Tyrosine kinase receptor RET is a key regulator of Peyer’s Patch organogenesis

Henrique Veiga-Fernandes, Mark C. Coles, Katie E. Foster, Amisha Patel, Adam Williams, Dipa Natarajan, Amanda Barlow, Vassilis Pachnis and Dimitris Kioussis ()
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Henrique Veiga-Fernandes: Division of Molecular Immunology,
Mark C. Coles: Division of Molecular Immunology,
Katie E. Foster: Division of Molecular Immunology,
Amisha Patel: Division of Molecular Immunology,
Adam Williams: Division of Molecular Immunology,
Dipa Natarajan: MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
Amanda Barlow: MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
Vassilis Pachnis: MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
Dimitris Kioussis: Division of Molecular Immunology,

Nature, 2007, vol. 446, issue 7135, 547-551

Abstract: Abstract Normal organogenesis requires co-ordinate development and interaction of multiple cell types, and is seemingly governed by tissue specific factors. Lymphoid organogenesis during embryonic life is dependent on molecules the temporal expression of which is tightly regulated. During this process, haematopoietic ‘inducer’ cells interact with stromal ‘organizer’ cells, giving rise to the lymphoid organ primordia1. Here we show that the haematopoietic cells in the gut exhibit a random pattern of motility before aggregation into the primordia of Peyer’s patches, a major component of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue. We further show that a CD45+CD4-CD3-Il7Rα-c-Kit+CD11c+ haematopoietic population expressing lymphotoxin has an important role in the formation of Peyer’s patches. A subset of these cells expresses the receptor tyrosine kinase RET, which is essential for mammalian enteric nervous system formation2. We demonstrate that RET signalling is also crucial for Peyer’s patch formation. Functional genetic analysis revealed that Gfra3-deficiency results in impairment of Peyer’s patch development, suggesting that the signalling axis RET/GFRα3/ARTN is involved in this process. To support this hypothesis, we show that the RET ligand ARTN is a strong attractant of gut haematopoietic cells, inducing the formation of ectopic Peyer’s patch-like structures. Our work strongly suggests that the RET signalling pathway, by regulating the development of both the nervous and lymphoid system in the gut, has a key role in the molecular mechanisms that orchestrate intestine organogenesis.

Date: 2007
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