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UK: John Lewis posts "outstanding" Christmas sales
By Petah Marian | 4 January 2012
John Lewis has reported a jump in sales over the Christmas period, with fashion and beauty recording strong growth.
The UK retailer announced today that total sales increased 9.3% to GBP596m over the five weeks ended 31 December, while like-for-like sales increased 6.2%. Fashion and beauty recorded a 10.3% sales increase over the period.
"Sales during the four weeks to Christmas Eve were outstanding. During that period we broke the record for our biggest week ever with a sterling total of £133.1m for the week ending December 17th. The first week of Clearance saw a very strong start, but against the pre-VAT increase week in 2010, it was always going to be a challenge to match sales, particularly with 'big ticket' items," said John Lewis managing director Andy Street.
"The strength of our online operation was very much in evidence during this key five week period, confirming our strength as a pre-eminent multi-channel retailer. Sales at johnlewis.com broke through the GBP600m milestone during December and our Click and Collect operation, giving customers the flexibility of buying online and collecting from 129 John Lewis and Waitrose branches, continued operating right up to Christmas Eve in John Lewis and saw a 90% increase in usage."
Commenting on the results, Conlumino analyst Neil Saunders said: ""By any measure John Lewis has had a cracking Christmas and is probably the standout winner in terms of trading. With three new stores open for business this festive period, total sales were always bound to grow, however, for like-for-like sales to have risen so strongly is impressive, especially when the general trend for the business up until November was generally negative.
"That John Lewis has seen good growth is testament to its focus on customer service, its compelling and often unique offer and its marketing efforts. However, it's guarantee of price matching high street competitors has also gone down well in an environment where extensive discounting was the order of the day."
However, Saunders highlighted concerns about margins, saying that while John Lewis will have had a profitable Christmas, "margins are likely to have been eroded by price matching and this will result in lower profitability for the full year and a reduced bonus pool for Partners."
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#885348 Apr 8, 2013
Go find a phaggot thread will ya? Nobody cares about your poop shooting obsession, fktard.
#885349 Apr 8, 2013
National and local conservative activists are up in arms because former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds (R), a leading contender in the state's open U.S. Senate race next year, declined to give total assurances that he won't raise taxes if he makes it to Capitol Hill.
A story published Sunday in the Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, S.D. quoted a number of right-wing leaders who expressed misgivings about the former governor's refusal to accept the anti-tax pledge, as well as his spending record while in office.
Rounds told the Argus Leader that pledges lead to bad governance.
While we may know how we would feel about a particular issue right now, when things change, when circumstances change, a good legislator or congressperson should have the ability to reconsider their own position on an issue, Rounds said.
so being in touch with reality doesn't sit well with the wingnuts.
now watch the FOXbots go after that one.
#885350 Apr 8, 2013
The Soviet Union is dead thanks to the policies of the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford and mostly the Carter years, of course then Reagan took credit for their demise.
"equality for ALL means ALL"
Since: Jan 07
Fort Lauderdale FL
#885351 Apr 8, 2013
The difference is George W Bush is stupid. He might actually believe there are 57 states. Obama isn't. He made a mistake.
Get over it, you sound really silly.
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#885352 Apr 8, 2013
Yep, the GOP robots keep screaming about "Obamacare" without realizing health insurance is still controlled by the private sector.
That's what happens when you let Rush Limbaugh do your thinking for you.
"We're doing better..."
Since: Jul 08
we've got to do more
#885354 Apr 8, 2013
What the hell is a "tree jumper" and how did you become one? Did the shameless sock get confused with tree hugger and horse humper...is he ever anything other than confused?(Rhetorical question)
#885355 Apr 8, 2013
You're getting old. You're an idiot, we get it.
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#885356 Apr 8, 2013
Rounds will be castigated as a "RINO" and marked for defeat. There's no room for independent thinking in the GOP.
#885357 Apr 8, 2013
Calling Ben Carson's words 'hurtful, offensive,' Hopkins CEO brings clarity to debate
The letter from Rothman puts an end to the politicized nonsense stirred up by Fox News and Hannity, one of its most compromised hosts. Carson's words were not misinterpreted, and furthermore, his boss believes they were hurtful and offensive.
