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Long S, Cao W, Qiu Y, Deng R, Liu J, Zhang L, Dong R, Liu F, Li S, Zhao H, Li N, Li K. The appearance of cytoplasmic cytochrome C precedes apoptosis during Drosophila salivary gland degradation. INSECT SCIENCE 2024; 31:157-172. [PMID: 37370257 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Apoptosis is an important process for organism development that functions to eliminate cell damage, maintain homeostasis, and remove obsolete tissues during morphogenesis. In mammals, apoptosis is accompanied by the release of cytochrome C (Cyt-c) from mitochondria to the cytoplasm. However, whether this process is conserved in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, remains controversial. In this study, we discovered that during the degradation of Drosophila salivary gland, the transcription of mitochondria apoptosis factors (MAPFs), Cyt-c, and death-associated APAF1-related killer (Dark) encoding genes are all upregulated antecedent to initiator and effector caspases encoding genes. The proteins Cyt-c and the active caspase 3 appear gradually in the cytoplasm during salivary gland degradation. Meanwhile, the Cyt-c protein colocates with mito-GFP, the marker indicating cytoplasmic mitochondria, and the change in mitochondrial membrane potential coincides with the appearance of Cyt-c in the cytoplasm. Moreover, impeding or promoting 20E-induced transcription factor E93 suppresses or enhances the staining of Cyt-c and the active caspase 3 in the cytoplasm of salivary gland, and accordingly decreases or increases the mitochondrial membrane potential, respectively. Our research provides evidence that cytoplasmic Cyt-c appears before apoptosis during Drosophila salivary gland degradation, shedding light on partial conserved mechanism in apoptosis between insects and mammals.
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- Shihui Long
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangmeiyuan R&D Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, South China Normal University, Meizhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
- ChemPartner PharmaTech Co., Ltd, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangmeiyuan R&D Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, South China Normal University, Meizhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangmeiyuan R&D Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, South China Normal University, Meizhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Nakano H. Necroptosis and Its Involvement in Various Diseases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2024; 1444:129-143. [PMID: 38467977 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-9781-7_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Necroptosis is a regulated form of cell death involved in the development of various pathological conditions. In contrast to apoptosis, plasma membrane rupture (PMR) occurs in cells in the relatively early stage of necroptosis; therefore, necroptosis induces a strong inflammatory response. Stimuli, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interferon (IFN)α/β, lipopolysaccharide, polyI:C, and viral infection, induce the formation of necrosomes that lead to membrane rupture and the release of intracellular contents, termed danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). DAMPs are the collective term for molecules that normally reside in the cytoplasm or nucleus in living cells without inducing inflammation but induce strong inflammatory responses when released outside cells. Recent studies have provided a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying PMR and the release of DAMPs. Moreover, necroptosis is involved in various pathological conditions, and mutations in necroptosis-related genes can cause hereditary autoinflammatory syndromes. Thus, manipulating necroptosis signaling pathways may be useful for treating diseases involving necroptosis.
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- Hiroyasu Nakano
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Svandova E, Lesot H, Sharpe P, Matalova E. Making the head: Caspases in life and death. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 10:1075751. [PMID: 36712975 PMCID: PMC9880857 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1075751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The term apoptosis, as a way of programmed cell death, was coined a half century ago and since its discovery the process has been extensively investigated. The anatomy and physiology of the head are complex and thus apoptosis has mostly been followed in separate structures, tissues or cell types. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of recent knowledge concerning apoptosis-related molecules involved in the development of structures of head with a particular focus on caspases, cysteine proteases having a key position in apoptotic pathways. Since many classical apoptosis-related molecules, including caspases, are emerging in several non-apoptotic processes, these were also considered. The largest organ of the head region is the brain and its development has been extensively investigated, including the roles of apoptosis and related molecules. Neurogenesis research also includes sensory organs such as the eye and ear, efferent nervous system and associated muscles and glands. Caspases have been also associated with normal function of the skin and hair follicles. Regarding mineralised tissues within craniofacial morphogenesis, apoptosis in bones has been of interest along with palate fusion and tooth development. Finally, the role of apoptosis and caspases in angiogenesis, necessary for any tissue/organ development and maintenance/homeostasis, are discussed. Additionally, this review points to abnormalities of development resulting from improper expression/activation of apoptosis-related molecules.
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- Eva Svandova
- Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia,*Correspondence: Eva Svandova,
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- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czechia
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- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czechia,Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral, and Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physiology, University of Veterinary Sciences, Brno, Czechia
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Takemoto K. [Optical inactivation of molecular functions in vivo by chromophore-assisted light inactivation]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2022; 157:238-243. [PMID: 35781452 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.22009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Many biological phenomena have spatio-temporal characteristics, such as the expression of molecular activity locally or at a limited time. Such phenomena have been observed in various organisms from slime mold to mammals, and are considered to be one of the basic patterns in biological reactions. Live imaging studies using the fluorescent protein GFP and fluorescence microscopy have become a standard technique in the life sciences to reveal the dynamics of these characteristic biological phenomena. On the other hand, the characteristic behaviors of molecules and cells captured by microscopy only correlate with life phenomena, and the causal relationship of whether they really matter is unknown. It is unclear whether they are really important or not. Therefore, to elucidate their physiological significance, it is important to introduce spatiotemporal manipulation techniques to manipulate molecules and cells locally and at arbitrary timing, and to perform causal analysis in vivo. The chromophore-assisted light inactivation (CALI) method, which uses light to inactivate molecular functions, is an optical technology that enables such spatiotemporal manipulation, and has recently been used in vivo in various model organisms, attracting widespread attention. In this section, we will review the principle of the CALI method, actual research examples, in particular, its in vivo application, and future prospects.
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- Kiwamu Takemoto
- Department of Biochemistry, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine
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Apoptosis is a process in which cells are genetically regulated to cause a series of changes in morphology and metabolic activity, which ultimately lead to cell death. Apoptosis plays a vital role in the entire life cycle of an organism. Too much or too little apoptosis can cause a variety of diseases. Therefore, efficient and convenient methods for detecting apoptosis are necessary for clinical treatment and drug development. Traditional methods for detecting apoptosis may cause damage to the body during sample collection, such as for flow cytometry analysis. So it is necessary to monitor apoptosis without invasion in vivo. Optical imaging technique provides a more sensitive and economical way for apoptosis visualization. A subset of engineered reporter genes based on fluorescent proteins or luciferases are currently developed to monitor the dynamic changes in apoptotic markers, such as activation of caspases and exposure of phosphatidylserine on the surface of dying cells. These reporters detect apoptosis when cells have not undergone significant morphological changes, providing conditions for early diagnosis of tumors. In addition, these reporters show considerable value in high-throughput screening of apoptosis-related drugs and evaluation of their efficacy in treating tumors. In this review, we will discuss the recent research progress in the optical imaging of apoptosis based on the genetically encoded reporter genes.
