Author:
Stott D,Kispert A,Herrmann B G
Abstract
The mouse Brachyury (T) gene is required for normal development of axial structures. Embryos homozygous for the T mutation show severe deficiencies in mesoderm formation. They lack the notochord and allantois, have abnormal somites, and die at approximately 10 days postcoitum probably as a result of the allantois defect. Mice heterozygous for the T mutation exhibit a variable short-tailed phenotype. The T gene has been cloned and shown to be expressed in the tissues most strongly affected by the mutation. In this paper, we show that a single-copy transgene representing the wild-type T allele is able to rescue the T-associated tail phenotype. In addition, we show that increasing dosage of the T gene in Tc/+ mice causes an increased extension of the axis. These data show the correlation of the level of T product with the extension of the anteroposterior axis, directly demonstrating the involvement of the T product in this process.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Subject
Developmental Biology,Genetics
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