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Caudal regression in adrenocortical dysplasia (acd) mice is caused by telomere dysfunction with subsequent p53-dependent apoptosis

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Vlangos, Christopher N., O'Connor, Bridget C., Morley, Madeleine J., Krause, Andrea S., Osawa, Gail A., Keegan, Catherine E.·2009·Developmental Biology

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Adrenocortical dysplasia (acd) is a spontaneous autosomal recessive mouse mutation that exhibits a pleiotropic phenotype with perinatal lethality. Mutant acd embryos have caudal truncation, vertebral segmentation defects, hydronephrosis, and limb hypoplasia, resembling humans with Caudal Regression syndrome. Acd encodes Tpp1, a component of the shelterin complex that maintains telomere integrity, and consequently acd mutant mice have telomere dysfunction and genomic instability. While the association between genomic instability and cancer is well documented, the association between genomic instability and birth defects is unexplored. To determine the relationship between telomere dysfunction and embryonic malformations, we investigated mechanisms leading to the caudal dysgenesis phenotype of acd mutant embryos. We report that the caudal truncation is caused primarily by apoptosis, not altered cell proliferation. We show that the apoptosis and consequent skeletal malformations in acd mutants are dependent upon the p53 pathway by genetic rescue of the limb hypoplasia and vertebral anomalies with p53 null mice. Furthermore, rescue of the acd phenotype by p53 deficiency is a dosage-sensitive process, as acd/acd, p53(-/-) double mutants exhibit preaxial polydactyly. These findings demonstrate that caudal dysgenesis in acd embryos is secondary to p53-dependent apoptosis. Importantly, this study reinforces a significant link between genomic instability and birth defects.

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Authors
Vlangos, C. N., O'Connor, B. C., Morley, M. J., Krause, A. S., Osawa, G. A., & Keegan, C. E.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Keegan, Catherine E.
Venue
Developmental Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-10
Volume
334
Issue
2
Pages
418-428
ISSN
0012-1606 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2053549195
Cited by
29
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Developmental Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • The University of Michigan Cancer Center (CA46592)
  • Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center (DK020572)
  • NIH (K08-HD42487)
  • March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award (5-FY05-1223)
  • March of Dimes Research (1-FY08-431)
  • Center for Genetics in Health and Medicine at the University of Michigan
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology › Congenital limb and hand anomalies
Keywords
TPP1, shelterin complex, telomere dysfunction, genomic instability, p53-dependent apoptosis, caudal regression syndrome, vertebral segmentation defects, limb hypoplasia, preaxial polydactyly, congenital malformations, mouse mutations
MeSH terms
Abnormalities, Multiple, Shelterin Complex, Adrenal Cortex, Adrenal Insufficiency, Animals, Crosses, Genetic, Genes, Recessive, Gestational Age, Hindlimb, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Organ Specificity, Phenotype, Spine, Tail, Genes, p53, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Telomere, Apoptosis, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Body Patterning, Telomere-Binding Proteins, Genomic Instability, Mice

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