TY - JOUR
T1 - Pattern of expression of transforming growth factor‐β4 mRNA and protein in the developing chicken embryo
AU - Jakowlew, Sonia B.
AU - Ciment, Gary
AU - Tuan, Rocky S.
AU - Sporn, Michael B.
AU - Roberts, Anita B.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1992/12
Y1 - 1992/12
N2 - Expression of TGF‐β4 mRNA and protein was studied in the developing chicken embryo using specific cDNA probes and antibodies for chicken TGF‐β4. Expression of TGF‐β4 mRNA was detected by day 4 of incubation (Hamburger and Hamilton stage 22, E4) by RNA Northern blot analysis and increased with developmental age until day 12 of incubation (stage 38, E12) where it was detected in every embryonic tissue examined, with expression being highest in smooth muscle and lowest in the kidney. The steady‐state level of expression of TGF‐β4 mRNA remained relatively constant in most embryonic tissues through day 19 (stage 45, E19). In situ hybridization analysis detected TGF‐β4 mRNA as early as the “definitive primitive streak” stage (stage 4); during neurulation (stage 10), TGF‐β4 mRNA was detected in all three germ layers, including neuroectoderm. Following neurulation, TGF‐β4 mRNA was detected in the neural tube, notochord, ectoderm, endoderm, sclerotome, and myotome, but not dermotome at stage 16. By day 6 of incubation (stage 29, E6), TGF‐β4 mRNA was localized in several tissues including heart, lung, and gizzard. Immunohistochemical staining analysis also showed expression of TGF‐β4 protein in all three germ layers as early as stage 4 in various cell types in qualitatively similar locations as TGF‐β4 mRNA. These results suggest that TGF‐β4 may play an important role in the development of many tissues in the chicken. © 1993 Wiley Liss, Inc.
AB - Expression of TGF‐β4 mRNA and protein was studied in the developing chicken embryo using specific cDNA probes and antibodies for chicken TGF‐β4. Expression of TGF‐β4 mRNA was detected by day 4 of incubation (Hamburger and Hamilton stage 22, E4) by RNA Northern blot analysis and increased with developmental age until day 12 of incubation (stage 38, E12) where it was detected in every embryonic tissue examined, with expression being highest in smooth muscle and lowest in the kidney. The steady‐state level of expression of TGF‐β4 mRNA remained relatively constant in most embryonic tissues through day 19 (stage 45, E19). In situ hybridization analysis detected TGF‐β4 mRNA as early as the “definitive primitive streak” stage (stage 4); during neurulation (stage 10), TGF‐β4 mRNA was detected in all three germ layers, including neuroectoderm. Following neurulation, TGF‐β4 mRNA was detected in the neural tube, notochord, ectoderm, endoderm, sclerotome, and myotome, but not dermotome at stage 16. By day 6 of incubation (stage 29, E6), TGF‐β4 mRNA was localized in several tissues including heart, lung, and gizzard. Immunohistochemical staining analysis also showed expression of TGF‐β4 protein in all three germ layers as early as stage 4 in various cell types in qualitatively similar locations as TGF‐β4 mRNA. These results suggest that TGF‐β4 may play an important role in the development of many tissues in the chicken. © 1993 Wiley Liss, Inc.
KW - Chicken
KW - Development
KW - Expression
KW - TGF‐β‐4
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U2 - 10.1002/aja.1001950406
DO - 10.1002/aja.1001950406
M3 - Article
C2 - 1304823
AN - SCOPUS:0027233068
SN - 1058-8388
VL - 195
SP - 276
EP - 289
JO - Developmental Dynamics
JF - Developmental Dynamics
IS - 4
ER -