Retinoids reprogramme pre-bud mesenchyme to give changes in limb pattern

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Abstract

Retinoic acid was locally applied to presumptive limb regions of chick embryos to find out the earliest time at which the limb pattern can be reprogrammed. When beads soaked in retinoic acid were placed in the appropriate positions in embryos at stage 10 or older, duplicated or reduced leg patterns resulted. To pin point the time at which the cells in the limb rudiment respond to the retinoid, beads were removed at various times and the lengths of exposure required to reprogramme limb development found. The early limb rudiments require longer exposures to give duplications than late rudiments. The effective treatment periods last at least until stage 17 when the limb bud and apical ectodermal ridge develop. In contrast, the length of exposure to reduce the limb is constant at early stages. Retinoids first start acting to produce duplicated structures between stages 10 and 13. Therefore, retinoids appear to begin to reprogramme the cells as soon as they are determined to give rise to a limb.

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