Hoxb13 is required for normal differentiation and secretory function of the ventral prostate

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作者
Economides, KD [1 ]
Capecchi, MR [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utah, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Dept Human Genet, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
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DEVELOPMENT | 2003年 / 130卷 / 10期
关键词
prostate; Hox genes; secretory proteins; Hoxb13; mouse;
D O I
10.1242/dev.00432
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The murine prostate is a structure that is made up of four distinct lobes; the dorsal and lateral prostates (often grouped together as the dorsolateral prostate), the anterior (coagulating gland) and the ventral prostate. Previous work has implicated Hox genes in the development of these structures, but how each lobe acquires unique identities for specific functions has not been addressed. In this study, the ventral prostate-specific function of Hoxb13 is described. Mice lacking Hoxb13 function show normal numbers of duct tips, but mice mutant for both Hoxb13 and Hoxd13 exhibit severe hypoplasia of the duct tips, revealing a role for Hoxb13 in ventral prostate morphogenesis. Additionally, a ventral lobe-specific defect was identified in Hoxb13 mutants wherein the epithelium is composed of simple cuboidal cells rather than of tall columnar cells. Ventral prostate ducts appear devoid of contents and do not express the ventral prostate-specific secretory proteins p12, a kazal-type protease inhibitor and p25, a spermine binding protein. These defects are not due to reduction of Nkx3.1 expression or to a global effect on androgen receptor signaling. These results suggest a specific role for Hoxb13 in a differentiation pathway that gives the ventral prostate epithelium a unique identity, as well as a more general role in ventral prostate morphogenesis that is redundant with other Hox13 paralogs.
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页码:2061 / 2069
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