Sostdc1 defines the size and number of skin appendage placodes

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• 作者：Katja Nä ; rhi^a ; Mark Tummers^a ; Laura Ahtiainen^a ; Nobuyuki Itoh^b ; Irma Thesleff^a ; Marja L. Mikkola^a ; ^{marja.mikkola@helsinki.fi}
• 关键词：Vibrissa ; Mammary gland ; Hair ; Wise ; Ectodin ; Usag-1
• 刊名：Developmental Biology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：167_00121606
• 类别：bio
• 出版时间：15 April, 2012
• 卷：364
• 期：2
• 页码：149-161
• 文件大小：4408 K

摘要

Mammary glands and hair follicles develop as ectodermal organs sharing common features during embryonic morphogenesis. The molecular signals controlling the initiation and patterning of skin appendages involve the bone morphogenetic proteins and Wnt family members, which are commonly thought to serve as inhibitory and activating cues, respectively. Here, we have examined the role of the Bmp and Wnt pathway modulator Sostdc1 in mammary gland, and hair and vibrissa follicle development using Sostdc1-null mice. Contrary to previous speculations, loss of Sostdc1 did not affect pelage hair cycling. Instead, we found that Sostdc1 limits the number of developing vibrissae and other muzzle hair follicles, and the size of primary hair placodes. Sostdc1 controls also the size and shape of mammary buds. Furthermore, Sostdc1 is essential for suppression of hair follicle fate in the normally hairless nipple epidermis, but its loss also promotes the appearance of supernumerary nipple-like protrusions. Our data suggest that functions of Sostdc1 can be largely attributed to its ability to attenuate Wnt/尾-catenin signaling.