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Sanusi KO, Ibrahim KG, Abubakar MB, Shinkafi TS, Ishaka A, Imam MU. Intergenerational Impact of Parental Zinc Deficiency on Metabolic and Redox Outcomes in Drosophila melanogaster. BIOLOGY 2024; 13:401. [PMID: 38927281 PMCID: PMC11201253 DOI: 10.3390/biology13060401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Zinc deficiency is a common nutritional disorder with detrimental health consequences. Whether parental zinc deficiency induces intergenerational effects remains largely unknown. We investigated the effects of a combined maternal and paternal zinc deficiency on offspring's metabolic outcomes and gene expression changes in Drosophila melanogaster. The parent flies were raised on zinc-deficient diets throughout development, and their progeny were assessed. Offspring from zinc-deprived parents exhibited a significant (p < 0.05) increase in body weight and whole-body zinc levels. They also displayed disrupted glucose metabolism, altered lipid homeostasis, and diminished activity of antioxidant enzymes. Gene expression analysis revealed significant (p < 0.05) alterations in zinc transport genes, with increases in mRNA levels of dZIP1 and dZnT1 for female and male offspring, respectively. Both sexes exhibited reduced dZnT35C mRNA levels and significant (p < 0.05) increases in the mRNA levels of DILP2 and proinflammatory markers, Eiger and UPD2. Overall, female offspring showed higher sensitivity to parental zinc deficiency. Our findings underscore zinc's crucial role in maintaining health and the gender-specific responses to zinc deficiency. There is the need for further exploration of the underlying mechanisms behind these intergenerational effects.
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- Kamaldeen Olalekan Sanusi
- Centre for Advanced Medical Research and Training, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria;
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria
- Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin P.M.B. 1601, Nigeria
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- Department of Basic Medical and Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Zarqa University, P.O. Box 2000, Zarqa 13110, Jordan;
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemical and Life Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria;
- Department of Biochemistry, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Bushenyi P.O. Box 71, Uganda
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria;
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medial Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja F.C.T. 900108, Nigeria
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- Centre for Advanced Medical Research and Training, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria;
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria;
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Wang X, Zhang M, Ma J, Tie Y, Wang S. Biochemical Markers of Zinc Nutrition. Biol Trace Elem Res 2024:10.1007/s12011-024-04091-x. [PMID: 38319550 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-024-04091-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Zinc is an important trace element involved in the biochemical and physiological functions of the organism and is essential in the human body. It has been reported that 17.3% of people around the world are at risk of many diseases due to zinc deficiency, which has already affected people's healthy lives. Currently, mild zinc deficiency is difficult to diagnose early due to the lack of typical clinical manifestations, so finding zinc biomarkers is crucial for people's health. The present article reviews the main representative zinc biomarkers, such as body fluid zinc levels, zinc-dependent proteins, tissue zinc, and zinc-containing enzymes, to provide a reference for actively promoting the study of zinc nutritional status and early clinical diagnosis.
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- Xinying Wang
- North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei Province, 063210, China
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- North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei Province, 063210, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Hebei Reproductive Health Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050071, China
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- Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050051, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Hebei Reproductive Health Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050071, China.
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Sanusi KO, Abubakar MB, Ibrahim KG, Imam MU. Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Zinc Deficiency on Zinc Transporters in Drosophila melanogaster. Biol Trace Elem Res 2024:10.1007/s12011-024-04071-1. [PMID: 38277121 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-024-04071-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Maternal nutrition, including the availability of micronutrients such as zinc, influences the health of the offspring. Using Drosophila melanogaster, we studied the impact of zinc deficiency on development and reproduction, as well as the effects of maternal zinc status on the offspring's expression of zinc transporters across F1 to F3 generations. Zinc deficiency was induced by adding N,N,N',N'-Tetrakis (2-pyridylmethyl)-ethylenediamine (TPEN) to the diet on which the eggs representing the F0 generation flies were laid. Then, virgin F0 females were mated with control males to produce F1, and subsequently thereafter to generate F2 and F3. Offspring from F1 to F3 were analyzed for body zinc status and zinc transporter mRNA levels. We found that zinc deficiency significantly (p < 0.05) impaired the development of flies, as evidenced by a reduced eclosion rate of zinc-deficient flies. Similarly, zinc deficiency significantly (p < 0.05) reduced the egg-laying rate in F0 flies, highlighting its impact on reproductive functions. Also, zinc levels were consistently lower in the F0 and persisted in subsequent generations for both male and female offspring, indicating transgenerational alterations in zinc status. Furthermore, gene expression analysis revealed significant (p < 0.05) variations in the mRNA levels of dZip42C.1, dZnT63C, dZip71B, and dZnT35C genes across different generations and between male and female offspring. These findings indicate gender-specific dynamics of gene expression in response to zinc deficiency, suggesting potential regulatory mechanisms involved in maintaining zinc homeostasis. Our study emphasizes the detrimental effects of zinc deficiency on development and reproduction in Drosophila and highlights potential implications for offspring and human health.
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- Kamaldeen Olalekan Sanusi
- Centre for Advanced Medical Research and Training, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria
- Department of Physiology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria
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- Centre for Advanced Medical Research and Training, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria
- Department of Physiology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria
- Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Baze University, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Centre for Advanced Medical Research and Training, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria
- Department of Physiology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria
- Department of Basic Medical and Dental Sciences, Zarqa University, Zarqa, 13110, Jordan
- School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- Centre for Advanced Medical Research and Training, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria.
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, P.M.B. 2346, Nigeria.
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Ghosn ZA, Sparks KM, Spaulding JL, Vutukuri S, Ahmed MJJ, VanBerkum MFA. Divalent metal content in diet affects severity of manganese toxicity in Drosophila. Biol Open 2024; 13:bio060204. [PMID: 38117005 PMCID: PMC10810561 DOI: 10.1242/bio.060204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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Dysregulation of manganese (Mn) homeostasis is a contributing factor in many neuro-degenerative diseases. Adult Drosophila are sensitive to excessive levels of dietary Mn, dying relatively early, and exhibiting biochemical and mobility changes reminiscent of Parkinsonian conditions. To further study Mn homeostasis in Drosophila, we sought to test lower levels of dietary Mn (5 mM) and noted a striking difference in Canton-S adult survivorship on different food. On a cornmeal diet, Mn-treated flies live only about half as long as untreated siblings. Yet, with the same Mn concentration in a molasses diet, adults survive about 80% as long as untreated siblings, and adults raised on a sucrose-yeast diet are completely insensitive to this low dose of dietary Mn. By manipulating metal ion content in the cornmeal diet, and measuring the metal content in each diet, we traced the difference in lifespan to the levels of calcium and magnesium in the food, suggesting that these ions are involved in Mn uptake and/or use. Based on these findings, it is recommended that the total dietary load of metal ions be considered when assessing Mn toxicity.
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- Zahraa A. Ghosn
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Nishito Y, Hashimoto A, Kambe T. Simple in vitro method to evaluate ZIP zinc transport ability through zinc transporter 1 and metallothionein expression measurements. Methods Enzymol 2023; 687:207-239. [PMID: 37666633 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2023.04.017] [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: 09/06/2023]
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Measuring the cellular zinc content and examining the alteration of zinc status are critical for investigating the cellular homeostasis and dynamics of zinc and its involvement in patho-physiological functions. Many Zrt- and Irt-related protein (ZIP) transporters uptake zinc from the extracellular space. Among Zn transporters (ZNTs), ZNT1 effluxes cytosolic zinc. As cytosolic zinc-binding proteins, metallothioneins (MTs) also contribute to the control of cellular zinc homeostasis. Systemic and cellular zinc homeostasis is considered to be maintained by balancing expression and functional activities of these proteins. The zinc transport ability of ZIPs is typically measured by evaluating cellular zinc content with various zinc-detection methods and systems. Many small-molecule fluorescent probes and fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based protein sensors have been exploited for this purpose. Although powerful analytical methods using special instruments have been developed to quantify zinc, they are often not easily accessible. Here, we present a simplified and inexpensive method to estimate the zinc transport ability of ZIP transporters using the expression responses of ZNT1 and MT. This protocol should be effective in several applications because ZNT1 and MT expression are easily evaluated by immunoblotting and immunofluorescence staining as basic biochemical techniques available in most laboratories. This method is advantageous for examining the relative zinc status or alterations mediated by expression changes of ZIPs in cells cultured in normal medium without zinc supplementation. As zinc is an essential micronutrient, extensive research is necessary to improve dietary zinc absorption to promote health. Therefore, we also propose a simple screening method of foods to improve zinc absorption as an application of measuring ZIP-mediated MT expression.
