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Oka M, Nakajima S, Suzuki E, Yamamoto S, Ando K. Glucose uptake in pigment glia suppresses tau-induced inflammation and photoreceptor degeneration in Drosophila. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.08.14.607919. [PMID: 39229232 PMCID: PMC11370381 DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.14.607919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/05/2024]
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Brain inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Glucose hypometabolism and glial activation are pathological features seen in AD brains; however, the connection between the two is not fully understood. Using a Drosophila model of AD, we identified that glucose metabolism in glia plays a critical role in neuroinflammation under disease conditions. Expression of human tau in the retinal cells, including photoreceptor neurons and pigment glia, causes photoreceptor degeneration accompanied by inclusion formation and swelling of lamina glial cells. We found that inclusions are formed by glial phagocytosis, and swelling of the laminal cortex correlates with the expression of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Co-expression of human glucose transporter 3 ( GLUT3 ) with tau in the retina does not affect tau levels but suppresses these inflammatory responses and photoreceptor degeneration. We also found that expression of GLUT3 , specifically in the pigment glia, is sufficient to suppress inflammatory phenotypes and mitigate photoreceptor degeneration in the tau-expressing retina. Our results suggest that glial glucose metabolism contributes to inflammatory responses and neurodegeneration in tauopathy. Highlights Tau expression in the fly retina induces glial activationPigment glial cells mediate inflammatory phenotypes in the degenerating retinaEnhanced glucose uptake in the pigment glia suppresses inflammation and photoreceptor neurodegeneration caused by tau expression.
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Petitgas C, Seugnet L, Dulac A, Matassi G, Mteyrek A, Fima R, Strehaiano M, Dagorret J, Chérif-Zahar B, Marie S, Ceballos-Picot I, Birman S. Metabolic and neurobehavioral disturbances induced by purine recycling deficiency in Drosophila. eLife 2024; 12:RP88510. [PMID: 38700995 PMCID: PMC11068357 DOI: 10.7554/elife.88510] [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] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) and hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) are two structurally related enzymes involved in purine recycling in humans. Inherited mutations that suppress HGPRT activity are associated with Lesch-Nyhan disease (LND), a rare X-linked metabolic and neurological disorder in children, characterized by hyperuricemia, dystonia, and compulsive self-injury. To date, no treatment is available for these neurological defects and no animal model recapitulates all symptoms of LND patients. Here, we studied LND-related mechanisms in the fruit fly. By combining enzymatic assays and phylogenetic analysis, we confirm that no HGPRT activity is expressed in Drosophila melanogaster, making the APRT homolog (Aprt) the only purine-recycling enzyme in this organism. Whereas APRT deficiency does not trigger neurological defects in humans, we observed that Drosophila Aprt mutants show both metabolic and neurobehavioral disturbances, including increased uric acid levels, locomotor impairments, sleep alterations, seizure-like behavior, reduced lifespan, and reduction of adenosine signaling and content. Locomotor defects could be rescued by Aprt re-expression in neurons and reproduced by knocking down Aprt selectively in the protocerebral anterior medial (PAM) dopaminergic neurons, the mushroom bodies, or glia subsets. Ingestion of allopurinol rescued uric acid levels in Aprt-deficient mutants but not neurological defects, as is the case in LND patients, while feeding adenosine or N6-methyladenosine (m6A) during development fully rescued the epileptic behavior. Intriguingly, pan-neuronal expression of an LND-associated mutant form of human HGPRT (I42T), but not the wild-type enzyme, resulted in early locomotor defects and seizure in flies, similar to Aprt deficiency. Overall, our results suggest that Drosophila could be used in different ways to better understand LND and seek a cure for this dramatic disease.
