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Yu X, Zhou J, Ye W, Xu J, Li R, Huang L, Chai Y, Wen M, Xu S, Zhou Y. Time-course swRNA-seq uncovers a hierarchical gene regulatory network in controlling the response-repair-remodeling after wounding. Commun Biol 2024; 7:694. [PMID: 38844830 PMCID: PMC11156874 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06352-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Wounding initiates intricate responses crucial for tissue repair and regeneration. Yet, the gene regulatory networks governing wound healing remain poorly understood. Here, employing single-worm RNA sequencing (swRNA-seq) across 12 time-points, we delineated a three-stage wound repair process in C. elegans: response, repair, and remodeling. Integrating diverse datasets, we constructed a dynamic regulatory network comprising 241 transcription regulators and their inferred targets. We identified potentially seven autoregulatory TFs and five cross-autoregulatory loops involving pqm-1 and jun-1. We revealed that TFs might interact with chromatin factors and form TF-TF combinatory modules via intrinsically disordered regions to enhance response robustness. We experimentally validated six regulators functioning in transcriptional and translocation-dependent manners. Notably, nhr-76, daf-16, nhr-84, and oef-1 are potentially required for efficient repair, while elt-2 may act as an inhibitor. These findings elucidate transcriptional responses and hierarchical regulatory networks during C. elegans wound repair, shedding light on mechanisms underlying tissue repair and regeneration.
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- Xinghai Yu
- College of Life Sciences, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, RNA Institute, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Life Sciences, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, RNA Institute, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- The Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute, 718 East Haizhou Rd., Haining, Zhejiang, 314400, China
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- College of Life Sciences, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, RNA Institute, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
- The Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute, 718 East Haizhou Rd., Haining, Zhejiang, 314400, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, TaiKang Center for Life and Medical Sciences, RNA Institute, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
- Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Shi H, Zhang Z, Yuan X, Liu G, Fan W, Wang W. PROS1 is a crucial gene in the macrophage efferocytosis of diabetic foot ulcers: a concerted analytical approach through the prisms of computer analysis. Aging (Albany NY) 2024; 16:6883-6897. [PMID: 38613800 PMCID: PMC11087110 DOI: 10.18632/aging.205732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) pose a serious long-term threat because of elevated mortality and disability risks. Research on its biomarkers is still, however, very limited. In this paper, we have effectively identified biomarkers linked with macrophage excretion in diabetic foot ulcers through the application of bioinformatics and machine learning methodologies. These findings were subsequently validated using external datasets and animal experiments. Such discoveries are anticipated to offer novel insights and approaches for the early diagnosis and treatment of DFU. METHODS In this work, we used the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database's datasets GSE68183 and GSE80178 as the training dataset to build a gene model using machine learning methods. After that, we used the training and validation sets to validate the model (GSE134431). On the model genes, we performed enrichment analysis using both gene set variant analysis (GSVA) and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). Additionally, the model genes were subjected to immunological association and immune function analyses. RESULTS In this study, PROS1 was identified as a potential key target associated with macrophage efflux in DFU by machine learning and bioinformatics approaches. Subsequently, the key biomarker status of PROS1 in DFU was also confirmed by external datasets. In addition, PROS1 also plays a key role in macrophage exudation in DFU. This gene may be associated with macrophage M1, CD4 memory T cells, naïve B cells, and macrophage M2, and affects IL-17, Rap1, hedgehog, and JAK-STAT signaling pathways. CONCLUSIONS PROS1 was identified and validated as a biomarker for DFU. This finding has the potential to provide a target for macrophage clearance of DFU.
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- Hongshuo Shi
- Department of Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Institute of Surgery of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Dongying People’s Hospital (Dongying Hospital of Shandong Provincial Hospital Group), Dongying, Shandong, China
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- Department of Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Institute of Surgery of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Institute of Surgery of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Institute of Surgery of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Liu X, Ding Q, Liu W, Zhang S, Wang N, Chai G, Wang Y, Sun S, Zheng R, Zhao Y, Ding C. A Poloxamer 407/chitosan-based thermosensitive hydrogel dressing for diabetic wound healing via oxygen production and dihydromyricetin release. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 263:130256. [PMID: 38368995 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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The current clinical treatment of diabetic wounds is still based on oxygen therapy, and the slow healing of skin wounds due to hypoxia has always been a key problem in the repair of chronic skin injuries. To overcome this problem, the oxygen-producing matrix CaO2NPS based on the temperature-sensitive dihydromyricetin-loaded hydrogel was prepared. In vitro activity showed that the dihydromyricetin (DHM) oxygen-releasing temperature-sensitive hydrogel composite (DHM-OTH) not only provided a suitable oxygen environment for cells around the wound to survive but also had good biocompatibility and various biological activities. By constructing a T2D wound model, we further investigated the repairing effect of DHM-OTH on chronic diabetic skin wounds and the mechanisms involved. DHM-OTH was able to reduce inflammatory cells and collagen deposition and promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation for diabetic wound healing. These in vitro and in vivo data suggest that DHM-OTH accelerates diabetic wound repair as a novel method to efficiently deliver oxygen to wound tissue, providing a promising strategy to improve diabetic wound healing.
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- Xinglong Liu
- School of Chinese Medicine, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jilin 132101, China
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- Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- School of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wuzhou University, Wuzhou 543002, China
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- Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China
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- Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China.
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jilin 132101, China.
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Pandita S, Singh S, Bajpai SK, Mishra G, Saxena G, Verma PC. Molecular aspects of regeneration in insects. Dev Biol 2024; 507:64-72. [PMID: 38160963 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2023.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Regeneration is a fascinating phenomenon observed in various organisms across the animal kingdom. Different orders of class Insecta are reported to possess comprehensive regeneration abilities. Several signalling molecules, such as morphogens, growth factors, and others trigger a cascade of events that promote wound healing, blastema formation, growth, and repatterning. Furthermore, epigenetic regulation has emerged as a critical player in regulating the process of regeneration. This report highlights the major breakthrough research on wound healing and tissue regeneration. Exploring and reviewing the molecular basis of regeneration can be helpful in the area of regenerative medicine advancements. The understanding gathered from this framework can potentially contribute to hypothesis designing with implications in the field of synthetic biology and human health.
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- Shivali Pandita
- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, UP, 226001, India; Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226007, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, UP, 226001, India; Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226007, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, UP, 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226007, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226007, India
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- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, UP, 226001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India.
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Purohit SS, Biswal A, Mohapatra P, Mishra L, Mishra M, Biswal SB, Swain SK. In Vivo Wound Healing in Drosophila melanogaster and Mouse Models: Synergistic Effect of Bovine Serum Albumin and Graphene Quantum Dots. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2023; 6:5531-5540. [PMID: 38038266 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Bovine serum albumin (BSA)-based biomaterials have garnered significant attention for their remarkable potential in wound healing, primarily due to their effective biological actions in addressing the skin inflammation phase and mitigating hypoalbuminemia. Motivated by these attributes, a nanocomposite hydrogel is developed by blending BSA with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), complemented by the incorporation of graphene quantum dot (GQD). The FTIR study establishes a hydrogen-bonding interaction between the -NH2 groups of BSA and the -OH group of PVA. Microscopic investigations establish that the dispersion of GQDs with an average size of 22.5 nm results in smoothening of the surface of the nanocomposite. The nanocomposite hydrogel reveals excellent swelling attributes of about 920% in a period of 6 h due to its optimum cross-linking condition. Furthermore, the hydrogel exhibits a water vapor transmission rate of 8.45 mg cm-2 h-1, akin to the transmission rate of wounded skin. The PVA/BSA@GQD nanocomposite's antibacterial efficacy is evaluated against Morganella morganii bacteria, showing 99% killing, while its cytotoxicity assay against HeLa cells exhibited a minimum cell viability of 76% at a 20 μM concentration, which is ideal for a wound dressing material. In vivo wound healing investigations are conducted on Drosophila, showcasing a 100% wound surface closure within 4 h. This outcome is further substantiated through in vivo studies involving mice, where complete re-epithelialization is achieved within a span of 13 days. The combined results establish the PVA/BSA@GQD nanocomposite as a potential wound dressing material.
