Lecture 14 - Musculoskeletal Development I Flashcards
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Origin of skeletal tissue
Mesenchymal origin
•Mesodermal sclerotomes(of somites): •Vertebral column •Ribs •Sternum •Lateral plate mesoderm: •Limb bones •Girdles •Head mesoderm: •Calvariaand base of skull •Neural crest: •Facial bones
Limb skeleton:
Continuous interaction between apical ectodermal ridge and limb bud mesoderm
vertebral column
Inductive interaction between sclerotome and notochord or neural tube
head
- Interaction between preskeletal neural crest cells and information along migratory paths
- Interactions between areas of the brain and overlying mesenchyme
Bone/Cartilage Differentiation Pathways
Common Pathway, Membranous Bone Pathway, Permanent Cartilage Pathway, and Endochondral Bone Pathway
Common Pathway
Bone/Cartilage differentiation pathway:
•Mesenchyme is induced to enter the common pathway.
•Production of N-cadherins which promote mesenchymal cell condensation.
•TGF-βstimulates synthesis of fibronectin and N-CAM
•Aggregated state of mesenchymal cells is stabilized.
Membranous Bone Pathway
Bone/Cartilage Differentiation Pathway:
•Requires transcription factors Runx-2 and Osx
•Mesenchymal cells differentiate into osteoblasts.
Permanent cartilage pathway:
Cartilage Differentiation Pathway:
•Mesenchymal condensation forms chondroblasts
•Sox-9causes chondroblasts to secrete collagen II and cartilage matrix.
•Sox-9is continually expressed in permanent cartilage.
Endochondral bone pathway:
Bone Differential Pathway:
•Runx-2, ihh, and BMP-6induce this cartilage to undergo hypertrophy.
•Hypertrophic cartilage cells secrete bone proteins and vascular endothelial growth factor.
•Invading blood vessels erode the hypertrophic cartilage and bring in osteoblasts to replace cartilage with bone
Formation of Different Parts of a Vertebra
Centrum, Neural Arches, Costal Processes/ribs
Centrum
Derived from ventral and medial parts of paired sclerotomes
Neural Arches
•Arise from dorsal regions of sclerotomes
Costal Processes/Ribs
- Proximal development depends on expression of myotomic myogenic factors, Myf5 and Myf-6
- Distal development depends on BMP signals from somatopleural mesoderm.
Occipital-cervical boundary
Hox 3
Cervical-thoracic boundary
Hox 6
Attached-floating ribs boundary
Hox 9
Single Hoxgene knockouts Knockout of all Hox10 paralogues Knockout of all Hox11 paralogues Mutation of a single Hoxgene
9.2 clin corr
Development of the Sternum
- Derived from lateral plate mesoderm.
- Arises as a pair of cartilaginous bands.
- Fused cartilaginous bands secondarily subdivide into craniocaudal elements.
Development of Clavicle
- Arises from neural crest
- Follows intramembranous pathway
- One of first bones to become ossified
Subdivisions of the Developing Skull
Neurocranium,
Subdivisions of the Developing Skull
Neurocranium, Viserocranium, and Occipital Sclerotomes
Neurocranium
•Is that part of the skull that surrounds the brain
•Has a cartilaginous portion and a membranous portion
Base is formed from the chondrocranium(cartilaginous):
•Origin of occipital, sphenoid, ethmoid, and parts of temporals
Membranous part:
•Origin of part of occipital, parietals, frontals, part of temporals
Chondrocranium
cartilaginous base of the neurocranium
Viserocranium
pharyngeal arches
- Surrounds oral cavity and pharynx
- Has a cartilaginous portion and a membranous portion