Oriented cell motility and division underlie early limb bud morphogenesis.
The vertebrate limb bud arises from lateral plate mesoderm and its overlying ectoderm. Despite progress regarding the genetic requirements for limb development, morphogenetic mechanisms that generate early outgrowth remain relatively undefined. We show by live imaging and lineage tracing in different vertebrate models that the lateral plate contributes mesoderm to the early limb bud through directional cell movement. The direction of cell motion, longitudinal cell axes and bias in cell division planes lie largely parallel to one another along the rostrocaudal (head-tail) axis in lateral plate mesoderm. Transition of these parameters from a rostrocaudal to a mediolateral (outward from the body wall) orientation accompanies early limb bud outgrowth. Furthermore, we provide evidence that Wnt5a acts as a chemoattractant in the emerging limb bud where it contributes to the establishment of cell polarity that is likely to underlie the oriented cell behaviours.
Wyngaarden
Laurie A
LA
Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Vogeli
Kevin M
KM
Ciruna
Brian G
BG
Wells
Mathew
M
Hadjantonakis
Anna-Katerina
AK
Hopyan
Sevan
S
D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D019070:Cell Lineage; D002465:Cell Movement; D002642:Chick Embryo; D005121:Extremities / Q000196:embryology*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal / Q000379:methods; D008954:Models, Biological; D009024:Morphogenesis; D051153:Wnt Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071818:Wnt-5a Protein; D029867:Xenopus Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015027:Zebrafish
D051153:Wnt Proteins; D000071818:Wnt-5a Protein; C085096:Wnt5a protein, Xenopus; C438615:Wnt5a protein, mouse; D029867:Xenopus Proteins