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TAKEMOTO K. Optical manipulation of molecular function by chromophore-assisted light inactivation. PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY. SERIES B, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2021; 97:197-209. [PMID: 33840676 PMCID: PMC8062263 DOI: 10.2183/pjab.97.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In addition to simple on/off switches for molecular activity, spatiotemporal dynamics are also thought to be important for the regulation of cellular function. However, their physiological significance and in vivo importance remain largely unknown. Fluorescence imaging technology is a powerful technique that can reveal the spatiotemporal dynamics of molecular activity. In addition, because imaging detects the correlations between molecular activity and biological phenomena, the technique of molecular manipulation is also important to analyze causal relationships. Recent advances in optical manipulation techniques that artificially perturb molecules and cells via light can address this issue to elucidate the causality between manipulated target and its physiological function. The use of light enables the manipulation of molecular activity in microspaces, such as organelles and nerve spines. In this review, we describe the chromophore-assisted light inactivation method, which is an optical manipulation technique that has been attracting attention in recent years.
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- Kiwamu TAKEMOTO
- Department of Biochemistry, Mie University, Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu-City, Mie, Japan
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Ceder MM, Aggarwal T, Hosseini K, Maturi V, Patil S, Perland E, Williams MJ, Fredriksson R. CG4928 Is Vital for Renal Function in Fruit Flies and Membrane Potential in Cells: A First In-Depth Characterization of the Putative Solute Carrier UNC93A. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:580291. [PMID: 33163493 PMCID: PMC7591606 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.580291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The number of transporter proteins that are not fully characterized is immense. Here, we used Drosophila melanogaster and human cell lines to perform a first in-depth characterization of CG4928, an ortholog to the human UNC93A, of which little is known. Solute carriers regulate and maintain biochemical pathways important for the body, and malfunctioning transport is associated with multiple diseases. Based on phylogenetic analysis, CG4928 is closely related to human UNC93A and has a secondary and a tertiary protein structure and folding similar to major facilitator superfamily transporters. Ubiquitous knockdown of CG4928 causes flies to have a reduced secretion rate from the Malpighian tubules; altering potassium content in the body and in the Malpighian tubules, homologous to the renal system; and results in the development of edema. The edema could be rescued by using amiloride, a common diuretic, and by maintaining the flies on ion-free diets. CG4928-overexpressing cells did not facilitate the transport of sugars and amino acids; however, proximity ligation assay revealed that CG4928 co-localized with TASK1 channels. Overexpression of CG4928 resulted in induced apoptosis and cytotoxicity, which could be restored when cells were kept in high-sodium media. Furthermore, the basal membrane potential was observed to be disrupted. Taken together, the results indicate that CG4928 is of importance for generating the cellular membrane potential by an unknown manner. However, we speculate that it most likely acts as a regulator or transporter of potassium flows over the membrane.
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- Mikaela M Ceder
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Molecular Neuropharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Molecular Neuropharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Molecular Neuropharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Delivery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Molecular Neuropharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Molecular Neuropharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Functional Pharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Molecular Neuropharmacology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Jia H, Song Y, Huang B, Ge W, Luo KQ. Engineered Sensor Zebrafish for Fast Detection and Real-Time Tracking of Apoptosis at Single-Cell Resolution in Live Animals. ACS Sens 2020; 5:823-830. [PMID: 32090557 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b02489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Apoptosis plays crucial roles during development and in disease conditions. While there are some methods to detect apoptosis in vitro, most of them are end-point assays that cannot be used to detect apoptosis in the physiological context of live animals. In this study, transgenic sensor zebrafish were generated that specifically produce a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based biosensor in the zebrafish skin. Under normal conditions, the skin cells of the sensor zebrafish emit green fluorescence; when caspase-3 is activated during apoptosis, the skin cells of the sensor zebrafish switch to emitting blue fluorescence. Through time-lapse FRET imaging with the sensor zebrafish, we observed that caspase-3 can be activated within 5 min and apoptosis can be completed in around 30 min in live zebrafish, no matter the apoptosis occurs several hours after UV irradiation or during the normal development. Using the sensor zebrafish, we found that apoptosis can occur in different parts of the zebrafish skin including the skin covering the trunk, eye, yolk sac, and head during development. Interestingly, we observed that the yolk sac diameter of the zebrafish reduced from 723.8 ± 25.1 μm at 24 h postfertilization (hpf) to 346.1 ± 24.6 μm at 120 hpf. To accommodate this dramatic reduction of the yolk sac size, we found that some excess skin cells on the surface of the yolk sac were removed by apoptosis during this process. The sensor zebrafish provide a powerful and convenient tool for the noninvasive and real-time detection of apoptosis at the single-cell resolution in live zebrafish.
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- Hao Jia
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao SAR, China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao SAR, China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao SAR, China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao SAR, China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macao SAR, China
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Zhang Q, Schepis A, Huang H, Yang J, Ma W, Torra J, Zhang SQ, Yang L, Wu H, Nonell S, Dong Z, Kornberg TB, Coughlin SR, Shu X. Designing a Green Fluorogenic Protease Reporter by Flipping a Beta Strand of GFP for Imaging Apoptosis in Animals. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:4526-4530. [PMID: 30821975 PMCID: PMC6486793 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A family of proteases called caspases mediate apoptosis signaling in animals. We report a GFP-based fluorogenic protease reporter, dubbed "FlipGFP", by flipping a beta strand of the GFP. Upon protease activation and cleavage, the beta strand is restored, leading to reconstitution of the GFP and fluorescence. FlipGFP-based TEV protease reporter achieves 100-fold fluorescence change. A FlipGFP-based executioner caspase reporter visualized apoptosis in live zebrafish embryos with spatiotemporal resolution. FlipGFP also visualized apoptotic cells in the midgut of Drosophila. Thus, the FlipGFP-based caspase reporter will be useful for monitoring apoptosis during animal development and for designing reporters of proteases beyond caspases. The design strategy can be further applied to a red fluorescent protein for engineering a red fluorogenic protease reporter.
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- Qiang Zhang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- institut Quimic de Sarria, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School and MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, United States
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- Bio-Medical Center, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- institut Quimic de Sarria, Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017 Barcelona, Spain
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- Bio-Medical Center, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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Imaging Flies by Fluorescence Microscopy: Principles, Technologies, and Applications. Genetics 2019; 211:15-34. [PMID: 30626639 PMCID: PMC6325693 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.118.300227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The development of fluorescent labels and powerful imaging technologies in the last two decades has revolutionized the field of fluorescence microscopy, which is now widely used in diverse scientific fields from biology to biomedical and materials science. Fluorescence microscopy has also become a standard technique in research laboratories working on Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism. Here, we review the principles of fluorescence microscopy technologies from wide-field to Super-resolution microscopy and its application in the Drosophila research field.