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- Yukina Nishito
- Division of Integrated Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Home Economics, Kyoto Women's University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Ji X, Gao J, Wei T, Jin L, Xiao G. Fear-of-intimacy-mediated zinc transport is required for Drosophila fat body endoreplication. BMC Biol 2023; 21:88. [PMID: 37069617 PMCID: PMC10111752 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01588-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Endoreplication is involved in the development and function of many organs, the pathologic process of several diseases. However, the metabolic underpinnings and regulation of endoreplication have yet to be well clarified. RESULTS Here, we showed that a zinc transporter fear-of-intimacy (foi) is necessary for Drosophila fat body endoreplication. foi knockdown in the fat body led to fat body cell nuclei failure to attain standard size, decreased fat body size and pupal lethality. These phenotypes could be modulated by either altered expression of genes involved in zinc metabolism or intervention of dietary zinc levels. Further studies indicated that the intracellular depletion of zinc caused by foi knockdown results in oxidative stress, which activates the ROS-JNK signaling pathway, and then inhibits the expression of Myc, which is required for tissue endoreplication and larval growth in Drosophila. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicated that FOI is critical in coordinating fat body endoreplication and larval growth in Drosophila. Our study provides a novel insight into the relationship between zinc and endoreplication in insects and may provide a reference for relevant mammalian studies.
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- Xiaowen Ji
- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China.
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China.
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Gao J, Gao Y, Xiao G. The expression of Catsup in escort cells affects Drosophila ovarian stem cell niche establishment and germline stem cells self-renewal via Notch signaling. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 641:1-9. [PMID: 36516479 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.11.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Stem cell niche provides extrinsic signals to maintain stem cell renewal or initiate cell differentiation. Drosophila niche is composed of somatic terminal filament cells, cap cells and escort cells. However, the underlying mechanism for the development of stem cell niche remains largely unclear. Here we found that the expression of a zinc transporter Catsup is essential for ovary morphogenesis. Catsup knockdown in escort cells results in defects of niche establishment and germline stem cells self-renewal. These defects could be modified by altered expression of genes involved in zinc metabolism or intervention of dietary zinc levels. Further studies indicated that Catsup RNAi affected adult ovary morphogenesis by suppressing Notch signaling. Lastly, we demonstrated that the defects of Catsup RNAi could be restored by overexpression of heat shock cognate protein 70 (Hsc70). These findings expand our understanding of the mechanisms controlling adult oogenesis and niche establishment in Drosophila.
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- Jiajia Gao
- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Regulation for Major Diseases of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Regulation for Major Diseases of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- China Light Industry Key Laboratory of Meat Microbial Control and Utilization, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China; Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Regulation for Major Diseases of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China.
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Roles of ZnT86D in Neurodevelopment and Pathogenesis of Alzheimer Disease in a Drosophila melanogaster Model. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911832. [PMID: 36233134 PMCID: PMC9569493 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Zinc is a fundamental trace element essential for numerous biological processes, and zinc homeostasis is regulated by the Zrt-/Irt-like protein (ZIP) and zinc transporter (ZnT) families. ZnT7 is mainly localized in the Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and transports zinc into these organelles. Although previous studies have reported the role of zinc in animal physiology, little is known about the importance of zinc in the Golgi apparatus and ER in animal development and neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we demonstrated that ZnT86D, a Drosophila ortholog of ZnT7, plays a pivotal role in the neurodevelopment and pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD). When ZnT86D was silenced in neurons, the embryo-to-adult survival rate, locomotor activity, and lifespan were dramatically reduced. The toxic phenotypes were accompanied by abnormal neurogenesis and neuronal cell death. Furthermore, knockdown of ZnT86D in the neurons of a Drosophila AD model increased apoptosis and exacerbated neurodegeneration without significant changes in the deposition of amyloid beta plaques and susceptibility to oxidative stress. Taken together, our results suggest that an appropriate distribution of zinc in the Golgi apparatus and ER is important for neuronal development and neuroprotection and that ZnT7 is a potential protective factor against AD.
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Willekens J, Runnels LW. Impact of Zinc Transport Mechanisms on Embryonic and Brain Development. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14122526. [PMID: 35745255 PMCID: PMC9231024 DOI: 10.3390/nu14122526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The trace element zinc (Zn) binds to over ten percent of proteins in eukaryotic cells. Zn flexible chemistry allows it to regulate the activity of hundreds of enzymes and influence scores of metabolic processes in cells throughout the body. Deficiency of Zn in humans has a profound effect on development and in adults later in life, particularly in the brain, where Zn deficiency is linked to several neurological disorders. In this review, we will summarize the importance of Zn during development through a description of the outcomes of both genetic and early dietary Zn deficiency, focusing on the pathological consequences on the whole body and brain. The epidemiology and the symptomology of Zn deficiency in humans will be described, including the most studied inherited Zn deficiency disease, Acrodermatitis enteropathica. In addition, we will give an overview of the different forms and animal models of Zn deficiency, as well as the 24 Zn transporters, distributed into two families: the ZIPs and the ZnTs, which control the balance of Zn throughout the body. Lastly, we will describe the TRPM7 ion channel, which was recently shown to contribute to intestinal Zn absorption and has its own significant impact on early embryonic development.
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Xiao G. Molecular physiology of zinc in Drosophila melanogaster. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2022; 51:100899. [PMID: 35276390 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2022.100899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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New research in Drosophila melanogaster has revealed the molecular mechanisms of zinc involvement in many biological processes. A newly discovered Metallothionein is predicted to have a higher zinc specificity than the other isoforms. Zinc negatively regulates tyrosine hydroxylase activity by antagonizing iron binding, thus rendering the enzyme ineffective or non-functional. The identification of a new chaperone of the protein disulfide isomerase family provided mechanistic insight into the protein trafficking defects caused by zinc dyshomeostasis in the secretory pathway. Insect models of tumor pathogenesis indicate that zinc regulates the structural stabilization of cells by transcriptionally regulating matrix metalloproteinases while zinc dyshomeostasis in the secretory pathway modulates cell signaling through endoplastic recticulum stress.
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- Guiran Xiao
- Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Regulation for Major Diseases of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China.
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Xia Z, Bi X, Yang S, Yang X, Song Z, Wei J, Xu P, Rink L, Min J, Wang F. Metal transporter Slc30a1 controls pharyngeal neural crest differentiation via the zinc-Snai2-Jag1 cascade. MedComm (Beijing) 2021; 2:778-797. [PMID: 34977877 PMCID: PMC8706747 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The pharyngeal arch (PA) is a neural crest (NC)-derived organ that is transiently developed during embryogenesis and is required for the subsequent development of various tissues. However, the role of zinc during PA differentiation from NC progenitor cells is unknown. Here, we found that the metal transporters Slc30a1a and Slc30a1b mediate zinc homeostasis during PA differentiation. Slc30a1-deficient zebrafish develop zinc accumulation in NC cells, with increased expression of stemness markers and PA dorsal genes, and SMART-seq analyses revealed that the genes snai2 and jag1b may serve as downstream targets. Furthermore, functional studies showed that knocking down either snai2 or jag1b rescues PA development in Slc30a1-deficient zebrafish. Notably, we identified the double zinc-finger domain in the transcription factor Snai2 as a zinc-responsive element that regulates jag1b expression. Our findings indicate that the Slc30a1/zinc-snai2-jag1b axis is an essential regulatory network controlling PA differentiation, shedding new light on the function of zinc homeostasis in maintaining NC cell stemness and multipotency in vertebrates.
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- Zhidan Xia
- The First Affiliated HospitalSchool of Public HealthInstitute of Translational MedicineInstitute of GeneticsZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalSchool of Public HealthInstitute of Translational MedicineInstitute of GeneticsZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- The First Affiliated HospitalHengyang Medical SchoolUniversity of South ChinaHengyangChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalSchool of Public HealthInstitute of Translational MedicineInstitute of GeneticsZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalSchool of Public HealthInstitute of Translational MedicineInstitute of GeneticsZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalSchool of Public HealthInstitute of Translational MedicineInstitute of GeneticsZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalSchool of Public HealthInstitute of Translational MedicineInstitute of GeneticsZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalSchool of Public HealthInstitute of Translational MedicineInstitute of GeneticsZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Faculty of MedicineInstitute of ImmunologyRWTH Aachen UniversityAachenGermany
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- The First Affiliated HospitalSchool of Public HealthInstitute of Translational MedicineInstitute of GeneticsZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- The First Affiliated HospitalSchool of Public HealthInstitute of Translational MedicineInstitute of GeneticsZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- The First Affiliated HospitalHengyang Medical SchoolUniversity of South ChinaHengyangChina
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Xiao G, Zhao M, Liu Z, Du F, Zhou B. Zinc antagonizes iron-regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase activity and dopamine production in Drosophila melanogaster. BMC Biol 2021; 19:236. [PMID: 34732185 PMCID: PMC8564973 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-01168-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Dopamine (DA) is a neurotransmitter that plays roles in movement, cognition, attention, and reward responses, and deficient DA signaling is associated with the progression of a number of neurological diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease. Due to its critical functions, DA expression levels in the brain are tightly controlled, with one important and rate-limiting step in its biosynthetic pathway being catalyzed by tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), an enzyme that uses iron ion (Fe2+) as a cofactor. A role for metal ions has additionally been associated with the etiology of Parkinson’s disease. However, the way dopamine synthesis is regulated in vivo or whether regulation of metal ion levels is a component of DA synthesis is not fully understood. Here, we analyze the role of Catsup, the Drosophila ortholog of the mammalian zinc transporter SLC39A7 (ZIP7), in regulating dopamine levels. Results We found that Catsup is a functional zinc transporter that regulates intracellular zinc distribution between the ER/Golgi and the cytosol. Loss-of-function of Catsup leads to increased DA levels, and we showed that the increased dopamine production is due to a reduction in zinc levels in the cytosol. Zinc ion (Zn2+) negatively regulates dopamine synthesis through direct inhibition of TH activity, by antagonizing Fe2+ binding to TH, thus rendering the enzyme ineffective or non-functional. Conclusions Our findings uncovered a previously unknown mechanism underlying the control of cellular dopamine expression, with normal levels of dopamine synthesis being maintained through a balance between Fe2+ and Zn2+ ions. The findings also provide support for metal modulation as a possible therapeutic strategy in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and other dopamine-related diseases. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12915-021-01168-0.
