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Klemm J, Van Hazel C, Harris R. Regeneration following tissue necrosis is mediated by non-apoptotic caspase activity. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.07.26.605350. [PMID: 39091851 PMCID: PMC11291143 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.26.605350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
Abstract
Tissue necrosis is a devastating complication for many human diseases and injuries. Unfortunately, our understanding of necrosis and how it impacts surrounding healthy tissue - an essential consideration when developing methods to treat such injuries - has been limited by a lack of robust genetically tractable models. Our lab previously established a method to study necrosis-induced regeneration in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc, which revealed a unique phenomenon whereby cells at a distance from the injury upregulate caspase activity in a process called Necrosis-induced Apoptosis (NiA) that is vital for regeneration. Here we have further investigated this phenomenon, showing that NiA is predominantly associated with the highly regenerative pouch region of the disc, shaped by genetic factors present in the presumptive hinge. Furthermore, we find that a proportion of NiA fail to undergo apoptosis, instead surviving effector caspase activation to persist within the tissue and stimulate reparative proliferation late in regeneration. This proliferation relies on the initiator caspase Dronc, and occurs independent of JNK, ROS or mitogens associated with the previously characterized Apoptosis-induced Proliferation (AiP) mechanism. These data reveal a new means by which non-apoptotic Dronc signaling promotes regenerative proliferation in response to necrotic damage.
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- Jacob Klemm
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Life Sciences E (LSE) 354, 427 Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona, 85287-4501
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Life Sciences E (LSE) 354, 427 Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona, 85287-4501
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Life Sciences E (LSE) 354, 427 Tyler Mall, Tempe, Arizona, 85287-4501
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Nishida H, Albero AB, Onoue K, Ikegawa Y, Sulekh S, Sakizli U, Minami Y, Yonemura S, Wang YC, Yoo SK. Necrosensor: a genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for visualizing necrosis in Drosophila. Biol Open 2024; 13:bio060104. [PMID: 38156558 PMCID: PMC10836653 DOI: 10.1242/bio.060104] [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: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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Historically, necrosis has been considered a passive process, which is induced by extreme stress or damage. However, recent findings of necroptosis, a programmed form of necrosis, shed a new light on necrosis. It has been challenging to detect necrosis reliably in vivo, partly due to the lack of genetically encoded sensors to detect necrosis. This is in stark contrast with the availability of many genetically encoded biosensors for apoptosis. Here we developed Necrosensor, a genetically encoded fluorescent sensor that detects necrosis in Drosophila, by utilizing HMGB1, which is released from the nucleus as a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP). We demonstrate that Necrosensor is able to detect necrosis induced by various stresses in multiple tissues in both live and fixed conditions. Necrosensor also detects physiological necrosis that occurs during spermatogenesis in the testis. Using Necrosensor, we discovered previously unidentified, physiological necrosis of hemocyte progenitors in the hematopoietic lymph gland of developing larvae. This work provides a new transgenic system that enables in vivo detection of necrosis in real time without any intervention.
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- Hiroshi Nishida
- Division of Cell Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
- Physiological Genetics Laboratory, RIKEN CPR, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Ultrastructural Research, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology and Development, Kyoto University, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
- Laboratory for Homeodynamics, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Homeodynamics, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
- Division of Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Homeodynamics, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
- Division of Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Division of Cell Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
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- Laboratory for Ultrastructural Research, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
- Department of Cell Biology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan
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- Laboratory for Epithelial Morphogenesis, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Physiological Genetics Laboratory, RIKEN CPR, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
- Laboratory for Homeodynamics, RIKEN BDR, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
- Division of Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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Murthy MN, Shyamala BV. Ashwagandha- Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal as a multipotent neuroprotective remedy for genetically induced motor dysfunction and cellular toxicity in human neurodegenerative disease models of Drosophila. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 318:116897. [PMID: 37442493 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Ashwagandha-Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, well known for its multipotent therapeutic properties has been used in Ayurveda for 3000 years. The plant with more than 50 active phytoconstituents is recognised for its anti-cancerous, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and neurotherapeutic properties demonstrated in in vitro studies and chemically induced rodent models. Genetically targeted Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disease models have been created in Drosophila and have been used to get mechanistic insight into the in vivo cellular events, and genetic pathways that underlie respective neurodegenerative condition. But hitherto, there aren't enough attempts made to capitalize the genetic potential of these disease models to validate the therapeutic efficacy of different reagents used in traditional medicine, in the context of specific disease-causing genetic mutations. AIM OF THE STUDY Drugs discovered using in vitro platforms might fail in several instances of clinical trials because of the genetic heterogeneity and variability in the physiological context found among the patients. Drosophila by virtue of its genetically regulated experimental potential forms an ideal in vivo model to validate the candidate reagents discovered in in vitro screens for their efficacy under specific genetic situations. Here we have used genetically induced α-synucleinopathy and tauopathy transgenic fly models to study the efficacy of Ashwagandha treatment, assessing cellular and behavioural parameters. METHODS We have expressed the disease-causing human gene mutations in specific cell types of Drosophila using GAL4/UAS targeted expression system to create disease models. Human α-synuclein mutant (A30P) was expressed in dopaminergic neurons using Ddc-GAL4 driver strain to induce dopaminergic neurodegeneration and assayed for motor dysfunction. Human TauE14, mutant protein was expressed in photoreceptor neurons using GMR-GAL4 driver to induce photoreceptor degeneration. Microtubular destability and mitotic arrest in the dividing photoreceptor precursor cells were studied using αPH3 antibody. Lysosomal dysregulation caused necrotic black spots were induced by TauE14 with GMR-GAL4 driver, in a white mutant background. These flies mimicking neurodegenerative conditions were supplemented with different concentrations of Ashwagandha aqueous root extract mixed with regular fly food. The treated flies were analysed for cellular and behaviour parameters. RESULTS Lifespan assay shows that, Ashwagandha-root extract imparts an extended lifespan in male Drosophila flies which are intrinsically less stress resistant. Motor dysfunction caused due to human α-synuclein mutant protein expressed in dopaminergic neurons is greatly brought down. Further, Ashwagandha extract treatment significantly reduces TauE14 induced microtubular destability, mitotic arrest and neuronal death in photoreceptor neurons. Our experiment with tauopathy model in white mutant background exemplify that, Ashwagandha-root extract treatment can bring down lysosomal dysregulation induced necrosis of photoreceptor neurons. CONCLUSION We have carried out a multifaceted study which elucidates that Ashwagandha can serve as a comprehensive, phytotherapeutic formulation to combat neurodegeneration, targeting multiple causative genetically defective conditions.
