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  1. Article ; Online: Generation of knock-in degron tags for endogenous proteins in mice using the dTAG system.

    Abuhashem, Abderhman / Hadjantonakis, Anna-Katerina

    STAR protocols

    2022  Volume 3, Issue 3, Page(s) 101660

    Abstract: Controlling the abundance of a protein of interest in vivo is crucial to study its function. Here, we provide a step-by-step protocol for generating genetically engineered mouse (GEM) models harboring a degradation tag (dTAG) fused to endogenous proteins ...

    Abstract Controlling the abundance of a protein of interest in vivo is crucial to study its function. Here, we provide a step-by-step protocol for generating genetically engineered mouse (GEM) models harboring a degradation tag (dTAG) fused to endogenous proteins to enable their degradation. We discuss considerations for the overall design and details for vectors generation. Then, we include steps for generation and validations of edited mouse embryonic stem cells followed by mouse colony establishment via chimeric mouse generation. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Abuhashem et al. (2022c).
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Chimera/metabolism ; Mice ; Proteins/metabolism ; Research
    Chemical Substances Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ISSN 2666-1667
    ISSN (online) 2666-1667
    DOI 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101660
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  2. Article ; Online: Generation of knock-in degron tags for endogenous proteins in mice using the dTAG system

    Abderhman Abuhashem / Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis

    STAR Protocols, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 101660- (2022)

    2022  

    Abstract: Summary: Controlling the abundance of a protein of interest in vivo is crucial to study its function. Here, we provide a step-by-step protocol for generating genetically engineered mouse (GEM) models harboring a degradation tag (dTAG) fused to endogenous ...

    Abstract Summary: Controlling the abundance of a protein of interest in vivo is crucial to study its function. Here, we provide a step-by-step protocol for generating genetically engineered mouse (GEM) models harboring a degradation tag (dTAG) fused to endogenous proteins to enable their degradation. We discuss considerations for the overall design and details for vectors generation. Then, we include steps for generation and validations of edited mouse embryonic stem cells followed by mouse colony establishment via chimeric mouse generation.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Abuhashem et al. (2022c). : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.
    Keywords Cell culture ; Developmental biology ; Genetics ; Microscopy ; Model Organisms ; Molecular Biology ; Science (General) ; Q1-390
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: Journey of the mouse primitive endoderm: from specification to maturation.

    Chowdhary, Sayali / Hadjantonakis, Anna-Katerina

    Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences

    2022  Volume 377, Issue 1865, Page(s) 20210252

    Abstract: The blastocyst is a conserved stage and distinct milestone in the development of the mammalian embryo. Blastocyst stage embryos comprise three cell lineages which arise through two sequential binary cell fate specification steps. In the first, extra- ... ...

    Abstract The blastocyst is a conserved stage and distinct milestone in the development of the mammalian embryo. Blastocyst stage embryos comprise three cell lineages which arise through two sequential binary cell fate specification steps. In the first, extra-embryonic trophectoderm (TE) cells segregate from inner cell mass (ICM) cells. Subsequently, ICM cells acquire a pluripotent epiblast (Epi) or extra-embryonic primitive endoderm (PrE, also referred to as hypoblast) identity. In the mouse, nascent Epi and PrE cells emerge in a salt-and-pepper distribution in the early blastocyst and are subsequently sorted into adjacent tissue layers by the late blastocyst stage. Epi cells cluster at the interior of the ICM, while PrE cells are positioned on its surface interfacing the blastocyst cavity, where they display apicobasal polarity. As the embryo implants into the maternal uterus, cells at the periphery of the PrE epithelium, at the intersection with the TE, break away and migrate along the TE as they mature into parietal endoderm (ParE). PrE cells remaining in association with the Epi mature into visceral endoderm. In this review, we discuss our current understanding of the PrE from its specification to its maturation. This article is part of the theme issue 'Extraembryonic tissues: exploring concepts, definitions and functions across the animal kingdom'.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Blastocyst/metabolism ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Lineage ; Endoderm/metabolism ; Female ; Germ Layers ; Mammals ; Mice
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 208382-6
    ISSN 1471-2970 ; 0080-4622 ; 0264-3839 ; 0962-8436
    ISSN (online) 1471-2970
    ISSN 0080-4622 ; 0264-3839 ; 0962-8436
    DOI 10.1098/rstb.2021.0252
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  4. Article ; Online: A ratchet-like apical constriction drives cell ingression during the mouse gastrulation EMT