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- Guiran Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.,School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Slobodian MR, Petahtegoose JD, Wallis AL, Levesque DC, Merritt TJS. The Effects of Essential and Non-Essential Metal Toxicity in the Drosophila melanogaster Insect Model: A Review. TOXICS 2021; 9:269. [PMID: 34678965 PMCID: PMC8540122 DOI: 10.3390/toxics9100269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The biological effects of environmental metal contamination are important issues in an industrialized, resource-dependent world. Different metals have different roles in biology and can be classified as essential if they are required by a living organism (e.g., as cofactors), or as non-essential metals if they are not. While essential metal ions have been well studied in many eukaryotic species, less is known about the effects of non-essential metals, even though essential and non-essential metals are often chemically similar and can bind to the same biological ligands. Insects are often exposed to a variety of contaminated environments and associated essential and non-essential metal toxicity, but many questions regarding their response to toxicity remain unanswered. Drosophila melanogaster is an excellent insect model species in which to study the effects of toxic metal due to the extensive experimental and genetic resources available for this species. Here, we review the current understanding of the impact of a suite of essential and non-essential metals (Cu, Fe, Zn, Hg, Pb, Cd, and Ni) on the D. melanogaster metal response system, highlighting the knowledge gaps between essential and non-essential metals in D. melanogaster. This review emphasizes the need to use multiple metals, multiple genetic backgrounds, and both sexes in future studies to help guide future research towards better understanding the effects of metal contamination in general.
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada; (M.R.S.); (J.D.P.); (A.L.W.); (D.C.L.)
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Fear-of-intimacy-mediated zinc transport controls fat body cell dissociation through modulating Mmp activity in Drosophila. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:874. [PMID: 34564691 PMCID: PMC8464599 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04147-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (Mmps) are pivotal extracellular proteinases that have been implicated in tumour invasion and metastasis. Drosophila fat body is important for energy storage and utilization, as well as biosynthetic and metabolic activities. The fat body undergoes remodelling during metamorphosis which is characterized by the dissociation of the fat body into individual cells. Mmps play important roles in the regulation of fat body cell dissociation. Here we show that a zinc transporter fear-of-intimacy (foi) is necessary for the cell dissociation of fat body in Drosophila. The progression of fat body cell dissociation was delayed by fat body-specific foi knockdown while it was accelerated by foi overexpression (OE). In essence, these phenotypes are closely associated with intracellular zinc homeostasis, which can be modulated by dietary zinc intervention or genetic modulation of other zinc transporters. Further study indicated that Mmp1 and Mmp2 levels could be transcriptionally regulated by zinc in vivo. Consistently, the retarded fat body cell dissociation caused by Mmp1 or Mmp2 RNAi could be regulated by modulating the expression of foi. Further, by using Drosophila models of malignant tumour RafGOFscrib−/− and RasV12lgl−/−, we showed that the tumour growth, invasion and migration could be markedly inhibited by foi knockdown. These findings demonstrate a close connection between zinc levels and cell dissociation in vivo, and also suggest that manipulation of zinc levels may provide a novel therapeutic strategy for cancer.
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Luo R, Zhang Y, Jia Y, Zhang Y, Li Z, Zhao J, Liu T, Zhang W. Molecular basis and homeostatic regulation of Zinc taste. Protein Cell 2021; 13:462-469. [PMID: 33891304 PMCID: PMC9095774 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-021-00845-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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- Rui Luo
- School of Life Sciences, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Life Sciences, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China. .,Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, 100084, China.
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ZnT7 RNAi favors Raf GOFscrib -/--induced tumor growth and invasion in Drosophila through JNK signaling pathway. Oncogene 2021; 40:2217-2229. [PMID: 33649534 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-021-01703-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The disruption of zinc homeostasis has been identified in patients suffering from various cancers, but a causative relationship has not yet been established. Drosophila melanogaster has become a powerful model to study cancer biology. Here using a Drosophila model of malignant tumor RafGOFscrib-/-, we observed that the tumor growth, invasion and migration were enhanced by silencing dZnT7, a zinc transporter localized on the Golgi apparatus. Further study indicated that the zinc deficiency in Golgi of dZnT7 RNAi resulted in ER stress which could activate the c-Jun-N-terminal Kinase (JNK) signaling and this process is mediated by Atg9. Lastly, we demonstrated that the exacerbation of dZnT7 RNAi on tumor was promoted by JNK signaling-dependent cell autonomous and non-autonomous autophagy. These findings suggest that zinc homeostasis in secretory compartments may provide a new therapeutic target for tumor treatment.
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Wang Z, Li X, Zhou B. Drosophila ZnT1 is essential in the intestine for dietary zinc absorption. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 533:1004-1011. [PMID: 33012507 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.09.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zinc is an essential trace element and participates in a variety of biological processes. ZnT (SLC30) family members are generally responsible for zinc efflux across the membrane regulating zinc homeostasis. In mammals, the only predominantly plasma membrane resident ZnT has been reported to be ZnT1, and ZnT1-/ZnT1- mice die at the embryonic stage. In Drosophila, knock down of ZnT1 homologue (dZnT1//ZnT63C/CG17723) results in growth arrest under zinc-limiting conditions. To investigate the essentiality of dZnT1 for zinc homeostasis, as well as its role in dietary zinc uptake especially under normal physiological conditions, we generated dZnT1 mutants by the CRISPER/Cas9 method. Homozygous mutant dZnT1 is lethal, with substantial zinc accumulation in the iron cell region, posterior midgut as well as gastric caeca. Expression of human ZnT1 (hZnT1), in the whole body or in the entire midgut, fully rescued the dZnT1 mutant lethality, whereas tissue-specific expression of hZnT1 in the iron cell region and posterior midgut partially rescued the developmental defect of the dZnT1 mutant. Supplementation of zinc together with clioquinol or hinokitiol conferred a limited but observable rescue upon dZnT1 loss. Our work demonstrated the absolute requirement of dZnT1 in Drosophila survival and indicated that the most essential role of dZnT1 is in the gut.
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- Zhiqing Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
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Muraina IA, Bury NR, Scott A, Graham A, Hogstrand C. The zebrafish Znt1a sa17 mutant reveals roles of zinc transporter-1a in embryonic development. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2020; 60:126496. [PMID: 32199393 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Zinc is one of the vital micronutrients required through various developmental stages in animals. Zinc transporter-1 (ZnT1; Slc30a1) is essential in vertebrates for nutritional zinc uptake and cellular zinc extrusion. Knockout of ZnT1 is lethal in vertebrates and there are therefore few functional studies of this protein in vivo. METHODS In the present study we characterised the embryonic development in a zebrafish Znt1a mutant (Znt1asa17) which is lacking the last 40 amino acids of Znt1a as generated by TILLING. In parallel experiments, we compared the development of a zebrafish embryo Znt1a morphant (Znt1aMO) which was generated by knockdown of Znt1a using morpholino-modified oligonucliotides. RESULTS The homozygous Znt1asa17 embryo is viable, but displays a subtle phenotype informing on the biological roles of Znt1a. The Znt1asa17 fish have delayed development, including attenuated epiboly. They further show a decrease in phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (pERK1/2), retarded yolk resorption, and impaired clearance of free Zn2+ from the vitelline fluid and its storage in hatching gland cells. All these aberrations are milder versions of those observed upon knockdown of Znt1a by morpholinos. Interestingly, the phenotype could be rescued by addition of the cell-permeable zinc chelator, N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridinylmethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine (TPEN) to the incubation medium and was aggravated by addition of zinc(II). Thus, the Znt1asa17 mutant has a reduced ability to handle zinc and can be characterised as a hypomorph. CONCLUSION This study is the first to show that the last 40 amino acids of Znt1a are of importance for its role in zinc homeostasis and ability to activate the MAPK/ERK pathway contrary to what was previously thought.