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- Shuvendu Shuvankar Purohit
- Department of Chemistry, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Sambalpur 768018, Odisha,, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Sambalpur 768018, Odisha,, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Sambalpur 768018, Odisha,, India
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- Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India
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- Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research, Burla, Sambalpur 768017, Odisha, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Sambalpur 768018, Odisha,, India
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Zhong J, Jing A, Zheng S, Li S, Zhang X, Ren C. Physiological and molecular mechanisms of insect appendage regeneration. CELL REGENERATION (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2023; 12:9. [PMID: 36859631 PMCID: PMC9978051 DOI: 10.1186/s13619-022-00156-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Regeneration, as a fascinating scientific field, refers to the ability of animals replacing lost tissue or body parts. Many metazoan organisms have been reported with the regeneration phenomena, but showing evolutionarily variable abilities. As the most diverse metazoan taxon, hundreds of insects show strong appendage regeneration ability. The regeneration process and ability are dependent on many factors, including macroscopic physiological conditions and microscopic molecular mechanisms. This article reviews research progress on the physiological conditions and internal underlying mechanisms controlling appendage regeneration in insects.
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- Jiru Zhong
- grid.263785.d0000 0004 0368 7397Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- grid.263785.d0000 0004 0368 7397Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- grid.263785.d0000 0004 0368 7397Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China
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- grid.263785.d0000 0004 0368 7397Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631 China ,grid.263785.d0000 0004 0368 7397Guangmeiyuan R&D Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, South China Normal University, Meizhou, 514779 China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510631, China. .,Guangmeiyuan R&D Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, South China Normal University, Meizhou, 514779, China.
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Sharpe JL, Morgan J, Nisbet N, Campbell K, Casali A. Modelling Cancer Metastasis in Drosophila melanogaster. Cells 2023; 12:cells12050677. [PMID: 36899813 PMCID: PMC10000390 DOI: 10.3390/cells12050677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Cancer metastasis, the process by which tumour cells spread throughout the body and form secondary tumours at distant sites, is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. The metastatic cascade is a highly complex process encompassing initial dissemination from the primary tumour, travel through the blood stream or lymphatic system, and the colonisation of distant organs. However, the factors enabling cells to survive this stressful process and adapt to new microenvironments are not fully characterised. Drosophila have proven a powerful system in which to study this process, despite important caveats such as their open circulatory system and lack of adaptive immune system. Historically, larvae have been used to model cancer due to the presence of pools of proliferating cells in which tumours can be induced, and transplanting these larval tumours into adult hosts has enabled tumour growth to be monitored over longer periods. More recently, thanks largely to the discovery that there are stem cells in the adult midgut, adult models have been developed. We focus this review on the development of different Drosophila models of metastasis and how they have contributed to our understanding of important factors determining metastatic potential, including signalling pathways, the immune system and the microenvironment.
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- Joanne L. Sharpe
- School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
- Correspondence: (K.C.); (A.C.)
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- Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, Universitat de Lleida and IRBLleida, Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 80, 25198 Lleida, Spain
- Correspondence: (K.C.); (A.C.)
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Rennolds CW, Bely AE. Integrative biology of injury in animals. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2023; 98:34-62. [PMID: 36176189 PMCID: PMC10087827 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Mechanical injury is a prevalent challenge in the lives of animals with myriad potential consequences for organisms, including reduced fitness and death. Research on animal injury has focused on many aspects, including the frequency and severity of wounding in wild populations, the short- and long-term consequences of injury at different biological scales, and the variation in the response to injury within or among individuals, species, ontogenies, and environmental contexts. However, relevant research is scattered across diverse biological subdisciplines, and the study of the effects of injury has lacked synthesis and coherence. Furthermore, the depth of knowledge across injury biology is highly uneven in terms of scope and taxonomic coverage: much injury research is biomedical in focus, using mammalian model systems and investigating cellular and molecular processes, while research at organismal and higher scales, research that is explicitly comparative, and research on invertebrate and non-mammalian vertebrate species is less common and often less well integrated into the core body of knowledge about injury. The current state of injury research presents an opportunity to unify conceptually work focusing on a range of relevant questions, to synthesize progress to date, and to identify fruitful avenues for future research. The central aim of this review is to synthesize research concerning the broad range of effects of mechanical injury in animals. We organize reviewed work by four broad and loosely defined levels of biological organization: molecular and cellular effects, physiological and organismal effects, behavioural effects, and ecological and evolutionary effects of injury. Throughout, we highlight the diversity of injury consequences within and among taxonomic groups while emphasizing the gaps in taxonomic coverage, causal understanding, and biological endpoints considered. We additionally discuss the importance of integrating knowledge within and across biological levels, including how initial, localized responses to injury can lead to long-term consequences at the scale of the individual animal and beyond. We also suggest important avenues for future injury biology research, including distinguishing better between related yet distinct injury phenomena, expanding the subjects of injury research to include a greater variety of species, and testing how intrinsic and extrinsic conditions affect the scope and sensitivity of injury responses. It is our hope that this review will not only strengthen understanding of animal injury but will contribute to building a foundation for a more cohesive field of 'injury biology'.
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- Corey W Rennolds
- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Bajgar A, Krejčová G. On the origin of the functional versatility of macrophages. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1128984. [PMID: 36909237 PMCID: PMC9998073 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1128984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Macrophages represent the most functionally versatile cells in the animal body. In addition to recognizing and destroying pathogens, macrophages remove senescent and exhausted cells, promote wound healing, and govern tissue and metabolic homeostasis. In addition, many specialized populations of tissue-resident macrophages exhibit highly specialized functions essential for the function of specific organs. Sometimes, however, macrophages cease to perform their protective function and their seemingly incomprehensible response to certain stimuli leads to pathology. In this study, we address the question of the origin of the functional versatility of macrophages. To this end, we have searched for the evolutionary origin of macrophages themselves and for the emergence of their characteristic properties. We hypothesize that many of the characteristic features of proinflammatory macrophages evolved in the unicellular ancestors of animals, and that the functional repertoire of macrophage-like amoebocytes further expanded with the evolution of multicellularity and the increasing complexity of tissues and organ systems. We suggest that the entire repertoire of macrophage functions evolved by repurposing and diversification of basic functions that evolved early in the evolution of metazoans under conditions barely comparable to that in tissues of multicellular organisms. We believe that by applying this perspective, we may find an explanation for the otherwise counterintuitive behavior of macrophages in many human pathologies.
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- Adam Bajgar
- Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czechia.,Biology Centre, Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czechia
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czechia.,Biology Centre, Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czechia
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Saeed S, Martins-Green M. Animal models for the study of acute cutaneous wound healing. Wound Repair Regen 2023; 31:6-16. [PMID: 36153666 DOI: 10.1111/wrr.13051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The process of wound healing is critical to maintaining homeostasis after injury. Although a considerable amount has been learned about this complex process, much remains unknown. Whereas, studies with human volunteers are ideal given the unique nature of the human skin anatomy and immune system, the lack of such clinical access has made animal models prime candidates for use in preclinical studies. This review aims to discuss the strengths and limitations of the commonly used mammalian species in wound healing studies: murine, rabbit and porcine. Thereafter, a survey of models of various acute wounds such as cutaneous, ear, and implant are presented and representative studies that use them are described. This review is intended to acquaint readers with the vast spectrum of models available, each of which has a distinct utility. At the same time, it highlights the importance of utilising clinical samples to complement investigations conducted in animal models. Through this strategy, it is hoped that forthcoming research may be more reflective of the acute wound healing process as it occurs in humans.
