Planar cell polarity signalling regulates cell adhesion properties in progenitors of the zebrafish laterality organ

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Contributors

  • Pablo Oteiza - (Author)
  • Mathias Köppen - (Author)
  • Michael Krieg - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Eduardo Pulgar - (Author)
  • Cecilia Farias - (Author)
  • Cristina Melo - (Author)
  • Stephan Preibisch - (Author)
  • Daniel Müller - , Chair of Cellular Machines (Author)
  • Masazumi Tada - (Author)
  • Steffen Hartel - (Author)
  • Carl Philipp Heisenberg - (Author)
  • Miguel L. Concha - (Author)

Abstract

Organ formation requires the precise assembly of progenitor cells into a functional multicellular structure. Mechanical forces probably participate in this process but how they influence organ morphogenesis is still unclear. Here, we show that Wnt11- and Prickle1a-mediated planar cell polarity (PCP) signalling coordinates the formation of the zebrafish ciliated laterality organ (Kupffer's vesicle) by regulating adhesion properties between organ progenitor cells (the dorsal forerunner cells, DFCs). Combined inhibition of Wnt11 and Prickle1a reduces DFC cell-cell adhesion and impairs their compaction and arrangement during vesicle lumen formation. This leads to the formation of a mis-shapen vesicle with small fragmented lumina and shortened cilia, resulting in severely impaired organ function and, as a consequence, randomised laterality of both molecular and visceral asymmetries. Our results reveal a novel role for PCP-dependent cell adhesion in coordinating the supracellular organisation of progenitor cells during vertebrate laterality organ formation.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3459-3468
Number of pages10
JournalDevelopment
Volume137
Issue number20
Publication statusPublished - 15 Oct 2010
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 20843857

Keywords

Keywords

  • Cell adhesion, Kupffer's vesicle, Left-right asymmetry, Organogenesis, PCP signalling, Zebrafish