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The Journal of Neuroscience, February 15, 2001, 21(4):1292-1301
BMP4 Mediates Apoptotic Cell Death in the Developing Chick
Eye
Françoise
Trousse,
Pilar
Esteve, and
Paola
Bovolenta
Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarollo, Instituto
Cajal, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid 28002, Spain
The bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) expression in vertebrates
suggests a reiterative function of these molecules during eye development. However, genetic analysis in mice has provided only partial information. Using the chick embryo as a model system, we have
analyzed possible additional functions of BMP4 during optic cup
formation. Here we describe the expression pattern of Bmp4 and Bmp7 and we show that, in
contrast to the mouse, the prospective lens placode ectoderm expresses
high levels of Bmp4 but no Bmp7. After
optic vesicle invagination, Bmp4 is expressed in the
prospective dorsal neural retina, where BmprIA,
BmprII, and Smad1, components of
the BMP4 signal transduction pathway, are also expressed. In
toto terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated biotinylated UTP nick end-labeling analysis shows that the
dorsal optic cup is the site of a spatiotemporally restricted
apoptosis, which parallels the expression not only of
Bmp4 but also of Msx1 and
Msx2, genes implicated in BMP4-mediated apoptosis. The
use of optic vesicle cultures as well as in ovo local
addition of BMP4 and its antagonist Noggin proves that the local
activity of BMP4 is responsible for programmed cell death in the dorsal optic cup. In addition, we show that Noggin is able to reduce the rate
of cell proliferation in the dorsal part of the optic cup whereas BMP4
increases the number of BrdU-positive cells in retina cultures. These
results provide evidence that BMP4 contributes to eye development by
promoting cell proliferation and programmed cell death.
Key words:
apoptosis; Bmp7; BMP receptors; neural retina; noggin; proliferation
Copyright © 2001 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/01/2141292-10$05.00/0
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