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- Shayan Saeed
- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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Chen L, Li Z, Zheng Y, Zhou F, Zhao J, Zhai Q, Zhang Z, Liu T, Chen Y, Qi S. 3D-printed dermis-specific extracellular matrix mitigates scar contraction via inducing early angiogenesis and macrophage M2 polarization. Bioact Mater 2021; 10:236-246. [PMID: 34901542 PMCID: PMC8636711 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Scar contraction frequently happens in patients with deep burn injuries. Hitherto, porcine dermal extracellular matrix (dECM) has supplied microenvironments that assist in wound healing but fail to inhibit scar contraction. To overcome this drawback, we integrate dECM into three-dimensional (3D)-printed dermal analogues (PDA) to prevent scar contraction. We have developed thermally gelled, non-rheologically modified dECM powder (dECMp) inks and successfully transformed them into PDA that was endowed with a micron-scale spatial structure. The optimal crosslinked PDA exhibited desired structure, good mechanical properties as well as excellent biocompatibility. Moreover, in vivo experiments demonstrated that PDA could significantly reduced scar contraction and improved cosmetic upshots of split thickness skin grafts (STSG) than the commercially available dermal templates and STSG along. The PDA has also induced an early, intense neovascularization, and evoked a type-2-like immune response. PDA's superior beneficial effects may attribute to their desired porous structure, the well-balanced physicochemical properties, and the preserved dermis-specific ECM cues, which collectively modulated the expression of genes such as Wnt11, ATF3, and IL1β, and influenced the crucial endogenous signalling pathways. The findings of this study suggest that PDA is a clinical translatable material that possess high potential in reducing scar contraction. Current dermal analogues have supplied microenvironments that assist in wound healing but cannot inhibit scar contraction. dECMp ink was formulated and transformed into PDA endowed with a micron-scale designed spatial structure. The PDAs were neatly superior to split thickness skin grafts and commercial dermal templates in hindering scar contraction. The transcriptome data may reveal how at the molecular level the IS and skin wounds respond to biomaterial stimuli.
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- Lei Chen
- Department of Burns, Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, SunYat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre of Functional Biomaterials, Key Laboratory of Polymeric Composite Materials and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, GD Research Centre for Functional Biomaterials Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre of Functional Biomaterials, Key Laboratory of Polymeric Composite Materials and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, GD Research Centre for Functional Biomaterials Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Department of Burns, Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, SunYat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Burns, Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, SunYat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Burns, Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, SunYat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 366, South of Jiangnan Boulevard, Guangzhou, 510280, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Centre of Functional Biomaterials, Key Laboratory of Polymeric Composite Materials and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, GD Research Centre for Functional Biomaterials Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Department of Burns, Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, SunYat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Velagala V, Zartman JJ. Pinching and pushing: fold formation in the Drosophila dorsal epidermis. Biophys J 2021; 120:4202-4213. [PMID: 34461105 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Epithelial folding is a fundamental morphogenetic process that shapes planar epithelial sheets into complex three-dimensional structures. Multiple mechanisms can generate epithelial folds, including apical constriction, which acts locally at the cellular level, differential growth on the tissue scale, or buckling because of compression from neighboring tissues. Here, we investigate the formation of dorsally located epithelial folds at segment boundaries during the late stages of Drosophila embryogenesis. We found that the fold formation at the segment boundaries occurs through the juxtaposition of two key morphogenetic processes: local apical constriction and tissue-level compressive forces from posterior segments. Further, we found that epidermal spreading and fold formation are accompanied by spatiotemporal pulses of Hedgehog (Hh) signaling. A computational model that incorporates the local forces generated from the differential tensions of the apical, basal, and lateral sides of the cell and active forces generated within the whole tissue recapitulates the overall fold formation process in wild-type and Hh overexpression conditions. In sum, this work demonstrates how epithelial folding depends on multiple, separable physical mechanisms to generate the final morphology of the dorsal epidermis. This work illustrates the modularity of morphogenetic unit operations that occur during epithelial morphogenesis.
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- Vijay Velagala
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana; Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana; Bioengineering Graduate Program, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana.
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Epithelial plasticity, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and the TGF-β family. Dev Cell 2021; 56:726-746. [PMID: 33756119 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Epithelial cells repress epithelial characteristics and elaborate mesenchymal characteristics to migrate to other locations and acquire new properties. Epithelial plasticity responses are directed through cooperation of signaling pathways, with TGF-β and TGF-β-related proteins playing prominent instructive roles. Epithelial-mesenchymal transitions (EMTs) directed by activin-like molecules, bone morphogenetic proteins, or TGF-β regulate metazoan development and wound healing and drive fibrosis and cancer progression. In carcinomas, diverse EMTs enable stem cell generation, anti-cancer drug resistance, genomic instability, and localized immunosuppression. This review discusses roles of TGF-β and TGF-β-related proteins, and underlying molecular mechanisms, in epithelial plasticity in development and wound healing, fibrosis, and cancer.
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Miao F, Li Y, Tai Z, Zhang Y, Gao Y, Hu M, Zhu Q. Antimicrobial Peptides: The Promising Therapeutics for Cutaneous Wound Healing. Macromol Biosci 2021; 21:e2100103. [PMID: 34405955 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chronic wound infections have caused an increasing number of deaths and economic burden, which necessitates wound treatment options. Hitherto, the development of functional wound dressings has achieved reasonable progress. Antibacterial agents, growth factors, and miRNAs are incorporated in different wound dressings to treat various types of wounds. As an effective antimicrobial agent and emerging wound healing therapeutic, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have attracted significant attention. The present study focuses on the application of AMPs in wound healing and discusses the types, properties and formulation strategies of AMPs used for wound healing. In addition, the clinical trial and the current status of studies on "antimicrobial peptides and wound healing" are elaborated through bibliometrics. Also, the challenges and opportunities for further development and utilization of AMP formulations in wound healing are discussed.
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- Fengze Miao
- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Topical Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200443, China.,National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Topical Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Topical Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Topical Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200443, China.,National Demonstration Center for Experimental Fisheries Science Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Aquaculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200443, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Topical Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200443, China
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Yoo B, Kim HY, Chen X, Shen W, Jang JS, Stein SN, Cormier O, Pereira L, Shih CRY, Krieger C, Reed B, Harden N, Wang SJH. 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) signaling regulates amnioserosa morphogenesis during Drosophila dorsal closure: EcR modulates gene expression in a complex with the AP-1 subunit, Jun. Biol Open 2021; 10:271855. [PMID: 34296248 PMCID: PMC8411571 DOI: 10.1242/bio.058605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Steroid hormones influence diverse biological processes throughout the animal life cycle, including metabolism, stress resistance, reproduction, and lifespan. In insects, the steroid hormone, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), is the central hormone regulator of molting and metamorphosis, and plays roles in tissue morphogenesis. For example, amnioserosa contraction, which is a major driving force in Drosophila dorsal closure (DC), is defective in embryos mutant for 20E biosynthesis. Here, we show that 20E signaling modulates the transcription of several DC participants in the amnioserosa and other dorsal tissues during late embryonic development, including zipper, which encodes for non-muscle myosin. Canonical ecdysone signaling typically involves the binding of Ecdysone receptor (EcR) and Ultraspiracle heterodimers to ecdysone-response elements (EcREs) within the promoters of responsive genes to drive expression. During DC, however, we provide evidence that 20E signaling instead acts in parallel to the JNK cascade via a direct interaction between EcR and the AP-1 transcription factor subunit, Jun, which together binds to genomic regions containing AP-1 binding sites but no EcREs to control gene expression. Our work demonstrates a novel mode of action for 20E signaling in Drosophila that likely functions beyond DC, and may provide further insights into mammalian steroid hormone receptor interactions with AP-1. Summary: During Drosophila dorsal closure, 20E signaling acts non-canonically through an interaction between EcR and the AP-1 subunit, Jun, to control gene expression at regions containing AP-1 motifs but no EcREs.
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- Byoungjoo Yoo
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.,Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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Womersley F, Hancock J, Perry CT, Rowat D. Wound-healing capabilities of whale sharks ( Rhincodon typus) and implications for conservation management. CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 9:coaa120. [PMID: 33569175 PMCID: PMC7859907 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coaa120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Wound healing is important for marine taxa such as elasmobranchs, which can incur a range of natural and anthropogenic wounds throughout their life history. There is evidence that this group shows a high capacity for external wound healing. However, anthropogenic wounds may become more frequent due to increasing commercial and recreational marine activities. Whale sharks are particularly at risk of attaining injuries given their use of surface waters and wildlife tourism interest. There is limited understanding as to how whale sharks recover from injuries, and often insights are confined to singular opportunistic observations. The present study makes use of a unique and valuable photographic data source from two whale shark aggregation sites in the Indian Ocean. Successional injury-healing progression cases were reviewed to investigate the characteristics of injuries and quantify a coarse healing timeframe. Wounds were measured over time using an image standardization method. This work shows that by Day 25 major injury surface area decreased by an average of 56% and the most rapid healing case showed a surface area reduction of 50% in 4 days. All wounds reached a point of 90% surface area closure by Day 35. There were differences in healing rate based on wound type, with lacerations and abrasions taking 50 and 22 days to reach 90% healing, respectively. This study provides baseline information for wound healing in whale sharks and the methods proposed could act as a foundation for future research. Use of a detailed classification system, as presented here, may also assist in ocean scale injury comparisons between research groups and aid reliable descriptive data. Such findings can contribute to discussions regarding appropriate management in aggregation areas with an aim to reduce the likelihood of injuries, such as those resulting from vessel collisions, in these regions or during movements between coastal waters.