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- Céline Petitgas
- Genes Circuits Rhythms and Neuropathology, Brain Plasticity Unit, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research UniversityParisFrance
- Metabolomic and Proteomic Biochemistry Laboratory, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital and Paris Cité UniversityParisFrance
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- Integrated Physiology of the Brain Arousal Systems (WAKING), Lyon Neuroscience Research Centre, INSERM/CNRS/UCBL1BronFrance
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- Genes Circuits Rhythms and Neuropathology, Brain Plasticity Unit, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research UniversityParisFrance
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agroalimentari, Ambientali e Animali, University of UdineUdineItaly
- UMR “Ecology and Dynamics of Anthropogenic Systems” (EDYSAN), CNRS, Université de Picardie Jules VerneAmiensFrance
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- Genes Circuits Rhythms and Neuropathology, Brain Plasticity Unit, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research UniversityParisFrance
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- Genes Circuits Rhythms and Neuropathology, Brain Plasticity Unit, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research UniversityParisFrance
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- Genes Circuits Rhythms and Neuropathology, Brain Plasticity Unit, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research UniversityParisFrance
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- Genes Circuits Rhythms and Neuropathology, Brain Plasticity Unit, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research UniversityParisFrance
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- Genes Circuits Rhythms and Neuropathology, Brain Plasticity Unit, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research UniversityParisFrance
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- Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de LouvainBrusselsBelgium
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- Metabolomic and Proteomic Biochemistry Laboratory, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital and Paris Cité UniversityParisFrance
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- Genes Circuits Rhythms and Neuropathology, Brain Plasticity Unit, CNRS, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research UniversityParisFrance
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Ogienko AA, Omelina ES, Bylino OV, Batin MA, Georgiev PG, Pindyurin AV. Drosophila as a Model Organism to Study Basic Mechanisms of Longevity. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:11244. [PMID: 36232546 PMCID: PMC9569508 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The spatio-temporal regulation of gene expression determines the fate and function of various cells and tissues and, as a consequence, the correct development and functioning of complex organisms. Certain mechanisms of gene activity regulation provide adequate cell responses to changes in environmental factors. Aside from gene expression disorders that lead to various pathologies, alterations of expression of particular genes were shown to significantly decrease or increase the lifespan in a wide range of organisms from yeast to human. Drosophila fruit fly is an ideal model system to explore mechanisms of longevity and aging due to low cost, easy handling and maintenance, large number of progeny per adult, short life cycle and lifespan, relatively low number of paralogous genes, high evolutionary conservation of epigenetic mechanisms and signalling pathways, and availability of a wide range of tools to modulate gene expression in vivo. Here, we focus on the organization of the evolutionarily conserved signaling pathways whose components significantly influence the aging process and on the interconnections of these pathways with gene expression regulation.
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- Anna A. Ogienko
- Department of Regulation of Genetic Processes, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Regulation of Genetic Processes, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Novosibirsk State Agrarian University, 630039 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Laboratory of Gene Expression Regulation in Development, Institute of Gene Biology RAS, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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- Open Longevity, 15260 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, CA 91403, USA
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- Laboratory of Gene Expression Regulation in Development, Institute of Gene Biology RAS, 119334 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Regulation of Genetic Processes, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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Agostini F, Masato A, Bubacco L, Bisaglia M. Metformin Repurposing for Parkinson Disease Therapy: Opportunities and Challenges. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:ijms23010398. [PMID: 35008822 PMCID: PMC8745385 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Parkinson disease (PD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder that affects around 2% of the population over 65 years old. It is characterized by the progressive loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons, resulting in motor disabilities of the patients. At present, only symptomatic cures are available, without suppressing disease progression. In this frame, the anti-diabetic drug metformin has been investigated as a potential disease modifier for PD, being a low-cost and generally well-tolerated medication, which has been successfully used for decades in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Despite the precise mechanisms of action of metformin being not fully elucidated, the drug has been known to influence many cellular pathways that are associated with PD pathology. In this review, we present the evidence in the literature supporting the neuroprotective role of metformin, i.e., autophagy upregulation, degradation of pathological α-synuclein species, and regulation of mitochondrial functions. The epidemiological studies conducted in diabetic patients under metformin therapy aimed at evaluating the correlation between long-term metformin consumption and the risk of developing PD are also discussed. Finally, we provide an interpretation for the controversial results obtained both in experimental models and in clinical studies, thus providing a possible rationale for future investigations for the repositioning of metformin for PD therapy.
