In the developing hindbrain, facial branchiomotor (FBM) neurons migrate caudally from rhombomere 4 (r4) to r6 to establish the circuit that drives jaw movements. Although the mechanisms regulating initiation of FBM neuron migration are well defined, those regulating directionality are not. In mutants lacking the Wnt/planar cell polarity (PCP) component Celsr1, many FBM neurons inappropriately migrate rostrally into r3. We hypothesized that Celsr1 normally blocks inappropriate rostral migration of FBM neurons by suppressing chemoattraction towards Wnt5a in r3 and successfully tested this model. First, FBM neurons in Celsr1; Wnt5a double mutant embryos never migrated rostrally, indicating that inappropriate rostral migration in Celsr1 mutants results from Wnt5a-mediated chemoattraction, which is suppressed in wild-type embryos. Second, FBM neurons migrated rostrally toward Wnt5a-coated beads placed in r3 of wild-type hindbrain explants, suggesting that excess Wnt5a chemoattractant can overcome endogenous Celsr1-mediated suppression. Third, rostral migration of FBM neurons was greatly enhanced in Celsr1 mutants overexpressing Wnt5a in r3. These results reveal a novel role for a Wnt/PCP component in regulating neuronal migration through suppression of chemoattraction.
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