PUBLICATION
Cyclooxygenase-1-derived PGE2 promotes cell motility via the G-protein-coupled EP4 receptor during vertebrate gastrulation
- Authors
- Cha, Y.I., Kim, S.H., Sepich, D., Buchanan, F.G., Solnica-Krezel, L., and Dubois, R.N.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-060113-2
- Date
- 2006
- Source
- Genes & Development 20(1): 77-86 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Kim, Seok-Hyung, Sepich, Diane, Solnica-Krezel, Lilianna
- Keywords
- Cancer, cell motility, cyclooxygenase, development, prostaglandin, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Cell Movement*
- Cyclooxygenase 1/genetics
- Cyclooxygenase 1/physiology*
- Dinoprostone/metabolism
- Dinoprostone/physiology*
- Gastrula/physiology*
- Intramolecular Oxidoreductases/metabolism
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E/genetics
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E/metabolism
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E/physiology*
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP4 Subtype
- Signal Transduction
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/physiology*
- PubMed
- 16391234 Full text @ Genes & Dev.
Citation
Cha, Y.I., Kim, S.H., Sepich, D., Buchanan, F.G., Solnica-Krezel, L., and Dubois, R.N. (2006) Cyclooxygenase-1-derived PGE2 promotes cell motility via the G-protein-coupled EP4 receptor during vertebrate gastrulation. Genes & Development. 20(1):77-86.
Abstract
Gastrulation is a fundamental process during embryogenesis that shapes proper body architecture and establishes three germ layers through coordinated cellular actions of proliferation, fate specification, and movement. Although many molecular pathways involved in the specification of cell fate and polarity during vertebrate gastrulation have been identified, little is known of the signaling that imparts cell motility. Here we show that prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) production by microsomal PGE(2) synthase (Ptges) is essential for gastrulation movements in zebrafish. Furthermore, PGE(2) signaling regulates morphogenetic movements of convergence and extension as well as epiboly through the G-protein-coupled PGE(2) receptor (EP4) via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt. EP4 signaling is not required for proper cell shape or persistence of migration, but rather it promotes optimal cell migration speed during gastrulation. This work demonstrates a critical requirement of PGE(2) signaling in promoting cell motility through the COX-1-Ptges-EP4 pathway, a previously unrecognized role for this biologically active lipid in early animal development.
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