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- Francesco Agostini
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy; (F.A.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy; (F.A.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy; (F.A.); (A.M.)
- Center Study for Neurodegeneration (CESNE), University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy
- Correspondence: (L.B.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy; (F.A.); (A.M.)
- Center Study for Neurodegeneration (CESNE), University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy
- Correspondence: (L.B.); (M.B.)
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Pei J, Xu Y, Zong S, Ren L. Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Data Reveal the Key Metabolic Pathways Affecting Streltzoviella insularis (Staudinger) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) Larvae During Overwintering. Front Physiol 2021; 12:655059. [PMID: 34220530 PMCID: PMC8250450 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.655059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Streltzoviella insularis (Staudinger) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) is a woodboring insect feeding on Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Sophora japonica, and Ginkgo biloba, as well as many other species used for urban greening and plain afforestation in northern China, including the temperate north. There is also a risk that S. insularis could spread through the transportation of seedlings, thereby increasing urban greening costs. However, how S. insularis increases the cold tolerance then reduces it to survive winter temperature below 0°C remains unclear. In the transcriptomic of S. insularis, we identified three profiles (profile 25, 27, and 13) whose trends related to the cold tolerance. We detected 1,783 differentially expressed genes (in profile 25) and identified 522 genes enriched in the AMPK signaling pathway. The metabolome analysis identified 122 differential metabolites. We identified four co-pathways, among which "Glycerophospholipid metabolism" was the pathway most enriched in differentially expressed genes and differential metabolites. The AMPK signaling and glycerophospholipid metabolism pathways play key roles in the natural overwintering physiological process of S. insularis larvae.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Forest Pest Control, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Forest Pest Control, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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Liu J, Wang X, Ma R, Li T, Guo G, Ning B, Moran TH, Smith WW. AMPK signaling mediates synphilin-1-induced hyperphagia and obesity in Drosophila. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:jcs247742. [PMID: 33443093 PMCID: PMC7875497 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.247742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Expression of synphilin-1 in neurons induces hyperphagia and obesity in a Drosophila model. However, the molecular pathways underlying synphilin-1-linked obesity remain unclear. Here, Drosophila models and genetic tools were used to study the synphilin-1-linked pathways in energy balance by combining molecular biology and pharmacological approaches. We found that expression of human synphilin-1 in flies increased AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation at Thr172 compared with that in non-transgenic flies. Knockdown of AMPK reduced AMPK phosphorylation and food intake in non-transgenic flies, and further suppressed synphilin-1-induced AMPK phosphorylation, hyperphagia, fat storage and body weight gain in transgenic flies. Expression of constitutively activated AMPK significantly increased food intake and body weight gain in non-transgenic flies, but it did not alter food intake in the synphilin-1 transgenic flies. In contrast, expression of dominant-negative AMPK reduced food intake in both non-transgenic and synphilin-1 transgenic flies. Treatment with STO-609 also suppressed synphilin-1-induced AMPK phosphorylation, hyperphagia and body weight gain. These results demonstrate that the AMPK signaling pathway plays a critical role in synphilin-1-induced hyperphagia and obesity. These findings provide new insights into the mechanisms of synphilin-1-controlled energy homeostasis.