#885358 Apr 8, 2013
You forgot to include the silent majority that now regrets electing your robot leader, jizznose.
#885359 Apr 8, 2013
AGAIN... YOU homosexual bigots, seek to be another "hump" on the back of this black camels back... You deviants equating and using blacks for your deranged equality, you parasitic loser..
#885360 Apr 8, 2013
The only post good as far as your concerned is the one that is shoved two feet up yours.
"equality for ALL means ALL"
Since: Jan 07
Fort Lauderdale FL
#885361 Apr 8, 2013
You have no sense of perspective.
California is about to be overturned. Even if the court rules they have no standing, prop 8 is overturned. Even if they say there is standing but they choose not to rule on it, prop 8 is overturned. They only way prop 8 is upheld is if 5 justices explicitly uphold it. Good luck with that.
We won EVERY vote on the ballot in the last election.
So let's take some more states and put them BACK on the ballot. Let's start with my state, Florida. Let's do it in 2016 with Hillary running for President, supporting us. Please, let's do it. I may organize it myself depending on what we hear in June.
80% of people under 30 support same sex marriage. Do you not realize all we have to do is wait a few more years and we will have a national supermajority? How do you not see that?
You really should be ashamed of yourself as an American. You especially, because you're not one of these dumb-@sses saying bad things about gay people in general, so you should know better.
My marriage is every bit a marriage as yours. Deal with that.
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#885363 Apr 8, 2013
No, I think you're measuring Obama by your benchmarks. We know how that goes.
#885364 Apr 8, 2013
Racist scumfk, for sure.
#885365 Apr 8, 2013
Breitbart Article Debunks Previous Breitbart Articles On Gun Control Conspiracies
The notoriously dimwitted hacks at Breitbart News practice a form of pseudo-journalism that reeks of ultra-rightist propaganda (or just plain reeks). They rarely bother to fact check their stories as was demonstrated recently when they published a false item about Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel receiving donations from an organization that, it turns out, doesnt exist. Likewise, they posted a story as news that they sourced to site that produces satirical articles. And to make matters worse, they had previously mocked the Washington Post for falling for an article from the same site.
Today, however, the BreitBrats deserve credit for an article that accurately and comprehensively takes apart a collection of conspiracy theories revolving around a perfectly ordinary transaction by the Department of Homeland Security.
#885366 Apr 8, 2013
Please, I still have nightmares thinking about those 2 running the country.
#885367 Apr 8, 2013
stupid?? The consequences of you rimming.
In third-world countries, the drinking water supply often gets contaminated with feces, resulting in a disease outbreak. Homosexuals, however, get (shit) feces directly from the source via rimming, eating it.
Not surprisingly, the worms and microbes that occupy their digestive tracts span a good range of parasite diversity: Neisseria gonorrhea, herpes simplex virus, Chlamydia trachomatis, Treponema pallidum, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter fetus fetus, Shigella flexneri, Entamoeba histolytica, Clostridium difficile, Giardia lamblia, and many others, including worms.
Just because someone does not like (homosexuals) steak, does not makes them a (bigot) vegetarian... moron..
#885368 Apr 8, 2013
hey, this might be a good thing for the chronically unemployed, the semi-literate, the striking fast food workers who've been on the job for 10 years and still make only minimum wage....they can all be Navigators for Obamacare (with probably about the same work ethic and IQ as TSA workers named Tamika and Shamika--the ones that let bombs through but pat down babies and 90 year olds thoroughly):
'See Obamacare is already creating jobs
The Affordable Care Act will be made a bit more expensive because evidently those who sign up will have to be issued a taxpayer-provided personal red tape sherpa to help them navigate the treacherous and unpredictable pass it to find out whats in it landscape:
Tens of thousands of health care professionals, union workers and community activists hired as navigators to help Americans choose Obamacare options starting Oct. 1 could earn $20 an hour or more, according to new regulations issued Wednesday.
The 63-page rule covering navigators, drawn up by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, also said the government will provide free translators for those not fluent in English no matter what their native language is.
The proposed requirements would also include that such entities and individuals provide consumers with information and assistance in the consumers preferred language, at no cost to the consumer, which would include oral interpretation of non-English languages and the translation of written documents in non-English languages when necessary to ensure meaningful access, said the regulations.