    Alexandre Francou / Kathryn V Anderson / Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis

    eLife, Vol

    2023  Volume 12

    Abstract: Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental process whereby epithelial cells acquire mesenchymal phenotypes and the ability to migrate. EMT is the hallmark of gastrulation, an evolutionarily conserved developmental process. In mammals, ... ...

    Abstract Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental process whereby epithelial cells acquire mesenchymal phenotypes and the ability to migrate. EMT is the hallmark of gastrulation, an evolutionarily conserved developmental process. In mammals, epiblast cells ingress at the primitive streak to form mesoderm. Cells ingress and exit the epiblast epithelial layer and the associated EMT is dynamically regulated and involves a stereotypical sequence of cell behaviors. 3D time-lapse imaging of gastrulating mouse embryos combined with cell and tissue scale data analyses revealed the asynchronous ingression of epiblast cells at the primitive streak. Ingressing cells constrict their apical surfaces in a pulsed ratchet-like fashion through asynchronous shrinkage of apical junctions. A quantitative analysis of the distribution of apical proteins revealed the anisotropic and reciprocal enrichment of members of the actomyosin network and Crumbs2 complexes, potential regulators of asynchronous shrinkage of cell junctions. Loss of function analyses demonstrated a requirement for Crumbs2 in myosin II localization and activity at apical junctions, and as a candidate regulator of actomyosin anisotropy.
    Keywords gastrulation ; EMT ; cell dynamics ; apical constriction ; Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 571
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: A ratchet-like apical constriction drives cell ingression during the mouse gastrulation EMT.

    Francou, Alexandre / Anderson, Kathryn V / Hadjantonakis, Anna-Katerina

    eLife

    2023  Volume 12

    Abstract: Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental process whereby epithelial cells acquire mesenchymal phenotypes and the ability to migrate. EMT is the hallmark of gastrulation, an evolutionarily conserved developmental process. In mammals, ... ...

    Abstract Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental process whereby epithelial cells acquire mesenchymal phenotypes and the ability to migrate. EMT is the hallmark of gastrulation, an evolutionarily conserved developmental process. In mammals, epiblast cells ingress at the primitive streak to form mesoderm. Cells ingress and exit the epiblast epithelial layer and the associated EMT is dynamically regulated and involves a stereotypical sequence of cell behaviors. 3D time-lapse imaging of gastrulating mouse embryos combined with cell and tissue scale data analyses revealed the asynchronous ingression of epiblast cells at the primitive streak. Ingressing cells constrict their apical surfaces in a pulsed ratchet-like fashion through asynchronous shrinkage of apical junctions. A quantitative analysis of the distribution of apical proteins revealed the anisotropic and reciprocal enrichment of members of the actomyosin network and Crumbs2 complexes, potential regulators of asynchronous shrinkage of cell junctions. Loss of function analyses demonstrated a requirement for Crumbs2 in myosin II localization and activity at apical junctions, and as a candidate regulator of actomyosin anisotropy.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Animals ; Gastrulation/physiology ; Actomyosin/metabolism ; Constriction ; Mesoderm/metabolism ; Germ Layers ; Mammals
    Chemical Substances Actomyosin (9013-26-7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2687154-3
    ISSN 2050-084X ; 2050-084X
    ISSN (online) 2050-084X
    ISSN 2050-084X
    DOI 10.7554/eLife.84019
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  6. Article ; Online: Quantitative analysis of signaling responses during mouse primordial germ cell specification.

