2007
BMP4 and PTHrP interact to stimulate ductal outgrowth during embryonic mammary development and to inhibit hair follicle induction
Hens JR, Dann P, Zhang JP, Harris S, Robinson GW, Wysolmerski J. BMP4 and PTHrP interact to stimulate ductal outgrowth during embryonic mammary development and to inhibit hair follicle induction. Development 2007, 134: 1221-1230. PMID: 17301089, DOI: 10.1242/dev.000182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 4Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type IBone Morphogenetic ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHair FollicleHomeodomain ProteinsMammary Glands, AnimalMesodermMiceMice, Mutant StrainsParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsMammary mesenchymeBMP signalingMammary budMesenchymal cellsMammary epithelial cell fateEpithelial cell fateParathyroid hormone-related proteinHair follicle inductionEmbryonic mammary developmentMammary bud formationHormone-related proteinHair follicle formationMammary epithelial cellsMsx2 gene expressionCell fateEmbryonic epidermisMsx2 geneMsx2 expressionMammary placodesMouse embryosGene expressionVentral epidermisDuctal developmentBMP4Bud formation
2004
Canonical WNT signaling promotes mammary placode development and is essential for initiation of mammary gland morphogenesis
Chu EY, Hens J, Andl T, Kairo A, Yamaguchi TP, Brisken C, Glick A, Wysolmerski JJ, Millar SE. Canonical WNT signaling promotes mammary placode development and is essential for initiation of mammary gland morphogenesis. Development 2004, 131: 4819-4829. PMID: 15342465, DOI: 10.1242/dev.01347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammary gland morphogenesisPlacode developmentGland morphogenesisCanonical WntEmbryonic mammary developmentMammary placode formationHair follicle formationSkin appendage morphogenesisWnt pathway activityAdditional WntAppendage morphogenesisWnt signalsPlacode formationWnt genesMolecular controlMammary morphogenesisMammary placodesUnderlying mesenchymeMorphogenesisWnt pathwayWntPathway activityWnt inhibitor Dickkopf-1PlacodeElevated expression