The rules also addressed conflict of interest and other potential issues that navigators could face as the publics first stop on the Obamacare trail.
It is still not clear how many navigators will be required. California, however, provides a hint. It wants 21,000.
That could be an expensive proposition. The proposed rules, now open for public comment, suggest an estimated pay of $20-$48 an hour.'
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Age: 19-24
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Love LOVE this mascara! Have been using it for as long as I can remember, and it's just great. Some say it is bad about clumping, but I've honestly never experienced that with this. It makes my lashes thicker and longer!
It is a little pricey for mascara, and Lord knows I'm a bargain shopper, but I've tried all the cheaper brands as well, and it's more than worth it!
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still my favorite mascara, but a little too expensive. I like to put a lot of mascara, i really like the heavy look. But for an everyday look, EL is expensive.
Still my favorite mascara, gives me a lot of volume, minimum flakes, very nice dark black. Makes my lashes look heavy and with a loooot of volume!
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If you want your eyelashes to look like one big clumpy eyelash purchase this, also if you want panda eyes and dry crispy eyelashes at the end of the day this is the mascara that will just do all of the above. LoL......for reference I do use EL's foundations and glosses which are excellent, first mascara purchase from EL and last.
I will stick to Lancome's Hypnose or L'Oreal's Voluminous for volume, both are very good, I think any mascara at this point is better than MagnaScopic.
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Eyes: Brown
This is the very best mascara I have ever used in my entire life. No clumps at all, and it beautifully brought to life my eyelashes. I will forever buy this mascara from now on.
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Age: 19-24
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My main indicator of a good mascara is being able to hold a curl and this does not do it for me. I have fine Asian lashes.
on 1/20/2011 9:44:00 PM
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Eyes: Brown
I've bought this 3 times. I wouldn't buy again because its not volumizing enough. And for the price I can use L'oreal products. So I'm going to pass on this. It did volumise but NOT enough. It didn't clump, you could build it up but its so wax that the curl doesnt hold. It does flake like CRAZY after 3 hours or so....thats BAD. And I'm the type of person who dose tough my eyes and rubs a little and if it flakes and I look like a Panda.... I'm going to stop using it. I really like the applicator and wand though. Its sleek and nice to hold and grip...it isn't cheap tho.
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definitely one of the best mascaras I've ever used. Yes it's rather pricey but well worth the money spent.
I have very long but straight lashes, so i find it works best after curling my lashes, but other than that, it's great. If it does smudge slightly on the lower lashes, wipe off with a cotton but (Qtip). would definitely re-purchase - in fact I'm on my 3rd!
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Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I can't believe that this is supposed to be a HE brand mascara. It sucks really bad. I used it a couple of times, it's very very flaky. I had flakes all over my cheeks and under my eyes. I got it in a gift set that my dad's gf gave to me for Christmas so I really can't comment on the price. This is a never again for me.
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Skin: Dry, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I first got this as a sample and absolutely loved it. After nearly a year using the sample (i know thats really bad), i then went and bought the full size. I loved this mascara. My lashes are naturally long and curly already, but i loved that this mascara made my lashes thick and almost fake looking. It coated my lashes well and added volume and i just loved how it made my eyes pop without any other concealer or anything else. After probably a month of using it, i did start to notice it flaking on me just really getting clumpy and drying out horribly.
Main reason, i wouldn't buy this again is because of the price.. im pretty sure a few years ago when i bought the full-size it was like around the $60AUD mark. I know its high end but since then I've gone through lots of other brands of Eyeliner that are fraction of the price and do just as good a job.
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5/16/12 6:44 PM by swany
He has all the talent In the world , and speed to kill but I think it's purely mental why he keeps getting subbd . U cannot be in mma let alone UFC this long without ur seb defense naturally progressing ... I think he knows what to do but when put in the situation just panics under pressure . If he could get his head straight he would take some stopping at 155
5/16/12 6:42 PM by chawkins
It won't happen.Even if it did, it would be very bad for the sport. He'd end up being the Daryl Strawberry of MMA.
