Wnt/β-catenin signaling induces axial elasticity patterns of Hydra extracellular matrix

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The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays crucial roles in animal development and diseases. Here, we report that Wnt/β-catenin signaling induces the ECM remodeling during Hydra axis formation. We determined the micro- and nanoscopic arrangement of fibrillar type I collagen along Hydra's body axis using high-resolution microscopy and X-ray scattering. Elasticity mapping of the ECM ex vivo revealed distinctive elasticity patterns along the body axis. A proteomic analysis of the ECM showed that these elasticity patterns correlate with a gradient-like distribution of metalloproteases along the body axis. Activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in wild-type and transgenic animals alters these patterns toward low ECM elasticity patterns. This suggests a mechanism whereby high protease activity under control of Wnt/β-catenin signaling causes remodeling and softening of the ECM. This Wnt-dependent spatiotemporal coordination of biochemical and biomechanical cues in ECM formation was likely a central evolutionary innovation for animal tissue morphogenesis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

iScience - 26(2023), 4 vom: 21. Apr., Seite 106416

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Veschgini, Mariam [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Ryo [VerfasserIn]
Kling, Svenja [VerfasserIn]
Petersen, Hendrik O [VerfasserIn]
Bergheim, Bruno Gideon [VerfasserIn]
Abuillan, Wasim [VerfasserIn]
Linke, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Kaufmann, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Burghammer, Manfred [VerfasserIn]
Engel, Ulrike [VerfasserIn]
Stein, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Özbek, Suat [VerfasserIn]
Holstein, Thomas W [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Motomu [VerfasserIn]

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Histology
Journal Article
Microscopic anatomy
Molecular biology
Zoology

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Date Revised 04.04.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.isci.2023.106416

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NLM355140608