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- Issa A Muraina
- King's College London, Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, Metal Metabolism Group, London, UK
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- King's College London, Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, Metal Metabolism Group, London, UK
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- Kings College London, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, London, UK
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- Kings College London, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, London, UK
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- King's College London, Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, Metal Metabolism Group, London, UK.
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Drosophila ZIP13 is posttranslationally regulated by iron-mediated stabilization. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2019; 1866:1487-1497. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Huang Y, Wan Z, Wang Z, Zhou B. Insulin signaling in Drosophila melanogaster mediates Aβ toxicity. Commun Biol 2019; 2:13. [PMID: 30652125 PMCID: PMC6325060 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0253-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) and diabetes are clinically positively correlated. However, the connection between them is not clarified. Here, using Drosophila as a model system, we show that reducing insulin signaling can effectively suppress the toxicity from Aβ (Amyloid beta 42) expression. On the other hand, Aβ accumulation led to the elevation of fly insulin-like peptides (ILPs) and activation of insulin signaling in the brain. Mechanistically, these observations are attributed to a reciprocal competition between Drosophila insulin-like peptides and Aβ for the activity of insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE). Intriguingly, peripheral insulin signaling is decreased despite its heightened activity in the brain. While many upstream factors may modify Aβ toxicity, our results suggest that insulin signaling is the main downstream executor of Aβ damage, and thus may serve as a promising target for Alzheimer's treatment in non-diabetes patients. This study explains why more Alzheimer's cases are found in diabetes patients.
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- Yunpeng Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, 45 Changchun St, 100053 Beijing, China
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Nishito Y, Kambe T. Absorption Mechanisms of Iron, Copper, and Zinc: An Overview. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2018; 64:1-7. [PMID: 29491267 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.64.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Essential trace elements play pivotal roles in numerous structural and catalytic functions of proteins. Adequate intake of essential trace elements from the daily diet is indispensable to the maintenance of health, and their deficiency leads to a variety of conditions. However, excessive amounts of these trace elements may be highly toxic, and in some cases, may cause damage by the production of harmful reactive oxygen species. Homeostatic dysregulation of their metabolism increases the risk of developing diseases. Specific transport proteins that facilitate influx or efflux of trace elements play key roles in maintaining the homeostasis. Recent elucidation of their crucial functions significantly facilitated our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) absorption in the small intestine. This paper summarizes their absorption mechanisms, with a focus on indispensable functions of the molecules involved in it, and briefly discusses the mechanisms of homeostatic control of each element at the cellular and systemic levels.
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- Yukina Nishito
- The Division of Integrated Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
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- The Division of Integrated Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
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Miguel-Aliaga I, Jasper H, Lemaitre B. Anatomy and Physiology of the Digestive Tract of Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 2018; 210:357-396. [PMID: 30287514 PMCID: PMC6216580 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.118.300224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 247] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The gastrointestinal tract has recently come to the forefront of multiple research fields. It is now recognized as a major source of signals modulating food intake, insulin secretion and energy balance. It is also a key player in immunity and, through its interaction with microbiota, can shape our physiology and behavior in complex and sometimes unexpected ways. The insect intestine had remained, by comparison, relatively unexplored until the identification of adult somatic stem cells in the Drosophila intestine over a decade ago. Since then, a growing scientific community has exploited the genetic amenability of this insect organ in powerful and creative ways. By doing so, we have shed light on a broad range of biological questions revolving around stem cells and their niches, interorgan signaling and immunity. Despite their relatively recent discovery, some of the mechanisms active in the intestine of flies have already been shown to be more widely applicable to other gastrointestinal systems, and may therefore become relevant in the context of human pathologies such as gastrointestinal cancers, aging, or obesity. This review summarizes our current knowledge of both the formation and function of the Drosophila melanogaster digestive tract, with a major focus on its main digestive/absorptive portion: the strikingly adaptable adult midgut.
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- Irene Miguel-Aliaga
- Medical Research Council London Institute of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California 94945-1400
- Immunology Discovery, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, California 94080
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- Global Health Institute, School of Life Sciences, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Wang X, Yin S, Yang Z, Zhou B. Drosophila multicopper oxidase 3 is a potential ferroxidase involved in iron homeostasis. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:1826-1834. [PMID: 29684424 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2018] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Multicopper oxidases (MCOs) are a specific group of enzymes that contain multiple copper centers through which different substrates are oxidized. Main members of MCO family include ferroxidases, ascorbate oxidases, and laccases. MCO type of ferroxidases is key to iron transport across the plasma membrane. In Drosophila, there are four potential multicopper oxidases, MCO1-4. No convincing evidence has been presented so far to indicate any of these, or even any insect multicopper oxidase, to be a ferroxidase. Here we show Drosophila MCO3 (dMCO3) is highly likely a bona fide ferroxidase. In vitro activity assay with insect-cell-expressed dMCO3 demonstrated it has potent ferroxidase activity. Meanwhile, the ascorbate oxidase and laccase activities of dMCO3 are much less significant. dMCO3 expression in vivo, albeit at low levels, appears mostly extracellular, reminiscent of mammalian ceruloplasmin in the serum. A null dMCO3 mutant, generated by CRISPR/Cas9 technology, showed disrupted iron homeostasis, evidenced by increased iron level and reduced metal importer Mvl expression. Notably, dMCO3-null flies phenotypically are largely normal at normal or iron stressed-conditions. We speculate the likely existence of a similar iron efflux apparatus as the mammalian ferroportin/ferroxidase in Drosophila. However, its importance to fly iron homeostasis is greatly minimized, which is instead dominated by another iron efflux avenue mediated by the ZIP13-ferritin axis along the ER/Golgi secretion pathway.
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- Xudong Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.
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Tejeda-Guzmán C, Rosas-Arellano A, Kroll T, Webb SM, Barajas-Aceves M, Osorio B, Missirlis F. Biogenesis of zinc storage granules in Drosophila melanogaster. J Exp Biol 2018; 221:jeb168419. [PMID: 29367274 PMCID: PMC5897703 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.168419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Membrane transporters and sequestration mechanisms concentrate metal ions differentially into discrete subcellular microenvironments for use in protein cofactors, signalling, storage or excretion. Here we identify zinc storage granules as the insect's major zinc reservoir in principal Malpighian tubule epithelial cells of Drosophila melanogaster The concerted action of Adaptor Protein-3, Rab32, HOPS and BLOC complexes as well as of the white-scarlet (ABCG2-like) and ZnT35C (ZnT2/ZnT3/ZnT8-like) transporters is required for zinc storage granule biogenesis. Due to lysosome-related organelle defects caused by mutations in the homologous human genes, patients with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome may lack zinc granules in beta pancreatic cells, intestinal paneth cells and presynaptic vesicles of hippocampal mossy fibers.
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- Carlos Tejeda-Guzmán
- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, C.P. 07360, México
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, C.P. 07360, México
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, C.P. 07360, México
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, C.P. 07360, México
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, C.P. 07360, México
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Mohr SE, Rudd K, Hu Y, Song WR, Gilly Q, Buckner M, Housden BE, Kelley C, Zirin J, Tao R, Amador G, Sierzputowska K, Comjean A, Perrimon N. Zinc Detoxification: A Functional Genomics and Transcriptomics Analysis in Drosophila melanogaster Cultured Cells. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2018; 8:631-641. [PMID: 29223976 PMCID: PMC5919732 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cells require some metals, such as zinc and manganese, but excess levels of these metals can be toxic. As a result, cells have evolved complex mechanisms for maintaining metal homeostasis and surviving metal intoxication. Here, we present the results of a large-scale functional genomic screen in Drosophila cultured cells for modifiers of zinc chloride toxicity, together with transcriptomics data for wild-type or genetically zinc-sensitized cells challenged with mild zinc chloride supplementation. Altogether, we identified 47 genes for which knockdown conferred sensitivity or resistance to toxic zinc or manganese chloride treatment, and >1800 putative zinc-responsive genes. Analysis of the 'omics data points to the relevance of ion transporters, glutathione (GSH)-related factors, and conserved disease-associated genes in zinc detoxification. Specific genes identified in the zinc screen include orthologs of human disease-associated genes CTNS, PTPRN (also known as IA-2), and ATP13A2 (also known as PARK9). We show that knockdown of red dog mine (rdog; CG11897), a candidate zinc detoxification gene encoding an ABCC-type transporter family protein related to yeast cadmium factor (YCF1), confers sensitivity to zinc intoxication in cultured cells, and that rdog is transcriptionally upregulated in response to zinc stress. As there are many links between the biology of zinc and other metals and human health, the 'omics data sets presented here provide a resource that will allow researchers to explore metal biology in the context of diverse health-relevant processes.