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Tang HM, Fung MC, Tang HL. Detecting Anastasis In Vivo by CaspaseTracker Biosensor. J Vis Exp 2018. [PMID: 29443051 DOI: 10.3791/54107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Anastasis (Greek for "rising to life") is a recently discovered cell recovery phenomenon whereby dying cells can reverse late-stage cell death processes that are generally assumed to be intrinsically irreversible. Promoting anastasis could in principle rescue or preserve injured cells that are difficult to replace such as cardiomyocytes or neurons, thereby facilitating tissue recovery. Conversely, suppressing anastasis in cancer cells, undergoing apoptosis after anti-cancer therapies, may ensure cancer cell death and reduce the chances of recurrence. However, these studies have been hampered by the lack of tools for tracking the fate of cells that undergo anastasis in live animals. The challenge is to identify the cells that have reversed the cell death process despite their morphologically normal appearance after recovery. To overcome this difficulty, we have developed Drosophila and mammalian CaspaseTracker biosensor systems that can identify and permanently track the anastatic cells in vitro or in vivo. Here, we present in vivo protocols for the generation and use of the CaspaseTracker dual biosensor system to detect and track anastasis in Drosophila melanogaster after transient exposure to cell death stimuli. While conventional biosensors and protocols can label cells actively undergoing apoptotic cell death, the CaspaseTracker biosensor can permanently label cells that have recovered after caspase activation - a hallmark of late-stage apoptosis, and simultaneously identify active apoptotic processes. This biosensor can also track the recovery of the cells that attempted other forms of cell death that directly or indirectly involved caspase activity. Therefore, this protocol enables us to continuously track the fate of these cells and their progeny, facilitating future studies of the biological functions, molecular mechanisms, physiological and pathological consequences, and therapeutic implications of anastasis. We also discuss the appropriate controls to distinguish cells that undergo anastasis from those that display non-apoptotic caspase activity in vivo.
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- Ho Man Tang
- Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong;
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;
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Rational Design of a GFP-Based Fluorogenic Caspase Reporter for Imaging Apoptosis In Vivo. Cell Chem Biol 2017; 23:875-882. [PMID: 27447051 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2016.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based executioner caspase reporters using GFP are important tools for imaging apoptosis. While these reporters are useful for imaging apoptosis in cultured cells, their in vivo application has been handicapped by poor signal to noise. Here, we report the design and characterization of a GFP-based fluorogenic protease reporter, dubbed ZipGFP. ZipGFP-based TEV protease reporter increased fluorescence 10-fold after activation by protease. A ZipGFP-based executioner caspase reporter visualized apoptosis in live zebrafish embryos with spatiotemporal resolution. Thus, the ZipGFP-based caspase reporter may be useful for monitoring apoptosis during animal development and for designing reporters of proteases beyond the executioner caspases.
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Caspase-dependent non-apoptotic processes in development. Cell Death Differ 2017; 24:1422-1430. [PMID: 28524858 PMCID: PMC5520453 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2017.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Caspases are at the core of executing apoptosis by orchestrating cellular destruction with proteolytic cascades. Caspase-mediated proteolysis also controls diverse nonlethal cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, cell fate decision, and cytoskeletal reorganization. During the last decade or so, genetic studies of Drosophila have contributed to our understanding of the in vivo mechanism of the non-apoptotic cellular responses in developmental contexts. Furthermore, recent studies using C. elegans suggest that apoptotic signaling may play unexpected roles, which influence ageing and normal development at the organism level. In this review, we describe how the caspase activity is elaborately controlled during vital cellular processes at the level of subcellular localization, the duration and timing to avoid full apoptotic consequences, and also discuss the novel roles of non-apoptotic caspase signaling in adult homeostasis and physiology.
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Tang HL, Tang HM, Fung MC, Hardwick JM. In Vivo Biosensor Tracks Non-apoptotic Caspase Activity in Drosophila. J Vis Exp 2016. [PMID: 27929458 DOI: 10.3791/53992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Caspases are the key mediators of apoptotic cell death via their proteolytic activity. When caspases are activated in cells to levels detectable by available technologies, apoptosis is generally assumed to occur shortly thereafter. Caspases can cleave many functional and structural components to cause rapid and complete cell destruction within a few minutes. However, accumulating evidence indicates that in normal healthy cells the same caspases have other functions, presumably at lower enzymatic levels. Studies of non-apoptotic caspase activity have been hampered by difficulties with detecting low levels of caspase activity and with tracking ultimate cell fate in vivo. Here, we illustrate the use of an ultrasensitive caspase reporter, CaspaseTracker, which permanently labels cells that have experienced caspase activity in whole animals. This in vivo dual color CaspaseTracker biosensor for Drosophila melanogaster transiently expresses red fluorescent protein (RFP) to indicate recent or on-going caspase activity, and permanently expresses green fluorescent protein (GFP) in cells that have experienced caspase activity at any time in the past yet did not die. Importantly, this caspase-dependent in vivo biosensor readily reveals the presence of non-apoptotic caspase activity in the tissues of organ systems throughout the adult fly. This is demonstrated using whole mount dissections of individual flies to detect biosensor activity in healthy cells throughout the brain, gut, malpighian tubules, cardia, ovary ducts and other tissues. CaspaseTracker detects non-apoptotic caspase activity in long-lived cells, as biosensor activity is detected in adult neurons and in other tissues at least 10 days after caspase activation. This biosensor serves as an important tool to uncover the roles and molecular mechanisms of non-apoptotic caspase activity in live animals.
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- Ho Lam Tang
- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health;
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Lossi L, Cocito C, Alasia S, Merighi A. Ex vivo imaging of active caspase 3 by a FRET-based molecular probe demonstrates the cellular dynamics and localization of the protease in cerebellar granule cells and its regulation by the apoptosis-inhibiting protein survivin. Mol Neurodegener 2016; 11:34. [PMID: 27122136 PMCID: PMC4848850 DOI: 10.1186/s13024-016-0101-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Background Apoptosis takes place in naturally occurring neuronal death, but also in aging, neurodegenerative disorders, and traumatic brain injuries. Caspase 3 (Casp3) is the most important effector protease in apoptosis: being inactive inside the cell, it undergoes enzymatic cleavage and - hence - activation once the apoptotic cascade is triggered. Immunological techniques with antibodies against cleaved Casp3 (cCasp3) or assays with colorimetric/fluorogenic substrates are commonly in use, but they do not allow to directly follow the dynamics of activation in alive neurons that may be committed to die. Results By combined biolistic transfection, confocal microscopy, and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), we have implemented a methodology to dynamically monitor Casp3 activation in organotypic cerebellar slices from postnatal mice. After transfection with pSCAT3 FRET probes, we measured the ratio of the emissions of the donor/acceptor pair (ECFPem/Venusem) in fixed or alive cultures. In so doing, we i. discriminated the cellular compartment(s) of enzyme activation (nucleus, perikaryon, neurites); ii. demonstrated that Casp3 was constitutively active in the granule cells; iii. followed the fluctuations of ECFPem/Venusem, and its response to 25 mM KCl depolarization, or to increased intracellular Ca++ after NMDA (1 mM), kainic acid (1 mM), or A23187 (100–200 μM). The specificity of the active pSCAT3-DEVD probe was confirmed with RNA interference and after inhibition of Casp3 with Ac-DEVD-CMK (100 μM), as both sets of experiments brought ECFPem/Venusem to the values recorded with the control probe pSCAT3-DEVG. After double-transfection with pSCAT3-DEVD + pHcRed1-C1-survivin, we also showed a 44–56 % reduction of basal Casp3 activity in cells overexpressing survivin, a protein-member of the family of apoptosis inhibitors, with augmented survival (2.82 folds). Survivin-rescued cells were sensitive to 5 mM H2O2 oxidative stress but died without intervention of Casp3. Conclusions This ex vivo FRET-based methodology provides quantitative information on the functional and histological dynamics of Casp3 activation in individual neurons at a cell level resolution. Not only it can be combined with experimental manipulation of the apoptotic machinery inside the cell, but offers several advantages over existing protocols for monitoring apoptosis in live mammalian neurons, and has potential to be transferred in vivo. Due to the pivotal role of Casp3 in apoptosis, our approach is relevant for a better comprehension of molecular neurodegeneration in the normal and pathological brain. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13024-016-0101-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Laura Lossi
- University of Turin, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, I-10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, I-10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, I-10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, I-10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy.
