-2022).
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last_name: Brückner
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last_name: Minchington
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last_name: Greunz
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last_name: Merrin
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ama: Rus S, Brückner D, Minchington T, et al. Self-organized pattern formation in
the developing mouse neural tube by a temporal relay of BMP signaling. Developmental
Cell. 2025;60(4):567-580. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024
apa: Rus, S., Brückner, D., Minchington, T., Greunz, M., Merrin, J., Hannezo, E.
B., & Kicheva, A. (2025). Self-organized pattern formation in the developing
mouse neural tube by a temporal relay of BMP signaling. Developmental Cell.
Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024
chicago: Rus, Stefanie, David Brückner, Thomas Minchington, Martina Greunz, Jack
Merrin, Edouard B Hannezo, and Anna Kicheva. “Self-Organized Pattern Formation
in the Developing Mouse Neural Tube by a Temporal Relay of BMP Signaling.” Developmental
Cell. Elsevier, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024.
ieee: S. Rus et al., “Self-organized pattern formation in the developing
mouse neural tube by a temporal relay of BMP signaling,” Developmental Cell,
vol. 60, no. 4. Elsevier, pp. 567–580, 2025.
ista: Rus S, Brückner D, Minchington T, Greunz M, Merrin J, Hannezo EB, Kicheva
A. 2025. Self-organized pattern formation in the developing mouse neural tube
by a temporal relay of BMP signaling. Developmental Cell. 60(4), 567–580.
mla: Rus, Stefanie, et al. “Self-Organized Pattern Formation in the Developing Mouse
Neural Tube by a Temporal Relay of BMP Signaling.” Developmental Cell,
vol. 60, no. 4, Elsevier, 2025, pp. 567–80, doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2024.10.024.
short: S. Rus, D. Brückner, T. Minchington, M. Greunz, J. Merrin, E.B. Hannezo,
A. Kicheva, Developmental Cell 60 (2025) 567–580.
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text: A tight regulation of morphogen production is key for morphogen gradient formation
and thereby for reproducible and organised organ development. Although many genetic
interactions involved in the establishment of morphogen production domains are
known, the biophysical mechanisms of morphogen source formation are poorly understood.
Here we addressed this by focusing on the morphogen Sonic hedgehog (Shh) in the
vertebrate neural tube. Shh is produced by the adjacently located notochord and
by the floor plate of the neural tube. Using a data-constrained computational
screen, we identified different possible mechanisms by which floor plate formation
can occur, only one of which is consistent with experimental data. In this mechanism,
the floor plate is established rapidly in response to Shh from the notochord and
the dynamics of regulatory interactions within the neural tube. In this process,
uniform activators and Shh-dependent repressors are key for establishing the floor
plate size. Subsequently, the floor plate becomes insensitive to Shh and increases
in size due to tissue growth, leading to scaling of the floor plate with neural
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Thus, this mechanism ensures a separation of time scales in floor plate formation,
so that the floor plate domain becomes growth-dependent after an initial rapid
establishment phase. Our study raises the possibility that the time scale separation
between specification and growth might be a common strategy for scaling the morphogen
gradient amplitude in growing organs. The model that we developed provides a new
opportunity for quantitative studies of morphogen source formation in growing
tissues.
acknowledgement: "We thank Martina Greunz-Schindler for technical support, and Thomas
Minchington and James Briscoe for comments on the manuscript.\r\nRDJGH, MM and MZ
were supported by a grant from the Priority Research Area DigiWorld\r\nunder the
Strategic Programme Excellence Initiative at Jagiellonian University. The research\r\nwas
supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, PN/PPO/2018/1/00011/U/00001
which paid the salary of MM and MZ up to Feb 2023. The research received support
from National Science Center, Poland, 2021/42/E/NZ2/00188 which paid salary of MZ.
Work in the AK labis supported by ISTA to KK and AK, the European\r\nResearch Council
under Horizon Europe: grant 101044579 to AK, and Austrian Science Fund\r\n(FWF):
Grant DOI 10.55776/F78 to AK. The salaries of AK and KK were paid by ISTA. The funders
had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish,
or preparation of the manuscript."
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formation in a growing tissue. PLoS Computational Biology. 2024;20. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012508
apa: Ho, R. D. J. G., Kishi, K., Majka, M., Kicheva, A., & Zagórski, M. P. (2024).
Dynamics of morphogen source formation in a growing tissue. PLoS Computational
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chicago: Ho, Richard D.J.G., Kasumi Kishi, Maciej Majka, Anna Kicheva, and Marcin
P Zagórski. “Dynamics of Morphogen Source Formation in a Growing Tissue.” PLoS
Computational Biology. Public Library of Science, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012508.
ieee: R. D. J. G. Ho, K. Kishi, M. Majka, A. Kicheva, and M. P. Zagórski, “Dynamics
of morphogen source formation in a growing tissue,” PLoS Computational Biology,
vol. 20. Public Library of Science, 2024.
ista: Ho RDJG, Kishi K, Majka M, Kicheva A, Zagórski MP. 2024. Dynamics of morphogen
source formation in a growing tissue. PLoS Computational Biology. 20, e1012508.
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Tissue.” PLoS Computational Biology, vol. 20, e1012508, Public Library
of Science, 2024, doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012508.
short: R.D.J.G. Ho, K. Kishi, M. Majka, A. Kicheva, M.P. Zagórski, PLoS Computational
Biology 20 (2024).