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- Freya Womersley
- Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
- Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
- Marine Conservation Society Seychelles, Mahé, PO Box 384, Seychelles
- Corresponding author: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK.
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- Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme, Popeshead Court Offices, Peter Lane, York, Yorkshire, Y01 8SU, UK
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- Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme, Popeshead Court Offices, Peter Lane, York, Yorkshire, Y01 8SU, UK
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- Marine Conservation Society Seychelles, Mahé, PO Box 384, Seychelles
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Kakanj P, Eming SA, Partridge L, Leptin M. Long-term in vivo imaging of Drosophila larvae. Nat Protoc 2020; 15:1158-1187. [DOI: 10.1038/s41596-019-0282-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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JNK-mediated Slit-Robo signaling facilitates epithelial wound repair by extruding dying cells. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19549. [PMID: 31863086 PMCID: PMC6925126 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56137-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Multicellular organisms repair injured epithelium by evolutionarily conserved biological processes including activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling. Here, we show in Drosophila imaginal epithelium that physical injury leads to the emergence of dying cells, which are extruded from the wounded tissue by JNK-induced Slit-Roundabout2 (Robo2) repulsive signaling. Reducing Slit-Robo2 signaling in the wounded tissue suppresses extrusion of dying cells and generates aberrant cells with highly upregulated growth factors Wingless (Wg) and Decapentaplegic (Dpp). The inappropriately elevated Wg and Dpp impairs wound repair, as halving one of these growth factor genes cancelled wound healing defects caused by Slit-Robo2 downregulation. Our data suggest that JNK-mediated Slit-Robo2 signaling contributes to epithelial wound repair by promoting extrusion of dying cells from the wounded tissue, which facilitates transient and appropriate induction of growth factors for proper wound healing.
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Background The study of the mechanisms controlling wound healing is an attractive area within the field of biology, with it having a potentially significant impact on the health sector given the current medical burden associated with healing in the elderly population. Healing is a complex process and includes many steps that are regulated by coding and noncoding RNAs, proteins and other molecules. Nitric oxide (NO) is one of these small molecule regulators and its function has already been associated with inflammation and angiogenesis during adult healing. Results Our results showed that NO is also an essential component during embryonic scarless healing and acts via a previously unknown mechanism. NO is mainly produced during the early phase of healing and it is crucial for the expression of genes associated with healing. However, we also observed a late phase of healing, which occurs for several hours after wound closure and takes place under the epidermis and includes tissue remodelling that is dependent on NO. We also found that the NO is associated with multiple cellular metabolic pathways, in particularly the glucose metabolism pathway. This is particular noteworthy as the use of NO donors have already been found to be beneficial for the treatment of chronic healing defects (including those associated with diabetes) and it is possible that its mechanism of action follows those observed during embryonic wound healing. Conclusions Our study describes a new role of NO during healing, which may potentially translate to improved therapeutic treatments, especially for individual suffering with problematic healing.
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Mehta AS, Singh A. Insights into regeneration tool box: An animal model approach. Dev Biol 2019; 453:111-129. [PMID: 30986388 PMCID: PMC6684456 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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For ages, regeneration has intrigued countless biologists, clinicians, and biomedical engineers. In recent years, significant progress made in identification and characterization of a regeneration tool kit has helped the scientific community to understand the mechanism(s) involved in regeneration across animal kingdom. These mechanistic insights revealed that evolutionarily conserved pathways like Wnt, Notch, Hedgehog, BMP, and JAK/STAT are involved in regeneration. Furthermore, advancement in high throughput screening approaches like transcriptomic analysis followed by proteomic validations have discovered many novel genes, and regeneration specific enhancers that are specific to highly regenerative species like Hydra, Planaria, Newts, and Zebrafish. Since genetic machinery is highly conserved across the animal kingdom, it is possible to engineer these genes and regeneration specific enhancers in species with limited regeneration properties like Drosophila, and mammals. Since these models are highly versatile and genetically tractable, cross-species comparative studies can generate mechanistic insights in regeneration for animals with long gestation periods e.g. Newts. In addition, it will allow extrapolation of regenerative capabilities from highly regenerative species to animals with low regeneration potential, e.g. mammals. In future, these studies, along with advancement in tissue engineering applications, can have strong implications in the field of regenerative medicine and stem cell biology.
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- Abijeet S Mehta
- Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469, USA; Premedical Program, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469, USA; Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton (TREND), University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469, USA; The Integrative Science and Engineering Center, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, 45469, USA; Center for Genomic Advocacy (TCGA), Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
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Aristotelous AC, Crawford JM, Edwards GS, Kiehart DP, Venakides S. Mathematical models of dorsal closure. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 137:111-131. [PMID: 29852207 PMCID: PMC6109426 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2018.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dorsal closure is a model cell sheet movement that occurs midway through Drosophila embryogenesis. A dorsal hole, filled with amnioserosa, closes through the dorsalward elongation of lateral epidermal cell sheets. Closure requires contributions from 5 distinct tissues and well over 140 genes (see Mortensen et al., 2018, reviewed in Kiehart et al., 2017 and Hayes and Solon, 2017). In spite of this biological complexity, the movements (kinematics) of closure are geometrically simple at tissue, and in certain cases, at cellular scales. This simplicity has made closure the target of a number of mathematical models that seek to explain and quantify the processes that underlie closure's kinematics. The first (purely kinematic) modeling approach recapitulated well the time-evolving geometry of closure even though the underlying physical principles were not known. Almost all subsequent models delve into the forces of closure (i.e. the dynamics of closure). Models assign elastic, contractile and viscous forces which impact tissue and/or cell mechanics. They write rate equations which relate the forces to one another and to other variables, including those which represent geometric, kinematic, and or signaling characteristics. The time evolution of the variables is obtained by computing the solution of the model's system of equations, with optimized model parameters. The basis of the equations range from the phenomenological to biophysical first principles. We review various models and present their contribution to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms and biophysics of closure. Models of closure will contribute to our understanding of similar movements that characterize vertebrate morphogenesis.
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- A C Aristotelous
- Department of Mathematics, West Chester University, West Chester, PA, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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- Department of Mathematics, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Muñoz-Soriano V, Belacortu Y, Sanz FJ, Solana-Manrique C, Dillon L, Suay-Corredera C, Ruiz-Romero M, Corominas M, Paricio N. Cbt modulates Foxo activation by positively regulating insulin signaling in Drosophila embryos. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2018; 1861:S1874-9399(18)30034-8. [PMID: 30055320 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2018.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In late Drosophila embryos, the epidermis exhibits a dorsal hole as a consequence of germ band retraction. It is sealed during dorsal closure (DC), a morphogenetic process in which the two lateral epidermal layers converge towards the dorsal midline and fuse. We previously demonstrated the involvement of the Cbt transcription factor in Drosophila DC. However its molecular role in the process remained obscure. In this study, we used genomic approaches to identify genes regulated by Cbt as well as its direct targets during late embryogenesis. Our results reveal a complex transcriptional circuit downstream of Cbt and evidence that it is functionally related with the Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling pathway. In this context, Cbt may act as a positive regulator of the pathway, leading to the repression of Foxo activity. Our results also suggest that the DC defects observed in cbt embryos could be partially due to Foxo overactivation and that a regulatory feedback loop between Foxo and Cbt may be operating in the DC context.