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Konno A, Nishimura A, Nakamura S, Mochizuki A, Yamada A, Kamijo R, Inoue T, Iijima T. Continuous monitoring of caspase-3 activation induced by propofol in developing mouse brain. Int J Dev Neurosci 2016; 51:42-9. [PMID: 27126009 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The neurotoxicity of anesthetics on the developing brain has drawn the attention of anesthesiologists. Several studies have shown that apoptosis is enhanced by exposure to anesthesia during brain development. Although apoptosis is a physiological developmental step occurring before the maturation of neural networks and the integration of brain function, pathological damage also involves apoptosis. Previous studies have shown that prolonged exposure to anesthetics causes apoptosis. Exactly when the apoptotic cascade starts in the brain remains uncertain. If it starts during the early stage of anesthesia, even short-term anesthesia could harm the brain. Therefore, apoptogenesis should be continuously monitored to elucidate when the apoptotic cascade is triggered by anesthesia. Here, we describe the development of a continuous monitoring system to detect caspase-3 activation using an in vivo model. Brain slices from postnatal days 0-4 SCAT3 transgenic mice with a heterozygous genotype (n=20) were used for the monitoring of caspase-3 cleavage. SCAT3 is a fusion protein of ECFP and Venus connected by a caspase-3 cleavable peptide, DEVD. A specimen from the hippocampal CA1 sector was mounted on a confocal laser microscope and was continuously superfused with artificial cerebrospinal fluid, propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol, 1μM or 10μM), and dimethyl sulfoxide. Images were obtained every hour for five hours. A pixel analysis of the ECFP/Venus ratio images was performed using a histogram showing the number of pixels with each ratio. In the histogram of the ECFP/Venus ratio, an area with a ratio>1 indicated the number of pixels from caspase-3-activated CA1 neurons. We observed a shift in the histogram toward the right over time, indicating caspase-3 activation. This right-ward shift dramatically changed at five hours in the propofol 1μM and 10μM groups and was obviously different from that in the control group. Thus, real-time fluorescence energy transfer (FRET) imaging was capable of identifying the onset of apoptosis triggered by propofol in neonatal brain slices. This model may be a useful tool for monitoring apoptogenesis in the developing brain.
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- Ayumi Konno
- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan.
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- Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Showa University School of Dentistry, Japan
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Apoptosis is an evolutionarily-conserved process of autonomous cell death. The molecular switch mechanism underlying the fate decision of apoptosis in mammalian cells has been intensively studied by mathematical modeling. In contrast, the apoptotic switch in invertebrates, with highly conserved signaling proteins and pathway, remains poorly understood mechanistically and calls for theoretical elucidation. In this study, we develop a mathematical model of the apoptosis pathway in Drosophila and compare the switch mechanism to that in mammals. Enumeration of the elementary reactions for the model demonstrates that the molecular interactions among the signaling components are considerably different from their mammalian counterparts. A notable distinction in network organization is that the direct positive feedback from the effector caspase (EC) to the initiator caspase in mammalian pathway is replaced by a double-negative regulation in Drosophila. The model is calibrated by experimental input-output relationship and the simulated trajectories exhibit all-or-none bimodal behavior. Bifurcation diagrams confirm that the model of Drosophila apoptotic switch possesses bistability, a well-recognized feature for an apoptosis system. Since the apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (APAF1) induced irreversible activation of caspase is an essential and beneficial property for the mammalian apoptotic switch, we perform analysis of the bistable caspase activation with respect to the input of DARK protein, the Drosophila homolog of APAF1. Interestingly, this bistable behavior in Drosophila is predicted to be reversible. Further analysis suggests that the mechanism underlying the systems property of reversibility is the double-negative feedback from the EC to the initiator caspase. Using theoretical modeling, our study proposes plausible evolution of the switch mechanism for apoptosis between organisms.
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- Riccardo Ziraldo
- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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Ziraldo R, Link N, Abrams J, Ma L. Towards automatic image analysis and assessment of the multicellular apoptosis process. IET IMAGE PROCESSING 2015; 9:424-433. [PMID: 26500693 PMCID: PMC4613781 DOI: 10.1049/iet-ipr.2014.0531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Apoptotic programmed cell death (PCD) is a fundamental aspect of developmental maturation. However, the authors' understanding of apoptosis, especially in the multi-cell regime, is incomplete because of the difficulty of identifying dying cells by conventional strategies. Real-time in vivo microscopy of Drosophila, an excellent model system for studying the PCD during development, has been used to uncover plausible collective apoptosis at the tissue level, although the dynamic regulation of the process remains to be deciphered. In this work, the authors have developed an image-analysis program that can quantitatively analyse time-lapse microscopy of live tissues undergoing apoptosis with a fluorescent nuclear marker, and subsequently extract the spatiotemporal patterns of multicellular response. The program can process a large number of cells (>103) automatically tracked across sets of image frames. It is applied to characterise the apoptosis of Drosophila wing epithelium at eclosion. Using the natural anatomic structures as reference, the authors identify dynamic patterns in the progression of PCD within the Drosophila tissues. The results not only confirm the previously observed collective multi-cell behaviour from a quantitative perspective, but also reveal a plausible role played by the anatomic structures, such as the wing veins, in the PCD propagation across the Drosophila wing.
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- Riccardo Ziraldo
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX USA
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In vivo CaspaseTracker biosensor system for detecting anastasis and non-apoptotic caspase activity. Sci Rep 2015; 5:9015. [PMID: 25757939 PMCID: PMC4355673 DOI: 10.1038/srep09015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The discovery that mammalian cells can survive late-stage apoptosis challenges the general assumption that active caspases are markers of impending death. However, tools have not been available to track healthy cells that have experienced caspase activity at any time in the past. Therefore, to determine if cells in whole animals can undergo reversal of apoptosis, known as anastasis, we developed a dual color CaspaseTracker system for Drosophila to identify cells with ongoing or past caspase activity. Transient exposure of healthy females to environmental stresses such as cold shock or starvation activated the CaspaseTracker coincident with caspase activity and apoptotic morphologies in multiple cell types of developing egg chambers. Importantly, when stressed flies were returned to normal conditions, morphologically healthy egg chambers and new progeny flies were labeled by the biosensor, suggesting functional recovery from apoptotic caspase activation. In striking contrast to developing egg chambers, which lack basal caspase biosensor activation under normal conditions, many adult tissues of normal healthy flies exhibit robust caspase biosensor activity in a portion of cells, including neurons. The widespread persistence of CaspaseTracker-positivity implies that healthy cells utilize active caspases for non-apoptotic physiological functions during and after normal development.
