Previously, we identified Fgfr2 as the major Fgf receptor in liver specification. Expression of Hhex in the liver was reduced in Fgfr2 morphants. Unexpectedly, we found the relative position of the liver and pancreas were disrupted. In addition to visceral organs, we found the heart was randomized in Fgfr2 morphants. Expression patterns of genes controlling laterality including Spaw, lefty1 and...

Central nervous system anomalies in Pfeiffer syndrome (PS) due to mutations in the FGFR2 gene are poorly understood, even though PS is often associated with serious cognitive impairment. The aim of this study is to describe the neuropathological phenotype in PS. We present four severe fetal cases of sporadic PS with FGFR2 mutations who underwent termination followed by fetopathological and neur...

Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome (BSS) is a human genetic disorder characterized by skin and skull abnormalities. BSS is caused by mutations in the FGF receptor 2 (FGFR2), but the molecular mechanisms that induce skin and skull abnormalities are unclear. We developed a mouse model of BSS harboring a FGFR2 Y394C mutation and identified p38 MAPK as an important signaling pathway mediating th...

To understand the role Fgf signalling in skin and hair follicle development, we analysed the phenotype of mice deficient for Fgfr2-IIIb and its main ligand Fgf10. These studies showed that the severe epidermal hypoplasia found in mice null for Fgfr2-IIIb is caused by a lack of the basal cell proliferation that normally results in a stratified epidermis. Although at term the epidermis of Fgfr2-I...

Previously, we identified Fgfr2 as the major Fgf receptor in liver specification. Expression of Hhex in the liver was reduced in Fgfr2 morphants. Unexpectedly, we found the relative position of the liver and pancreas were disrupted. In addition to visceral organs, we found the heart was randomized in Fgfr2 morphants. Expression patterns of genes controlling laterality including Spaw, lefty1 and...

We isolated a full-length cDNA clone for the zebrafish homologue of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) 2. The deduced protein sequence is typical of vertebrate FGFRs in that it has three Ig-like domains in the extracellular region. The expression of fgfr2 is initiated during epiboly in the paraxial mesoderm. During early somitogenesis, fgfr2 expression was noted in the anterior neural pla...

During development, fibroblast growth factors (FGF) are essential for early patterning events along the anterior-posterior axis, conferring positional identity to spinal motor neurons by activation of different Hox codes. In the periphery, signaling through one of four fibroblast growth factor receptors supports the development of the skeleton, as well as induction and maintenance of extremitie...

MEMBERS OF the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family have been shown experimentally to stimulate angiogenesis through their mitotic and migratory effects on endothelial cells and by promoting endothelial integrity (2, 8). As such, they have been explored as a potential treatment of ischemic disease in several clinical trials (6). In their article in the issue of the American Journal of Physiolo...

Mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) have been recently described as a molecularspecific feature in endometrial carcinomas and the presence of activated FGFR2 mutations is associated with poor prognosis. For that reason, inhibition of FGFR2 could be a therapeutic target in the treatment of endometriod carcinomas. In this work, we investigated the antitumoral activity of dovi...

Previously, we identified Fgfr2 as the major Fgf receptor in liver specification. Expression of Hhex in the liver was reduced in Fgfr2 morphants. Unexpectedly, we found the relative position of the liver and pancreas were disrupted. In addition to visceral organs, we found the heart was randomized in Fgfr2 morphants. Expression patterns of genes controlling laterality including Spaw, lefty1 and...