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Specific modification of heparan sulphate is required for normal cerebral cortical development
a Division of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8611-2649
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2003 (English)In: Mechanisms of Development, ISSN 0925-4773, E-ISSN 1872-6356, Vol. 120, no 12, p. 1481-1488Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Proteoglycans are cell surface and extracellular matrix molecules to which long, unbranched glycosaminoglycan side chains are attached. Heparan sulphate, a type of glycosaminoglycan chain, has been proposed as a co-factor necessary for signalling by a range of growth factors. Here we provide evidence that loss of 2-O-sulphation in heparan sulphate leads to a significant reduction in cell proliferation in the developing cerebral cortex. The gene encoding heparan sulphate 2-sulphotransferase (Hs2st) is expressed in embryonic cortex and histological analysis of mice homozygous for a null mutation in Hs2st indicated a reduction in the thickness of the embryonic cerebral cortex. Using 5′-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assays we found a reduction of approximately 40% in labelling indices of cortical precursor cells at E12. Comparison of the fates of cortical cells born on E13 and E15 in Hs2st−/− mutant and wildtype littermate embryos revealed no differences in the pattern of cell migration. Our findings suggest a critical role for 2-O-sulphation of heparan sulphate proteoglycan (HSPG) in regulating cell proliferation during development of the cerebral cortex, perhaps through the modulation of cellular responses to growth factor signalling.

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Elsevier, 2003. Vol. 120, no 12, p. 1481-1488
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Growth factors, Heparan sulphate proteoglycans, Heparan sulphate 2-sulphotransferase, Neural development, Proliferation, Telencephalon, BrdU
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-26486DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2003.08.008OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-26486DiVA, id: diva2:1154061
Available from: 2017-11-01 Created: 2017-11-01 Last updated: 2018-01-13Bibliographically approved

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