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- Mamatha Nagamadhu Murthy
- Developmental Genetics Laboratory, Department of Studies in Zoology, University of Mysore, Mysuru, 570006, India.
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Mu C, Wang Y, Han C, Song H, Wu Q, Yang J, Guo N, Ma Y, Zhang C, Zhang J, Liu X. Crosstalk between oxidative stress and neutrophil response in early ischemic stroke: a comprehensive transcriptome analysis. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1134956. [PMID: 37180174 PMCID: PMC10169595 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1134956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Background Ischemic stroke (IS) is the second leading cause of mortality worldwide, continuing to be a serious health concern. It is well known that oxidative stress and neutrophil response play vital roles in the pathophysiology of early IS. However, the complex interactions and critical genes associated with them have not been fully understood. Methods Two datasets (GSE37587 and GSE16561) from the Gene Expression Omnibus database were extracted and integrated as the discovery dataset. Subsequent GSVA and WGCNA approaches were used to investigate IS-specific oxidative stress-related genes (ISOSGS). Then, we explored IS-specific neutrophil-associated genes (ISNGS) using CIBERSORT analysis. Next, the protein-protein interaction network was established to ascertain candidate critical genes related with oxidative stress and neutrophil response. Furthermore, these candidate genes were validated using GSE58294 dataset and our clinical samples by RT-qPCR method. Finally, functional annotation, diagnostic capability evaluation and drug-gene interactions were performed by using GSEA analysis, ROC curves and DGIDB database. Result In our analysis of discovery dataset, 155 genes were determined as ISOSGS and 559 genes were defined as ISNGS. Afterward, 9 candidate genes were identified through the intersection of ISOSGS and ISNGS, PPI network construction, and filtration by degree algorithm. Then, six real critical genes, including STAT3, MMP9, AQP9, SELL, FPR1, and IRAK3, passed the validation using the GSE58294 dataset and our clinical samples. Further functional annotation analysis indicated these critical genes were associated with neutrophil response, especially neutrophil extracellular trap. Meanwhile, they had a good diagnostic performance. Lastly, 53 potential drugs targeting these genes were predicted by DGIDB database. Conclusion We identified 6 critical genes, STAT3, FPR1, AQP9, SELL, MMP9 and IRAK3, related to oxidative stress and neutrophil response in early IS, which may provide new insights into understanding the pathophysiological mechanism of IS. We hope our analysis could help develop novel diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic strategies for IS.
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- Changqing Mu
- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Ministry of Public Health, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Xiong Y, Cheng Q, Li Y, Han Y, Sun X, Liu L. Vimar/RAP1GDS1 promotes acceleration of brain aging after flies and mice reach middle age. Commun Biol 2023; 6:420. [PMID: 37061660 PMCID: PMC10105717 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04822-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
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Brain aging may accelerate after rodents reach middle age. However, the endogenous mediator that promotes this acceleration is unknown. We predict that the mediator may be expressed after an organism reaches middle age and dysregulates mitochondrial function. In the neurons of wild-type Drosophila (flies), we observed that mitochondria were fragmented in aged flies, and this fragmentation was associated with mitochondrial calcium overload. In a previous study, we found that mitochondrial fragmentation induced by calcium overload was reversed by the loss of Vimar, which forms a complex with Miro. Interestingly, Vimar expression was increased after the flies reached middle age. Overexpression of Vimar in neurons resulted in premature aging and mitochondrial calcium overload. In contrast, downregulation of Vimar in flies older than middle age promoted healthy aging. As the mouse homolog of Vimar, RAP1GDS1 expression was found to be increased after mice reached middle age; RAP1GDS1-transgenic and RAP1GDS1-knockdown mice displayed similar responses to flies with overexpressed and reduced Vimar expression, respectively. This research provides genetic evidence of a conserved endogenous mediator that promotes accelerated brain aging.
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- Ying Xiong
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology School of Basic Medicine, Capital Medical University, Youanmen, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology School of Basic Medicine, Capital Medical University, Youanmen, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology School of Basic Medicine, Capital Medical University, Youanmen, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology School of Basic Medicine, Capital Medical University, Youanmen, Beijing, 100069, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Jilin Medical University, Jilin City, 132013, China.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology School of Basic Medicine, Capital Medical University, Youanmen, Beijing, 100069, China.
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Labbaf Z, Petratou K, Ermlich L, Backer W, Tarbashevich K, Reichman-Fried M, Luschnig S, Schulte-Merker S, Raz E. A robust and tunable system for targeted cell ablation in developing embryos. Dev Cell 2022; 57:2026-2040.e5. [PMID: 35914525 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.07.008] [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: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Cell ablation is a key method in the research fields of developmental biology, tissue regeneration, and tissue homeostasis. Eliminating specific cell populations allows for characterizing interactions that control cell differentiation, death, behavior, and spatial organization of cells. Current methodologies for inducing cell death suffer from relatively slow kinetics, making them unsuitable for analyzing rapid events and following primary and immediate consequences of the ablation. To address this, we developed a cell-ablation system that is based on bacterial toxin/anti-toxin proteins and enables rapid and cell-autonomous elimination of specific cell types and organs in zebrafish embryos. A unique feature of this system is that it uses an anti-toxin, which allows for controlling the degree and timing of ablation and the resulting phenotypes. The transgenic zebrafish generated in this work represent a highly efficient tool for cell ablation, and this approach is applicable to other model organisms as demonstrated here for Drosophila.