    Morgani, Sophie M / Hadjantonakis, Anna-Katerina

    Biology open

    2021  Volume 10, Issue 5

    Abstract: During early mammalian development, the pluripotent cells of the embryo are exposed to a combination of signals that drive exit from pluripotency and germ layer differentiation. At the same time, a small population of pluripotent cells give rise to the ... ...

    Abstract During early mammalian development, the pluripotent cells of the embryo are exposed to a combination of signals that drive exit from pluripotency and germ layer differentiation. At the same time, a small population of pluripotent cells give rise to the primordial germ cells (PGCs), the precursors of the sperm and egg, which pass on heritable genetic information to the next generation. Despite the importance of PGCs, it remains unclear how they are first segregated from the soma, and if this involves distinct responses to their signaling environment. To investigate this question, we mapped BMP, MAPK and WNT signaling responses over time in PGCs and their surrounding niche in vitro and in vivo at single-cell resolution. We showed that, in the mouse embryo, early PGCs exhibit lower BMP and MAPK responses compared to neighboring extraembryonic mesoderm cells, suggesting the emergence of distinct signaling regulatory mechanisms in the germline versus soma. In contrast, PGCs and somatic cells responded comparably to WNT, indicating that this signal alone is not sufficient to promote somatic differentiation. Finally, we investigated the requirement of a BMP response for these cell fate decisions. We found that cell lines with a mutation in the BMP receptor (Bmpr1a-/-), which exhibit an impaired BMP signaling response, can efficiently generate PGC-like cells revealing that canonical BMP signaling is not cell autonomously required to direct PGC-like differentiation.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bone Morphogenetic Proteins/metabolism ; Cell Differentiation ; Embryonic Development ; Embryonic Stem Cells/cytology ; Embryonic Stem Cells/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental ; Germ Cells/cytology ; Germ Cells/metabolism ; Mice ; Signal Transduction
    Chemical Substances Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2632264-X
    ISSN 2046-6390 ; 2046-6390
    ISSN (online) 2046-6390
    ISSN 2046-6390
    DOI 10.1242/bio.058741
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  7. Article ; Online: RNA polymerase II pausing in development

    Abderhman Abuhashem / Vidur Garg / Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis

    Open Biology, Vol 12, Iss

    orchestrating transcription

    2022  Volume 1

    Abstract: The coordinated regulation of transcriptional networks underpins cellular identity and developmental progression. RNA polymerase II promoter-proximal pausing (Pol II pausing) is a prevalent mechanism by which cells can control and synchronize ... ...

    Abstract The coordinated regulation of transcriptional networks underpins cellular identity and developmental progression. RNA polymerase II promoter-proximal pausing (Pol II pausing) is a prevalent mechanism by which cells can control and synchronize transcription. Pol II pausing regulates the productive elongation step of transcription at key genes downstream of a variety of signalling pathways, such as FGF and Nodal. Recent advances in our understanding of the Pol II pausing machinery and its role in transcription call for an assessment of these findings within the context of development. In this review, we discuss our current understanding of the molecular basis of Pol II pausing and its function during organismal development. By critically assessing the tools used to study this process we conclude that combining recently developed genomics approaches with refined perturbation systems has the potential to expand our understanding of Pol II pausing mechanistically and functionally in the context of development and beyond.
    Keywords transcription ; Pol II pausing ; development ; embryonic stem cells ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher The Royal Society
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: RNA polymerase II pausing in development: orchestrating transcription.

    Abuhashem, Abderhman / Garg, Vidur / Hadjantonakis, Anna-Katerina

    Open biology

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 210220

    Abstract: The coordinated regulation of transcriptional networks underpins cellular identity and developmental progression. RNA polymerase II promoter-proximal pausing (Pol II pausing) is a prevalent mechanism by which cells can control and synchronize ... ...

