Abstract
Pattern formation is influenced by transcriptional regulation as well as by morphogenetic mechanisms that shape organ primordia, although factors that link these processes remain under-appreciated. Here we show that, apart from their established transcriptional roles in pattern formation, IRX3/5 help to shape the limb bud primordium by promoting the separation and intercalation of dividing mesodermal cells. Surprisingly, IRX3/5 are required for appropriate cell cycle progression and chromatid segregation during mitosis, possibly in a nontranscriptional manner. IRX3/5 associate with, promote the abundance of, and share overlapping functions with co-regulators of cell division such as the cohesin subunits SMC1, SMC3, NIPBL and CUX1. The findings imply that IRX3/5 coordinate early limb bud morphogenesis with skeletal pattern formation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Development (Cambridge, England) |
Volume | 147 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 5 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Cohesin
- Iroquois
- Limb development
- Mesodermal cell intercalations
- Mitotic chromatid segregation
- Morphogenesis