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- Zahra Labbaf
- Institute of Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Organogenesis and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute for Integrative Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute for Integrative Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Organogenesis and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, Münster 48149, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation, University of Münster, Münster 48149, Germany.
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Hamanaka K, Miyoshi K, Sun JH, Hamada K, Komatsubara T, Saida K, Tsuchida N, Uchiyama Y, Fujita A, Mizuguchi T, Gerard B, Bayat A, Rinaldi B, Kato M, Tohyama J, Ogata K, Shi YS, Saito K, Miyatake S, Matsumoto N. Amelioration of a neurodevelopmental disorder by carbamazepine in a case having a gain-of-function GRIA3 variant. Hum Genet 2022; 141:283-293. [PMID: 35031858 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-021-02416-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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GRIA3 at Xq25 encodes glutamate ionotropic receptor AMPA type 3 (GluA3), a subunit of postsynaptic glutamate-gated ion channels mediating neurotransmission. Hemizygous loss-of-function (LOF) variants in GRIA3 cause a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) in male individuals. Here, we report a gain-of-function (GOF) variant at GRIA3 in a male patient. We identified a hemizygous de novo missense variant in GRIA3 in a boy with an NDD: c.1844C > T (p.Ala615Val) using whole-exome sequencing. His neurological signs, such as hypertonia and hyperreflexia, were opposite to those in previous cases having LOF GRIA3 variants. His seizures and hypertonia were ameliorated by carbamazepine, inhibiting glutamate release from presynapses. Patch-clamp recordings showed that the human GluA3 mutant (p.Ala615Val) had slower desensitization and deactivation kinetics. A fly line expressing a human GluA3 mutant possessing our variant and the Lurcher variant, which makes ion channels leaky, showed developmental defects, while one expressing a mutant possessing either of them did not. Collectively, these results suggest that p.Ala615Val has GOF effects. GRIA3 GOF variants may cause an NDD phenotype distinctive from that of LOF variants, and drugs suppressing glutamatergic neurotransmission may ameliorate this phenotype. This study should help in refining the clinical management of GRIA3-related NDDs.
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- Kohei Hamanaka
- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Invertebrate Genetics Laboratory, Department of Chromosome Science, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS), Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.,Division of Invertebrate Genetics, Department of Genetics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Child Neurology, NHO Nishiniigata Chuo Hospital, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Rare Disease Genomics, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.,Department of Rare Disease Genomics, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratoires de Diagnostic Génétique, Institut Medical d'Alsace, Hôpitaux Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department for Genetics and Personalized Medicine, Danish Epilepsy Centre, Dianalund, Denmark.,Institute for Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Child Neurology, NHO Nishiniigata Chuo Hospital, Niigata, Niigata, Japan.,Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Model Animal for Disease Study, Model Animal Research Center, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Invertebrate Genetics Laboratory, Department of Chromosome Science, National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS), Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.,Division of Invertebrate Genetics, Department of Genetics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.,Clinical Genetics Department, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Klemm J, Stinchfield MJ, Harris RE. Necrosis-induced apoptosis promotes regeneration in Drosophila wing imaginal discs. Genetics 2021; 219:6365941. [PMID: 34740246 PMCID: PMC8570793 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyab144] [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: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Regeneration is a complex process that requires a coordinated genetic response to tissue loss. Signals from dying cells are crucial to this process and are best understood in the context of regeneration following programmed cell death, like apoptosis. Conversely, regeneration following unregulated forms of death, such as necrosis, have yet to be fully explored. Here, we have developed a method to investigate regeneration following necrosis using the Drosophila wing imaginal disc. We show that necrosis stimulates regeneration at an equivalent level to that of apoptosis-mediated cell death and activates a similar response at the wound edge involving localized JNK signaling. Unexpectedly, however, necrosis also results in significant apoptosis far from the site of ablation, which we have termed necrosis-induced apoptosis (NiA). This apoptosis occurs independent of changes at the wound edge and importantly does not rely on JNK signaling. Furthermore, we find that blocking NiA limits proliferation and subsequently inhibits regeneration, suggesting that tissues damaged by necrosis can activate programmed cell death at a distance from the injury to promote regeneration.
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- Jacob Klemm
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85728, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85728, USA
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A Mechanistic Investigation into Ischemia-Driven Distal Recurrence of Glioblastoma. Bull Math Biol 2020; 82:143. [PMID: 33159592 DOI: 10.1007/s11538-020-00814-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive primary brain tumor with a short median survival. Tumor recurrence is a clinical expectation of this disease and usually occurs along the resection cavity wall. However, previous clinical observations have suggested that in cases of ischemia following surgery, tumors are more likely to recur distally. Through the use of a previously established mechanistic model of GBM, the Proliferation Invasion Hypoxia Necrosis Angiogenesis (PIHNA) model, we explore the phenotypic drivers of this observed behavior. We have extended the PIHNA model to include a new nutrient-based vascular efficiency term that encodes the ability of local vasculature to provide nutrients to the simulated tumor. The extended model suggests sensitivity to a hypoxic microenvironment and the inherent migration and proliferation rates of the tumor cells are key factors that drive distal recurrence.
