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Krasovec G, Horkan HR, Quéinnec É, Chambon JP. The constructive function of apoptosis: More than a dead-end job. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1033645. [PMID: 36582468 PMCID: PMC9793947 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1033645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Gabriel Krasovec
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland,ISYEB, Institut de Systématique, Evolution et Biodiversité, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, MNHN, Paris, France,*Correspondence: Gabriel Krasovec, , ; Jean-Philippe Chambon, ,
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- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- ISYEB, Institut de Systématique, Evolution et Biodiversité, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, MNHN, Paris, France
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- CRBM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France,*Correspondence: Gabriel Krasovec, , ; Jean-Philippe Chambon, ,
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Krasovec G, Karaiskou A, Quéinnec É, Chambon JP. Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals gene regulation mediated by caspase activity in a chordate organism. BMC Mol Cell Biol 2021; 22:51. [PMID: 34615460 PMCID: PMC8495957 DOI: 10.1186/s12860-021-00388-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Apoptosis is a caspase regulated cell death present in all metazoans defined by a conserved set of morphological features. A well-described function of apoptosis is the removal of excessive cells during development and homeostasis. Recent studies have shown an unexpected signalling property of apoptotic cells, affecting cell fate and/or behaviour of neighbouring cells. In contrast to the apoptotic function of cell elimination, this new role of apoptosis is not well understood but seems caspase-dependent. To deepen our understanding of apoptotic functions, it is necessary to work on a biological model with a predictable apoptosis pattern affecting cell fate and/or behaviour. The tunicate Ciona intestinalis has a bi-phasic life cycle with swimming larvae which undergo metamorphosis after settlement. Previously, we have shown that the tail regression step during metamorphosis, characterized by a predictable polarized apoptotic wave, ensures elimination of most tail cells and controls primordial germ cells survival and migration. RESULTS We performed differential transcriptomic analysis between control metamorphosing larvae and larvae treated with the pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-fmk in order to explore the transcriptional control of apoptotic cells on neighbouring cells that survive and migrate. When caspase activity was impaired, genes known to be involved in metamorphosis were downregulated along with other implicated in cell migration and survival molecular pathways. CONCLUSION We propose these results as a confirmation that apoptotic cells can control surrounding cells fate and as a reference database to explore novel apoptotic functions in animals, including those related to migration and differentiation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gabriel Krasovec
- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), UMR 7205, Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d'histoire Naturelle, CNRS, EPHE, 7 Quai St-Bernard, F-75252, Paris Cedex 05, France. .,Center for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
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- INSERM UMRS_938, Centre de recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), UMR 7205, Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d'histoire Naturelle, CNRS, EPHE, 7 Quai St-Bernard, F-75252, Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Centre de Recherche de Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier (CRBM), Montpellier Univ., CNRS, 34000, Montpellier, France
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Krasovec G, Pottin K, Rosello M, Quéinnec É, Chambon JP. Apoptosis and cell proliferation during metamorphosis of the planula larva of Clytia hemisphaerica (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria). Dev Dyn 2021; 250:1739-1758. [PMID: 34036636 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Metamorphosis in marine species is characterized by profound changes at the ecophysiological, morphological, and cellular levels. The cnidarian Clytia hemisphaerica exhibits a triphasic life cycle that includes a planula larva, a colonial polyp, and a sexually reproductive medusa. Most studies so far have focused on the embryogenesis of this species, whereas its metamorphosis has been only partially studied. RESULTS We investigated the main morphological changes of the planula larva of Clytia during the metamorphosis, and the associated cell proliferation and apoptosis. Based on our observations of planulae at successive times following artificial metamorphosis induction using GLWamide, we subdivided the Clytia's metamorphosis into a series of eight morphological stages occurring during a pre-settlement phase (from metamorphosis induction to planula ready for settlement) and the post-settlement phase (from planula settlement to primary polyp). Drastic morphological changes prior to definitive adhesion to the substrate were accompanied by specific patterns of stem-cell proliferation as well as apoptosis in both ectoderm and endoderm. Further waves of apoptosis occurring once the larva has settled were associated with morphogenesis of the primary polyp. CONCLUSION Clytia larval metamorphosis is characterized by distinct patterns of apoptosis and cell proliferation during the pre-settlement phase and the settled planula-to-polyp transformation.