5/16/12 4:06 PM by stonepony
If he dropped, he'd have a chance at the belt. The guy is a tremendous athlete, that's undeniable. Seems like he would have huge advantages at 145lbs. In fact he could be the one guy with the strength and speed and explosiveness to challenge Jose.He's got grappling holes in his game, but, he's under 30 and he's got a ton of experience. He's got about 20 knockouts. And almost all of his losses come by way of sub... A good coach and a good gameplan, and he could take the featherweight belt.
5/16/12 3:44 PM by cool hand Ed
He's a mondern day tank abbot.Good enough wrestling and no sub defense. And refuses to learn sub defense.
5/16/12 3:33 PM by Herring In A Fur Coat
We've heard this before. It will never happen.
5/16/12 3:27 PM by kostello
Then he will be released.
5/16/12 3:04 PM by UrbanSavage
I don't know what it is about Guillard in particular that makes people act like he's so much better than he is. He undoubtedly should've lost to Tibau and arguably lost to Stephens and Torres. On top of that, he hasn't been anywhere near as dominant as people like to think he has when he does end up getting submitted. Guillard's not beating these guys down before they come back with hail mary submissions, though that's what everyone seems to think happens. In the Diaz fight, the only significant offense he really had was when he dropped him in the first 10 seconds. After that, it was pretty close and I had the edge going to Diaz in the 2nd round before the guillotine. Against Miller, he was doing well and all but it's not like he ever actually came close to finishing that fight. People act like he was stupid for spamming flying knees, failing to take into account that it was those same knees in the first place that were keeping Miller off balance, hurting him and making him look so bad. I mean, even with all that said I'd still say he could be a great fighter one day if he could get his submission defense in check but it's not just that. The dude is a striker with a weak chin, he isn't getting TKOd or finished because everyone who hurts him just opts to go for his neck instead. I'm not sure anyone else in the LW divion is on his ass from a Stevenson jab or put on ice skates by a weak Lauzon lead hook. I couldn't believe how much people were overrating him going into the Lauzon fight, the dude will never even get to a title fight let alone become champ.
5/16/12 2:17 PM by catgobling
i hear that he and rich were long time rivals
5/16/12 1:30 PM by Blazing Knees
He lost me when he lost to No Love
5/16/12 1:29 PM by Steve4192
Million dollar body, ten cent head. Melvin will never be a champ because he can't get out of his own way. He will always wilt when the pressure is on.


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Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Acts at Multiple Developmental Stages to
Promote Mammalian Cardiogenesis
Chulan Kwon*, Kimberly R. Cordes, and Deepak Srivastava
Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry &
Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, 1650 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA 94158,
Despite decades of progress in cardiovascular biology, heart disease remains the leading cause of
death in the developed world. Recently, cell-based therapy has emerged as a promising avenue for
future therapeutics. However, the molecular signals that regulate cardiac progenitor cells are not
well-understood. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is essential for expansion and differentiation of cardiac
progenitors in mouse embryos and in the embryonic stem cell system. Studies from our laboratory
and others highlight the pivotal roles of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the multiple steps of cardiogenesis
and provide insights into understanding the complex regulation of cardiac progenitors. Here we
discuss the required roles of Wnt/β-catenin signaling at the different stages of heart development.
Wnt/β-catenin signaling; cardiogenesis; cardiac progenitors; embryonic stem cells; cardiomyocytes
The Wnt/β-catenin (canonical Wnt) signaling pathway is an evolutionarily conserved cascade
that regulates many developmental and stem-cell processes, such as cell-fate, proliferation,
differentiation and survival1–3. The central component of canonical Wnt signaling is β-catenin,
the obligatory transcriptional mediator. In the absence of Wnt, the destruction complex
phosphorylates β-catenin for proteolytic degradation. Wnt/β-catenin signal transduction is
initiated when Wnts bind to the transmembrane proteins, Frizzled and Lrp, which stabilize β-
catenin by inhibiting the kinase activity of the destruction complex of adenomatous polyposis
coli, axin, and glycogen synthase kinase-3β. Stabilized β-catenin translocates into the nucleus,
where it interacts with the Lef/TCF transcription factors to activate Wnt target genes (Figure
Contrasting roles for Wnt/β-catenin signaling were initially reported in fly and vertebrate
cardiogenesis. In flies, Wnt signals were necessary for development of cardiac progenitors5,
6, but in vertebrates, inhibition of Wnt signals was required for differentiation of cardiac
mesoderm7–9. However, in the vertebrate experiments, canonical Wnt signaling was
inactivated globally and without temporal regulation, leaving the question of a spatio-temporal
and mesoderm-specific function of Wnt/β-catenin signaling unclear. We addressed this
question in an in vivo mouse model and in the embryonic stem (ES) cell system and found that
Wnt/β-catenin signaling in cardiac mesoderm is required for cardiogenesis at discrete
developmental stages. In this report, we summarize our recent findings on the role of Wnt/β-
*To whom correspondence should be addressed: Chulan Kwon, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, 1650 Owens Street, San
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catenin signaling in early mammalian cardiogenesis and examine important questions for future
WNT/β-CATENIN SIGNALING IN UNDIFFERENTIATED ES CELLS AND
ES cells, derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst, can self-renew indefinitely and can
differentiate into the three germ layers (endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm) and their derivatives.
