L12: Branching Morphogenesis 1 Flashcards
Why is branching effective?
- Increase surface area for metabolic exchange while minimizing volume
- Enable targeted delivery of nutrients while maximizing cell to cell contact
What are three main types of branching with examples?
- Single cell extension. (neurons)
- Collective cell migration (trachea)
- Non migratory mechanisms
What molecules acts as the internal guiding cue for filopodia retraction/extension?
++ pMLC leads to retraction through severing f-acting.
– pMLC and anchoring leads to extension
What are some positive external cues for neural path navigation?
- Nerve growth factor
- Brain derived growth factor
- Netrin
What are some negative external cues for neural path navigation?
- ephrin
- slit
NGF or BDGF pathway
> Receptor Tyrosine kinase > PI3K > PIP3 > GEFs > activate Rac > actin poly
Netrin Pathway
> activate FAK/src
activate Rac/Cdc42
acting poly
Which molecule does slit activate for actin depoly?
cofilin
Three reasons why drosophila trachea system is studied?
- very simple model (~50genes, ~1600 cells)
- Well documented
- fluorescence microscopy
What are 3 stages of Tracheal development?
- cell commitment
- tracheal pit formation
- primary branching
What is the earliest sign of cell commitment?
Expression of Trh
How many placeodes are formed and how are they distributed?
20 bilaterally
Which sort of cell movement occurs during tracheal put formation?
Invagination
During invagination in pit formation, cells on which side forms the pits?
dorsal
Trh pathway?
Trh > EGFr > Rho-GAP > Apical acto-myosin enrichment > cell constriction (trapezoid like look) > cell invagination
Which element in the Trh pathway is self inhibitory?
EGFr / Trh / Rho-GAP
EGFr
Do cells divide after invagination?
No
Name some receptor tyrosine kinases
FGFr
How many cells are usually in the primary branch?
4-20
What is the earliest sign of cell commitment?
Expression of Trh
How many placeodes are formed and how are they distributed?
20 bilaterally
Which sort of cell movement occurs during tracheal put formation?
Invagination
During invagination in pit formation, cells on which side forms the pits?
dorsal
Trh pathway?
Trh > EGFr > Rho-GAP > Apical acto-myosin enrichment > cell constriction (trapezoid like look) > cell invagination
Which element in the Trh pathway is self inhibitory?
EGFr / Trh / Rho-GAP
EGFr