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- Stephanie E Mohr
- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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The role of zinc in urinary stone disease. Int Urol Nephrol 2018; 50:879-883. [PMID: 29344880 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-017-1784-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In recent years, the role of trace elements in lithogenesis has received steadily increasing attention. It is well documented that some trace elements can influence the morphology and speed of the crystallization process. Zinc has been found in significant amounts in calcium stones relative or organic stones (uric acid and cystine), probably substituting calcium in crystals because of their similarity in charge and size. High Zn levels are present in carbapatite of Randal's plaques suggesting that zinc could promote calcium phosphate deposition in the medullar interstitium. Large-scale epidemiological studies have found an association of increased dietary zinc intake with increased risk of nephrolithiasis in adults but not in adolescents. Most studies examining urinary zinc levels in adults have reported increased urinary Zn excretion in stone formers. In an experimental model of organic crystal formation produced by silencing xanthine dehydrogenase in Drosophila fly, maneuvers that reduce Zn excretion have shown to reduce crystal formation in the lumen of the Malpighian tubules. This is curious because this is not a model of calcium stone formation. Finally, zinc supplementation has been associated with increased admissions for urinary lithiasis in men, but no change in calcium stone formation in children. Perhaps, some of these contradicting findings can be explained in part by the in vitro effect of zinc on the type and amount of calcium phosphate formed: At low concentrations, Zn inhibited the crystal growth of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, octacalcium phosphate, and apatite, and at higher concentrations, it promoted the formation of amorphous calcium phosphate. Thus, further studies are needed to see whether manipulation of Zn metabolism can inhibit calcium stone formation.
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Navarro JA, Schneuwly S. Copper and Zinc Homeostasis: Lessons from Drosophila melanogaster. Front Genet 2017; 8:223. [PMID: 29312444 PMCID: PMC5743009 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Maintenance of metal homeostasis is crucial for many different enzymatic activities and in turn for cell function and survival. In addition, cells display detoxification and protective mechanisms against toxic accumulation of metals. Perturbation of any of these processes normally leads to cellular dysfunction and finally to cell death. In the last years, loss of metal regulation has been described as a common pathological feature in many human neurodegenerative diseases. However, in most cases, it is still a matter of debate whether such dyshomeostasis is a primary or a secondary downstream defect. In this review, we will summarize and critically evaluate the contribution of Drosophila to model human diseases that involve altered metabolism of metals or in which metal dyshomeostasis influence their pathobiology. As a prerequisite to use Drosophila as a model, we will recapitulate and describe the main features of core genes involved in copper and zinc metabolism that are conserved between mammals and flies. Drosophila presents some unique strengths to be at the forefront of neurobiological studies. The number of genetic tools, the possibility to easily test genetic interactions in vivo and the feasibility to perform unbiased genetic and pharmacological screens are some of the most prominent advantages of the fruitfly. In this work, we will pay special attention to the most important results reported in fly models to unveil the role of copper and zinc in cellular degeneration and their influence in the development and progression of human neurodegenerative pathologies such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Friedreich's Ataxia or Menkes, and Wilson's diseases. Finally, we show how these studies performed in the fly have allowed to give further insight into the influence of copper and zinc in the molecular and cellular causes and consequences underlying these diseases as well as the discovery of new therapeutic strategies, which had not yet been described in other model systems.
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- Juan A. Navarro
- Department of Developmental Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Zinc Transporter Proteins. Neurochem Res 2017; 43:517-530. [PMID: 29243032 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-017-2454-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 12/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Zinc, which is involved in the structure of all enzyme classes, is a micro nutrient element and necessary for growth and development. The ability of zinc to function without causing toxic effects is depends on the protection of its homeostasis. Zinc transporter proteins are responsible for keeping zinc at certain concentrations. Based on their predicted membrane topology, Zn transporters are divided into two major families, SLC39s/ZIPs and SLC30s/ZnTs, which transport Zn in opposite directions through cellular and intracellular membranes. ZIPs increases the zinc concentration in the cytosol. For this, the ZIPs carries the zinc from extracellular and intracellular compartments to the cytosol. ZnTs, reduces the concentration of zinc in the cytosol. For this, ZnTs carries the zinc from the cytosol to extracellular and intracellular compartments. After being transported to the cell, 50% of the zinc is found in the cytoplasm, 30-40% in the nucleus, and 10% in the plasma and organelle membranes. The expression of many zinc transporter proteins in the cell is depending on the concentration of zinc and the physiological problems. The aim of this study is to give information about association of zinc transporter proteins with physiological events and health problems.
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Meng J, Wang WX, Li L, Zhang G. Respiration disruption and detoxification at the protein expression levels in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) under zinc exposure. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 191:34-41. [PMID: 28780297 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) can accumulate high levels of zinc (Zn) without obvious toxicity, but the related molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. In the present study, C. gigas were exposed to excess Zn for 9days and the differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were examined using the isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) method. In total, 2667 proteins containing at least two peptides and detected in both replicates were used for proteomic analysis. Among these DEPs, 332 were up-regulated and 282 were down-regulated. KEGG enrichment analysis of DEPs revealed that Zn exposure mainly distrubed 'tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle', 'electron transport chain (ETC)' and 'glutathione (GSH) metabolism' processes in oysters. Further key protein expressions enriched in these metabolism pathways were analyzed. In TCA cycle, Zn inhibited the Fe-containing protein expressions, which may lead to the accumulation of succinate and induce anaerobiosis. In ETC metabolism process, Zn inhibited ETC complex protein expressions, including complex I-IV, which may affect the electron transport process. Furthermore, Zn induced phytochelatin (PC) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) expression in GSH catabolism. The proteins play important roles in Zn detoxification and ROS elimination process. The transcriptional expressions of genes encoding these proteins were observed using real-time PCR analysis, and there was good consistency between these two datasets. Overall, we provide direct evidence for Zn toxicity and detoxification mechanisms at protein level.
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- Jie Meng
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, China; National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Ecological Mariculture, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
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- Marine Environmental Laboratory, HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, China; National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Ecological Mariculture, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China; National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Ecological Mariculture, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China.
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Dow JA. The essential roles of metal ions in insect homeostasis and physiology. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2017; 23:43-50. [PMID: 29129281 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Metal ions play distinct roles in living organisms, including insects. Some, like sodium and potassium, are central players in osmoregulation and 'blood and guts' transport physiology, and have been implicated in cold adaptation. Calcium is a key player as a second messenger, and as a structural element. Other metals, particularly those with multiple redox states, can be cofactors in many metalloenzymes, but can contribute to toxic oxidative stress on the organism in excess. This short review selects some examples where classical knowledge has been supplemented with recent advances, in order to emphasize the importance of metals as essential nutrients for insect survival.
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- Julian At Dow
- Institute of Molecular, Cell & Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
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Richards CD, Warr CG, Burke R. A role for the Drosophila zinc transporter Zip88E in protecting against dietary zinc toxicity. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181237. [PMID: 28704512 PMCID: PMC5509326 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Zinc absorption in animals is thought to be regulated in a local, cell autonomous manner with intestinal cells responding to dietary zinc content. The Drosophila zinc transporter Zip88E shows strong sequence similarity to Zips 42C.1, 42C.2 and 89B as well as mammalian Zips 1, 2 and 3, suggesting that it may act in concert with the apically-localised Drosophila zinc uptake transporters to facilitate dietary zinc absorption by importing ions into the midgut enterocytes. However, the functional characterisation of Zip88E presented here indicates that Zip88E may instead play a role in detecting and responding to zinc toxicity. Larvae homozygous for a null Zip88E allele are viable yet display heightened sensitivity to elevated levels of dietary zinc. This decreased zinc tolerance is accompanied by an overall decrease in Metallothionein B transcription throughout the larval midgut. A Zip88E reporter gene is expressed only in the salivary glands, a handful of enteroendocrine cells at the boundary between the anterior and middle midgut regions, and in two parallel strips of sensory cell projections connecting to the larval ventral ganglion. Zip88E expression solely in this restricted subset of cells is sufficient to rescue the Zip88E mutant phenotype. Together, our data suggest that Zip88E may be functioning in a small subset of cells to detect excessive zinc levels and induce a systemic response to reduce dietary zinc absorption and hence protect against toxicity.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Calap-Quintana P, González-Fernández J, Sebastiá-Ortega N, Llorens JV, Moltó MD. Drosophila melanogaster Models of Metal-Related Human Diseases and Metal Toxicity. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:E1456. [PMID: 28684721 PMCID: PMC5535947 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18071456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Iron, copper and zinc are transition metals essential for life because they are required in a multitude of biological processes. Organisms have evolved to acquire metals from nutrition and to maintain adequate levels of each metal to avoid damaging effects associated with its deficiency, excess or misplacement. Interestingly, the main components of metal homeostatic pathways are conserved, with many orthologues of the human metal-related genes having been identified and characterized in Drosophila melanogaster. Drosophila has gained appreciation as a useful model for studying human diseases, including those caused by mutations in pathways controlling cellular metal homeostasis. Flies have many advantages in the laboratory, such as a short life cycle, easy handling and inexpensive maintenance. Furthermore, they can be raised in a large number. In addition, flies are greatly appreciated because they offer a considerable number of genetic tools to address some of the unresolved questions concerning disease pathology, which in turn could contribute to our understanding of the metal metabolism and homeostasis. This review recapitulates the metabolism of the principal transition metals, namely iron, zinc and copper, in Drosophila and the utility of this organism as an experimental model to explore the role of metal dyshomeostasis in different human diseases. Finally, a summary of the contribution of Drosophila as a model for testing metal toxicity is provided.
