Mech Dev 1998 Jul 01;751-2:95-105.

XTrR-I is a TGFbeta receptor and overexpression of truncated form of the receptor inhibits axis formation and dorsalising activity.

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We have previously cloned a type I serine/threonine kinase receptor from Xenopus, namely XTrR-I. We show here that XTrR-I is able to bind and mediate the activity of TGFbeta1, but is unable to mediate response to activin or BMP-4. We have made a truncated receptor construct that can act as a dominant negative mutant receptor, and this can block the activity of TGFbeta2 but not that of activin. Overexpression of either the full-length or truncated receptor has a drastic effect on mesoderm differentiation. The truncated receptor inhibits expression of notochord and muscle in mesodermalised animal caps, while the full-length receptor greatly increases the amount of notochord. In addition, the truncated receptor blocks the axis duplicating activity of both siamois and Xwnt8. We conclude that XTrR-I is involved in mediating a dorsalising activity important for mesoderm differentiation.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: sia1 tgfb1 wnt8a