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Science 1 April 1994:
Vol. 264. no. 5155, pp. 104 - 107
DOI: 10.1126/science.7908145

Articles

Science, Vol 264, Issue 5155, 104-107
Copyright © 1994 by American Association for the Advancement of Science


articles

FGF-2: apical ectodermal ridge growth signal for chick limb development

JF Fallon, A Lopez, MA Ros, MP Savage, BB Olwin, and BK Simandl

Anatomy Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.

The apical ectodermal ridge permits growth and elongation of amniote limb buds; removal causes rapid changes in mesodermal gene expression, patterned cell death, and truncation of the limb. Ectopic fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2 supplied to the chick apical bud mesoderm after ridge removal will sustain normal gene expression and cell viability, and allow relatively normal limb development. A bioassay for FGFs demonstrated that FGF-2 was the only detectable FGF in chick limb bud extracts. By distribution and bioactivity, FGF-2 is the prime candidate for the chick limb bud apical ridge growth signal.


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