An evolutionarily-conserved Wnt3/β-catenin/Sp5 feedback loop restricts head organizer activity in Hydra

Hydra regenerate various body parts on amputation by activation of the appropriate organiser, but how head formation is controlled is unclear. Here, the authors identify the transcription factor Sp5 as restricting head formation, by being activated by beta-catenin and then acting as a repressor of W...

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Main Authors: Matthias C. Vogg, Leonardo Beccari, Laura Iglesias Ollé, Christine Rampon, Sophie Vriz, Chrystelle Perruchoud, Yvan Wenger, Brigitte Galliot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-08242-2