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Rationally designed fluorogenic protease reporter visualizes spatiotemporal dynamics of apoptosis in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:3338-43. [PMID: 25733847 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1502857112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based reporters have been widely used in imaging cell signaling; however, their in vivo application has been handicapped because of poor signal. Although fluorogenic reporters overcome this problem, no such reporter of proteases has been demonstrated for in vivo imaging. Now we have redesigned an infrared fluorescent protein so that its chromophore incorporation is regulated by protease activity. Upon protease activation, the infrared fluorogenic protease reporter becomes fluorescent with no requirement of exogenous cofactor. To demonstrate biological applications, we have designed an infrared fluorogenic executioner-caspase reporter, which reveals spatiotemporal coordination between cell apoptosis and embryonic morphogenesis, as well as dynamics of apoptosis during tumorigenesis in Drosophila. The designed scaffold may be used to engineer reporters of other proteases with specific cleavage sequence.
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Tang HL, Tang HM, Hardwick JM, Fung MC. Strategies for tracking anastasis, a cell survival phenomenon that reverses apoptosis. J Vis Exp 2015. [PMID: 25742050 DOI: 10.3791/51964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Anastasis (Greek for "rising to life") refers to the recovery of dying cells. Before these cells recover, they have passed through important checkpoints of apoptosis, including mitochondrial fragmentation, release of mitochondrial cytochrome c into the cytosol, activation of caspases, chromatin condensation, DNA damage, nuclear fragmentation, plasma membrane blebbing, cell shrinkage, cell surface exposure of phosphatidylserine, and formation of apoptotic bodies. Anastasis can occur when apoptotic stimuli are removed prior to death, thereby allowing dying cells to reverse apoptosis and potentially other death mechanisms. Therefore, anastasis appears to involve physiological healing processes that could also sustain damaged cells inappropriately. The functions and mechanisms of anastasis are still unclear, hampered in part by the limited tools for detecting past events after the recovery of apparently healthy cells. Strategies to detect anastasis will enable studies of the physiological mechanisms, the hazards of undead cells in disease pathology, and potential therapeutics to modulate anastasis. Here, we describe effective strategies using live cell microscopy and a mammalian caspase biosensor for identifying and tracking anastasis in mammalian cells.
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- Ho Lam Tang
- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Center for Cell Dynamics, Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Center for Cell Dynamics, Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong;
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Tomida T. Visualization of the spatial and temporal dynamics of MAPK signaling using fluorescence imaging techniques. J Physiol Sci 2015; 65:37-49. [PMID: 25145828 PMCID: PMC10716987 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-014-0332-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Conserved mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways are major mechanisms through which cells perceive and respond properly to their surrounding environment. Such homeostatic responses maintain the life of the organism. Since errors in MAPK signaling pathways can lead to cancers and to defects in immune responses, in the nervous system and metabolism, these pathways have been extensively studied as potential therapeutic targets. Although much has been studied about the roles of MAPKs in various cellular functions, less is known regarding regulation of MAPK in living organisms. This review will focus on the latest understanding of the dynamic regulation of MAPK signaling in intact cells that was revealed by using novel fluorescence imaging techniques and advanced systems-analytical methods. These techniques allowed quantitative analyses of signal transduction in situ with high spatio-temporal resolution and have revealed the nature of the molecular dynamics that determine cellular responses and fates.
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- Taichiro Tomida
- Division of Molecular Cell Signaling, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan,
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Liu T, Yamaguchi Y, Shirasaki Y, Shikada K, Yamagishi M, Hoshino K, Kaisho T, Takemoto K, Suzuki T, Kuranaga E, Ohara O, Miura M. Single-cell imaging of caspase-1 dynamics reveals an all-or-none inflammasome signaling response. Cell Rep 2014; 8:974-82. [PMID: 25127135 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2013] [Revised: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Inflammasome-mediated caspase-1 activation is involved in cell death and the secretion of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β). Although the dynamics of caspase-1 activation, IL-1β secretion, and cell death have been examined with bulk assays in population-level studies, they remain poorly understood at the single-cell level. In this study, we conducted single-cell imaging using a genetic fluorescence resonance energy transfer sensor that detects caspase-1 activation. We determined that caspase-1 exhibits all-or-none (digital) activation at the single-cell level, with similar activation kinetics irrespective of the type of inflammasome or the intensity of the stimulus. Real-time concurrent detection of caspase-1 activation and IL-1β release demonstrated that dead macrophages containing activated caspase-1 release a local burst of IL-1β in a digital manner, which identified these macrophages as the main source of IL-1β within cell populations. Our results highlight the value of single-cell analysis in enhancing understanding of the inflammasome system and chronic inflammatory diseases.
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- Ting Liu
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
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- Laboratory for Integrative Genomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS-RCAI), Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratory for Integrative Genomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS-RCAI), Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan; Laboratory for Immune Regulation, World Premier International Research Center Initiative Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0861, Japan; Laboratory for Host Defense, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Laboratory for Immune Regulation, World Premier International Research Center Initiative Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0861, Japan; Laboratory for Host Defense, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan; Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Bacteriology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa 903-0125, Japan
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- Laboratory for Histogenetic Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Integrative Genomics, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS-RCAI), Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan; Department of Human Genome Research, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan.
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Rebollo E, Karkali K, Mangione F, Martín-Blanco E. Live imaging in Drosophila: The optical and genetic toolkits. Methods 2014; 68:48-59. [PMID: 24814031 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2014.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2014] [Revised: 04/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Biological imaging based on light microscopy comes at the core of the methods that let us understanding morphology and its dynamics in synergy to the spatiotemporal distribution of cellular and molecular activities as the organism develops and becomes functional. Non-linear optical tools and superesolution methodologies are under constant development and their applications to live imaging of whole organisms keep improving as we speak. Genetically coded biosensors, multicolor clonal methods and optogenetics in different organisms and, in particular, in Drosophila follow equivalent paths. We anticipate a brilliant future for live imaging providing the roots for the holistic understanding, rather than for individual parts, of development and function at the whole-organism level.