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- Pablo Calap-Quintana
- Department of Genetics, University of Valencia, Campus of Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Valencia, Campus of Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain.
- Biomedical Research Institute INCLIVA, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Valencia, Campus of Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Spain.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Valencia, Campus of Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Valencia, Campus of Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain.
- Biomedical Research Institute INCLIVA, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Spain.
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Yin S, Qin Q, Zhou B. Functional studies of Drosophila zinc transporters reveal the mechanism for zinc excretion in Malpighian tubules. BMC Biol 2017; 15:12. [PMID: 28196538 PMCID: PMC5309981 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-017-0355-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Zinc is an essential metal involved in many physiological processes. Previous work has identified a set of zinc transporters involved in Drosophila dietary zinc absorption. However, zinc excretion and reabsorption, the other two important processes to maintain zinc homeostasis, are not as well understood. In this work, we screened all the potential zinc transporter Zip (SLC39) and ZnT (SLC30) members for their likely roles in zinc excretion in Malpighian tubules, an insect organ functionally analogous to mammalian kidneys. Results Zip71B (CG10006, most homologous to hZIP5), in addition to the previously characterized ZnT35C (CG3994), was identified as being critical in zinc excretion. Tubule-specific knockdown of Zip71B/dZip5 reduces zinc accumulation in the tubules, but increases zinc levels in the body, resulting in survival defect under zinc excess conditions. Zip71B/dZip5 is localized to the plasma membrane at the basolateral side of the tubules, and is functionally epistatic to the apically localized ZnT35C in regulating the tubule zinc homeostasis. Our results indicate that Zip71B/dZip5 is involved in zinc import into the tubular cells from the circulation, and ZnT35C in turn effluxes the tubular zinc out. Notably, mammalian ZIP5, which is expressed in the kidney, functions analogously to Zip71B/dZip5 in the fly while hZIP4 cannot complement the loss of Zip71B/dZip5 function. Furthermore, Zip71B/dZip5 expression is regulated by zinc so that, in response to toxic levels of zinc, the tubules can increase zinc efflux capability. We also characterized the role of dZnT1 (CG17723) in zinc reabsorption in Malpighian tubules. Finally, using a tubule calcification model, we were able to show that knockdown of Zip71B/dZip5 or ZnT35C was able to mitigate stone formation, consistent with their roles in tubular zinc homeostasis. Conclusions Our results start to sketch out a relatively complete picture of the zinc excretion process in Drosophila Malpighian tubules, and may provide a reference for relevant mammalian studies. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12915-017-0355-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sai Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Hennigar SR, McClung JP. Hepcidin Attenuates Zinc Efflux in Caco-2 Cells. J Nutr 2016; 146:2167-2173. [PMID: 27655758 DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.237081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hepcidin mediates the hypoferremia of inflammation by inhibiting iron transfer into circulation; however, a regulator for the hypozincemia observed in individuals with acute and chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases is not known. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the effects of hepcidin on zinc transport in intestinal epithelial cells. METHODS Differentiated human intestinal Caco-2 cells were untreated or treated with 1 μM hepcidin for 3-24 h. Zinc transport was assessed in cells seeded on Transwell inserts. Media from the apical and basolateral chambers were collected, and zinc concentrations were determined using 67Zn. Labile zinc pools were imaged and quantified in cells loaded with FluoZin-3-AM and expression of metallothionein and the zinc transporters zrt-/irt-like protein (ZIP)4 (SLC39A4), ZIP5 (SLC39A5), ZIP14 (SLC39A14), and zinc transporter 1 (ZnT1) (SLC30A1) was determined. Cells were transfected with SLC40A1- or SLC30A1-specific small interfering RNA to knock down ferroportin and ZnT1 protein, respectively. Cell surface proteins were isolated by cell surface biotinylation and lysosomal and proteasomal degradation was inhibited by treating cells with chloroquine or MG132, respectively. RESULTS Hepcidin attenuated zinc transport, as cells treated with hepcidin exported 26% less 67Zn (P < 0.05) into the basolateral chamber and retained 27% more cellular 67Zn (P < 0.05) than did control cells. Labile zinc decreased, and the mRNA abundance of metallothionein increased by ∼50% in hepcidin-treated cells compared with control cells (P < 0.05). Hepcidin reduced ZnT1 protein by 75% (P < 0.05) compared with control cells. Hepcidin-mediated reductions in zinc export remained in ferroportin knockdown cells compared with untreated controls (P < 0.05), whereas knockdown of ZnT1 inhibited this effect (P ≥ 0.05). Hepcidin significantly reduced biotinylated cell surface ZnT1 compared with control cells (P < 0.05); chloroquine inhibited hepcidin-mediated degradation of ZnT1 (P ≥ 0.05), whereas MG132 had no effect (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Hepcidin reduces intestinal zinc export by post-translationally downregulating ZnT1 through a lysosomal-mediated degradation pathway, indicating that hepcidin may contribute to the hypozincemia of inflammation and infection.
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- Stephen R Hennigar
- US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Military Nutrition Division, Natick, MA
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- US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Military Nutrition Division, Natick, MA
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Grant P, Maga T, Loshakov A, Singhal R, Wali A, Nwankwo J, Baron K, Johnson D. An Eye on Trafficking Genes: Identification of Four Eye Color Mutations in Drosophila. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2016; 6:3185-3196. [PMID: 27558665 PMCID: PMC5068940 DOI: 10.1534/g3.116.032508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Genes that code for proteins involved in organelle biogenesis and intracellular trafficking produce products that are critical in normal cell function . Conserved orthologs of these are present in most or all eukaryotes, including Drosophila melanogaster Some of these genes were originally identified as eye color mutants with decreases in both types of pigments found in the fly eye. These criteria were used for identification of such genes, four eye color mutations that are not annotated in the genome sequence: chocolate, maroon, mahogany, and red Malpighian tubules were molecularly mapped and their genome sequences have been evaluated. Mapping was performed using deletion analysis and complementation tests. chocolate is an allele of the VhaAC39-1 gene, which is an ortholog of the Vacuolar H+ ATPase AC39 subunit 1. maroon corresponds to the Vps16A gene and its product is part of the HOPS complex, which participates in transport and organelle fusion. red Malpighian tubule is the CG12207 gene, which encodes a protein of unknown function that includes a LysM domain. mahogany is the CG13646 gene, which is predicted to be an amino acid transporter. The strategy of identifying eye color genes based on perturbations in quantities of both types of eye color pigments has proven useful in identifying proteins involved in trafficking and biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles. Mutants of these genes can form the basis of valuable in vivo models to understand these processes.
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- Paaqua Grant
- Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052 Undergraduate Summer Research Program, Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
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- Undergraduate Summer Research Program, Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
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- Undergraduate Summer Research Program, Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
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Richards CD, Burke R. A fly's eye view of zinc homeostasis: Novel insights into the genetic control of zinc metabolism from Drosophila. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 611:142-149. [PMID: 27453039 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The core zinc transport machinery is well conserved between invertebrates and mammals, with the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster having clear homologues of all major groups of mammalian ZIP and ZNT transport genes. Functional characterization of several of the fly genes has revealed functional conservation between related fly and mammalian zinc transporters in some but not all cases, indicating that Drosophila is a useful model for examining mammalian zinc metabolism. Furthermore, Drosophila research, sometimes quite serendipitously, has provided novel insights into the function of zinc transporters and into zinc-related pathologies, which are highlighted here. Finally, the future research potential of the fly in nutrient metabolism is explored, with reference to emerging experimental technologies.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
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Xiao G, Zhou B. What can flies tell us about zinc homeostasis? Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 611:134-141. [PMID: 27136711 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2016] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zinc is an essential micronutrient for all organisms. For multicellular organisms, zinc uptake, storage, distribution and export are tightly regulated at both cellular and organismal levels, to cope with the multiple requirements versus the toxicity of the metal ion. During the past decade, the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has become an important model organism for the elucidation of metazoan zinc homeostasis. This review describes our current knowledge of various zinc transporters in Drosophila, with an emphasis on the process of dietary zinc uptake in the fly. We also discuss how Drosophila was used as a model to facilitate our understanding of the role of zinc in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Guiran Xiao
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China; State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Carrasco-Rando M, Atienza-Manuel A, Martín P, Burke R, Ruiz-Gómez M. Fear-of-intimacy mediated zinc transport controls the function of Zn-finger transcription factors involved in myogenesis. Development 2016; 143:1948-57. [DOI: 10.1242/dev.131953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zinc is a component of one tenth of all human proteins. Its cellular concentration is tightly regulated because its dyshomeostasis has catastrophic health consequences. Two families of zinc transporters control zinc homeostasis in organisms, but there is little information about their specific developmental roles. We show that the ZIP transporter fear-of-intimacy (foi) is necessary for the formation of Drosophila muscles. In foi mutants, myoblasts segregate normally, but their specification is affected, leading to the formation of a misshapen muscle pattern and distorted midgut. The observed phenotypes could be ascribed to the inactivation of specific zing-finger transcription factors (ZFTFs), supporting the hypothesis that they a consequence of a zinc intracellular depletion. Accordingly, foi phenotypes can be rescued by mesodermal expression of other ZIP members with similar subcellular localization. We propose that Foi acts mostly as a transporter to regulate zinc intracellular homeostasis, thereby impacting on the activity of ZFTFs that control specific developmental processes. Our results additionally suggest a possible explanation for the presence of large numbers of zinc transporters in organisms based on differences in ion transport specificity and/or degrees of activity among transporters.
