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Sun Y, Huang Y, Hao Z, Zhang S, Tian Q. MRLC controls apoptotic cell death and functions to regulate epidermal development during planarian regeneration and homeostasis. Cell Prolif 2024; 57:e13524. [PMID: 37357415 PMCID: PMC10771114 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Adult stem cells (ASCs) are pluripotent cells with the capacity to self-renew and constantly replace lost cells due to physiological turnover or injury. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of the precise coordination of stem cell proliferation and proper cell fate decision is important to regeneration and organismal homeostasis. The planarian epidermis provides a highly tractable model to study ASC complex dynamic due to the distinct spatiotemporal differentiation stages during lineage development. Here, we identified the myosin regulatory light chain (MRLC) homologue in the Dugesia japonica transcriptome. We found high expression levels of MRLC in wound region during regeneration and also expressed in late epidermal progenitors as an essential regulator of the lineage from neoblasts to mature epidermal cells. We investigated the function of MRLC using in situ hybridization, real-time polymerase chain reaction and double fluorescent and uncovered the potential mechanism. Knockdown of MRLC leads to a remarkable increase in cell death, causes severe abnormalities during regeneration and homeostasis and eventually leads to animal death. The global decrease in epidermal cell in MRLC RNAi animals induces accelerated epidermal proliferation and differentiation. Additionally, we find that MRLC is co-expressed with cdc42 and acts cooperatively to control the epidermal lineage development by affecting cell death. Our results uncover an important role of MRLC, as an inhibitor of apoptosis, involves in epidermal development.
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- Yujia Sun
- School of Life SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- School of Life SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular PharmacologyNew York University, School of MedicineNew YorkUSA
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- School of Life SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
- Longhu Laboratory of Advanced ImmunologyZhengzhouHenanChina
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- School of Life SciencesZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhouHenanChina
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Djck1α Is Required for Proper Regeneration and Maintenance of the Medial Tissues in Planarians. Cells 2023; 12:cells12030473. [PMID: 36766815 PMCID: PMC9913719 DOI: 10.3390/cells12030473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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CK1α (Casein kinase 1α) is a member of the casein kinase 1(CK1) family that is involved in diverse cellular processes, but its functions remain unclear in stem cell development. Freshwater planarians are capable of whole-body regeneration, making it a classic model for the study of regeneration, tissue homeostasis, and polarity in vivo. To investigate the roles of CK1α in regeneration and homeostasis progress, we characterize a homolog of CK1α from planarian Dugesia japonica. We find that Djck1α, which shows an enriched expression pattern in the nascent tissues, is widely expressed especially in the medial regions of planarians. Knockdown of CK1α by RNAi presents a thicker body due to dorsal hyperplasia, along with defects in the medial tissues including nerve proliferation, missing epidermis, intestine disturbance, and hyper-proliferation during the progression of regeneration and homeostasis. Moreover, we find that the ck1α RNAi animals exhibit expansion of the midline marker slit. The eye deficiency induced by slit RNAi can be rescued by ck1α and slit double RNAi. These results suggest that ck1α is required for the medial tissue regeneration and maintenance in planarian Dugesia japonica by regulating the expression of slit, which helps to further investigate the regulation of planarian mediolateral axis.
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Liu X, Sun Y, Wang S, Zhang S, Tian Q. Actin restricts cell proliferation and promotes differentiation during planarian regeneration. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 640:150-156. [PMID: 36508928 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.12.008] [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: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Actin is an integral component of the cytoskeleton, which plays an important role in various fundamental cellular processes, such as affecting the polarity of embryonic cells during embryonic development in various model organisms. Meanwhile, previous studies have demonstrated that the polymerization of the actin cytoskeleton can affect cell migration, proliferation, and differentiation. Actin polymerization state regulated osteogenic differentiation and affected cell proliferation. However, the function of actin in regenerative biology has not been thoroughly elucidated. The planarian flatworm, which contains a large number of adult somatic stem cells (neoblasts), is an ideal model organism to study regenerative biology. Here, we identified a homolog of actin in planarian Dugesia japonica and found that RNAi targeting actin during planarian regeneration results in the formation of protrusions on the dorsal side, where the division of phospho-H3 mitotic cells is increased. In addition, a decrease in differentiation is observed in regenerating tissues after Djactin RNAi. These results indicate that Djactin functions in proliferation and differentiation control in planarian regeneration.
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- Xiaomai Liu
- School of LifeSciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of LifeSciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of LifeSciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of LifeSciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; Longhu Laboratory of Advanced Immunology, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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- School of LifeSciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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Luo G, Wang X, Liu C. MiR-483-3p improves learning and memory abilities via XPO1 in Alzheimer's disease. Brain Behav 2022; 12:e2680. [PMID: 35833267 PMCID: PMC9392541 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Alzheimer's disease (AD), a common form of dementia, has been reported to influence 27 million individuals globally. Several risk factors including oxidative stress, gut microbiota imbalance, and cognitive activity are reported to be closely associated with the initiation or progression of AD. Although miR-483-3p was identified to be downregulated in AD patient serum. However, the biological role and mechanism of miR-483-3p remained unknown in AD. Here, we explored the role of miR-483-3p in AD. METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with homocysteine (Hcy) to establish an AD animal model. The Morris water maze tests and contextual fear tests were conducted to assess the cognitive and memory abilities of rats. TUNEL staining was utilized to determine cell apoptosis. Luciferase reporter assay was used to evaluate the binding relation between miR-483-3p and exportin 1 (XPO1). RESULTS Homocysteine treatment (400 μg/kg) induced the learning, cognitive and memory defects of rats. miR-483-3p was downregulated in Hcy-treated rat hippocampus. Functionally, miR-483-3p alleviated cell apoptosis and impairments of learning and memory abilities in Hcy-treated rats. In addition, miR-483-3p inhibited cell apoptosis and protein level of AD-associated factors (APP, BACE1, and Aβ1-42) in PC12 cells. In mechanism, miR-483-3p was confirmed to target XPO1 in PC12 cells. XPO1 displayed high level in rat hippocampus and was negatively correlated with miR-483-3p levels. Finally, XPO1 overexpression rescued the suppressive effect of miR-483-3p on cell apoptosis and protein levels of AD-associated factors. CONCLUSIONS miR-483-3p alleviates neural cell apoptosis and impairments of learning and memory abilities by targeting XPO1 in AD.