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- Gabriel Krasovec
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, IBPS, Evolution Paris Seine, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, IBPS, Evolution Paris Seine, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, IBPS, Evolution Paris Seine, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, IBPS, Evolution Paris Seine, Paris, France.,Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d'histoire Naturelle, Paris Cedex, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, IBPS, Evolution Paris Seine, Paris, France.,Centre de Recherche de Biologie Cellulaire de Montpellier (CRBM), Montpellier University, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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Gene knockdown via electroporation of short hairpin RNAs in embryos of the marine hydroid Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12806. [PMID: 32732955 PMCID: PMC7393174 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69489-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Analyzing gene function in a broad range of research organisms is crucial for understanding the biological functions of genes and their evolution. Recent studies have shown that short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) can induce gene-specific knockdowns in two cnidarian species. We have developed a detailed, straightforward, and scalable method to deliver shRNAs into fertilized eggs of the hydrozoan cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus via electroporation, yielding effective gene-targeted knockdowns that can last throughout embryogenesis. Our electroporation protocol allows for the transfection of shRNAs into hundreds of fertilized H. symbiolongicarpus eggs simultaneously with minimal embryo death and no long-term harmful consequences on the developing animals. We show RT-qPCR and detailed phenotypic evidence of our method successfully inducing effective knockdowns of an exogenous gene (eGFP) and an endogenous gene (Nanos2), as well as knockdown confirmation by RT-qPCR of two other endogenous genes. We also provide visual confirmation of successful shRNA transfection inside embryos through electroporation. Our detailed protocol for electroporation of shRNAs in H. symbiolongicarpus embryos constitutes an important experimental resource for the hydrozoan community while also serving as a successful model for the development of similar methods for interrogating gene function in other marine invertebrates.
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Burmistrova YA, Osadchenko BV, Bolshakov FV, Kraus YA, Kosevich IA. Embryonic development of thecate hydrozoanGonothyraea loveni(Allman, 1859). Dev Growth Differ 2018; 60:483-501. [DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yulia A. Burmistrova
- Biological Faculty; Department of Invertebrate Zoology; M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University; Moscow Russia
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- Biological Faculty; Department of Invertebrate Zoology; M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University; Moscow Russia
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- Biological Faculty; Department of Invertebrate Zoology; M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University; Moscow Russia
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- Biological Faculty; Department of Invertebrate Zoology; M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University; Moscow Russia
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- Biological Faculty; Department of Invertebrate Zoology; M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University; Moscow Russia
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Waldron FM, Stone GN, Obbard DJ. Metagenomic sequencing suggests a diversity of RNA interference-like responses to viruses across multicellular eukaryotes. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007533. [PMID: 30059538 PMCID: PMC6085071 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
RNA interference (RNAi)-related pathways target viruses and transposable element (TE) transcripts in plants, fungi, and ecdysozoans (nematodes and arthropods), giving protection against infection and transmission. In each case, this produces abundant TE and virus-derived 20-30nt small RNAs, which provide a characteristic signature of RNAi-mediated defence. The broad phylogenetic distribution of the Argonaute and Dicer-family genes that mediate these pathways suggests that defensive RNAi is ancient, and probably shared by most animal (metazoan) phyla. Indeed, while vertebrates had been thought an exception, it has recently been argued that mammals also possess an antiviral RNAi pathway, although its immunological relevance is currently uncertain and the viral small RNAs (viRNAs) are not easily detectable. Here we use a metagenomic approach to test for the presence of viRNAs in five species from divergent animal phyla (Porifera, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, and Annelida), and in a brown alga-which represents an independent origin of multicellularity from plants, fungi, and animals. We use metagenomic RNA sequencing to identify around 80 virus-like contigs in these lineages, and small RNA sequencing to identify viRNAs derived from those viruses. We identified 21U small RNAs derived from an RNA virus in the brown alga, reminiscent of plant and fungal viRNAs, despite the deep divergence between these lineages. However, contrary to our expectations, we were unable to identify canonical (i.e. Drosophila- or nematode-like) viRNAs in any of the animals, despite the widespread presence of abundant micro-RNAs, and somatic transposon-derived piwi-interacting RNAs. We did identify a distinctive group of small RNAs derived from RNA viruses in the mollusc. However, unlike ecdysozoan viRNAs, these had a piRNA-like length distribution but lacked key signatures of piRNA biogenesis. We also identified primary piRNAs derived from putatively endogenous copies of DNA viruses in the cnidarian and the echinoderm, and an endogenous RNA virus in the mollusc. The absence of canonical virus-derived small RNAs from our samples may suggest that the majority of animal phyla lack an antiviral RNAi response. Alternatively, these phyla could possess an antiviral RNAi response resembling that reported for vertebrates, with cryptic viRNAs not detectable through simple metagenomic sequencing of wild-type individuals. In either case, our findings show that the antiviral RNAi responses of arthropods and nematodes, which are highly divergent from each other and from that of plants and fungi, are also highly diverged from the most likely ancestral metazoan state.
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- Fergal M. Waldron
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Centre for Immunity Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Leclère L, Copley RR, Momose T, Houliston E. Hydrozoan insights in animal development and evolution. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2016; 39:157-167. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Moya A, Sakamaki K, Mason BM, Huisman L, Forêt S, Weiss Y, Bull TE, Tomii K, Imai K, Hayward DC, Ball EE, Miller DJ. Functional conservation of the apoptotic machinery from coral to man: the diverse and complex Bcl-2 and caspase repertoires of Acropora millepora. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:62. [PMID: 26772977 PMCID: PMC4715348 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2355-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Apoptotic cell death is a defining and ubiquitous characteristic of metazoans, but its evolutionary origins are unclear. Although Caenorhabditis and Drosophila played key roles in establishing the molecular bases of apoptosis, it is now clear that cell death pathways of these animals do not reflect ancestral characteristics. Conversely, recent work suggests that the apoptotic networks of cnidarians may be complex and vertebrate-like, hence characterization of the apoptotic complement of representatives of the basal cnidarian class Anthozoa will help us to understand the evolution of the vertebrate apoptotic network. Results We describe the Bcl-2 and caspase protein repertoires of the coral Acropora millepora, making use of the comprehensive transcriptomic data available for this species. Molecular phylogenetics indicates that some Acropora proteins are orthologs of specific mammalian pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family members, but the relationships of other Bcl-2 and caspases are unclear. The pro- or anti-apoptotic activities of coral Bcl-2 proteins were investigated by expression in mammalian cells, and the results imply functional conservation of the effector/anti-apoptotic machinery despite limited sequence conservation in the anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins. A novel caspase type (“Caspase-X”), containing both inactive and active caspase domains, was identified in Acropora and appears to be restricted to corals. When expressed in mammalian cells, full-length caspase-X caused loss of viability, and a truncated version containing only the active domain was more effective in inducing cell death, suggesting that the inactive domain might modulate activity in the full-length protein. Structure prediction suggests that the active and inactive caspase domains in caspase-X are likely to interact, resulting in a structure resembling that of the active domain in procaspase-8 and the inactive caspase domain in the mammalian c-FLIP anti-apoptotic factor. Conclusions The data presented here confirm that many of the basic mechanisms involved in both the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways were in place in the common ancestor of cnidarians and bilaterians. With the identification of most or all of the repertoires of coral Bcl-2 and caspases, our results not only provide new perspectives on the evolution of apoptotic pathways, but also a framework for future experimental studies towards a complete understanding of coral bleaching mechanisms, in which apoptotic cell death might be involved. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-2355-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Aurelie Moya
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
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- Department of Animal Development and Physiology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia. .,Comparative Genomics Centre and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia. .,Section of Computational Science, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098, XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia. .,Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Bldg. 46, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia. .,Comparative Genomics Centre and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
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- Comparative Genomics Centre and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, 135-0064, Japan.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo, 135-0064, Japan.