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- Verónica Muñoz-Soriano
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad CC Biológicas, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjasot, Spain; Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad CC Biológicas, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjasot, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad CC Biológicas, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjasot, Spain; Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad CC Biológicas, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjasot, Spain; Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad CC Biológicas, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjasot, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad CC Biológicas, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjasot, Spain
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- Departament de Genètica, Facultat de Biologia, and Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB) de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Genètica, Facultat de Biologia, and Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB) de la Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad CC Biológicas, Universitat de València, 46100 Burjasot, Spain; Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universitat de València, Dr Moliner 50, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
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Identifying Genetic Players in Cell Sheet Morphogenesis Using a Drosophila Deficiency Screen for Genes on Chromosome 2R Involved in Dorsal Closure. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2018; 8:2361-2387. [PMID: 29776969 PMCID: PMC6027880 DOI: 10.1534/g3.118.200233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cell sheet morphogenesis characterizes key developmental transitions and homeostasis, in vertebrates and throughout phylogeny, including gastrulation, neural tube formation and wound healing. Dorsal closure, a process during Drosophila embryogenesis, has emerged as a model for cell sheet morphogenesis. ∼140 genes are currently known to affect dorsal closure and new genes are identified each year. Many of these genes were identified in screens that resulted in arrested development. Dorsal closure is remarkably robust and many questions regarding the molecular mechanisms involved in this complex biological process remain. Thus, it is important to identify all genes that contribute to the kinematics and dynamics of closure. Here, we used a set of large deletions (deficiencies), which collectively remove 98.5% of the genes on the right arm of Drosophila melanogaster’s 2nd chromosome to identify “dorsal closure deficiencies”. Through two crosses, we unambiguously identified embryos homozygous for each deficiency and time-lapse imaged them for the duration of closure. Images were analyzed for defects in cell shapes and tissue movements. Embryos homozygous for 47 deficiencies have notable, diverse defects in closure, demonstrating that a number of discrete processes comprise closure and are susceptible to mutational disruption. Further analysis of these deficiencies will lead to the identification of at least 30 novel “dorsal closure genes”. We expect that many of these novel genes will identify links to pathways and structures already known to coordinate various aspects of closure. We also expect to identify new processes and pathways that contribute to closure.
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Wounding-induced upregulation of the Bone Morphogenic Protein signaling pathway in Drosophila promotes survival against parasitic nematode infection. Gene 2018; 673:112-118. [PMID: 29920363 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.06.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster is an outstanding model to analyze the regulation of conserved signaling pathways. In this study, we examined whether signaling components in the Bone Morphogenic Protein (BMP) branch of the TGF-β signaling pathway are involved in the response to wounding caused by either sterile injury or infection by parasitic nematodes in D. melanogaster adult flies. We found that following sterile injury, the BMP pathway Type I receptor sax and intracellular transcription factor Mad were substantially upregulated. Also, inactivation of Mad or dpp promoted fly survival and increased antimicrobial peptide gene transcript levels upon sterile injury or H. bacteriophora nematode infection, respectively, but not against the bacterial pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens. Our findings indicate the roles of certain BMP signaling components in the regulation of the fly immune response against sterile injury or nematode infection. In conclusion, this study highlights the ability of D. melanogaster to activate the BMP branch of TGF-β signaling in order to modulate the response to injury in the absence or presence of pathogenic infection.
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Kiehart DP, Crawford JM, Aristotelous A, Venakides S, Edwards GS. Cell Sheet Morphogenesis: Dorsal Closure in Drosophila melanogaster as a Model System. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2018; 33:169-202. [PMID: 28992442 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-111315-125357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Dorsal closure is a key process during Drosophila morphogenesis that models cell sheet movements in chordates, including neural tube closure, palate formation, and wound healing. Closure occurs midway through embryogenesis and entails circumferential elongation of lateral epidermal cell sheets that close a dorsal hole filled with amnioserosa cells. Signaling pathways regulate the function of cellular structures and processes, including Actomyosin and microtubule cytoskeletons, cell-cell/cell-matrix adhesion complexes, and endocytosis/vesicle trafficking. These orchestrate complex shape changes and movements that entail interactions between five distinct cell types. Genetic and laser perturbation studies establish that closure is robust, resilient, and the consequence of redundancy that contributes to four distinct biophysical processes: contraction of the amnioserosa, contraction of supracellular Actomyosin cables, elongation (stretching?) of the lateral epidermis, and zipping together of two converging cell sheets. What triggers closure and what the emergent properties are that give rise to its extraordinary resilience and fidelity remain key, extant questions.
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- Daniel P Kiehart
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708;
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708;
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- Department of Mathematics, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19383
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- Physics Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708
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The genomic and functional landscapes of developmental plasticity in the American cockroach. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1008. [PMID: 29559629 PMCID: PMC5861062 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03281-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Many cockroach species have adapted to urban environments, and some have been serious pests of public health in the tropics and subtropics. Here, we present the 3.38-Gb genome and a consensus gene set of the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana. We report insights from both genomic and functional investigations into the underlying basis of its adaptation to urban environments and developmental plasticity. In comparison with other insects, expansions of gene families in P. americana exist for most core gene families likely associated with environmental adaptation, such as chemoreception and detoxification. Multiple pathways regulating metamorphic development are well conserved, and RNAi experiments inform on key roles of 20-hydroxyecdysone, juvenile hormone, insulin, and decapentaplegic signals in regulating plasticity. Our analyses reveal a high level of sequence identity in genes between the American cockroach and two termite species, advancing it as a valuable model to study the evolutionary relationships between cockroaches and termites.
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Fraire‐Zamora JJ, Simons M. Vacuolar ATPase is required for ERK‐dependent wound healing in the
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embryo. Wound Repair Regen 2018; 26:102-107. [DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Center for Systems Biology (ZBSA)University of FreiburgFreiburg Germany
- Renal DivisionUniversity Hospital FreiburgFreiburg Germany
- Paris Descartes University–Sorbonne Paris CitéParis France
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Toret CP, Shivakumar PC, Lenne PF, Le Bivic A. The elmo-mbc complex and rhogap19d couple Rho family GTPases during mesenchymal-to-epithelial-like transitions. Development 2018:dev.157495. [PMID: 29437779 DOI: 10.1242/dev.157495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Many metazoan developmental processes require cells to transition between migratory mesenchymal- and adherent epithelial-like states. These transitions require Rho GTPase-mediated actin rearrangements downstream of integrin and cadherin pathways. A regulatory toolbox of GEF and GAP proteins precisely coordinates Rho protein activities, yet defining the involvement of specific regulators within a cellular context remains a challenge due to overlapping and coupled activities. Here we demonstrate that Drosophila dorsal closure is a powerful model for Rho GTPase regulation during transitions from leading edges to cadherin contacts. During these transitions a Rac GEF elmo-mbc complex regulates both lamellipodia and Rho1-dependent, actomyosin-mediated tension at initial cadherin contacts. Moreover, the Rho GAP Rhogap19d controls Rac and Rho GTPases during the same processes and genetically regulates the elmo-mbc complex. This study presents a fresh framework to understand the inter-relationship between GEF and GAP proteins that tether Rac and Rho cycles during developmental processes.
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- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, IBDM, Case 907, 13288 Marseille, Cedex 09, France
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The JAK/STAT signaling pathway and photobiomodulation in chronic wound healing. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2017; 38:73-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Muñoz-Soriano V, Domingo-Muelas A, Li T, Gamero E, Bizy A, Fariñas I, Alepuz P, Paricio N. Evolutionary conserved role of eukaryotic translation factor eIF5A in the regulation of actin-nucleating formins. Sci Rep 2017; 7:9580. [PMID: 28852021 PMCID: PMC5575014 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10057-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Elongation factor eIF5A is required for the translation of consecutive prolines, and was shown in yeast to translate polyproline-containing Bni1, an actin-nucleating formin required for polarized growth during mating. Here we show that Drosophila eIF5A can functionally replace yeast eIF5A and is required for actin-rich cable assembly during embryonic dorsal closure (DC). Furthermore, Diaphanous, the formin involved in actin dynamics during DC, is regulated by and mediates eIF5A effects. Finally, eIF5A controls cell migration and regulates Diaphanous levels also in mammalian cells. Our results uncover an evolutionary conserved role of eIF5A regulating cytoskeleton-dependent processes through translation of formins in eukaryotes.