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- Jingnan Liu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Oringanje C, Delacruz LR, Han Y, Luckhart S, Riehle MA. Overexpression of Activated AMPK in the Anopheles stephensi Midgut Impacts Mosquito Metabolism, Reproduction and Plasmodium Resistance. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12010119. [PMID: 33478058 PMCID: PMC7835765 DOI: 10.3390/genes12010119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial integrity and homeostasis in the midgut are key factors controlling mosquito fitness and anti-pathogen resistance. Targeting genes that regulate mitochondrial dynamics represents a potential strategy for limiting mosquito-borne diseases. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a key cellular energy sensor found in nearly all eukaryotic cells. When activated, AMPK inhibits anabolic pathways that consume ATP and activates catabolic processes that synthesize ATP. In this study, we overexpressed a truncated and constitutively active α-subunit of AMPK under the control of the midgut-specific carboxypeptidase promotor in the midgut of female Anopheles stephensi. As expected, AMPK overexpression in homozygous transgenic mosquitoes was associated with changes in nutrient storage and metabolism, decreasing glycogen levels at 24 h post-blood feeding when transgene expression was maximal, and concurrently increasing circulating trehalose at the same time point. When transgenic lines were challenged with Plasmodium falciparum, we observed a significant decrease in the prevalence and intensity of infection relative to wild type controls. Surprisingly, we did not observe a significant difference in the survival of adult mosquitoes fed either sugar only or both sugar and bloodmeals throughout adult life. This may be due to the limited period that the transgene was activated before homeostasis was restored. However, we did observe a significant decrease in egg production, suggesting that manipulation of AMPK activity in the mosquito midgut resulted in the re-allocation of resources away from egg production. In summary, this work identifies midgut AMPK activity as an important regulator of metabolism, reproduction, and innate immunity in An. stephensi, a highly invasive and important malaria vector species.
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- Department of Health Sciences, ECPI University, Virginia Beach, VA 23462, USA;
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- Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, USA;
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-520-626-8500
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Jacobs HT, George J, Kemppainen E. Regulation of growth in Drosophila melanogaster: the roles of mitochondrial metabolism. J Biochem 2020; 167:267-277. [PMID: 31926002 PMCID: PMC7048069 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvaa002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial functions are often considered purely from the standpoint of catabolism, but in growing cells they are mainly dedicated to anabolic processes, and can have a profound impact on the rate of growth. The Drosophila larva, which increases in body mass ∼200-fold over the course of ∼3 days at 25°C, provides an excellent model to study the underlying regulatory machinery that connects mitochondrial metabolic capacity to growth. In this review, we will focus on several key aspects of this machinery: nutrient sensing, endocrine control of feeding and nutrient mobilization, metabolic signalling, protein synthesis regulation and pathways of steroid biosynthesis and activity. In all these aspects, mitochondria appear to play a crucial role.
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- Howard T Jacobs
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, FI-33014 Tampere University, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, FI-33014 Tampere University, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, FI-33014 Tampere University, Finland
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Nagy S, Maurer GW, Hentze JL, Rose M, Werge TM, Rewitz K. AMPK signaling linked to the schizophrenia-associated 1q21.1 deletion is required for neuronal and sleep maintenance. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007623. [PMID: 30566533 PMCID: PMC6317821 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The human 1q21.1 deletion of ten genes is associated with increased risk of schizophrenia. This deletion involves the β-subunit of the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) complex, a key energy sensor in the cell. Although neurons have a high demand for energy and low capacity to store nutrients, the role of AMPK in neuronal physiology is poorly defined. Here we show that AMPK is important in the nervous system for maintaining neuronal integrity and for stress survival and longevity in Drosophila. To understand the impact of this signaling system on behavior and its potential contribution to the 1q21.1 deletion syndrome, we focused on sleep, an important role of which is proposed to be the reestablishment of neuronal energy levels that are diminished during energy-demanding wakefulness. Sleep disturbances are one of the most common problems affecting individuals with psychiatric disorders. We show that AMPK is required for maintenance of proper sleep architecture and for sleep recovery following sleep deprivation. Neuronal AMPKβ loss specifically leads to sleep fragmentation and causes dysregulation of genes believed to play a role in sleep homeostasis. Our data also suggest that AMPKβ loss may contribute to the increased risk of developing mental disorders and sleep disturbances associated with the human 1q21.1 deletion. The human 1q21.1 chromosomal deletion is associated with increased risk of schizophrenia. Because this deletion affects only a small number of genes, it provides a unique opportunity to identify the specific disease-causing gene(s) using animal models. Here, we report the use of a Drosophila model to identify the potential contribution of one gene affected by the 1q21.1 deletion–PRKAB2 –to the pathology of the 1q21.1 deletion syndrome. PRKAB2 encodes a subunit of the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) complex, the main cellular energy sensor. We show that AMPK deficiency reduces lifespan and causes structural abnormalities in neuronal dendritic structures, a phenotype which has been linked to schizophrenia. Furthermore, cognitive impairment and altered sleep patterning are some of the most common symptoms of schizophrenia. Therefore, to understand the potential contribution of PRKAB2 to the 1q21.1 syndrome, we tested whether AMPK alterations might cause defects in learning and sleep. Our studies show that lack of PRKAB2 and AMPK-complex activity in the nervous system leads to reduced learning and to dramatic sleep disturbances. Thus, our data links a single 1q21.1-related gene with phenotypes that resemble common symptoms of neuropsychiatric disorders, suggesting that this gene, PRKAB2, may contribute to the risk of developing schizophrenia.
