title: Isolation and characterization of the notch ligand delta4.
abstract: Notch signaling plays a critical role in a variety of developmental programs. In vertebrates, the complexity of the process is underscored by the existence of multiple Notch receptors and multiple ligands, each of which displays a distinct expression profile. Furthermore, the ligands can be subdivided into two families, the Serrate/Jagged family and the Delta family. Here we present the isolation of a novel Notch ligand, Delta4. Expression analyses indicate that mouse Delta4 is highly expressed in the eye and lung during embryogenesis and in the heart, lung, liver, and kidney of the adult. Functionally, Delta4 is indistinguishable from Jagged1 in its abilities to inhibit myogenesis and to stimulate transcription through Notch1 and the DNA binding protein CSL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA. kadesch@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dorsch
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chickering
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goodearl
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kadesch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051881:Receptor, Notch1; D051883:Receptor, Notch2; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C497761:NOTCH1 protein, human; C497764:NOTCH2 protein, human; C497762:Notch1 protein, mouse; C497765:Notch2 protein, mouse; D051881:Receptor, Notch1; D051883:Receptor, Notch2; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D014157:Transcription Factors; C064045:delta protein