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Neural crest migration requires the activity of the extracellular sulphatases XtSulf1 and XtSulf2.

Neural crest migration requires the activity of the extracellular sulphatases XtSulf1 and XtSulf2.

Gene Clone Species Stages Anatomy
neurod1 tropicalis NF stage 22 neuroectoderm , trigeminal placode , eye primordium , lens placode , lateral line placode , [+]
neurod1 tropicalis NF stage 29 and 30 olfactory placode , neuroectoderm , pineal gland , trigeminal placode , eye primordium , [+]

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  Fig. 4. XtSulf2 overexpression disrupts cranial neural crest migration. One blastomere of a two-cell X. tropicalis embryo was injected with 0.5 ng of XtSulf2 mRNA, embryos were allowed to develop to NF stage 22 and 30 and fixed for in situ hybridisation using HoxB3 (A–E), NeuroD (F–I), Slug (J–M), Sox8 (N–Q) and Twist (R–U). (A–B, F–G, J–K, N–O, R–S) Lateral views of control and injected sides of NF stage 22 embryos. (E) Dorsal view of embryo in (A–B), black asterisk indicated the injected side. (C–D, H–I, L–M, P–Q, T–U) Lateral views of control and injected sides of NF stage 30 embryos. At stage 22, on the control side 6–12% of embryos show disrupted migration, while on the injected side 58–71% of migration is found to be inhibited (n = 55–84) as assayed by the expression of CNC markers shown. At stage 30, on the control side 4–5% of embryos show disrupted migration, while on the injected side 40–53% of migration is found to be inhibited (n = 34–81).

Gene Clone Species Stages Anatomy
neurod1 tropicalis NF stage 22 neuroectoderm , trigeminal placode , eye primordium , lens placode , lateral line placode , [+]
neurod1 tropicalis NF stage 29 and 30 lens , neuroectoderm , pineal gland , eye primordium , lens placode , [+]

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  Fig. 5. XtSulf1/2 double knockdown embryos show impaired early migration of the cranial neural crest. Xenopus tropicalis embryos were injected at two and four-cell stage into the animal hemisphere. Sibling embryos were cultured until NF stage 15 (top panels), stage 22 (middle panels) and NF stage 30 (bottom panels) and fixed for in situ hybridisation. This figure shows control uninjected embryos (E, J, O, T, Y, D′); embryos injected with 30 ng of control morpholino oligo (CMO) (A, C, F, K, P, U, Z, E′); embryos injected with 10 ng of antisense morpholino oligo (AMO) targeted against XtSulf1 (G, L, Q, V, A′, F′); embryos injected with 20 ng of AMO targeted against XtSulf2 (H, M, R, W, B′, G′); and embryos co-injected with 10 ng of AMO targeted against XtSulf1and 20 ng of AMO targeted against XtSulf1(B, D, I, N, S, X, C′, H′). Top panels (A–D) are dorsal views, the others are lateral views with anterior to the left. At stage 15, the expression of Slug marks the prospective neural crest at the boundary of the neural plate and the non-neural ectoderm (A, B). MyoD marks the dorsal, paraxial mesoderm (C, D). The expression of these genes is not effected when embryos are injected into the animal hemisphere with AMOs targeting XtSulf1 and XtSulf2 (B, D). At stage 22, NeuroD is expressed in the profundal, trigeminal and antero-dorsal lateral line placodes and lens (E,F). In single XtSulf1 knockdown, NeuroD expression in these placodes is reduced and disorganised (G), while in double Sulf knockdown, NeuroD expression is further reduced and restricted to a very small dorsal region (L). Sox8 and Twist are expressed in the mandibular (around the eye), hyoid and branchial arches (J, K, O, P; three arrow heads) at NF stage 22. In single XtSulf1 and XtSulf2 knockdown embryos the expression of these markers in the mandibular arch appears normal, but the expression in the hyoid and branchial arches does not extend as far ventrally as controls (L, M, R, Q; arrowhead and line). The anterior and posterior branchial arches are no longer visible as two distinct entities. In double Sulf1/2 knockdowns, Sox8 and Twist expression in the mandibular arch is normal, but expression in the hyoid and branchial arches is further restricted dorsally and the anterior and posterior branchial arches appear as one fused domain (N and S, arrowhead and line). At NF stage 30, NeuroD is expressed normally in the neural placodes and pineal gland (T,U). In XtSulf1 single knockout, expression in the antero-dorsal lateral line and trigeminal placodes migrate abnormally, all other expression is absent (V). In XtSulf2 knockouts, NeuroD expression is absent from the posterior lateral line placode, and expression in the trigeminal and antero-dorsal lateral line placode appear closer together (W). In double Sulf knockouts, NeuroD is expressed abnormally in the antero-dorsal lateral line and trigeminal placodes (X). Sox8 and Twist are expressed in the mandibular, hyoid and branchial arches (Y, Z, D′, E′). In single knockouts, the expression in the mandibular arch appears normal, but the expression in the hyoid and branchial arches is restricted dorsally. Furthermore, the anterior and posterior branchial arches appear fused together (A′, B′, F′, G′). In double Sulf knockouts, Sox8 and Twist expression domains are restricted dorsally in the hyoid and branchial arches, and the expression is fused in the anterior and posterior branchial arches (C′, H′). The effects of XtSulf 1/2 knockdown on CNC migration as assayed by the expression of the markers shown in this figure are summarised in Table 1.

Gene Clone Species Stages Anatomy
neurod1 tropicalis NF stage 28 olfactory placode , midbrain , neuroectoderm , pineal gland , nervous system , [+]

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  Fig. 3. Overexpression of XtSulf2 affects the expression of a number of genes expressed in anterior neural tissue and the cranial neural crest. One blastomere of a two-cell Xenopus tropicalis embryo was injected with 0.5 ng of XtSulf2 mRNA, embryos were allowed to develop to NF stage 28 and fixed for in situ hybridization using En2 (A–B), Isl1 (C–D), Krox20 (E–G), Lim1 (H–I), NeuroD (J–L), Otx2 (M–N), Pax6 (O–Q), Slug (R–S), Sox3 (T–U), and Sox8 (V–W). En2 expression is shifted posteriorly on the injected side (A–B). Isl1 expression in the profundal and trigeminal placodes shifts posteriorly (black arrowheads) as does the expression in the heart (C–D). Krox20 expression in the migrating neural crest shifts posteriorly (E–F white arrowheads) as does the expression in r5 (G black lines). Lim1 expression in the pronephros is restricted anteriorly (H–I black lines). NeuroD expression in the profundal and trigeminal placodes is disrupted (J–K red arrowheads), and expression in the olfactory placodes fuses with expression in the eye placodes (L yellow arrowheads). Otx2 expression is restricted in the midbrain (M–N black lines). Pax6 expression is ectopically expressed in the posterior and dorsal head ectoderm (O–P–Q red asterisk). Slug expression at the leading edge of neural crest migration remains closer to the neural tube than in controls (R–S black lines). Sox3 expression is decreased in neural crest but expands laterally (T–U black lines). Sox8 expression in the anterior and posterior branchial arches is decreased and the leading edge of the migrating neural crest remains closer to the neural tube than in controls (V–W green arrowhead). (A–B, G, Q) are dorsal views of embryos, anterior at the top. (C–F, H–K, M–P, R–W) are lateral views of embryos, anterior to the left. (L) is an anterior view of embryo in (J–K), dorsal at the top. Asterisks indicate injected side. CS control side, IS injected side.