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- Marta Carrasco-Rando
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC and UAM, C/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049-Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC and UAM, C/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049-Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC and UAM, C/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049-Madrid, Spain
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC and UAM, C/ Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049-Madrid, Spain
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Buchon N, Osman D. All for one and one for all: Regionalization of the Drosophila intestine. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 67:2-8. [PMID: 26044368 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Revised: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Physiological responses are the ultimate outcomes of the functional interactions and proper organization of the different cell types that make up an organ. The digestive tract represents a good example where such structure/function correlation is manifested. To date, the molecular mechanisms that establish and/or maintain gut segmentation and functional specialization remain poorly understood. Recently, the use of model systems such as Drosophila has enriched our knowledge about the gut organization and physiology. Here, we review recent studies deciphering the morphological and functional properties of the Drosophila adult midgut compartments. Intestinal compartments are established through the differentiation of regionalized stem cell populations in concert with the joint activity of patterned transcription factors and locally produced morphogens. The maintenance of a compartmentalized gut structure is vital to the organism, allowing sequentially the ingestion and digestion of food, absorption of nutrients, and excretion of waste products in addition to the compartmentalization of immune and homeostatic functions. Further characterization of the gene regulatory networks underlying gut compartmentalization will pave the way for a better understanding of gastrointestinal function in insects and mammals, in both health and disease conditions.
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- Nicolas Buchon
- Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- Azm Center for Research in Biotechnology and its Applications, LBA3B, EDST, Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon.
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A role for dZIP89B in Drosophila dietary zinc uptake reveals additional complexity in the zinc absorption process. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2015; 69:11-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Cui Y, Zhao S, Wang X, Zhou B. A novel Drosophila mitochondrial carrier protein acts as a Mg(2+) exporter in fine-tuning mitochondrial Mg(2+) homeostasis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2015; 1863:30-9. [PMID: 26462626 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Revised: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The homeostasis of magnesium (Mg(2+)), an abundant divalent cation indispensable for many biological processes including mitochondrial functions, is underexplored. In yeast, the mitochondrial Mg(2+) homeostasis is accurately controlled through the combined effects of importers, Mrs2 and Lpe10, and an exporter, Mme1. However, little is known about this Mg(2+) homeostatic process in multicellular organisms. Here, we identified the first mitochondrial Mg(2+) transporter in Drosophila, the orthologue of yeast Mme1, dMme1, by homologous comparison and functional complementation. dMme1 can mediate the exportation of mitochondrial Mg(2+) when heterologously expressed in yeast. Altering the expression of dMme1, although only resulting in about a 10% change in mitochondrial Mg(2+) levels in either direction, led to a significant survival reduction in Drosophila. Furthermore, the reduced survival resulting from dMme1 expression changes could be completely rescued by feeding the dMME1-RNAi flies Mg(2+)-restricted food or the dMME1-over-expressing flies the Mg(2+)-supplemented diet. Our studies therefore identified the first Drosophila mitochondrial Mg(2+) exporter, which is involved in the precise control of mitochondrial Mg(2+) homeostasis to ensure an optimal state for survival.
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- Yixian Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.
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Richards CD, Burke R. Local and systemic effects of targeted zinc redistribution in Drosophila neuronal and gastrointestinal tissues. Biometals 2015; 28:967-74. [PMID: 26411574 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-015-9881-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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While the effects of systemic zinc ion deficiency and toxicity on animal health are well documented, the impacts of localized, tissue-specific disturbances in zinc homeostasis are less well understood. Previously we have identified zinc dyshomeostasis scenarios caused by the targeted manipulation of zinc transport genes in the Drosophila eye. Over expression of the uptake transporter dZIP42C.1 (dZIP1) combined with knockdown of the efflux transporter dZNT63C (dZNT1) causes a zinc toxicity phenotype, as does over expression of dZIP71B or dZNT86D. However, all three genotypes result in different morphologies, responses to dietary zinc, and genetic interactions with the remaining zinc transport genes, indicating that each causes a different redistribution of zinc within affected cells. dZNT86D (eGFP) over expression generates a completely different phenotype, interpreted as a Golgi zinc deficiency. Here we assess the effect of each of these transgenes when targeted to a range of Drosophila tissues. We find that dZIP71B is a particularly potent zinc uptake gene, causing early developmental lethality when targeted to multiple different tissue types. dZNT86D over expression (Golgi-only zinc toxicity) is less deleterious, but causes highly penetrant adult cuticle, sensory bristle and wing expansion defects. The dZIP42C.1 over expression, dZNT63C knockdown combination causes only moderate adult cuticle defects and sensitivity to dietary zinc when expressed in the midgut. The Golgi-only zinc deficiency caused by dZNT86D (eGFP) expression results in mild cuticle defects, highly penetrant wing expansion defects and developmental lethality when targeted to the central nervous system and, uniquely, the fat bodies.
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- Christopher D Richards
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd., Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd., Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia.
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Meng J, Zhang L, Li L, Li C, Wang T, Zhang G. Transcription factor CgMTF-1 regulates CgZnT1 and CgMT expression in Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) under zinc stress. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2015; 165:179-88. [PMID: 26074451 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Revised: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Oysters accumulate zinc at high tissue concentrations, and the metal response element (MRE)-binding transcription factor (MTF) functions as the cellular zinc sensor that coordinates the expression of genes involved in zinc efflux and storage, as well as those that protect against metal toxicity. In this study, we cloned MTF-1 in oysters and examined its regulation mechanism for its classic target genes, including MTs and ZnT1 under zinc exposure conditions. We cloned CgMTF-1 and determined the subcellular locations of its protein product in HEK293 cells. CgMTF-1 has a 2826bp open reading frame that encodes a predicted polypeptide with 707 amino acid residues, showing six well-conserved zinc finger domains that are required for metal binding. In HEK293 cell lines, CgMTF-1 primarily localizes in the cell nucleus under unstressed conditions and nuclear translocation was not critical for the activation of this gene. We searched for CgMTF-1-regulated genes in oysters using RNA interference. Decreased expression levels of CgMT1, CgMT4, and CgZnT1 were observed after CgMTF-1 interference (>70% inhibition) under zinc exposure, indicating the critical role of CgMTF-1 in the regulation of these genes. We searched for a direct regulation mechanism involving CgMTF-1 for CgMT1, CgMT4, and CgZnT1 in vitro. EMSA experiments indicated that CgMTF-1 can bind with the MREs found in the CgZnT1, CgMT1 and CgMT4 promoter regions. Additionally, luciferase reporter gene experiments indicated that CgMTF-1 could activate the CgMT1, CgMT4, and CgZnT1 promoters. Overall, our results suggest that CgMTF-1 directly coordinates the regulation of CgMTs and CgZnT1 expression and plays important roles in protecting oysters under zinc exposure conditions. To our knowledge, this is the first study to elucidate the function of MTF-1 in marine bivalves and provides new insights into the mechanisms of zinc accumulation and tolerance in mollusks.
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- Jie Meng
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China.
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China.
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Jones MWM, de Jonge MD, James SA, Burke R. Elemental mapping of the entire intact Drosophila gastrointestinal tract. J Biol Inorg Chem 2015; 20:979-87. [PMID: 26153547 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-015-1281-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The main role of the animal gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the selective absorption of dietary nutrients from ingested food sources. One class of vital micronutrients are the essential biometals such as copper, zinc and iron, which participate in a plethora of biological process, acting as enzymatic or structural co-factors for numerous proteins and also as important cellular signalling molecules. To help elucidate the mechanisms by which biometals are absorbed from the diet, we mapped elemental distribution in entire, intact Drosophila larval GI tracts using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy. Our results revealed distinct regions of the GI tract enriched for specific metals. Copper was found to be concentrated in the copper cell region but also in the region directly anterior to the copper cells and unexpectedly, in the middle midgut/iron cell region as well. Iron was observed exclusively in the iron cell region, confirming previous work with iron-specific histological stains. Zinc was observed throughout the GI tract with an increased accumulation in the posterior midgut region, while manganese was seen to co-localize with calcium specifically in clusters in the distal Malpighian tubules. This work simultaneously reveals distribution of a number of biologically important elements in entire, intact GI tracts. These distributions revealed not only a previously undescribed Ca/Mn co-localization, but also the unexpected presence of additional Cu accumulations in the iron cell region.