Canonical Wnt signaling promotes the self-renewal of undifferentiated and pluripotent human
and mouse ES cells10. However, maintaining long-term pluripotency of ES cells appears to
require other factors as well11.
The heart is an ancient organ whose early morphogenesis takes place in a highly conserved
fashion from insects to vertebrates. After formation of the three germ layers, precardiac
mesoderm arises bilaterally from the mesoderm. Cardiac progenitors in the precardiac
mesoderm migrate into the midline and differentiate to give rise to the contractile heart12.
In mice, Wnt3 or β-catenin loss-of-function mutants fail to develop the primitive streak and
mesoderm and to express their respective marker genes13, 14. In like manner, inhibiting
canonical Wnt signaling in ES cells blocks expression of primitive streak and mesodermal
genes15. To confirm the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in early stages of mouse development,
we inactivated β-catenin with Mox2-Cre16, which is activated in the epiblast from embryonic
day 5 (E5.0) but not in the primitive endoderm. We observed embryonic defects similar to
those described above (C. K. and D. S., unpublished data), suggesting an essential role of Wnt/
β-catenin signaling in mesoderm formation. Therefore, Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required for
mesoderm formation, which is a pre-requisite for pre-cardiac mesoderm commitment.
WNT/β-CATENIN SIGNALING IN INDUCTION AND EXPANSION OF
Induction of precardiac mesoderm has been extensively studied in various model systems5–9,
17. In flies, Wg (the founding member of the canonical Wnt family) is required in a temporally
restricted manner for the induction and proliferation of cardiac precursors, as shown by studies
with temperature-sensitive alleles of Wg5, 6. However, canonical Wnt signaling negatively
affects cardiogenesis in vertebrates. In the chick, ectopic overexpression of the canonical Wnt
ligands Wnt8c or Wnt3a blocked induction of early cardiac genes and cardiogenesis9.
Similarly, overexpression of Wnt3A or Wnt8 inhibited cardiogenesis in Xenopus explants8. In
zebrafish, a global decrease in the transcriptional activity of the β-catenin/TCF complex caused
hyperproliferation of cardiomyocytes, suggesting that β-catenin negatively regulates cardiac
differentiation or expansion7. Contrary to these, Wnt3a and Wnt8 were upregulated in
pluripotent P19 cells treated with DMSO, which induces cardiomyogenesis, and Wnt3a
treatment consistently enhanced cardiac gene transcription in P19 cells17. Since early
cardiogenesis is a well-conserved process across metazoans, these discrepancies may be due
to precise spatio-temporal requirements of Wnt modulation in a cell-specific manner.
Therefore, we focused on evaluating roles of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in a spatio-temporally
restricted manner in mouse embryos and the ES cell system.
In mammals and birds, the bilateral pre-cardiac mesoderm cells migrate and merge at the
anterior midline to generate the cardiac crescent (CC)12, 18. Cardiomyocyte differentiation
begins at the onset of CC formation12. The CC, characterized as the first heart field (FHF),
migrates to the midline and fuses to form a linear heart tube. The resulting tubular heart,
composed of outer myocardial and inner endocardial layers, undergoes rightward looping to
give rise to the future left ventricle (LV) and future atria. Second heart field (SHF) cells also
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appear at the CC stage, located more medially in splanchinic mesoderm and immediately dorsal
to the CC. The SHF cells migrate into the anterior and posterior poles of the heart tube to give
rise to the outflow tract (OT), right ventricle (RV), and a subset of atrial cells19–22. Unlike
FHF cells, SHF cells remain undifferentiated until they migrate into the looping heart tube.