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- Gang Luo
- Department of RehabilitationGezhouba Central Hospital of Sinopharm, The Third Clinical Medical College of China Three Gorges UniversityYichangHubeiChina
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- Department of RehabilitationThe Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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- Department of NeurologyHubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese MedicineWuhanHubeiChina
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Tian Q, Guo Q, Guo Y, Luo L, Kristiansen K, Han Z, Fang H, Zhang S. Whole-genome sequence of the planarian Dugesia japonica combining Illumina and PacBio data. Genomics 2022; 114:110293. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2022.110293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Tian Q, Sun Y, Gao T, Li J, Fang H, Zhang S. Djnedd4L Is Required for Head Regeneration by Regulating Stem Cell Maintenance in Planarians. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111707. [PMID: 34769140 PMCID: PMC8583885 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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SUMOylation and ubiquitylation are homologous processes catalyzed by homologous enzymes, and they are involved in nearly all aspects of eukaryotic biology. Planarians, which have the remarkable ability to regenerate their central nervous system (CNS), provide an excellent opportunity to investigate the molecular processes of CNS regeneration in vivo. In this study, we analyzed gene expression profiles during head regeneration with an RNA-seq-based screening approach and found that Djnedd4L and Djubc9 were required for head regeneration in planarians. RNA interference targeting of Djubc9 caused the phospho-H3 mitotic cells to decrease in quantity, or even become absent as a part of the Djubc9 RNAi phenotype, which also showed the collapse of the stem cell lineage along with the reduced expression of epidermal differentiation markers. Furthermore, we found that Djnedd4L RNAi induced increased cell division and promoted the premature differentiation during regeneration. Taken together, our findings show that Djubc9 and Djnedd4L are required for stem cell maintenance in the planarian Dugesia japonica, which helps to elucidate the role of SUMOylation and ubiquitylation in regulating the regeneration process.
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- Qingnan Tian
- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Q.T.); (Y.S.); (T.G.); (J.L.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Q.T.); (Y.S.); (T.G.); (J.L.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Q.T.); (Y.S.); (T.G.); (J.L.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Q.T.); (Y.S.); (T.G.); (J.L.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Q.T.); (Y.S.); (T.G.); (J.L.)
- Correspondence: (H.F.); (S.Z.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (Q.T.); (Y.S.); (T.G.); (J.L.)
- Henan Key Laboratory of Bioactive Macromolecules, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Correspondence: (H.F.); (S.Z.)
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Tian Q, Sun Y, Gao T, Li J, Hao Z, Fang H, Zhang S. TBX2/3 is required for regeneration of dorsal-ventral and medial-lateral polarity in planarians. J Cell Biochem 2021; 122:731-738. [PMID: 33586232 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The molecular mechanisms responsible for axis establishment during non-embryonic processes remain elusive. The planarian flatworm is an ideal model organism to study body axis polarization and patterning in vivo. Here, we identified a homolog of the TBX2/3 in the planarian Dugesia japonica. RNA interference (RNAi) knockdown of TBX2/3 results in the ectopic formation of protrusions in the midline of the dorsal surface which shows an abnormal expression of midline and ventral cell markers. Additionally, the TBX2/3 RNAi animals also show the duplication of expression of the boundary marker at the lateral edge. Furthermore, TBX2/3 is expressed in muscle cells and co-expressed with bmp4. Inhibition of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling reduces the expression of TBX2/3 at the midline. These results suggest that TBX2/3 RNAi results in phenotypic characters caused by inhibition of the BMP signal, indicating that TBX2/3 is required for DV and ML patterning, and might be a downstream gene of BMP signaling.
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- Qingnan Tian
- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Bioactive Macromolecules, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Tubgcp3 is a mitotic regulator of planarian epidermal differentiation. Gene 2021; 775:145440. [PMID: 33482282 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tubgcp3/GCP3 (The centrosomal protein γ-tubulin complex protein 3) is a component of the γ-tubulin small complexes (γ-TuSCs) and γ-tubulin ring complexes (γ-TuRCs), which play critical roles in mitotic spindle formation during mitosis. However, its function in stem cell development has not been thoroughly elucidated. The planarian flatworm, which contains a large number of adult somatic stem cells (neoblasts), is a unique model to study stem cell lineage development in vivo. Here, we identified a homolog of Tubgcp3 in planarian Dugesia japonica, and found that Tubgcp3 is required for the maintenance of epidermal lineage. RNAi targeting Tubgcp3 resulted in tissue homeostasis and regeneration defect. Knockdown of Tubgcp3 reduced cell divisions and led to a loss of the mature epidermal cells. Our findings indicate that Tubgcp3 is a mitotic regulator and plays a crucial role in planarian epidermal differentiation.
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