Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling regulates critical processes during embryonic development and
in homeostasis of adult tissues. Deregulated pathway activity is a major factor underlying the
etiology of numerous developmental disorders and cancers. In this dissertation, I investigated
early neonatal cerebellar development, where I identified that the Purkinje neuron utilizes bidirectional
distribution of Shh to centrally regulate neurogenesis, and to expand a previously
unappreciated stem cell progenitor cell lineage in the white matter niche. Additionally, I
established a novel mouse model for a soft tissue sarcoma, Ewings sarcoma. These findings
provide new understanding of how the Purkinje neuron oversees cerebellar development, as well
as key insight into the molecular underpinnings of a Shh-driven sarcoma variant.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VANDERBILT/oai:VANDERBILTETD:etd-04162014-131844 |
| Date | 30 April 2014 |
| Creators | Fleming, Jonathan Tyler |
| Contributors | Andrea Page-McCaw, David Miller, PhD, Anna Means, PhD, James R Goldenring, MD. PhD |
| Publisher | VANDERBILT |
| Source Sets | Vanderbilt University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-04162014-131844/ |
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