title: SWiP-1: novel SOCS box containing WD-protein regulated by signalling centres and by Shh during development.
abstract: We describe a novel chick WD-protein, cSWiP-1, expressed in somitic mesoderm and developing limb buds as well as in other embryonic structures where Hedgehog signalling has been shown to play a role. Using embryonic manipulations we show that in somites cSWiP-1 expression integrates two signals originating from structures adjacent to the segmental mesoderm: a positive signal from the notochord and a negative signal from intermediate and/or lateral mesoderm. In explant cultures of somitic mesoderm, Shh protein induces cSWiP-1, while a blocking antibody to Shh inhibits the induction of cSWiP-1 by the notochord. These results show that the positive signal from the notochord is mediated by Shh. We also show that in limb buds cSWiP-1 is upregulated by ectopic Shh. This occurs in about the same time period as upregulation of BMP2, placing cSWiP-1 among the earliest markers for the change of limb pattern caused by ectopic Shh. We also describe a human homologue of cSWiP-1 and a mouse gene, mSWiP-2, that is more distantly related to SWiP-1, suggesting that SWiP-1 belongs to a novel subfamily of WD-proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Development, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 701 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vasiliauskas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002642:Chick Embryo; D004627:Embryonic Induction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005121:Extremities / Q000196:embryology; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009672:Notochord / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction; D019170:Somites / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D015534:Trans-Activators; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta
chemical_list: C525718:BMP2 protein, human; C525719:Bmp2 protein, mouse; D055396:Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D011506:Proteins; C509239:SHH protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C120287:WSB1 protein, human