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Molecular and Cellular Biology, May 2008, p. 3177-3189, Vol. 28, No. 10
0270-7306/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.01759-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Redundant Roles of Tead1 and Tead2 in Notochord Development and the Regulation of Cell Proliferation and Survival

Atsushi Sawada,^1, Hiroshi Kiyonari,² Kanako Ukita,¹ Noriyuki Nishioka,¹ Yu Imuta,¹ and Hiroshi Sasaki^1*

Laboratory for Embryonic Induction,¹ Laboratory for Animal Resources and Genetic Engineering, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan²

Received 26 September 2007/ Returned for modification 6 November 2007/ Accepted 14 February 2008

Four members of the TEAD/TEF family of transcription factors are expressed widely in mouse embryos and adult tissues. Although in vitro studies have suggested various roles for TEAD proteins, their in vivo functions remain poorly understood. Here we examined the role of Tead genes by generating mouse mutants for Tead1 and Tead2. Tead2^–/– mice appeared normal, but Tead1^–/–; Tead2^–/– embryos died at embryonic day 9.5 (E9.5) with severe growth defects and morphological abnormalities. At E8.5, Tead1^–/–; Tead2^–/– embryos were already small and lacked characteristic structures such as a closed neural tube, a notochord, and somites. Despite these overt abnormalities, differentiation and patterning of the neural plate and endoderm were relatively normal. In contrast, the paraxial mesoderm and lateral plate mesoderm were displaced laterally, and a differentiated notochord was not maintained. These abnormalities and defects in yolk sac vasculature organization resemble those of mutants for Yap, which encodes a coactivator of TEAD proteins. Moreover, we demonstrated genetic interactions between Tead1 and Tead2 and Yap. Finally, Tead1^–/–; Tead2^–/– embryos showed reduced cell proliferation and increased apoptosis. These results suggest that Tead1 and Tead2 are functionally redundant, use YAP as a major coactivator, and support notochord maintenance as well as cell proliferation and survival in mouse development.

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* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory for Embryonic Induction, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan. Phone: (81) 78 306 0102. Fax: (81) 78 306 3363. E-mail: sasaki{at}cdb.riken.jp

Published ahead of print on 10 March 2008.

Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235.

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Molecular and Cellular Biology, May 2008, p. 3177-3189, Vol. 28, No. 10
0270-7306/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.01759-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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