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Saikumar J, Byrns CN, Hemphill M, Meaney DF, Bonini NM. Dynamic neural and glial responses of a head-specific model for traumatic brain injury in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:17269-17277. [PMID: 32611818 PMCID: PMC7382229 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2003909117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the strongest environmental risk factor for the accelerated development of neurodegenerative diseases. There are currently no therapeutics to address this due to lack of insight into mechanisms of injury progression, which are challenging to study in mammalian models. Here, we have developed and extensively characterized a head-specific approach to TBI in Drosophila, a powerful genetic system that shares many conserved genes and pathways with humans. The Drosophila TBI (dTBI) device inflicts mild, moderate, or severe brain trauma by precise compression of the head using a piezoelectric actuator. Head-injured animals display features characteristic of mammalian TBI, including severity-dependent ataxia, life span reduction, and brain degeneration. Severe dTBI is associated with cognitive decline and transient glial dysfunction, and stimulates antioxidant, proteasome, and chaperone activity. Moreover, genetic or environmental augmentation of the stress response protects from severe dTBI-induced brain degeneration and life span deficits. Together, these findings present a tunable, head-specific approach for TBI in Drosophila that recapitulates mammalian injury phenotypes and underscores the ability of the stress response to mitigate TBI-induced brain degeneration.
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- Janani Saikumar
- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Neuroscience Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104;
- Neuroscience Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Bolobolova EU, Dorogova NV, Fedorova SA. Major Scenarios of Genetically Regulated Cell Death during Oogenesis in Drosophilamelanogaster. RUSS J GENET+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795420060034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ma J, Stefanoska D, Stone LS, Hildebrand M, van Donkelaar CC, Zou X, Basoli V, Grad S, Alini M, Peroglio M. Hypoxic stress enhances extension and branching of dorsal root ganglion neuronal outgrowth. JOR Spine 2020; 3:e1090. [PMID: 32613165 PMCID: PMC7323469 DOI: 10.1002/jsp2.1090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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It has been shown that painful intervertebral discs (IVDs) were associated with a deeper innervation. However, the effect of the disc's degenerative microenvironment on neuronal outgrowth remains largely unknown. The focus of this study was to determine the influence of hypoxia on dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurite outgrowth. Toward this aim, the DRG-derived cell line ND7/23 was either directly subjected to 2% or 20% oxygen conditions or exposed to conditioned medium (CM) collected from IVDs cultured under 2% or 20% oxygen. Viability and outgrowth analysis were performed following 3 days of exposure. Results obtained with the cell line were further validated on cultures of rabbit spinal DRG explants and dissociated DRG neurons. Results showed that hypoxia significantly increased neurite outgrowth length in ND7/23 cells, which was also validated in DRG explant and primary cell culture, although hypoxia conditioned IVD did not significantly increase ND7/23 neurite outgrowth. While hypoxia dramatically decreased the outgrowth frequency in explant cultures, it significantly increased collateral sprouting of dissociated neurons. Importantly, the hypoxia-induced decrease of outgrowth frequency at the explant level was not due to inhibition of outgrowth branching but rather to neuronal necrosis. In summary, hypoxia in DRG promoted neurite sprouting, while neuronal necrosis may reduce the density of neuronal outgrowth at the tissue level. These findings may help to explain the deeper neo-innervation found in the painful disc tissue. HIGHLIGHTS Hypoxia promoted elongation and branching of neurite outgrowth at single cell level, but reduced outgrowth density at tissue level, possibly due to hypoxia-induced neuronal necrosis; these findings may help to explain the deeper neo-innervation found in clinically painful tissues.
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- Junxuan Ma
- AO Research Institute DavosDavosSwitzerland
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- AO Research Institute DavosDavosSwitzerland
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, Faculty of DentistryMcGill UniversityMontreal, QuebecCanada
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Orthopedic Research InstituteThe First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Orthopedics and TraumatologyGuangzhouChina
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Speed Switch in Glioblastoma Growth Rate due to Enhanced Hypoxia-Induced Migration. Bull Math Biol 2020; 82:43. [PMID: 32180054 DOI: 10.1007/s11538-020-00718-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We analyze the wave speed of the Proliferation Invasion Hypoxia Necrosis Angiogenesis (PIHNA) model that was previously created and applied to simulate the growth and spread of glioblastoma (GBM), a particularly aggressive primary brain tumor. We extend the PIHNA model by allowing for different hypoxic and normoxic cell migration rates and study the impact of these differences on the wave-speed dynamics. Through this analysis, we find key variables that drive the outward growth of the simulated GBM. We find a minimum tumor wave-speed for the model; this depends on the migration and proliferation rates of the normoxic cells and is achieved under certain conditions on the migration rates of the normoxic and hypoxic cells. If the hypoxic cell migration rate is greater than the normoxic cell migration rate above a threshold, the wave speed increases above the predicted minimum. This increase in wave speed is explored through an eigenvalue and eigenvector analysis of the linearized PIHNA model, which yields an expression for this threshold. The PIHNA model suggests that an inherently faster-diffusing hypoxic cell population can drive the outward growth of a GBM as a whole, and that this effect is more prominent for faster-proliferating tumors that recover relatively slowly from a hypoxic phenotype. The findings presented here act as a first step in enabling patient-specific calibration of the PIHNA model.
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Mandi M, Khatun S, Rajak P, Mazumdar A, Roy S. Potential risk of organophosphate exposure in male reproductive system of a non-target insect model Drosophila melanogaster. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2020; 74:103308. [PMID: 31816565 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2019.103308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Based on several adverse reports of pesticides on reproductive efficiency of various organisms, studies on "reproductive toxicity" have gained importance. Fecundity, reflecting reproductive success of any organism, is governed by several factors from female and male reproductive systems. This present study explored morphological and biochemical alterations in the male reproductive system of a non-target model organism, Drosophila melanogaster following chronic sub-lethal exposure (1st instar larvae differentially exposed to 1-6 μg/mL until adulthood) to the organophosphate (OP) pesticide, acephate (chronic LC50 8.71 μg/mL). This study demonstrates altered testis structure, decreased germ cell viability and gross body weight, increased activities of oxidative stress marker lipid peroxidase (LPO), and the endogenous antioxidant enzyme catalase (CAT)in addition with altered expression of reproductive marker proteins like vitellogenin and mitoferrin in acephate-exposed flies when compared to control counterparts. Altered reproductive behavior, indicated by a significant decline in the number of mating pairs, validates the adverse effect of chronic acephate exposure on male reproduction in the non-target insect model D. melanogaster.
