<em>Nhlrc2</em> is crucial during mouse gastrulation
Hiltunen, Anniina E.; Vuolteenaho, Reetta; Ronkainen, Veli-Pekka; Miinalainen, Ilkka; Uusimaa, Johanna; Lehtonen, Siri; Hinttala, Reetta (2022-03-08)
Hiltunen, A. E., Vuolteenaho, R., Ronkainen, V.-P., Miinalainen, I., Uusimaa, J., Lehtonen, S., & Hinttala, R. (2022). Nhlrc2 is crucial during mouse gastrulation. genesis, 60(3), e23470. https://doi.org/10.1002/dvg.23470
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Abstract
The loss of NHL repeat containing 2 (Nhlrc2) leads to early embryonic lethality in mice, but the exact timing is currently unknown. In this study, we determined the time of lethality for Nhlrc2 knockout (KO), C57BL/6NCrl-Nhlrc2tm1a(KOMP)Wtsi/Oulu, embryos and the in situ expression pattern of Nhlrc2 based on LacZ reporter gene expression during this period. Nhlrc2 KO preimplantation mouse embryos developed normally after in vitro fertilization. Embryonic stem (ES) cells established from KO blastocysts proliferated normally despite a complete loss of the NHLRC2 protein. Nhlrc2 KO embryos from timed matings implanted and were indistinguishable from their wildtype littermates on embryonic day (E) 6.5. On E7.5, Nhlrc2 KO embryo development was arrested, and on E8.5, only 6% of the genotyped embryos were homozygous for the Nhlrc2tm1a(KOMP)Wtsi allele. Nhlrc2 KO E8.5 embryos showed limited embryonic or extraembryonic tissue differentiation and remained at the cylinder stage. Nhlrc2 expression was ubiquitous but strongest in the epiblast/ectoderm and extraembryonic ectoderm on E6.5 and E7.5. NHLRC2 is essential for early postimplantation development, and its loss leads to failed gastrulation and amniotic folding in mice. Future studies on the evolutionarily conserved NHLRC2 will provide new insights into the molecular pathways involved in the early steps of postimplantation development.
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