To investigate the cell-autonomous role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in pre-cardiac mesoderm,
we conditionally inactivated or stimulated Wnt/β-catenin signaling with Islet1-Cre in the SHF,
where cells are fated to form the OT and RV19. Expression of Cre recombinase in the model
is initiated just after the commitment of mesoderm to the pre-cardiac mesoderm fate. Tissue-
specific deletion of β-catenin in the SHF resulted in nearly complete loss of the RV23. This
observation suggests that β-catenin is required for RV formation. However, the deletion did
not affect the induction of the SHF cells, as evidenced by indistinguishable expression domains
of Islet1 in wildtype and mutant embryos23.
In contrast, stabilization of β-catenin in the SHF led to a greatly enlarged and hypercellular
RV23. Strikingly, the undifferentiated SHF progenitor pool dorsal to the developing heart tube,
identified by Islet1 expression (C. K. and D. S., unpublished data), was greatly expanded
(Figure 2). This pool contained an increased percentage of phosphohistone H3 (PH3)-positive
cells23, indicating proliferation of SHF progenitors. In agreement with this, agonizing Wnt/β-
catenin signaling in ES cells after mesoderm commitment promoted the expansion of cardiac
progenitors23. These findings suggest that Wnt/β-catenin signaling positively regulates
proliferation of cardiac progenitors. Similar results were reported by other groups24, 25.
Together, Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required for expansion of precardiac cells during
mammalian cardiogenesis.
WNT/β-CATENIN SIGNALING IN CARDIOMYOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION AND
To investigate the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the differentiation and proliferation of
committed cardiomyocytes, we deleted β-catenin with the Nkx2.5-Cre line, in which Cre
expression is under the control of a ventricular-specific enhancer of the cardiac regulatory gene,
Nkx2.526. Unlike the endogenous Nkx2.5 gene, which is also expressed in the pre-cardiac
mesoderm, this Nkx2.5 enhancer activates Cre only in differentiating and proliferating
ventricular cells after CC formation26. Loss of β-catenin in the Nkx2.5-Cre domain caused
embryonic lethality around E12.5 with greatly reduced ventricular chamber size23. Sections
of the heart revealed poorly developing myocardial cells with a significantly reduced
proliferation rate in both ventricles23. Conversely, the β-catenin-stabilized heart showed
enlarged ventricles with an increased proliferation rate and cell number until E13.523. This
proliferation appears to be mediated in part by CyclinD2, which is a direct target of Wnt/β-
catenin signaling and promotes cell cycling27, 28, as its levels are downregulated or upregulated
in β-catenin-deleted or stabilized ventricles, respectively23, 29. Levels of CyclinD1, another
known target of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, were unchanged (not shown), implying a context-
dependence of CyclinD1.
These in vivo data suggest that β-catenin is required for proliferation of committed
cardiomyocytes, and may be involved in cardiomyocyte differentiation. However, it is difficult
to determine if β-catenin regulates the commitment of undifferentiated cardiac progenitors to
the cardiomyocyte lineage in vivo, since differentiating cells also proliferate. Because of this
inherent difficulty, we turned to the ES cell system. We found that inhibition of canonical Wnt
signaling after formation of mesoderm progenitor cells completely abolished beating
embryonic bodies (EBs), despite the early presence of Nkx2.5+ cardiac progenitors23. This
defect was further confirmed by decreased expression of sarcomeric genes23. Similarly, the
deletion of Wnt2, a canonical Wnt gene, impaired terminal cardiomyocyte differentiation in
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ES cells30, suggesting a requirement of canonical Wnt signaling in the differentiation process.
In contrast to these studies, Qyang et al. showed that differentiation of ES cell-derived Isl1+
cardiac progenitors was suppressed upon the addition of Wnt3a conditioned medium24.