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- Elena Rebollo
- Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Parc Cientific de Barcelona, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Campbell DS, Okamoto H. Local caspase activation interacts with Slit-Robo signaling to restrict axonal arborization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 203:657-72. [PMID: 24385488 PMCID: PMC3840933 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201303072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In addition to being critical for apoptosis, components of the apoptotic pathway, such as caspases, are involved in other physiological processes in many types of cells, including neurons. However, very little is known about their role in dynamic, nonphysically destructive processes, such as axonal arborization and synaptogenesis. We show that caspases were locally active in vivo at the branch points of young, dynamic retinal ganglion cell axonal arbors but not in the cell body or in stable mature arbors. Caspase activation, dependent on Caspase-3, Caspase-9, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), rapidly increased at branch points corresponding with branch tip addition. Time-lapse imaging revealed that knockdown of Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 led to more stable arbors and presynaptic sites. Genetic analysis showed that Caspase-3, Caspase-9, and p38 MAPK interacted with Slit1a-Robo2 signaling, suggesting that localized activation of caspases lie downstream of a ligand receptor system, acting as key promoters of axonal branch tip and synaptic dynamics to restrict arbor growth in vivo in the central nervous system.
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- Douglas S Campbell
- Laboratory for Developmental Gene Regulation, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Yeh TC, Bratton SB. DrICE resurrects Grim to antagonize DIAP1. Cell Cycle 2014; 13:685-6. [PMID: 24526123 PMCID: PMC3979898 DOI: 10.4161/cc.27857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Ting-Chun Yeh
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis; Smithville, TX USA; Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology; The University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX USA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis; Smithville, TX USA
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Yamaguchi Y, Kuranaga E, Nakajima YI, Koto A, Takemoto K, Miura M. In Vivo Monitoring of Caspase Activation Using a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer-Based Fluorescent Probe. Methods Enzymol 2014; 544:299-325. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-417158-9.00012-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aung KH, Win-Shwe TT, Kanaya M, Takano H, Tsukahara S. Involvement of hemeoxygenase-1 in di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)-induced apoptosis of Neuro-2a cells. J Toxicol Sci 2014; 39:217-29. [DOI: 10.2131/jts.39.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Kyaw Htet Aung
- Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University
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- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute for Environmental Studies
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- Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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- Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University
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Takagi C, Sakamaki K, Morita H, Hara Y, Suzuki M, Kinoshita N, Ueno N. Transgenic Xenopus laevis for live imaging in cell and developmental biology. Dev Growth Differ 2013; 55:422-33. [PMID: 23480392 DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Revised: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The stable transgenesis of genes encoding functional or spatially localized proteins, fused to fluorescent proteins such as green fluorescent protein (GFP) or red fluorescent protein (RFP), is an extremely important research tool in cell and developmental biology. Transgenic organisms constructed with fluorescent labels for cell membranes, subcellular organelles, and functional proteins have been used to investigate cell cycles, lineages, shapes, and polarity, in live animals and in cells or tissues derived from these animals. Genes of interest have been integrated and maintained in generations of transgenic animals, which have become a valuable resource for the cell and developmental biology communities. Although the use of Xenopus laevis as a transgenic model organism has been hampered by its relatively long reproduction time (compared to Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans), its large embryonic cells and the ease of manipulation in early embryos have made it a historically valuable preparation that continues to have tremendous research potential. Here, we report on the Xenopus laevis transgenic lines our lab has generated and discuss their potential use in biological imaging.
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- Chiyo Takagi
- National Institute for Basic Biology, 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan
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FRET-based evaluation of Bid cleavage in a single primary cultured neuron. Neurosci Lett 2013; 536:24-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.11.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Revised: 11/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Aung KH, Kurihara R, Nakashima S, Maekawa F, Nohara K, Kobayashi T, Tsukahara S. Inhibition of neurite outgrowth and alteration of cytoskeletal gene expression by sodium arsenite. Neurotoxicology 2013; 34:226-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2012.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2012] [Revised: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Miura M. Apoptotic and nonapoptotic caspase functions in animal development. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2012; 4:4/10/a008664. [PMID: 23028118 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a008664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A developing animal is exposed to both intrinsic and extrinsic stresses. One stress response is caspase activation. Caspase activation not only controls apoptosis but also proliferation, differentiation, cell shape, and cell migration. Caspase activation drives development by executing cell death or nonapoptotic functions in a cell-autonomous manner, and by secreting signaling molecules or generating mechanical forces, in a noncell autonomous manner.
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- Masayuki Miura
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, and CREST, JST, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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Korzh V, Wohland T. Analysis of properties of single molecules in vivo or … why small fish is better than empty dish. Russ J Dev Biol 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s106236041202004x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Yamaguchi Y, Shinotsuka N, Nonomura K, Takemoto K, Kuida K, Yosida H, Miura M. Live imaging of apoptosis in a novel transgenic mouse highlights its role in neural tube closure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 195:1047-60. [PMID: 22162136 PMCID: PMC3241723 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201104057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Imaging of caspase activation in living mouse embryos during development suggests that caspase-mediated cell removal facilitates neural tube closure in a temporally regulated manner. Many cells die during development, tissue homeostasis, and disease. Dysregulation of apoptosis leads to cranial neural tube closure (NTC) defects like exencephaly, although the mechanism is unclear. Observing cells undergoing apoptosis in a living context could help elucidate their origin, behavior, and influence on surrounding tissues, but few tools are available for this purpose, especially in mammals. In this paper, we used insulator sequences to generate a transgenic mouse that stably expressed a genetically encoded fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)–based fluorescent reporter for caspase activation and performed simultaneous time-lapse imaging of apoptosis and morphogenesis in living embryos. Live FRET imaging with a fast-scanning confocal microscope revealed that cells containing activated caspases showed typical and nontypical apoptotic behavior in a region-specific manner during NTC. Inhibiting caspase activation perturbed and delayed the smooth progression of cranial NTC, which might increase the risk of exencephaly. Our results suggest that caspase-mediated cell removal facilitates NTC completion within a limited developmental window.
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- Yoshifumi Yamaguchi
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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The precise, regional execution of programmed cell death is required for the proper patterning and sculpting of the embryonic primordium during animal development. In addition, cell death that is not directly involved in sculpting is also widely observed. The most abundant morphological form of programmed cell death in developing animals is apoptosis, and identification of the apoptotic genetic pathways has enabled the study of apoptosis' regulation and roles during development. Genetic and bio-imaging studies have permitted the study of the active roles of cell death in development and organismal homeostasis.
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- Masayuki Miura
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, and CREST, JST, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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Nonautonomous apoptosis is triggered by local cell cycle progression during epithelial replacement in Drosophila. Mol Cell Biol 2011; 31:2499-512. [PMID: 21482673 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01046-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Tissue remodeling involves collective cell movement, and cell proliferation and apoptosis are observed in both development and disease. Apoptosis and proliferation are considered to be closely correlated, but little is known about their coordinated regulation in physiological tissue remodeling in vivo. The replacement of larval abdominal epidermis with adult epithelium in Drosophila pupae is a simple model of tissue remodeling. During this process, larval epidermal cells (LECs) undergo apoptosis and are replaced by histoblasts, which are adult precursor cells. By analyzing caspase activation at the single-cell level in living pupae, we found that caspase activation in LECs is induced at the LEC/histoblast boundary, which expands as the LECs die. Manipulating histoblast proliferation at the LEC/histoblast boundary, either genetically or by UV illumination, indicated that local interactions with proliferating histoblasts triggered caspase activation in the boundary LECs. Finally, by monitoring the spatiotemporal dynamics of the S/G₂/M phase in histoblasts in vivo, we found that the transition from S/G₂ phases is necessary to induce nonautonomous LEC apoptosis at the LEC/histoblast boundary. The replacement boundary, formed as caspase activation is regulated locally by cell-cell communication, may drive the dynamic orchestration of cell replacement during tissue remodeling.
