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Category | CDBセミナー |
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Date and Time | 2017-04-20 13:30 - 15:00 |
Venue | Auditorium C1F |
Speaker | Bruno Reversade |
Affiliation | IMB & IMCB, A*STAR, Singapore |
Title | R(e)spondin-2 WNT signaling for Limb & Lung Development |
Poster | click here to download(PDF) |
Host | Hiroshi Hamada |
Abstract | It is believed that the four R-SPONDIN secreted ligands primarily act via their cognate LGR4/5/6 receptors to enhance WNT signaling. Here I will document an allelic series of recessive R-SPONDIN2 (RSPO2) mutations causing a spectrum of congenital abnormalities in humans. Six fetuses with RSPO2-null alleles presented with Tetra-Amelia Syndrome characterized by lung aplasia, cleft lip/palate and a total absence of the four limbs. Functional work revealed impaired LGR5-binding and reduced WNT potentiation which correlated with allele severity. Surprisingly however a triple ubiquitous knockout of Lgr4, Lgr5 and Lgr6 in mice suggested a very different interpretation. |