    Abstract The coordinated regulation of transcriptional networks underpins cellular identity and developmental progression. RNA polymerase II promoter-proximal pausing (Pol II pausing) is a prevalent mechanism by which cells can control and synchronize transcription. Pol II pausing regulates the productive elongation step of transcription at key genes downstream of a variety of signalling pathways, such as FGF and Nodal. Recent advances in our understanding of the Pol II pausing machinery and its role in transcription call for an assessment of these findings within the context of development. In this review, we discuss our current understanding of the molecular basis of Pol II pausing and its function during organismal development. By critically assessing the tools used to study this process we conclude that combining recently developed genomics approaches with refined perturbation systems has the potential to expand our understanding of Pol II pausing mechanistically and functionally in the context of development and beyond.
    MeSH term(s) Gene Regulatory Networks ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; RNA Polymerase II/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Transcription, Genetic
    Chemical Substances RNA Polymerase II (EC 2.7.7.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2630944-0
    ISSN 2046-2441 ; 2046-2441
    ISSN (online) 2046-2441
    ISSN 2046-2441
    DOI 10.1098/rsob.210220
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  9. Article ; Online: Cells under Tension Drive Gastrulation.

    Schwarz, Clayton / Hadjantonakis, Anna-Katerina

    Developmental cell

    2020  Volume 55, Issue 6, Page(s) 669–670

    Abstract: In this issue of Developmental Cell, Muncie et al. describe the generation of gastrulation-like foci of cells within micropatterned colonies of pluripotent stem cells. This demonstration of mechanosensitive β-catenin/Wnt-dependent specification of cell ... ...

    Abstract In this issue of Developmental Cell, Muncie et al. describe the generation of gastrulation-like foci of cells within micropatterned colonies of pluripotent stem cells. This demonstration of mechanosensitive β-catenin/Wnt-dependent specification of cell fate during gastrulation illustrates the insights gleaned by placing stem cells in embryo-like mechanical environments.
    MeSH term(s) Cell Differentiation ; Gastrulation ; Human Embryonic Stem Cells ; Humans ; Mesoderm ; Pluripotent Stem Cells ; beta Catenin
    Chemical Substances beta Catenin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2054967-2
    ISSN 1878-1551 ; 1534-5807
    ISSN (online) 1878-1551
    ISSN 1534-5807
    DOI 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.11.023
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  10. Article ; Online: Coordination between patterning and morphogenesis ensures robustness during mouse development.

    Saiz, Néstor / Hadjantonakis, Anna-Katerina

    Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences

    2020  Volume 375, Issue 1809, Page(s) 20190562

    Abstract: The mammalian preimplantation embryo is a highly tractable, self-organizing developmental system in which three cell types are consistently specified without the need for maternal factors or external signals. Studies in the mouse over the past decades ... ...

    Abstract The mammalian preimplantation embryo is a highly tractable, self-organizing developmental system in which three cell types are consistently specified without the need for maternal factors or external signals. Studies in the mouse over the past decades have greatly improved our understanding of the cues that trigger symmetry breaking in the embryo, the transcription factors that control lineage specification and commitment, and the mechanical forces that drive morphogenesis and inform cell fate decisions. These studies have also uncovered how these multiple inputs are integrated to allocate the right number of cells to each lineage despite inherent biological noise, and as a response to perturbations. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of how these processes are coordinated to ensure a robust and precise developmental outcome during early mouse development. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Contemporary morphogenesis'.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Blastocyst/metabolism ; Body Patterning ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Lineage ; Mice ; Morphogenesis ; Transcription Factors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Transcription Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-24
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 208382-6
    ISSN 1471-2970 ; 0080-4622 ; 0264-3839 ; 0962-8436
    ISSN (online) 1471-2970
    ISSN 0080-4622 ; 0264-3839 ; 0962-8436
    DOI 10.1098/rstb.2019.0562
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