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Kuranaga E, Matsunuma T, Kanuka H, Takemoto K, Koto A, Kimura KI, Miura M. Apoptosis controls the speed of looping morphogenesis in Drosophila male terminalia. Development 2011; 138:1493-9. [PMID: 21389055 DOI: 10.1242/dev.058958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In metazoan development, the precise mechanisms that regulate the completion of morphogenesis according to a developmental timetable remain elusive. The Drosophila male terminalia is an asymmetric looping organ; the internal genitalia (spermiduct) loops dextrally around the hindgut. Mutants for apoptotic signaling have an orientation defect of their male terminalia, indicating that apoptosis contributes to the looping morphogenesis. However, the physiological roles of apoptosis in the looping morphogenesis of male terminalia have been unclear. Here, we show the role of apoptosis in the organogenesis of male terminalia using time-lapse imaging. In normal flies, genitalia rotation accelerated as development proceeded, and completed a full 360° rotation. This acceleration was impaired when the activity of caspases or JNK or PVF/PVR signaling was reduced. Acceleration was induced by two distinct subcompartments of the A8 segment that formed a ring shape and surrounded the male genitalia: the inner ring rotated with the genitalia and the outer ring rotated later, functioning as a 'moving walkway' to accelerate the inner ring rotation. A quantitative analysis combining the use of a FRET-based indicator for caspase activation with single-cell tracking showed that the timing and degree of apoptosis correlated with the movement of the outer ring, and upregulation of the apoptotic signal increased the speed of genital rotation. Therefore, apoptosis coordinates the outer ring movement that drives the acceleration of genitalia rotation, thereby enabling the complete morphogenesis of male genitalia within a limited developmental time frame.
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- Erina Kuranaga
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Koto A, Kuranaga E, Miura M. Apoptosis Ensures Spacing Pattern Formation of Drosophila Sensory Organs. Curr Biol 2011; 21:278-87. [PMID: 21276725 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Revised: 12/03/2010] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hudry B, Viala S, Graba Y, Merabet S. Visualization of protein interactions in living Drosophila embryos by the bimolecular fluorescence complementation assay. BMC Biol 2011; 9:5. [PMID: 21276241 PMCID: PMC3041725 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-9-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 01/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background Protein interactions control the regulatory networks underlying developmental processes. The understanding of developmental complexity will, therefore, require the characterization of protein interactions within their proper environment. The bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) technology offers this possibility as it enables the direct visualization of protein interactions in living cells. However, its potential has rarely been applied in embryos of animal model organisms and was only performed under transient protein expression levels. Results Using a Hox protein partnership as a test case, we investigated the suitability of BiFC for the study of protein interactions in the living Drosophila embryo. Importantly, all BiFC parameters were established with constructs that were stably expressed under the control of endogenous promoters. Under these physiological conditions, we showed that BiFC is specific and sensitive enough to analyse dynamic protein interactions. We next used BiFC in a candidate interaction screen, which led to the identification of several Hox protein partners. Conclusion Our results establish the general suitability of BiFC for revealing and studying protein interactions in their physiological context during the rapid course of Drosophila embryonic development.
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- Bruno Hudry
- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille Luminy, IBDML, UMR 6216, CNRS, Université de la méditerranée, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, Case 907, 13288, Marseille Cedex 09, France
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Wang X, Wohland T, Korzh V. Developing in vivo biophysics by fishing for single molecules. Dev Biol 2010; 347:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2010] [Revised: 07/27/2010] [Accepted: 08/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Koike-Kuroda Y, Kakeyama M, Fujimaki H, Tsukahara S. Use of live imaging analysis for evaluation of cytotoxic chemicals that induce apoptotic cell death. Toxicol In Vitro 2010; 24:2012-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2010] [Revised: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Fishilevich E, Fitzpatrick JAJ, Minden JS. pHMA, a pH-sensitive GFP reporter for cell engulfment, in Drosophila embryos, tissues, and cells. Dev Dyn 2010; 239:559-73. [PMID: 20014104 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Engulfment of apoptotic cells by phagocytosis ensures the removal of unwanted and defective cells. We developed a genetically encoded marker for cell engulfment, pHMA, which consists of the pH-Sensitive derivative of GFP, pHluorin, fused to the actin-binding domain of Moesin. In healthy cells of Drosophila embryos and cultured cells, pHMA resides at the cell cortex. In dying cells, pHMA loses its cortical localization and reports a modest decrease in pH. In embryos, the dying cells lose their apical contacts, then move basally and are ultimately engulfed by neighboring cells or macrophages. The cell corpse material is strongly acidified soon after engulfment and persists in the phagocytic cell for several hours. Changes in the pHMA signal correlate well with increases or decreases in apoptosis. These data show that pHMA is a useful reporter for cell engulfment and can be used in screening for mutations that affect cell engulfment.
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- Elane Fishilevich
- Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sumithra P, Britto CP, Krishnan M. Modes of cell death in the pupal perivisceral fat body tissue of the silkworm Bombyx mori L. Cell Tissue Res 2009; 339:349-58. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0898-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2009] [Accepted: 10/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Koto A, Kuranaga E, Miura M. Temporal regulation of Drosophila IAP1 determines caspase functions in sensory organ development. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 187:219-31. [PMID: 19822670 PMCID: PMC2768825 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200905110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Caspase activation is regulated by the turnover of E3 ubiquitin ligase, DIAP1, and depends on cell type and maturity. The caspases comprise a family of cysteine proteases that function in various cellular processes, including apoptosis. However, how the balance is struck between the caspases’ role in cell death and their nonapoptotic functions is unclear. To address this issue, we monitored the protein turnover of an endogenous caspase inhibitor, Drosophila IAP1 (DIAP1). DIAP1 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that promotes the ubiquitination of caspases and thereby prevents caspase activation. For this study, we developed a fluorescent probe to monitor DIAP1 turnover in the external sensory organ precursor (SOP) lineage of living Drosophila. The SOP divides asymmetrically to make the shaft, socket, and sheath cells, and the neuron that comprise each sensory organ. We found that the quantity of DIAP1 changed dramatically depending on the cell type and maturity, and that the temporal regulation of DIAP1 turnover determines whether caspases function nonapoptotically in cellular morphogenesis or cause cell death.