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- Verónica Muñoz-Soriano
- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular & Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), 08908, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular & Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular & Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain.
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain.
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain.
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, 46100, Burjassot, Spain.
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Lee JH, Lee CW, Park SH, Choe KM. Spatiotemporal regulation of cell fusion by JNK and JAK/STAT signaling during Drosophila wound healing. J Cell Sci 2017; 130:1917-1928. [PMID: 28424232 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.187658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cell-cell fusion is widely observed during development and disease, and imposes a dramatic change on participating cells. Cell fusion should be tightly controlled, but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. Here, we found that the JAK/STAT pathway suppressed cell fusion during wound healing in the Drosophila larval epidermis, restricting cell fusion to the vicinity of the wound. In the absence of JAK/STAT signaling, a large syncytium containing a 3-fold higher number of nuclei than observed in wild-type tissue formed in wounded epidermis. The JAK/STAT ligand-encoding genes upd2 and upd3 were transcriptionally induced by wounding, and were required for suppressing excess cell fusion. JNK (also known as Basket in flies) was activated in the wound vicinity and activity peaked at ∼8 h after injury, whereas JAK/STAT signaling was activated in an adjoining concentric ring and activity peaked at a later stage. Cell fusion occurred primarily in the wound vicinity, where JAK/STAT activation was suppressed by fusion-inducing JNK signaling. JAK/STAT signaling was both necessary and sufficient for the induction of βPS integrin (also known as Myospheroid) expression, suggesting that the suppression of cell fusion was mediated at least in part by integrin protein.
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- Ji-Hyun Lee
- Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Systems Biology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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Apoptotic forces in tissue morphogenesis. Mech Dev 2017; 144:33-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Toll pathway is required for wound-induced expression of barrier repair genes in the Drosophila epidermis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E2682-E2688. [PMID: 28289197 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1613917114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The epidermis serves as a protective barrier in animals. After epidermal injury, barrier repair requires activation of many wound response genes in epidermal cells surrounding wound sites. Two such genes in Drosophila encode the enzymes dopa decarboxylase (Ddc) and tyrosine hydroxylase (ple). In this paper we explore the involvement of the Toll/NF-κB pathway in the localized activation of wound repair genes around epidermal breaks. Robust activation of wound-induced transcription from ple and Ddc requires Toll pathway components ranging from the extracellular ligand Spätzle to the Dif transcription factor. Epistasis experiments indicate a requirement for Spätzle ligand downstream of hydrogen peroxide and protease function, both of which are known activators of wound-induced transcription. The localized activation of Toll a few cell diameters from wound edges is reminiscent of local activation of Toll in early embryonic ventral hypoderm, consistent with the hypothesis that the dorsal-ventral patterning function of Toll arose from the evolutionary cooption of a morphogen-responsive function in wound repair. Furthermore, the combinatorial activity of Toll and other signaling pathways in activating epidermal barrier repair genes can help explain why developmental activation of the Toll, ERK, or JNK pathways alone fail to activate wound repair loci.
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Parle E, Dirks JH, Taylor D. Damage, repair and regeneration in insect cuticle: The story so far, and possibilities for the future. ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT 2017; 46:49-55. [PMID: 27913289 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2016.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Revised: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The exoskeleton of an insect can contain countless specializations across an individual, across developmental stages, and across the class Insecta. Hence, the exoskeleton's building material cuticle must perform a vast variety of functions. Cuticle displays a wide range of material properties which are determined by several known factors: the amount and orientation of the chitin fibres, the constituents and degree of cross-linking and hydration of the protein matrix, the relative amounts of exo- and endocuticle, and the shape of the structures themselves. In comparison to other natural materials such as wood and mammal bone, relatively few investigations into the mechanical properties of insect cuticle have been carried out. Of these, very few have focussed on the need for repair and its effectiveness at restoring mechanical stability to the cuticle. Insect body parts are often subject to prolonged repeated cyclic loads when running and flying, as well as more extreme "emergency" behaviours necessary for survival such as jumping, wedging (squeezing through small holes) and righting (when overturned). What effects have these actions on the cuticle itself? How close to the limits of failure does an insect push its body parts? Can an insect recover from minor or major damage to its exoskeleton "bones"? No current research has answered these questions conclusively.
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- Eoin Parle
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College the University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Department for Biomimetics, City University of Applied Sciences Bremen, Neustadtswall 30, 28199 Bremen, Germany
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College the University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Ducuing A, Vincent S. The actin cable is dispensable in directing dorsal closure dynamics but neutralizes mechanical stress to prevent scarring in the Drosophila embryo. Nat Cell Biol 2016; 18:1149-1160. [DOI: 10.1038/ncb3421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hara Y, Shagirov M, Toyama Y. Cell Boundary Elongation by Non-autonomous Contractility in Cell Oscillation. Curr Biol 2016; 26:2388-96. [PMID: 27524484 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Throughout development, tissues exhibit dynamic cell deformation, which is characterized by the integration of cell boundary contraction and/or elongation. Such changes ultimately establish tissue morphology and function [1-5]. In comparison to cell boundary contraction, which is predominantly driven by non-muscle myosin II (MyoII)-dependent contraction [6-9], the mechanisms of cell boundary elongation remain elusive. We explored the dynamics of the amnioserosa, which is known to exhibit cell shape oscillation [10-15], as a model system to study the subcellular-level mechanics that spatiotemporally evolve during Drosophila dorsal closure. Here we show that cell boundary elongation occurs through a combination of a non-autonomous active process and an autonomous process. The former is driven by a transient change in the level of MyoII in the neighboring cells that pull the vertices, whereas the latter is governed by the relaxation of junctional tension. By monitoring cell boundary deformation during live imaging, junctional tension at the specific phase of cell boundary oscillation, e.g., contraction or elongation, was probed by laser ablation. Junctional tension during boundary elongation is lower than during the other phase of oscillation. We extended our tension measurements to non-invasively estimate a tension map across the tissue, and found a correlation between junctional tension and vinculin dynamics at the cell junction. We propose that the medial actomyosin network is used as an entity to both contract and elongate the cell boundary. Moreover, our findings raise a possibility that the level of vinculin at the cell boundary could be used to approximate junctional tension in vivo.
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- Yusuke Hara
- Mechanobiology Institute, T-Lab, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117411, Singapore; Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore
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- Mechanobiology Institute, T-Lab, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117411, Singapore
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- Mechanobiology Institute, T-Lab, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117411, Singapore; Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
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Neves J, Zhu J, Sousa-Victor P, Konjikusic M, Riley R, Chew S, Qi Y, Jasper H, Lamba DA. Immune modulation by MANF promotes tissue repair and regenerative success in the retina. Science 2016; 353:aaf3646. [PMID: 27365452 PMCID: PMC5270511 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf3646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Regenerative therapies are limited by unfavorable environments in aging and diseased tissues. A promising strategy to improve success is to balance inflammatory and anti-inflammatory signals and enhance endogenous tissue repair mechanisms. Here, we identified a conserved immune modulatory mechanism that governs the interaction between damaged retinal cells and immune cells to promote tissue repair. In damaged retina of flies and mice, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-like signaling induced mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF) in innate immune cells. MANF promoted alternative activation of innate immune cells, enhanced neuroprotection and tissue repair, and improved the success of photoreceptor replacement therapies. Thus, immune modulation is required during tissue repair and regeneration. This approach may improve the efficacy of stem-cell-based regenerative therapies.
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- Joana Neves
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA.
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA.
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Parle E, Dirks JH, Taylor D. Bridging the gap: wound healing in insects restores mechanical strength by targeted cuticle deposition. J R Soc Interface 2016; 13:rsif.2015.0984. [PMID: 27053653 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2015.0984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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If an insect is injured, can it repair its skeleton in a manner which is mechanically strong and viable? Previous work has described the biological processes that occur during repair of insect cuticle, but until now, there has been no biomechanical assessment of the repaired area. We analysed the biomechanics of the injury repair process in the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria). We show that after an incision, a healing process occurred which almost doubled the mechanical strength of locust tibial cuticle, restoring it to 66% of the original, intact strength. This repair process occurred by targeted cuticle deposition, stimulated by the presence of the injury. The cut surfaces remained unrepaired, but a patch of endocuticle was deposited, reinforcing the area and thus increasing the effective fracture toughness. The deposition rate of endocuticle inside the tibia increased fourfold compared with uninjured controls, but only on the dorsal side, where the incision was placed. The limb is highly loaded during jumping, so this partial restoration of strength will have a profound effect on the fitness of the insect. A finite-element model provided insights into the mechanics of the repair, predicting that the patch material reaches its ultimate strength before the fracture toughness of the existing cuticle is exceeded.
