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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Cell-cell contact formation constitutes an essential step in evolution, leading
to the differentiation of specialized cell types. However, remarkably little is
known about whether and how the interplay between contact formation and fate specification
affects development. Here, we identify a positive feedback loop between cell-cell
contact duration, morphogen signaling, and mesendoderm cell-fate specification
during zebrafish gastrulation. We show that long-lasting cell-cell contacts enhance
the competence of prechordal plate (ppl) progenitor cells to respond to Nodal
signaling, required for ppl cell-fate specification. We further show that Nodal
signaling promotes ppl cell-cell contact duration, generating a positive feedback
loop between ppl cell-cell contact duration and cell-fate specification. Finally,
by combining mathematical modeling and experimentation, we show that this feedback
determines whether anterior axial mesendoderm cells become ppl or, instead, turn
into endoderm. Thus, the interdependent activities of cell-cell signaling and
contact formation control fate diversification within the developing embryo.
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author:
- first_name: Vanessa
full_name: Barone, Vanessa
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last_name: Barone
orcid: 0000-0003-2676-3367
- first_name: Moritz
full_name: Lang, Moritz
id: 29E0800A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Lang
- first_name: Gabriel
full_name: Krens, Gabriel
id: 2B819732-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Krens
orcid: 0000-0003-4761-5996
- first_name: Saurabh
full_name: Pradhan, Saurabh
last_name: Pradhan
- first_name: Shayan
full_name: Shamipour, Shayan
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last_name: Shamipour
- first_name: Keisuke
full_name: Sako, Keisuke
id: 3BED66BE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Sako
orcid: 0000-0002-6453-8075
- first_name: Mateusz K
full_name: Sikora, Mateusz K
id: 2F74BCDE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Sikora
- first_name: Calin C
full_name: Guet, Calin C
id: 47F8433E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Guet
orcid: 0000-0001-6220-2052
- first_name: Carl-Philipp J
full_name: Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp J
id: 39427864-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Heisenberg
orcid: 0000-0002-0912-4566
citation:
ama: Barone V, Lang M, Krens G, et al. An effective feedback loop between cell-cell
contact duration and morphogen signaling determines cell fate. Developmental
Cell. 2017;43(2):198-211. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2017.09.014
apa: Barone, V., Lang, M., Krens, G., Pradhan, S., Shamipour, S., Sako, K., … Heisenberg,
C.-P. J. (2017). An effective feedback loop between cell-cell contact duration
and morphogen signaling determines cell fate. Developmental Cell. Cell
Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2017.09.014
chicago: Barone, Vanessa, Moritz Lang, Gabriel Krens, Saurabh Pradhan, Shayan Shamipour,
Keisuke Sako, Mateusz K Sikora, Calin C Guet, and Carl-Philipp J Heisenberg. “An
Effective Feedback Loop between Cell-Cell Contact Duration and Morphogen Signaling
Determines Cell Fate.” Developmental Cell. Cell Press, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2017.09.014.
ieee: V. Barone et al., “An effective feedback loop between cell-cell contact
duration and morphogen signaling determines cell fate,” Developmental Cell,
vol. 43, no. 2. Cell Press, pp. 198–211, 2017.
ista: Barone V, Lang M, Krens G, Pradhan S, Shamipour S, Sako K, Sikora MK, Guet
CC, Heisenberg C-PJ. 2017. An effective feedback loop between cell-cell contact
duration and morphogen signaling determines cell fate. Developmental Cell. 43(2),
198–211.
mla: Barone, Vanessa, et al. “An Effective Feedback Loop between Cell-Cell Contact
Duration and Morphogen Signaling Determines Cell Fate.” Developmental Cell,
vol. 43, no. 2, Cell Press, 2017, pp. 198–211, doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2017.09.014.
short: V. Barone, M. Lang, G. Krens, S. Pradhan, S. Shamipour, K. Sako, M.K. Sikora,
C.C. Guet, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, Developmental Cell 43 (2017) 198–211.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:48:13Z
date_published: 2017-10-23T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-03-27T23:30:38Z
day: '23'
department:
- _id: CaHe
- _id: CaGu
- _id: GaTk
doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.09.014
ec_funded: 1
external_id:
isi:
- '000413443700011'
intvolume: ' 43'
isi: 1
issue: '2'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '10'
oa_version: None
page: 198 - 211
project:
- _id: 25681D80-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '291734'
name: International IST Postdoc Fellowship Programme
- _id: 252DD2A6-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: I2058
name: 'Cell segregation in gastrulation: the role of cell fate specification'
publication: Developmental Cell
publication_identifier:
issn:
- '15345807'
publication_status: published
publisher: Cell Press
publist_id: '6934'
quality_controlled: '1'
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title: An effective feedback loop between cell-cell contact duration and morphogen
signaling determines cell fate
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