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- Stanislav Nagy
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Institute for Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Roskilde, Denmark.,Department of Pathology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre Sct. Hans, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Tung S, Mishra A, Gogna N, Aamir Sadiq M, Shreenidhi PM, Shree Sruti VR, Dorai K, Dey S. Evolution of dispersal syndrome and its corresponding metabolomic changes. Evolution 2018; 72:1890-1903. [PMID: 30075053 DOI: 10.1111/evo.13560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Dispersal is one of the strategies for organisms to deal with climate change and habitat degradation. Therefore, investigating the effects of dispersal evolution on natural populations is of considerable interest to ecologists and conservation biologists. Although it is known that dispersal itself can evolve due to selection, the behavioral, life-history and metabolic consequences of dispersal evolution are not well understood. Here, we explore these issues by subjecting four outbred laboratory populations of Drosophila melanogaster to selection for increased dispersal. The dispersal-selected populations had similar values of body size, fecundity, and longevity as the nonselected lines (controls), but evolved significantly greater locomotor activity, exploratory tendency, and aggression. Untargeted metabolomic fingerprinting through NMR spectroscopy suggested that the selected flies evolved elevated cellular respiration characterized by greater amounts of glucose, AMP, and NAD. Concurrent evolution of higher level of Octopamine and other neurotransmitters indicate a possible mechanism for the behavioral changes in the selected lines. We discuss the generalizability of our findings in the context of observations from natural populations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the evolution of metabolome due to selection for dispersal and its connection to dispersal syndrome evolution.
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- Sudipta Tung
- Population Biology Laboratory, Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Population Biology Laboratory, Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Population Biology Laboratory, Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Population Biology Laboratory, Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Population Biology Laboratory, Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Population Biology Laboratory, Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Megha , Hasan G. Control of protein translation by IP 3R-mediated Ca 2+ release in Drosophila neuroendocrine cells. Fly (Austin) 2017; 11:0. [PMID: 28949794 PMCID: PMC5721944 DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2017.1384103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) is one of two Ca2+ channels that gates Ca2+ release from ER-stores. The ligand IP3, generated upon specific G-protein coupled receptor activation, binds to IP3R to release Ca2+ into the cytosol. IP3R also mediates ER-store Ca2+ release into the mitochondria, under basal as well as stimulatory conditions; an activity that influences cellular bioenergetics and thus, cellular growth and proliferation. In Drosophila neuroendocrine cells expressing a hypomorphic mutant of IP3R, we observed reduced protein translation levels. Here, we discuss the possible molecular mechanism for this observation. We hypothesise that the cellular energy sensor, AMPK connects IP3R mediated Ca2+ release into the mitochondria, to protein translation, via the TOR pathway.
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- Megha
- National Centre for Biological Sciences-TIFR, GKVK Campus, Bangalore, India
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences-TIFR, GKVK Campus, Bangalore, India
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