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- Moutushi Mandi
- Toxicology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Toxicology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Animal Science, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal, India
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- Entomology Research Lab, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Toxicology Research Unit, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
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Coelho DS, Schwartz S, Merino MM, Hauert B, Topfel B, Tieche C, Rhiner C, Moreno E. Culling Less Fit Neurons Protects against Amyloid-β-Induced Brain Damage and Cognitive and Motor Decline. Cell Rep 2019; 25:3661-3673.e3. [PMID: 30590040 PMCID: PMC6315112 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.11.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, impairing cognitive and motor functions. One of the pathological hallmarks of AD is neuronal loss, which is not reflected in mouse models of AD. Therefore, the role of neuronal death is still uncertain. Here, we used a Drosophila AD model expressing a secreted form of human amyloid-β42 peptide and showed that it recapitulates key aspects of AD pathology, including neuronal death and impaired long-term memory. We found that neuronal apoptosis is mediated by cell fitness-driven neuronal culling, which selectively eliminates impaired neurons from brain circuits. We demonstrated that removal of less fit neurons delays β-amyloid-induced brain damage and protects against cognitive and motor decline, suggesting that contrary to common knowledge, neuronal death may have a beneficial effect in AD. Peptides linked to neurodegenerative diseases reduce neuronal fitness in Drosophila β-amyloid-induced neuronal death is mediated by fitness regulators flower and azot Suppression of fitness-based neuronal culling aggravates cognitive and motor decline Neuronal death related to fitness-based selection has a beneficial net effect
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- Dina S Coelho
- Cell Fitness Lab, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal; Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Stem Cells and Regeneration Lab, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; Stem Cells and Regeneration Lab, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Cell Fitness Lab, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal; Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 4, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
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Riegman M, Bradbury MS, Overholtzer M. Population Dynamics in Cell Death: Mechanisms of Propagation. Trends Cancer 2019; 5:558-568. [PMID: 31474361 PMCID: PMC7310667 DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2019.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cell death can occur through numerous regulated mechanisms that are categorized by their molecular machineries and differing effects on physiology. Apoptosis and necrosis, for example, have opposite effects on tissue inflammation due to their different modes of execution. Another feature that can distinguish different forms of cell death is that they have distinct intrinsic effects on the cell populations in which they occur. For example, a regulated mechanism of necrosis called ferroptosis has the unusual ability to spread between cells in a wave-like manner, thereby eliminating entire cell populations. Here we discuss the ways in which cell death can propagate between cells in normal physiology and disease, as well as the potential exploitation of cell death propagation for cancer therapy.
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- Michelle Riegman
- Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY 10065, USA; Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY 10065, USA; Molecular Pharmacology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY 10065, USA; Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; BCMB Allied Program, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Li M, Sun S, Priest J, Bi X, Fan Y. Characterization of TNF-induced cell death in Drosophila reveals caspase- and JNK-dependent necrosis and its role in tumor suppression. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:613. [PMID: 31409797 PMCID: PMC6692325 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1862-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Tumor-necrosis factor (TNF) and its superfamily members are pleiotropic cytokines. Activation of TNF can lead to distinct cellular outcomes including inflammation, cell survival, and different forms of cell death, such as apoptosis and necrosis in a context-dependent manner. However, our understanding of what determines the versatile functions of TNF is far from complete. Here, we examined the molecular mechanisms that distinguish the forms of cell death induced by Eiger (Egr), the sole homolog of TNF in Drosophila. We show that expression of Egr in the developing Drosophila eye simultaneously induces apoptosis and apoptosis-independent developmental defects indicated by cellular disorganization, both of which rely on the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling activity. Intriguingly, when effector caspases DrICE and Dcp-1 are defective or inhibited, expression of Egr triggers necrosis which is characterized by loss of cell membrane integrity, translucent cytoplasm, and aggregation of cellular organelles. Moreover, such Egr-induced necrosis depends on the catalytic activity of the initiator caspase Dronc and the input from JNK signaling but is independent of their roles in apoptosis. Further mosaic analysis with mutants of scribble (scrib), an evolutionarily conserved tumor suppressor gene regulating cell polarity, suggests that Egr/JNK-mediated apoptosis and necrosis establish a two-layered defense system to inhibit the oncogenic growth of scrib mutant cells. Together, we have identified caspase- and JNK-dependent mechanisms underlying Egr-induced apoptosis versus necrosis and their fail-safe roles in tumor suppression in an intact organism in vivo.
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- Mingli Li
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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Rajak P, Khatun S, Dutta M, Mandi M, Roy S. Chronic exposure to acephate triggers ROS-mediated injuries at organismal and sub-organismal levels of Drosophila melanogaster. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2018; 7:874-887. [PMID: 30310664 PMCID: PMC6116822 DOI: 10.1039/c8tx00052b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The present study demonstrates ROS-mediated organismal and sub-organismal injuries in Drosophila melanogaster following chronic acephate exposure. Larvae and adults of Drosophila were reared on food supplemented with sub-lethal concentrations (1-6 μg mL-1) of acephate (LC50 8.71 μg mL-1). The longevity of the treated adults was reduced to half at 6 μg mL-1 exposure along with declined neuromuscular coordination and physical activities. Apparent developmental defects in the compound eyes were confirmed through the detection of apoptotic lesions in larval eye imaginal discs. The larval gut manifested tissue damage at various sites. Neural and fat cell viability was reduced by ∼1.89- and ∼3.38-fold at 6 μg mL-1 acephate treatment, respectively. A significant reduction in hemocyte viability confirmed the immunotoxic potential of acephate. Nearly 1-3-fold enhancement in the expression of OS markers (MDA, protein carbonyl contents, SOD, catalase and HSP70) in the treated larvae served as evidence of ROS production. The post-treatment increase in CYP450 and GST activities reflects the 'switch-on' states of the phase-I and phase-II detoxification mechanism. The genotoxic potential of acephate was confirmed through alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis. Thus, the findings of the present study validate the fact that besides traditional cholinesterase inhibition, chronic sub-lethal exposure to acephate potentially induces ROS-mediated toxic responses in Drosophila.