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- Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Bldg. 46, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia. .,Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Bldg. 46, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia. .,Comparative Genomics Centre and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811, Australia.
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Duffy DJ. Instructive reconstruction: a new role for apoptosis in pattern formation. Instructive apoptotic patterning establishes de novo tissue generation via the apoptosis linked production of morphogenic signals. Bioessays 2012; 34:561-4. [PMID: 22488101 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201200018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Apoptosis is not only involved in patterning by removal of tissue (destructive apoptotic patterning), but it can also function in signalling the site of de novo tissue generation via morphogenic signals (instructive apoptotic patterning).
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- David J Duffy
- Systems Biology Ireland, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
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A heat shock protein and Wnt signaling crosstalk during axial patterning and stem cell proliferation. Dev Biol 2011; 362:271-81. [PMID: 22155526 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2011] [Revised: 11/16/2011] [Accepted: 11/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Both Wnt signaling and heat shock proteins play important roles in development and disease. As such, they have been widely, though separately, studied. Here we show a link between a heat shock protein and Wnt signaling in a member of the basal phylum, Cnidaria. A heat shock at late gastrulation in the clonal marine hydrozoan, Hydractinia, interferes with axis development, specifically inhibiting head development, while aboral structures remain unaffected. The heat treatment upregulated Hsc71, a constitutive Hsp70 related gene, followed by a transient upregulation, and long-term downregulation, of Wnt signaling components. Downregulating Hsc71 by RNAi in heat-shocked animals rescued these defects, resulting in normal head development. Transgenic animals, ectopically expressing Hsc71, had similar developmental abnormalities as heat-shocked animals in terms of both morphology and Wnt3 expression. We also found that Hsc71 is upregulated in response to ectopic Wnt activation, but only in the context of stem cell proliferation and not in head development. Hsc71's normal expression is consistent with a conserved role in mitosis and apoptosis inhibition. Our results demonstrate a hitherto unknown crosstalk between heat shock proteins and Wnt/β-catenin signaling. This link likely has important implications in understanding normal development, congenital defects and cancer biology.
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Vogt KSC, Harmata KL, Coulombe HL, Bross LS, Blackstone NW. Causes and consequences of stolon regression in a colonial hydroid. J Exp Biol 2011; 214:3197-205. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.057430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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SUMMARY
A cnidarian colony can be idealized as a group of feeding polyps connected by tube-like stolons. Morphological variation ranges from runner-like forms with sparse polyp and stolon development to sheet-like forms with dense polyp and stolon development. These forms have typically been considered in a foraging context, consistent with a focus on rates of polyp development relative to stolon elongation. At the same time, rates of stolon regression can affect this morphological variation; several aspects of regression were investigated in this context. More sheet-like forms were produced by periodic peroxide treatment, which induced high rates of stolon regression. Caspase inhibitors altered the effects of regression induced by peroxide or vitamin C. These inhibitors generally diminished physical regression and the abundance of associated reactive oxygen species. Caspase inhibitors also altered cellular ultrastructure, resulting in features suggestive of necrosis rather than apoptosis. At the same time, caspase inhibitors had little effect on reactive nitrogen species that are also associated with regression. Although regression is most easily triggered by pharmacological perturbations related to reactive oxygen species (e.g. peroxide or vitamin C), a variety of environmental effects, particularly restricted environments and an interaction between feeding and temperature, can also induce regression. Stolon regression may thus be a factor contributing to natural variation between runners and sheets.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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