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- Eoin Parle
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College the University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College the University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Lacy ME, Hutson MS. Amnioserosa development and function in Drosophila embryogenesis: Critical mechanical roles for an extraembryonic tissue. Dev Dyn 2016; 245:558-68. [PMID: 26878336 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Despite being a short-lived, extraembryonic tissue, the amnioserosa plays critical roles in the major morphogenetic events of Drosophila embryogenesis. These roles involve both cellular mechanics and biochemical signaling. Its best-known role is in dorsal closure-well studied by both developmental biologists and biophysicists-but the amnioserosa is also important during earlier developmental stages. Here, we provide an overview of amnioserosa specification and its role in several key developmental stages: germ band extension, germ band retraction, and dorsal closure. We also compare embryonic development in Drosophila and its relative Megaselia to highlight how the amnioserosa and its roles have evolved. Placed in context, the amnioserosa provides a fascinating example of how signaling, mechanics, and morphogen patterns govern cell-type specification and subsequent morphogenetic changes in cell shape, orientation, and movement. Developmental Dynamics 245:558-568, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Monica E Lacy
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.,Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research & Education, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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Balmer S, Nowotschin S, Hadjantonakis AK. Notochord morphogenesis in mice: Current understanding & open questions. Dev Dyn 2016; 245:547-57. [PMID: 26845388 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The notochord is a structure common to all chordates, and the feature that the phylum Chordata has been named after. It is a rod-like mesodermal structure that runs the anterior-posterior length of the embryo, adjacent to the ventral neural tube. The notochord plays a critical role in embryonic tissue patterning, for example the dorsal-ventral patterning of the neural tube. The cells that will come to form the notochord are specified at gastrulation. Axial mesodermal cells arising at the anterior primitive streak migrate anteriorly as the precursors of the notochord and populate the notochordal plate. Yet, even though a lot of interest has centered on investigating the functional and structural roles of the notochord, we still have a very rudimentary understanding of notochord morphogenesis. The events driving the formation of the notochord are rapid, taking place over the period of approximately a day in mice. In this commentary, we provide an overview of our current understanding of mouse notochord morphogenesis, from the initial specification of axial mesendodermal cells at the primitive streak, the emergence of these cells at the midline on the surface of the embryo, to their submergence and organization of the stereotypically positioned notochord. We will also discuss some key open questions. Developmental Dynamics 245:547-557, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Sophie Balmer
- Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Um J, Jung N, Chin S, Cho Y, Choi S, Park KS. Substance P enhances EPC mobilization for accelerated wound healing. Wound Repair Regen 2016; 24:402-10. [PMID: 26749197 DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Wound healing is essential for the survival and tissue homeostasis of unicellular and multicellular organisms. The current study demonstrated that the neuropeptide substance P (SP) accelerated the wound healing process, particularly in the skin. Subcutaneous treatment of SP accelerated wound closing, increased the population of α-smooth muscle actin positive myofibroblasts, and increased extracellular matrix deposition at the wound site. Moreover, SP treatment enhances angiogenesis without a local increase in the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and stromal cell-derived factor-1. Importantly, SP treatment increased both the population of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in the peripheral blood and in CD31 positive cells in Matrigel plugs. The tube forming potential of endothelial cells was also enhanced by SP treatment. The results suggested that the subcutaneous injection of SP accelerated the wound healing in the skin via better reconstitution of blood vessels, which possibly followed an increase in the systemic mobilization of endothelial progenitor cells and a more effective assembly of endothelial cells into tubes.
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- Jihyun Um
- Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea
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- East-West Medical Research Institute/College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Yongin-si, 02447, South Korea
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Tissue nonautonomous effects of fat body methionine metabolism on imaginal disc repair in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:1835-40. [PMID: 26831070 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1523681113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Regulatory mechanisms for tissue repair and regeneration within damaged tissue have been extensively studied. However, the systemic regulation of tissue repair remains poorly understood. To elucidate tissue nonautonomous control of repair process, it is essential to induce local damage, independent of genetic manipulations in uninjured parts of the body. Herein, we develop a system in Drosophila for spatiotemporal tissue injury using a temperature-sensitive form of diphtheria toxin A domain driven by the Q system to study factors contributing to imaginal disc repair. Using this technique, we demonstrate that methionine metabolism in the fat body, a counterpart of mammalian liver and adipose tissue, supports the repair processes of wing discs. Local injury to wing discs decreases methionine and S-adenosylmethionine, whereas it increases S-adenosylhomocysteine in the fat body. Fat body-specific genetic manipulation of methionine metabolism results in defective disc repair but does not affect normal wing development. Our data indicate the contribution of tissue interactions to tissue repair in Drosophila, as local damage to wing discs influences fat body metabolism, and proper control of methionine metabolism in the fat body, in turn, affects wing regeneration.
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DNA duplication is essential for the repair of gastrointestinal perforation in the insect midgut. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19142. [PMID: 26754166 PMCID: PMC4709577 DOI: 10.1038/srep19142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Invertebrate animals have the capacity of repairing wounds in the skin and gut via different mechanisms. Gastrointestinal perforation, a hole in the human gastrointestinal system, is a serious condition, and surgery is necessary to repair the perforation to prevent an abdominal abscess or sepsis. Here we report the repair of gastrointestinal perforation made by a needle-puncture wound in the silkworm larval midgut. Following insect gut perforation, only a weak immune response was observed because the growth of Escherichia coli alone was partially inhibited by plasma collected at 6 h after needle puncture of the larval midgut. However, circulating hemocytes did aggregate over the needle-puncture wound to form a scab. While, cell division and apoptosis were not observed at the wound site, the needle puncture significantly enhanced DNA duplication in cells surrounding the wound, which was essential to repair the midgut perforation. Due to the repair capacity and limited immune response caused by needle puncture to the midgut, this approach was successfully used for the injection of small compounds (ethanol in this study) into the insect midgut. Consequently, this needle-puncture wounding of the insect gut can be developed for screening compounds for use as gut chemotherapeutics in the future.
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Das S. Morphological, Molecular, and Hormonal Basis of Limb Regeneration across Pancrustacea: Table 1. Integr Comp Biol 2015; 55:869-77. [DOI: 10.1093/icb/icv101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Smith BN, Ghazanfari AM, Bohm RA, Welch WP, Zhang B, Masly JP. A Flippase-Mediated GAL80/GAL4 Intersectional Resource for Dissecting Appendage Development in Drosophila. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2015; 5:2105-12. [PMID: 26276385 PMCID: PMC4592993 DOI: 10.1534/g3.115.019810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Drosophila imaginal discs provide an ideal model to study processes important for cell signaling and cell specification, tissue differentiation, and cell competition during development. One challenge to understanding genetic control of cellular processes and cell interactions is the difficulty in effectively targeting a defined subset of cells in developing tissues in gene manipulation experiments. A recently developed Flippase-induced intersectional GAL80/GAL4 repression method incorporates several gene manipulation technologies in Drosophila to enable such fine-scale dissection in neural tissues. In particular, this approach brings together existing GAL4 transgenes, newly developed enhancer-trap flippase transgenes, and GAL80 transgenes flanked by Flippase recognition target sites. The combination of these tools enables gene activation/repression in particular subsets of cells within a GAL4 expression pattern. Here, we expand the utility of a large collection of these enhancer-trap flippase transgenic insertion lines by characterizing their expression patterns in third larval instar imaginal discs. We screened 521 different enhancer-trap flippase lines and identified 28 that are expressed in imaginal tissues, including two transgenes that show sex-specific expression patterns. Using a line that expresses Flippase in the wing imaginal disc, we demonstrate the utility of this intersectional approach for studying development by knocking down gene expression of a key member of the planar cell polarity pathway. The results of our experiments show that these enhancer-trap flippase lines enable fine-scale manipulation in imaginal discs.