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- Prem Rajak
- Post Graduate Department of Zoology , A. B. N. Seal College , Cooch Behar , West Bengal , India
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- Toxicology Research Unit , Department of Zoology , The University of Burdwan , West Bengal , India .
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- Toxicology Research Unit , Department of Zoology , The University of Burdwan , West Bengal , India .
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- Toxicology Research Unit , Department of Zoology , The University of Burdwan , West Bengal , India .
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- Toxicology Research Unit , Department of Zoology , The University of Burdwan , West Bengal , India .
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Tan SWS, Lee QY, Wong BSE, Cai Y, Baeg GH. Redox Homeostasis Plays Important Roles in the Maintenance of the Drosophila Testis Germline Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports 2017; 9:342-354. [PMID: 28669604 PMCID: PMC5511110 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2017.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 05/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress influences stem cell behavior by promoting the differentiation, proliferation, or apoptosis of stem cells. Thus, characterizing the effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on stem cell behavior provides insights into the significance of redox homeostasis in stem cell-associated diseases and efficient stem cell expansion for cellular therapies. We utilized the Drosophila testis as an in vivo model to examine the effects of ROS on germline stem cell (GSC) maintenance. High levels of ROS induced by alteration in Keap1/Nrf2 activity decreased GSC number by promoting precocious GSC differentiation. Notably, high ROS enhanced the transcription of the EGFR ligand spitz and the expression of phospho-Erk1/2, suggesting that high ROS-mediated GSC differentiation is through EGFR signaling. By contrast, testes with low ROS caused by Keap1 inhibition or antioxidant treatment showed an overgrowth of GSC-like cells. These findings suggest that redox homeostasis regulated by Keap1/Nrf2 signaling plays important roles in GSC maintenance. Germline stem cell homeostasis in the Drosophila testis is susceptible to ROS levels Oxidative stress decreases germline stem cell number by promoting differentiation EGFR signaling is involved in precocious GSC differentiation caused by high ROS levels Low levels of ROS can promote a growth of germline stem cells
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- Sharon Wui Sing Tan
- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, MD10, 4 Medical Drive, Singapore 117594, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, MD10, 4 Medical Drive, Singapore 117594, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, MD10, 4 Medical Drive, Singapore 117594, Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore; Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, MD10, 4 Medical Drive, Singapore 117594, Singapore.
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Bap180/Baf180 is required to maintain homeostasis of intestinal innate immune response in Drosophila and mice. Nat Microbiol 2017; 2:17056. [DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rajak P, Dutta M, Khatun S, Mandi M, Roy S. Exploring hazards of acute exposure of Acephate in Drosophila melanogaster and search for l-ascorbic acid mediated defense in it. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 321:690-702. [PMID: 27701059 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.09.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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This study reveals protective role of l-ascorbic acid (25, 50 and 100μg/mL) against toxic impacts of acute sub-lethal exposure of Acephate (5μg/mL) in a non-target organism Drosophila melanogaster. Organismal effect was evident from increased impairment in climbing activities (9 folds) of treated individuals who also manifested altered ocular architecture. These anomalies were reduced with l-ascorbic acid (l-AA) supplementation. Acephate induced apoptotic lesions in eye imaginal discs and gut confirmed tissue damage that also reduced with l-AA co-treatment. Reduction in viability of fat body cells (∼41%), neural cells (∼42%) and hemocytes (3 folds) indicates cytotoxic and immunotoxic potential of Acephate, which were significantly mitigated with l-AA co-administration. The sub-cellular toxic impacts of Acephate treatment became obvious from enhancement in activities of antioxidant enzymes (CAT by ∼1.63 folds, SOD by ∼1.32 folds), detoxifying enzymes (Cyp450 by ∼1.99 folds and GST by ∼1.34 folds), 2.1 times boost in HSP 70 expression, and inhibition of cholinesterase activity (by ∼0.66 folds). DNA breaks evident through comet assay confirmed Acephate triggered genotoxicity which could also be prevented through co-administration of. L-AA Furthermore, the study proposes the use of Drosophila as a model to screen chemicals for their protective potential against pesticide toxicity.
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- Prem Rajak
- Post Graduate Department of Zoology, ABN Seal College, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
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Pérez-Garijo A, Steller H. Spreading the word: non-autonomous effects of apoptosis during development, regeneration and disease. Development 2016; 142:3253-62. [PMID: 26443630 DOI: 10.1242/dev.127878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Apoptosis, in contrast to other forms of cell death such as necrosis, was originally regarded as a 'silent' mechanism of cell elimination designed to degrade the contents of doomed cells. However, during the past decade it has become clear that apoptotic cells can produce diverse signals that have a profound impact on neighboring cells and tissues. For example, apoptotic cells can release factors that influence the proliferation and survival of adjacent tissues. Apoptosis can also affect tissue movement and morphogenesis by modifying tissue tension in surrounding cells. As we review here, these findings reveal unexpected roles for apoptosis in tissue remodeling during development, as well as in regeneration and cancer.
