Journal: Journal of Cellular Physiology
Article Title: Growth differentiation factor 11 locally controls anterior–posterior patterning of the axial skeleton
doi: 10.1002/jcp.28904
Figure Lengend Snippet: Schematic representation of vertebral columns indicating that locally expressed GDF11, not GDF11 secreted from the tail bud, controls axial skeletal patterning. Cdx2‐Cre ; Gdf11 flox/flox mice display an extended number of posterior vertebrae where GDF11 expression is removed, but normal patterning of anterior vertebrae. Cervical (orange)/thoracic (purple)/lumbar (sky blue) vertebrae, anterior tuberculi (small blue dots), sternums (red curves), and ribs (blue lines) are color‐coded as indicated. Gray‐dashed lines indicate normal vertebral positions: Six for the anterior tuberculum, 20 for the final thoracic vertebra, and 26 for the last lumbar vertebra. The green‐dashed line represents the upper limit of Cdx2‐Cre expression. GDF11, growth and differentiation factor 11; wt, wild‐type [Color figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
Article Snippet: To analyze the effect of Cdx2‐Cre on Gdf11 flox/flox mice, Cdx2‐Cre transgenic male mice (Stock No. 009350), purchased from the Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, ME), were first mated with Gdf11 flox/flox female mice.
Techniques: Expressing