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acknowledgement: 'MZ is supported by National Science Center, Poland, 2021/42/E/NZ2/00188,
the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, and by a grant from the Priority
Research Area DigiWorld under the Strategic Programme Excellence Initiative at Jagiellonian
University. Work in JB’s lab is supported by the Francis Crick Institute, which
receives its core funding from Cancer Research UK, the UK Medical Research Council
and Wellcome Trust (all under CC001051). Work in the AK lab is supported by ISTA,
the European Research Council under Horizon Europe: grant 101044579, and Austrian
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apa: Zagorski, M., Brandenberg, N., Lutolf, M., Tkačik, G., Bollenbach, M. T., Briscoe,
J., & Kicheva, A. (2024). Assessing the precision of morphogen gradients in
neural tube development. Nature Communications. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45148-8
chicago: Zagorski, Marcin, Nathalie Brandenberg, Matthias Lutolf, Gašper Tkačik,
Mark Tobias Bollenbach, James Briscoe, and Anna Kicheva. “Assessing the Precision
of Morphogen Gradients in Neural Tube Development.” Nature Communications.
Springer Nature, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45148-8.
ieee: M. Zagorski et al., “Assessing the precision of morphogen gradients
in neural tube development,” Nature Communications, vol. 15. Springer Nature,
2024.
ista: Zagorski M, Brandenberg N, Lutolf M, Tkačik G, Bollenbach MT, Briscoe J, Kicheva
A. 2024. Assessing the precision of morphogen gradients in neural tube development.
Nature Communications. 15, 929.
mla: Zagorski, Marcin, et al. “Assessing the Precision of Morphogen Gradients in
Neural Tube Development.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 929, Springer
Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-45148-8.
short: M. Zagorski, N. Brandenberg, M. Lutolf, G. Tkačik, M.T. Bollenbach, J. Briscoe,
A. Kicheva, Nature Communications 15 (2024).
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text: Intercellular signaling molecules, known as morphogens, act at a long range
in developing tissues to provide spatial information and control properties such
as cell fate and tissue growth. The production, transport, and removal of morphogens
shape their concentration profiles in time and space. Downstream signaling cascades
and gene regulatory networks within cells then convert the spatiotemporal morphogen
profiles into distinct cellular responses. Current challenges are to understand
the diverse molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying morphogen gradient formation,
as well as the logic of downstream regulatory circuits involved in morphogen interpretation.
This knowledge, combining experimental and theoretical results, is essential to
understand emerging properties of morphogen-controlled systems, such as robustness
and scaling.
acknowledgement: We are grateful to Zena Hadjivasiliou for comments on this article.
A.K. is supported by grants from the European Research Council under the European
Union (EU) Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (680037) and Horizon Europe
(101044579), and the Austrian Science Fund (F78) (Stem Cell Modulation). J.B. is
supported by the Francis Crick Institute, which receives its core funding from Cancer
Research UK (CC001051), the UK Medical Research Council (CC001051), and the Wellcome
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chicago: Kicheva, Anna, and James Briscoe. “Control of Tissue Development by Morphogens.”
Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. Annual Reviews, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-cellbio-020823-011522.
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Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, vol. 39. Annual Reviews,
pp. 91–121, 2023.
ista: Kicheva A, Briscoe J. 2023. Control of tissue development by morphogens. Annual
Review of Cell and Developmental Biology. 39, 91–121.
mla: Kicheva, Anna, and James Briscoe. “Control of Tissue Development by Morphogens.”
Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, vol. 39, Annual Reviews,
2023, pp. 91–121, doi:10.1146/annurev-cellbio-020823-011522.
short: A. Kicheva, J. Briscoe, Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology 39
(2023) 91–121.
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text: As developing tissues grow in size and undergo morphogenetic changes, their
material properties may be altered. Such changes result from tension dynamics
at cell contacts or cellular jamming. Yet, in many cases, the cellular mechanisms
controlling the physical state of growing tissues are unclear. We found that at
early developmental stages, the epithelium in the developing mouse spinal cord
maintains both high junctional tension and high fluidity. This is achieved via
a mechanism in which interkinetic nuclear movements generate cell area dynamics
that drive extensive cell rearrangements. Over time, the cell proliferation rate
declines, effectively solidifying the tissue. Thus, unlike well-studied jamming
transitions, the solidification uncovered here resembles a glass transition that
depends on the dynamical stresses generated by proliferation and differentiation.
Our finding that the fluidity of developing epithelia is linked to interkinetic
nuclear movements and the dynamics of growth is likely to be relevant to multiple
developing tissues.
acknowledgement: 'We thank S. Hippenmeyer for the reagents and C. P. Heisenberg, J.
Briscoe and K. Page for comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by IST
Austria; the European Research Council under Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme grant no. 680037 and Horizon Europe grant 101044579 (A.K.); Austrian Science
Fund (FWF): F78 (Stem Cell Modulation) (A.K.); ISTFELLOW postdoctoral program (A.S.);
Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Poland SONATA, 2017/26/D/NZ2/00454 (M.Z.); and the Polish
National Agency for Academic Exchange (M.Z.).'
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Anna Kicheva. “Cell Cycle Dynamics Control Fluidity of the Developing Mouse Neuroepithelium.”
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