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- Ainhoa Pérez-Garijo
- Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Strang Laboratory of Apoptosis and Cancer Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Shi J, Gu JH, Dai CL, Gu J, Jin X, Sun J, Iqbal K, Liu F, Gong CX. O-GlcNAcylation regulates ischemia-induced neuronal apoptosis through AKT signaling. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14500. [PMID: 26412745 PMCID: PMC4585968 DOI: 10.1038/srep14500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Apoptosis plays an important role in neural development and neurological disorders. In this study, we found that O-GlcNAcylation, a unique protein posttranslational modification with O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), promoted apoptosis through attenuating phosphorylation/activation of AKT and Bad. By using co-immunoprecipitation and mutagenesis techniques, we identified O-GlcNAc modification at both Thr308 and Ser473 of AKT. O-GlcNAcylation-induced apoptosis was attenuated by over-expression of AKT. We also found a dynamic elevation of protein O-GlcNAcylation during the first four hours of cerebral ischemia, followed by continuous decline after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in the mouse brain. The elevation of O-GlcNAcylation coincided with activation of cell apoptosis. Finally, we found a negative correlation between AKT phosphorylation and O-GlcNAcylation in ischemic brain tissue. These results indicate that cerebral ischemia induces a rapid increase of O-GlcNAcylation that promotes apoptosis through down-regulation of AKT activity. These findings provide a novel mechanism through which O-GlcNAcylation regulates ischemia-induced neuronal apoptosis through AKT signaling.
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- Jianhua Shi
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China.,Department of Biochemistry, Nantong University Medical School, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China.,Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York 10314, United States of America
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York 10314, United States of America.,Department of Pathophysiology, Nantong University Medical School, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York 10314, United States of America
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China.,Department of Biochemistry, Nantong University Medical School, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York 10314, United States of America
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China.,Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York 10314, United States of America
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China.,Department of Neurochemistry, Inge Grundke-Iqbal Research Floor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York 10314, United States of America
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Liu C, Zhang R, Sun C, Zhang H, Xu C, Liu W, Gao W, Huang S, Chen L. Resveratrol prevents cadmium activation of Erk1/2 and JNK pathways from neuronal cell death via protein phosphatases 2A and 5. J Neurochem 2015; 135:466-78. [PMID: 26146868 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd), a toxic environmental contaminant, induces neurodegenerative disorders. Resveratrol, a natural product, has been found to exert neuroprotective effects. However, little is known regarding the effect of resveratrol on Cd-evoked neurotoxicity. Here, we show that resveratrol effectively reversed Cd-elicited cell viability reduction, morphological change, nuclear fragmentation and condensation, as well as activation of caspase-3 in neuronal cells, implying neuroprotection against Cd-poisoning by resveratrol. Further research revealed that both c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (Erk1/2) were involved in the inhibitory effect of resveratrol on Cd-induced cell death, as selective inhibitors of Erk1/2 (U0126) and JNK (SP600125), or over-expression of dominant negative mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MKK1) or dominant negative c-Jun potentiated resveratrol's prevention of Cd-induced phosphorylation of JNK and Erk1/2, as well as cell death in neuronal cells. Interestingly, resveratrol potently rescued the cells from Cd-induced suppression of protein phosphatases 2A (PP2A) and 5 (PP5) activity. Over-expression of PP2A or PP5 strengthened the inhibitory effects of resveratrol on Cd-induced activation of Erk1/2 and/or JNK, as well as cell death. The results indicate that resveratrol prevents Cd-induced activation of Erk1/2 and JNK pathways and neuronal cell death in part via activating PP2A and PP5. Our findings strongly support the notion that resveratrol may serve as a potential therapeutic agent in the prevention of Cd-induced neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Chunxiao Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.,Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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Tousled-like kinase mediated a new type of cell death pathway in Drosophila. Cell Death Differ 2015; 23:146-57. [PMID: 26088162 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2015.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Programmed cell death (PCD) has an important role in sculpting organisms during development. However, much remains to be learned about the molecular mechanism of PCD. We found that ectopic expression of tousled-like kinase (tlk) in Drosophila initiated a new type of cell death. Furthermore, the TLK-induced cell death is likely to be independent of the canonical caspase pathway and other known caspase-independent pathways. Genetically, atg2 RNAi could rescue the TLK-induced cell death, and this function of atg2 was likely distinct from its role in autophagy. In the developing retina, loss of tlk resulted in reduced PCD in the interommatidial cells (IOCs). Similarly, an increased number of IOCs was present in the atg2 deletion mutant clones. However, double knockdown of tlk and atg2 by RNAi did not have a synergistic effect. These results suggested that ATG2 may function downstream of TLK. In addition to a role in development, tlk and atg2 RNAi could rescue calcium overload-induced cell death. Together, our results suggest that TLK mediates a new type of cell death pathway that occurs in both development and calcium cytotoxicity.
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Sterile inflammation in Drosophila. Mediators Inflamm 2015; 2015:369286. [PMID: 25948885 PMCID: PMC4408615 DOI: 10.1155/2015/369286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Revised: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The study of immune responses in Drosophila has already yielded significant results with impacts on our understanding of vertebrate immunity, such as the characterization of the Toll receptor. Several recent papers have focused on the humoral response to damage signals rather than pathogens, particularly damage signals from tumour-like tissues generated by loss of cell polarity or chromosomal instability. Both the triggers that generate this sterile inflammation and the systemic and local effects of it are only just beginning to be characterized in Drosophila. Here we review the molecular mechanisms that are known that give rise to the recruitment of Drosophila phagocytes, called hemocytes, as well as the signals, such as TNFα, that stimulated hemocytes emit at sites of perceived damage. The signalling consequences of inflammation, such as the activation of JNK, and the potential for modifying this response are also discussed.
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Neuronal necrosis is regulated by a conserved chromatin-modifying cascade. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:13960-5. [PMID: 25201987 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1413644111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Neuronal necrosis induced by calcium overload causes devastating brain dysfunction in diseases such as stroke and brain trauma. It has been considered a stochastic event lacking genetic regulation, and pharmacological means to suppress neuronal necrosis are lacking. Using a Drosophila model of calcium overloading, we found JIL-1/mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase 1/2 is a regulator of neuronal necrosis through phosphorylation of histone H3 serine 28 (H3S28ph). Further, we identified its downstream events including displacement of polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1) and activation of Trithorax (Trx). To test the role of JIL-1/PRC1/Trx cascade in mammals, we studied the necrosis induced by glutamate in rat cortical neuron cultures and rodent models of brain ischemia and found the cascade is activated in these conditions and inhibition of the cascade suppresses necrosis in vitro and in vivo. Together, our research demonstrates that neuronal necrosis is regulated by a chromatin-modifying cascade, and this discovery may provide potential therapeutic targets and biomarkers for neuronal necrosis.