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- Michael W M Jones
- Australian Synchrotron, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, 3168, Australia
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Kambe T, Tsuji T, Hashimoto A, Itsumura N. The Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Roles of Zinc Transporters in Zinc Homeostasis and Metabolism. Physiol Rev 2015; 95:749-84. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00035.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 556] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Zinc is involved in a variety of biological processes, as a structural, catalytic, and intracellular and intercellular signaling component. Thus zinc homeostasis is tightly controlled at the whole body, tissue, cellular, and subcellular levels by a number of proteins, with zinc transporters being particularly important. In metazoan, two zinc transporter families, Zn transporters (ZnT) and Zrt-, Irt-related proteins (ZIP) function in zinc mobilization of influx, efflux, and compartmentalization/sequestration across biological membranes. During the last two decades, significant progress has been made in understanding the molecular properties, expression, regulation, and cellular and physiological roles of ZnT and ZIP transporters, which underpin the multifarious functions of zinc. Moreover, growing evidence indicates that malfunctioning zinc homeostasis due to zinc transporter dysfunction results in the onset and progression of a variety of diseases. This review summarizes current progress in our understanding of each ZnT and ZIP transporter from the perspective of zinc physiology and pathogenesis, discussing challenging issues in their structure and zinc transport mechanisms.
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- Taiho Kambe
- Division of Integrated Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Integrated Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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A Drosophila model identifies a critical role for zinc in mineralization for kidney stone disease. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124150. [PMID: 25970330 PMCID: PMC4430225 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ectopic calcification is a driving force for a variety of diseases, including kidney stones and atherosclerosis, but initiating factors remain largely unknown. Given its importance in seemingly divergent disease processes, identifying fundamental principal actors for ectopic calcification may have broad translational significance. Here we establish a Drosophila melanogaster model for ectopic calcification by inhibiting xanthine dehydrogenase whose deficiency leads to kidney stones in humans and dogs. Micro X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (μXANES) synchrotron analyses revealed high enrichment of zinc in the Drosophila equivalent of kidney stones, which was also observed in human kidney stones and Randall's plaques (early calcifications seen in human kidneys thought to be the precursor for renal stones). To further test the role of zinc in driving mineralization, we inhibited zinc transporter genes in the ZnT family and observed suppression of Drosophila stone formation. Taken together, genetic, dietary, and pharmacologic interventions to lower zinc confirm a critical role for zinc in driving the process of heterogeneous nucleation that eventually leads to stone formation. Our findings open a novel perspective on the etiology of urinary stones and related diseases, which may lead to the identification of new preventive and therapeutic approaches.
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Dechen K, Richards CD, Lye JC, Hwang JEC, Burke R. Compartmentalized zinc deficiency and toxicities caused by ZnT and Zip gene over expression result in specific phenotypes in Drosophila. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2015; 60:23-33. [PMID: 25562517 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2014.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Revised: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Movement of zinc ions across cellular membranes is achieved mainly by two families of zinc transport genes encoding multi-transmembrane domain proteins. Members of the Zip family generally transport zinc into the cytosol, either from outside the cell or from the lumen of subcellular organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi, endosomes or storage vacuoles. ZnT proteins move zinc in the opposite direction, resulting in efflux from the cell or uptake into organelles. Zinc homeostasis at both the cellular and systemic level is achieved by the coordinated action of numerous Zip and ZnT proteins, twenty-four in mammals and seventeen in the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster. Previously, we have identified a zinc toxicity phenotype in the Drosophila eye, caused by targeted over expression of dZip42C.1 (dZip1) combined with knockdown of dZnT63C (dZnT1). In general, this phenotype was rescued by increased zinc efflux or decreased uptake and was exacerbated by decreased efflux or increased uptake. Now we have identified three additional zinc dyshomeostasis phenotypes caused by over expression of dZnT86D, dZnT86D(eGFP) and dZip71B(FLAG). Genetic and dietary manipulation experiments showed that these three phenotypes all differ both from each other and from our original zinc toxicity phenotype. Based on these data and the approximate subcellular localization of each zinc transport protein, we propose that each phenotype represents a different redistribution of zinc within these cells, resulting in a Golgi zinc toxicity, a Golgi zinc deficiency and a combined Golgi/other organelle zinc toxicity respectively. We are able to group the remaining Drosophila Zip and ZnT genes into several functional categories based on their interaction with the three novel zinc dyshomeostasis phenotypes, allowing the role of each zinc transport protein to be defined in greater detail. This research highlights the differential effects that redistribution of zinc can have within a particular tissue and identifies the Golgi as being particularly sensitive to both excess and insufficient zinc.
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- Kesang Dechen
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
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Huang Y, Wu Z, Cao Y, Lang M, Lu B, Zhou B. Zinc binding directly regulates tau toxicity independent of tau hyperphosphorylation. Cell Rep 2014; 8:831-42. [PMID: 25066125 PMCID: PMC4306234 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2014.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Tau hyperphosphorylation is thought to underlie tauopathy. Working in a Drosophila tauopathy model expressing a human Tau mutant (hTauR406W, or Tau*), we show that zinc contributes to the development of Tau toxicity through two independent actions: by increasing Tau phosphorylation and, more significantly, by directly binding to Tau. Elimination of zinc binding through amino acid substitution of Cys residues has a minimal effect on phosphorylation levels yet essentially eliminates Tau toxicity. The toxicity of the zinc-binding-deficient mutant Tau* (Tau*C2A) and overexpression of native Drosophila Tau, also lacking the corresponding zinc-binding Cys residues, are largely impervious to zinc concentration. Importantly, restoration of zinc-binding ability to Tau* by introduction of a zinc-binding residue (His) into the original Cys positions restores zinc-responsive toxicities in proportion to zinc-binding affinities. These results indicate zinc binding is a substantial contributor to tauopathy and have implications for therapy development.
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- Yunpeng Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Xiao G, Wan Z, Fan Q, Tang X, Zhou B. The metal transporter ZIP13 supplies iron into the secretory pathway in Drosophila melanogaster. eLife 2014; 3:e03191. [PMID: 25006035 PMCID: PMC4130162 DOI: 10.7554/elife.03191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The intracellular iron transfer process is not well understood, and the identity of the iron transporter responsible for iron delivery to the secretory compartments remains elusive. In this study, we show Drosophila ZIP13 (Slc39a13), a presumed zinc importer, fulfills the iron effluxing role. Interfering with dZIP13 expression causes iron-rescuable iron absorption defect, simultaneous iron increase in the cytosol and decrease in the secretory compartments, failure of ferritin iron loading, and abnormal collagen secretion. dZIP13 expression in E. coli confers upon the host iron-dependent growth and iron resistance. Importantly, time-coursed transport assays using an iron isotope indicated a potent iron exporting activity of dZIP13. The identification of dZIP13 as an iron transporter suggests that the spondylocheiro dysplastic form of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, in which hZIP13 is defective, is likely due to a failure of iron delivery to the secretory compartments. Our results also broaden our knowledge of the scope of defects from iron dyshomeostasis. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03191.001 Iron is essential for life. Amongst its many important roles, iron is crucial for producing collagen—the protein that provides both strength and elasticity to bones, tendons, ligaments, and skin. Like many other proteins, collagens are produced inside the endoplasmic reticulum—an organelle inside the cell that is enclosed by a membrane that is similar to the plasma membrane that surrounds the cell itself. Two enzymes that are critical for producing collagen need to bind with iron in order to work correctly. To do this, iron in the cytoplasm of the cell has to cross the membrane that surrounds the endoplasmic reticulum. Small molecules are commonly transported across membranes by proteins called transporters, which tend to work on specific types of ions or molecules. However, researchers did not know the identity of the membrane transporter responsible for moving iron into the secretory pathway—including the endoplasmic reticulum—to bind with the enzymes that produce collagen. Xiao, Wan et al. have now investigated the function of the transporter ZIP13 in the fruit fly Drosophila. This transporter was thought to transport zinc across membranes and into the cytoplasm. Instead, Xiao, Wan et al. found that ZIP13 transports iron out of the cytoplasm and into the endoplasmic reticulum. Ehlers–Danlos syndrome is a condition that causes individuals to suffer from frequent joint dislocations, bone deformities, and fragile skin as a result of their body producing collagen incorrectly. One form of Ehlers–Danlos syndrome is caused by ZIP13 transporters working incorrectly. However, this was difficult to understand when it was thought that ZIP13 only transports zinc. The discovery that ZIP13 mostly transports iron rather than zinc can explain the link between this transporter and Ehlers–Danlos syndrome: if ZIP13 doesn't work, the collagen-building enzymes cannot get the iron they need to work properly. Disorders caused by iron deficiencies are normally identified by a few tell-tale symptoms, such as anemia, but these are not seen in Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. Xiao, Wan et al. suggest that iron transport problems could therefore be behind a wider range of diseases and disorders than is currently known. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03191.002
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- Guiran Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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