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- Brittany N Smith
- Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019
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- Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019 Department of Biological and Health Sciences, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Texas 78363
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- Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019
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- Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019 Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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- Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019
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Ducuing A, Keeley C, Mollereau B, Vincent S. A DPP-mediated feed-forward loop canalizes morphogenesis during Drosophila dorsal closure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 208:239-48. [PMID: 25601405 PMCID: PMC4298692 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201410042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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During Drosophila dorsal closure, DPP and JNK signaling form a feed-forward loop that controls the specification and differentiation of leading edge cells to ensure robust morphogenesis. Development is robust because nature has selected various mechanisms to buffer the deleterious effects of environmental and genetic variations to deliver phenotypic stability. Robustness relies on smart network motifs such as feed-forward loops (FFLs) that ensure the reliable interpretation of developmental signals. In this paper, we show that Decapentaplegic (DPP) and JNK form a coherent FFL that controls the specification and differentiation of leading edge cells during Drosophila melanogaster dorsal closure (DC). We provide molecular evidence that through repression by Brinker (Brk), the DPP branch of the FFL filters unwanted JNK activity. High-throughput live imaging revealed that this DPP/Brk branch is dispensable for DC under normal conditions but is required when embryos are subjected to thermal stress. Our results indicate that the wiring of DPP signaling buffers against environmental challenges and canalizes cell identity. We propose that the main function of DPP pathway during Drosophila DC is to ensure robust morphogenesis, a distinct function from its well-established ability to spread spatial information.
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- Antoine Ducuing
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology of the Cell, UMR5239, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology of the Cell, UMR5239, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 69007 Lyon, France
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology of the Cell, UMR5239, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 69007 Lyon, France
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Álvarez-Fernández C, Tamirisa S, Prada F, Chernomoretz A, Podhajcer O, Blanco E, Martín-Blanco E. Identification and functional analysis of healing regulators in Drosophila. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1004965. [PMID: 25647511 PMCID: PMC4315591 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Wound healing is an essential homeostatic mechanism that maintains the epithelial barrier integrity after tissue damage. Although we know the overall steps in wound healing, many of the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Genetically amenable systems, such as wound healing in Drosophila imaginal discs, do not model all aspects of the repair process. However, they do allow the less understood aspects of the healing response to be explored, e.g., which signal(s) are responsible for initiating tissue remodeling? How is sealing of the epithelia achieved? Or, what inhibitory cues cancel the healing machinery upon completion? Answering these and other questions first requires the identification and functional analysis of wound specific genes. A variety of different microarray analyses of murine and humans have identified characteristic profiles of gene expression at the wound site, however, very few functional studies in healing regulation have been carried out. We developed an experimentally controlled method that is healing-permissive and that allows live imaging and biochemical analysis of cultured imaginal discs. We performed comparative genome-wide profiling between Drosophila imaginal cells actively involved in healing versus their non-engaged siblings. Sets of potential wound-specific genes were subsequently identified. Importantly, besides identifying and categorizing new genes, we functionally tested many of their gene products by genetic interference and overexpression in healing assays. This non-saturated analysis defines a relevant set of genes whose changes in expression level are functionally significant for proper tissue repair. Amongst these we identified the TCP1 chaperonin complex as a key regulator of the actin cytoskeleton essential for the wound healing response. There is promise that our newly identified wound-healing genes will guide future work in the more complex mammalian wound healing response. Two major challenges in our understanding of epithelial repair and regeneration is the identification of the signals triggered after injury and the characterization of mechanisms initiated during tissue repair. From a clinical perspective, a key question that remains unanswered is “Why do some wounds fail to heal?” Considering the low genetic redundancy of Drosophila and its high degree of conservation of fundamental functions, the analysis of wound closure in imaginal discs, whose features are comparable to other post-injury events, seems to be a good model. To proceed to genomic studies, we developed a healing-permissive in vitro culture system for discs. Employing this method and microarray analysis, we aimed to identify relevant genes that are involved in healing. We compared cells that were actively involved in healing to those not involved, and identified a set of upregulated or downregulated genes. They were annotated, clustered by expression profiles, chromosomal locations, and presumptive functions. Most importantly, we functionally tested them in a healing assay. This led to the selection of a group of genes whose changes in expression level and functionality are significant for proper tissue repair. Data obtained from these analyses must facilitate the targeting of these genes in gene therapy or pharmacological studies in mammals.
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- Carmen Álvarez-Fernández
- Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Terapia Molecular y Celular, Fundación Instituto Leloir, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Terapia Molecular y Celular, Fundación Instituto Leloir, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departament de Genètica and Institut de Biomedicina (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Leslie M. Putting a kink in a familiar control loop. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 2015. [PMCID: PMC4298688 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.2082if] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Study shows that a feed-forward signaling loop controls dorsal closure in flies.
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Burnette M, Brito-Robinson T, Li J, Zartman J. An inverse small molecule screen to design a chemically defined medium supporting long-term growth of Drosophila cell lines. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2014; 10:2713-23. [PMID: 25096480 PMCID: PMC4890965 DOI: 10.1039/c4mb00155a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Drosophila cell culture is used as a model system with multiple applications including the identification of new therapeutic targets in screens, the study of conserved signal transduction pathway mechanisms, and as an expression system for recombinant proteins. However, in vitro methods for Drosophila cell and organ cultures are relatively undeveloped. To characterize the minimal requirements for long-term maintenance of Drosophila cell lines, we developed an inverse screening strategy to identify small molecules and synergies stimulating proliferation in a chemically defined medium. In this chemical-genetics approach, a compound-protein interaction database is used to systematically score genetic targets on a screen-wide scale to extract further information about cell growth. In the pilot screen, we focused on two well-characterized cell lines, Clone 8 (Cl.8) and Schneider 2 (S2). Validated factors were investigated for their ability to maintain cell growth over multiple passages in the chemically defined medium (CDM). The polyamine spermidine proved to be the critical component that enables the CDM to support long-term maintenance of Cl.8 cells. Spermidine supplementation upregulates DNA synthesis for Cl.8 and S2 cells and increases MAPK signaling for Cl.8 cells. The CDM also supports the long-term growth of Kc167 cells. Our target scoring approach validated the importance of polyamines, with enrichment for multiple polyamine ontologies found for both cell lines. Future iterations of the screen will enable the identification of compound combinations optimized for specific applications-maintenance and generation of new cell lines or the production and purification of recombinant proteins-thus increasing the versatility of Drosophila cell culture as both a genetic and biochemical model system. Our cumulative target scoring approach improves on traditional chemical-genetics methods and is extensible to biological processes in other species.
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- M Burnette
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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Wells AR, Zou RS, Tulu US, Sokolow AC, Crawford JM, Edwards GS, Kiehart DP. Complete canthi removal reveals that forces from the amnioserosa alone are sufficient to drive dorsal closure in Drosophila. Mol Biol Cell 2014; 25:3552-68. [PMID: 25253724 PMCID: PMC4230616 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-07-1190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Drosophila's dorsal closure provides an excellent model system with which to analyze biomechanical processes during morphogenesis. During native closure, the amnioserosa, flanked by two lateral epidermal sheets, forms an eye-shaped opening with canthi at each corner. The dynamics of amnioserosa cells and actomyosin purse strings in the leading edges of epidermal cells promote closure, whereas the bulk of the lateral epidermis opposes closure. Canthi maintain purse string curvature (necessary for their dorsalward forces), and zipping at the canthi shortens leading edges, ensuring a continuous epithelium at closure completion. We investigated the requirement for intact canthi during closure with laser dissection approaches. Dissection of one or both canthi resulted in tissue recoil and flattening of each purse string. After recoil and a temporary pause, closure resumed at approximately native rates until slowing near the completion of closure. Thus the amnioserosa alone can drive closure after dissection of one or both canthi, requiring neither substantial purse string curvature nor zipping during the bulk of closure. How the embryo coordinates multiple, large forces (each of which is orders of magnitude greater than the net force) during native closure and is also resilient to multiple perturbations are key extant questions.
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
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- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
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- Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
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