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Wang Y, He QY, Chiu JF. Dioscin induced activation of p38 MAPK and JNK via mitochondrial pathway in HL-60 cell line. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 735:52-8. [PMID: 24755146 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2013] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Saponins have shown promise in cancer prevention and therapy; however, little is known about the detailed signaling pathways underlying their anticancer activities. In the present study, we examined the mechanisms of action of dioscin, a glucosides saponin isolated from Polygonatum zanlanscianense pump, in human myeloblast leukemia HL-60 cells. Dioscin suppressed HL-60 cell growth in a dose-dependent manner. This inhibition was due to the induction of apoptosis as revealed by the externalization of phosphatidylserine, and cleavages of lamin A/C and PARP-1. Treatment with dioscin induced apoptosis through activation of caspases 3, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and JNK contributed to dioscin-induced apoptosis upstream of caspase activation. Using various inhibitors and antioxidant agents, we found that mitochondrial derived reactive oxygen species and depletion of mitochondrial transmembrane potential lead to the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and JNK. Taken together, our results demonstrated that dioscin induces apoptosis by activation of p38 MAPK and JNK through the caspase-dependent mitochondrial death pathway. This work suggests that dioscin may be used as a drug lead for the treatment of myeloblast leukemia.
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- Ying Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine and Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Protein Research of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes and Institute of Life and Health Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Open Laboratory for Tumor Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China; Department of Anatomy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Kuang C, Golden KL, Simon CR, Damrath J, Buttitta L, Gamble CE, Lee CY. A novel fizzy/Cdc20-dependent mechanism suppresses necrosis in neural stem cells. Development 2014; 141:1453-64. [PMID: 24598157 DOI: 10.1242/dev.104786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Cancer stem cells likely survive chemotherapy or radiotherapy by acquiring mutations that inactivate the endogenous apoptotic machinery or by cycling slowly. Thus, knowledge about the mechanisms linking the activation of an alternative cell death modality and the cell cycle machinery could have a transformative impact on the development of new cancer therapies, but the mechanisms remain completely unknown. We investigated the regulation of alternative cell death in Drosophila larval brain neural stem cells (neuroblasts) in which apoptosis is normally repressed. From a screen, we identified two novel loss-of-function alleles of the Cdc20/fizzy (fzy) gene that lead to premature brain neuroblast loss without perturbing cell proliferation in other diploid cell types. Fzy is an evolutionarily conserved regulator of anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). Neuroblasts carrying the novel fzy allele or exhibiting reduced APC/C function display hallmarks of necrosis. By contrast, neuroblasts overexpressing the non-degradable form of canonical APC/C substrates required for cell cycle progression undergo mitotic catastrophe. These data strongly suggest that Fzy can elicit a novel pro-survival function of APC/C by suppressing necrosis. Neuroblasts experiencing catastrophic cellular stress, or overexpressing p53, lose Fzy expression and undergo necrosis. Co-expression of fzy suppresses the death of these neuroblasts. Consequently, attenuation of the Fzy-dependent survival mechanism functions downstream of catastrophic cellular stress and p53 to eliminate neuroblasts by necrosis. Strategies that target the Fzy-dependent survival mechanism might lead to the discovery of new treatments or complement the pre-existing therapies to eliminate apoptosis-resistant cancer stem cells by necrosis.
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- Chaoyuan Kuang
- Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Chen S, Gu C, Xu C, Zhang J, Xu Y, Ren Q, Guo M, Huang S, Chen L. Celastrol prevents cadmium-induced neuronal cell death via targeting JNK and PTEN-Akt/mTOR network. J Neurochem 2013; 128:256-266. [PMID: 24111524 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd), a toxic environmental contaminant, induces neurodegenerative diseases. Celastrol, a plant-derived triterpene, has shown neuroprotective effects in various disease models. However, little is known regarding the effect of celastrol on Cd-induced neurotoxicity. Here, we show that celastrol protected against Cd-induced apoptotic cell death in neuronal cells. This is supported by the findings that celastrol strikingly attenuated Cd-induced viability reduction, morphological change, nuclear fragmentation, and condensation, as well as activation of caspase-3 in neuronal cells. Concurrently, celastrol remarkably blocked Cd-induced phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), but not extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 and p38, in neuronal cells. Inhibition of JNK by SP600125 or over-expression of dominant negative c-Jun potentiated celastrol protection against Cd-induced cell death. Furthermore, pre-treatment with celastrol prevented Cd down-regulation of phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) and activation of phosphoinositide 3'-kinase/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling in neuronal cells. Over-expression of wild-type PTEN enhanced celastrol inhibition of Cd-activated Akt/mTOR signaling and cell death in neuronal cells. The findings indicate that celastrol prevents Cd-induced neuronal cell death via targeting JNK and PTEN-Akt/mTOR network. Our results strongly suggest that celastrol may be exploited for the prevention of Cd-induced neurodegenerative disorders. Celastrol, a plant-derived triterpene, has shown neuroprotective effects. However, little is known regarding the effect of celastrol on cadmium (Cd) neurotoxicity. This study underscores that celastrol prevents Cd-induced neuronal apoptosis via inhibiting activation of JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) and Akt/mTOR network. Celastrol suppresses Cd-activated Akt/mTOR pathway by elevating PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog). The findings suggest that celastrol may be exploited for the prevention of Cd-induced neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Sujuan Chen
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Los Angeles, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Functional Genomics, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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