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- Akiko Koto
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Maxwell D, Chang Q, Zhang X, Barnett EM, Piwnica-Worms D. An improved cell-penetrating, caspase-activatable, near-infrared fluorescent peptide for apoptosis imaging. Bioconjug Chem 2009; 20:702-9. [PMID: 19331388 DOI: 10.1021/bc800516n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Apoptosis is required for normal cellular homeostasis, and deregulation of the apoptotic process is implicated in various diseases. Previously, we developed a cell-penetrating near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) probe based on an activatable strategy to detect apoptosis-associated caspase activity in vivo. This probe consisted of a cell-penetrating Tat peptide conjugated to an effector recognition sequence (DEVD) that was flanked by a fluorophore-quencher pair (Alexa Fluor 647 and QSY 21). Once exposed to effector caspases, the recognition sequence was cleaved, resulting in separation of the fluorophore-quencher pair and signal generation. Herein, we present biochemical analysis of a second generation probe, KcapQ, with a modified cell-penetrating peptide sequence (KKKRKV). This modification resulted in a probe that was more sensitive to effector caspase enzymes, displayed an unexpectedly higher quenching efficiency between the fluorophore-quencher pair, and was potentially less toxic to cells. Assays using recombinant caspase enzymes revealed that the probe was specific for effector caspases (caspase 3 > 7 > 6). Analysis of apoptosis in HeLa cells treated with doxorubicin showed probe activation specific to apoptotic cells. In a rat model of retinal neuronal excitotoxicity, intravitreal injection of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) induced apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Eyecup and retinal flat-mount images of NMDA-pretreated animals injected intravitreally with KcapQ using a clinically applicable protocol showed specific and widely distributed cell-associated fluorescence signals compared to untreated control animals. Fluorescence microscopy images of vertical retinal sections from NMDA-pretreated animals confirmed that activated probe was predominantly localized to RGCs and colocalized with TUNEL labeling. Thus, KcapQ represents an improved effector caspase-activatable NIRF probe for enhanced noninvasive analysis of apoptosis in whole cells and live animals.
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- Dustin Maxwell
- Molecular Imaging Center, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Du T, Wasser M. 3D image stack reconstruction in live cell microscopy of Drosophila muscles and its validation. Cytometry A 2009; 75:329-43. [PMID: 19130481 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Rapid movements of live tissues during the acquisition of 3D image stacks can result in misalignments between successive image slices. The remodeling of the muscles in Drosophila metamorphosis is an example where sporadic motion during image acquisition impede image analysis and volume visualization. Most of the image stack registration algorithms applied in microscopy are aimed at the linear alignment of fixed histological sections. However, live muscles are nonrigid objects and their contractions and relaxations represent nonlinear transformations that cannot be properly rectified by applying purely linear registration methods. We developed a fully automated area-based nonrigid stack registration (NSR) method that minimizes the mean square error of intensities between successive image slices. The mapping function is formulated using the thin plate spline (TPS). A hierarchical linear to nonlinear, coarse to fine matching strategy is applied to ensure stability and fast convergence. Topological structure is preserved by constraining the step size of the nonlinear transformation. To assess the accuracy of 3D reconstruction, we propose a new benchmarking method that measures geometrical features of restored nuclei. We tested our algorithm on image stacks generated by laser scanning confocal microscopy that show live muscles during the prepupal stage of Drosophila metamorphosis. Our registration algorithm is able to restore image stacks that are distorted by periodic contraction of muscles. Quantitative assessment of registration performance agrees well with qualitative visual inspection. Our NSR method is able to restore image stacks for the purpose of visualization and quantitative analysis of Drosophila metamorphosis and, potentially, various other processes in developmental biology studied by 3D live cell microscopy.
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- Tiehua Du
- Bioinformatics Institute (BII), Agency for Science, Technology and Research, (A*STAR), Singapore.
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Wang Y, Amdam GV, Rueppell O, Wallrichs MA, Fondrk MK, Kaftanoglu O, Page RE. PDK1 and HR46 gene homologs tie social behavior to ovary signals. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4899. [PMID: 19340296 PMCID: PMC2659776 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Accepted: 02/21/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The genetic basis of division of labor in social insects is a central question in evolutionary and behavioral biology. The honey bee is a model for studying evolutionary behavioral genetics because of its well characterized age-correlated division of labor. After an initial period of within-nest tasks, 2–3 week-old worker bees begin foraging outside the nest. Individuals often specialize by biasing their foraging efforts toward collecting pollen or nectar. Efforts to explain the origins of foraging specialization suggest that division of labor between nectar and pollen foraging specialists is influenced by genes with effects on reproductive physiology. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping of foraging behavior also reveals candidate genes for reproductive traits. Here, we address the linkage of reproductive anatomy to behavior, using backcross QTL analysis, behavioral and anatomical phenotyping, candidate gene expression studies, and backcross confirmation of gene-to-anatomical trait associations. Our data show for the first time that the activity of two positional candidate genes for behavior, PDK1 and HR46, have direct genetic relationships to ovary size, a central reproductive trait that correlates with the nectar and pollen foraging bias of workers. These findings implicate two genes that were not known previously to influence complex social behavior. Also, they outline how selection may have acted on gene networks that affect reproductive resource allocation and behavior to facilitate the evolution of social foraging in honey bees.
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- Ying Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.
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Dynamic visualization of cellular signaling. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2009; 119:79-97. [PMID: 19499207 DOI: 10.1007/10_2008_48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Our understanding of cellular signaling is critically dependent on our ability to visualize and quantify specific signaling events with high spatial and temporal resolution in the cellular context. Over the past decade or so, biosensors based on fluorescent proteins and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) have emerged as one major class of fluorescent probes that are capable of tracking a variety of cellular signaling events, such as second messenger dynamics and enzyme activation/activity, in time and space. Here we review recent advances in the development of such biosensors and some biological insights revealed by these biosensors in living cells, tissue, and organisms.
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Ribeiro PS, Kuranaga E, Tenev T, Leulier F, Miura M, Meier P. DIAP2 functions as a mechanism-based regulator of drICE that contributes to the caspase activity threshold in living cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 179:1467-80. [PMID: 18166655 PMCID: PMC2373516 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200706027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In addition to their well-known function in apoptosis, caspases are also important in several nonapoptotic processes. How caspase activity is restrained and shut down under such nonapoptotic conditions remains unknown. Here, we show that Drosophila melanogaster inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2 (DIAP2) controls the level of caspase activity in living cells. Animals that lack DIAP2 have higher levels of drICE activity. Although diap2-deficient cells remain viable, they are sensitized to apoptosis following treatment with sublethal doses of x-ray irradiation. We find that DIAP2 regulates the effector caspase drICE through a mechanism that resembles the one of the caspase inhibitor p35. As for p35, cleavage of DIAP2 is required for caspase inhibition. Our data suggest that DIAP2 forms a covalent adduct with the catalytic machinery of drICE. In addition, DIAP2 also requires a functional RING finger domain to block cell death and target drICE for ubiquitylation. Because DIAP2 efficiently interacts with drICE, our data suggest that DIAP2 controls drICE in its apoptotic and nonapoptotic roles.
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- Paulo S Ribeiro
- Breakthrough Toby Robins Breast Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, England, UK
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Vaculova A, Zhivotovsky B. Chapter Eight Caspases: Determination of Their Activities in Apoptotic Cells. Methods Enzymol 2008; 442:157-81. [DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(08)01408-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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