Although the role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the commitment of pre-cardiac mesoderm to
cardiomyocytes remains to be determined in greater detail, these findings suggest that Wnt/β-
catenin signaling can have biphasic effects on the differentiation event.
Heart malformation is the leading cause of human birth defects, and heart disease remains the
number one killer of adults in the developed world. Recent advances have provided insights
into the potential of cardiac stem/progenitor cell–based therapies. For example, cardiac
progenitors found at early stages of mouse or ES cell development can be manipulated in culture
to differentiate into various types of cardiac cells31–33. However, the molecular signals that
regulate cardiac progenitors are less clear. Our findings suggest that canonical Wnt signaling
is an essential positive regulator of cardiac progenitors at multiple steps of cardiogenesis in
vivo and in vitro (Figure 3). These data provide important clues for understanding the factors
that control early cardiac commitment, expansion, and differentiation, a prerequisite for future
cell-mediated therapeutics.
Although our in vivo studies of canonical Wnt signaling in a spatio-temporally restricted
manner provide compelling evidence that Wnt/β-catenin signaling is required in a cell-
autonomous fashion for the expansion and development of pre-cardiac mesoderm and cardiac
mesoderm, narrow developmental windows apparently exist during which canonical Wnt
signaling sequentially inhibits then promotes cardiac development7–9, 24, 34. Thus, the precise
temporal control of Wnt signaling in endoderm and mesoderm is essential for the proper
emergence and subsequent differentiation of cardiac progenitors. This may be similar to the
function of Bmp signaling during cardiogenesis35.
Despite numerous loss-of-function studies of individual canonical Wnts, cardiac defects have
not been reported2, 36. This could be due to the redundancy of Wnt proteins, or a key Wnt may
not yet have been identified. In any case, it will be important to identify the essential
endogenous canonical Wnts and their sources at different phases of mammalian cardiogenesis.
Equally important, the molecular mechanisms by which Wnt/β-catenin signaling controls
cardiac progenitors need to be elucidated. A thorough understanding of the Wnt/β-catenin
signaling-mediated regulation of cardiogenesis may enable manipulation of cardiac
progenitors/ES cells for therapeutic applications.
The authors thank G. Howard and S. Ordway for editorial assistance and members of the Srivastava lab for helpful
discussions. C.K. was supported by California Institute for Regenerative Medicine; D.S. is an Established Investigator
of the American Heart Association and was supported by grants from NHLBI/NIH and the March of Dimes Birth
Defects Foundation.
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Boulders located on the top of Santiago Island has scientist Ricardo Ramalho, at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, that giant, mega-tsunamis in prehistoric times hurled them 900 feet in the air. The theory is an intriguing one - ... continue reading
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The theory offered by British archaeologist Nicolas Reeves that Queen Nefertiti's final resting place is hidden away in a chamber inside King Tut's tomb excited archaeologists worldwide last year. However, the theory is based on pure speculation. Experts point out ... continue reading
By Hannah Marfil (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
Thousands of Sudanese women and girls as young as 12-years-old have been abducted and repeatedly raped by several men, sometimes all at once. The women are usually held captive indefinitely in secret rape camps maintained by government soldiers or abused until they are ... continue reading
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The Catholic Bishops of Africa's Congo has spoken out against the relentless exploitation of that nation's material wealth. The bishops are highly critical of Western governments who have failed to act, and are urging church groups to follow the Pope's call to ... continue reading
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
Much mystery and speculation remains on the final resting place of Queen Nefertiti, "the beautiful one." British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves has now received permission from Egyptian authorities to search Tutankhamen's tomb for the final resting place of ... continue reading
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There is an improved rate of survival in Africa with the introduction advanced medical technologies. Because of this, the population along with the continent is sure to grow. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, Africa's population will ... continue reading
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A new species of early human being has been confirmed with the discovery of fossilized remains in South Africa. Discovered inside a cave, the Homo naledi has been assigned to the genus Homo to which modern man belongs. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - ... continue reading
By Kenya Sinclair (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
Archaeologists have discovered 1,500 fossils dated 2.8 million-years-old in a subterranean chamber just outside Johannesburg South Africa in an area called the "Cradle of Humankind." LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (Catholic Online) - The fossils were originally discovered in ... continue reading