| First Author | Silvestri C | Year | 2008 |
| Journal | Dev Cell | Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 | Pages | 411-23 |
| PubMed ID | 18331719 | Mgi Jnum | J:133339 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3778308 | Doi | 10.1016/j.devcel.2008.01.004 |
| Citation | Silvestri C, et al. (2008) Genome-wide identification of Smad/Foxh1 targets reveals a role for Foxh1 in retinoic acid regulation and forebrain development. Dev Cell 14(3):411-23 |
| abstractText | Foxh1, a Smad DNA-binding partner, mediates TGFbeta-dependent gene expression during early development. Few Foxh1 targets are known. Here, we describe a genome-wide approach that we developed that couples systematic mapping of a functional Smad/Foxh1 enhancer (SFE) to Site Search, a program used to search annotated genomes for composite response elements. Ranking of SFEs that are positionally conserved across species yielded a set of genes enriched in Foxh1 targets. Analysis of top candidates, such as Hesx1, Lgr4, Lmo1, Fgf8, and members of the Aldh1a subfamily, revealed that Foxh1 initiates a transcriptional regulatory network within the developing anterior neuroectoderm. The Aldh1a family is required for retinoic acid (RA) synthesis, and, in Foxh1 mutants, expression of Aldh1a1, -2, and -3 and activation of a RA-responsive transgenic reporter is abolished in anterior structures. Integrated mapping of a developmental transcription factor network thus reveals a key role for Foxh1 in patterning and initiating RA signaling in the forebrain. |
