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Liu W, Shao H, Qi D, Huang X, Chen J, Zhou L, Guo K. The New Nematicide Cyclobutrifluram Targets the Mitochondrial Succinate Dehydrogenase Complex in Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6914. [PMID: 39000026 PMCID: PMC11241274 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25136914] [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: 05/23/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is a dangerous quarantine pest that causes extensive damage to pine ecosystems worldwide. Cyclobutrifluram, a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI), is a novel nematicide introduced by Syngenta in 2013. However, the nematocidal effect of cyclobutrifluram against plant-parasitic nematodes remains underexplored. Therefore, here, we aim to address this knowledge gap by evaluating the toxicity, effects, and mode of action of cyclobutrifluram on B. xylophilus. The result shows that cyclobutrifluram is the most effective agent, with an LC50 value of 0.1078 mg·L-1. At an LC20 dose, it significantly reduced the population size to 10.40 × 103 ± 737.56-approximately 1/23 that of the control group. This notable impact may stem from the agent's ability to diminish egg-laying and hatching rates, as well as to impede the nematodes' development. In addition, it has also performed well in the prevention of pine wilt disease, significantly reducing the incidence in greenhouses and in the field. SDH consists of a transmembrane assembly composed of four protein subunits (SDHA to SDHD). Four sdh genes were characterized and proved by RNAi to regulate the spawning capacity, locomotion ability, and body size of B. xylophilus. The mortality of nematodes treated with sdhc-dsRNA significantly decreased upon cyclobutrifluram application. Molecular docking further confirmed that SDHC, a cytochrome-binding protein, is the target. In conclusion, cyclobutrifluram has a good potential for trunk injection against B. xylophilus. This study provides valuable information for the screening and application of effective agents in controlling and preventing PWD in forests.
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- Wenyi Liu
- College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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The inner junction protein CFAP20 functions in motile and non-motile cilia and is critical for vision. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6595. [PMID: 36329026 PMCID: PMC9633640 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33820-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Motile and non-motile cilia are associated with mutually-exclusive genetic disorders. Motile cilia propel sperm or extracellular fluids, and their dysfunction causes primary ciliary dyskinesia. Non-motile cilia serve as sensory/signalling antennae on most cell types, and their disruption causes single-organ ciliopathies such as retinopathies or multi-system syndromes. CFAP20 is a ciliopathy candidate known to modulate motile cilia in unicellular eukaryotes. We demonstrate that in zebrafish, cfap20 is required for motile cilia function, and in C. elegans, CFAP-20 maintains the structural integrity of non-motile cilia inner junctions, influencing sensory-dependent signalling and development. Human patients and zebrafish with CFAP20 mutations both exhibit retinal dystrophy. Hence, CFAP20 functions within a structural/functional hub centered on the inner junction that is shared between motile and non-motile cilia, and is distinct from other ciliopathy-associated domains or macromolecular complexes. Our findings suggest an uncharacterised pathomechanism for retinal dystrophy, and potentially for motile and non-motile ciliopathies in general.
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Positive interaction between ASH and ASK sensory neurons accelerates nociception and inhibits behavioral adaptation. iScience 2022; 25:105287. [PMID: 36304123 PMCID: PMC9593764 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Central and peripheral sensory neurons tightly regulate nociception and avoidance behavior. The peripheral modulation of nociception provides more veridical and instantaneous information for animals to achieve rapid, more fine-tuned and concentrated behavioral responses. In this study, we find that positive interaction between ASH and ASK sensory neurons is essential for the fast-rising phase of ASH Ca2+ responses to noxious copper ions and inhibits the adaption of avoiding Cu2+. We reveal the underlying neuronal circuit mechanism. ASK accelerates the ASH Ca2+ responses by transferring cGMP through gap junctions. ASH excites ASK via a disinhibitory neuronal circuit composed of ASH, AIA, and ASK. Avoidance adaptation depends on the slope rate of the rising phase of ASH Ca2+ responses. Thus, in addition to amplitude, sensory kinetics is significant for sensations and behaviors, especially for sensory and behavioral adaptations.
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ROS and cGMP signaling modulate persistent escape from hypoxia in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001684. [PMID: 35727855 PMCID: PMC9249223 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The ability to detect and respond to acute oxygen (O2) shortages is indispensable to aerobic life. The molecular mechanisms and circuits underlying this capacity are poorly understood. Here, we characterize the behavioral responses of feeding Caenorhabditis elegans to approximately 1% O2. Acute hypoxia triggers a bout of turning maneuvers followed by a persistent switch to rapid forward movement as animals seek to avoid and escape hypoxia. While the behavioral responses to 1% O2 closely resemble those evoked by 21% O2, they have distinct molecular and circuit underpinnings. Disrupting phosphodiesterases (PDEs), specific G proteins, or BBSome function inhibits escape from 1% O2 due to increased cGMP signaling. A primary source of cGMP is GCY-28, the ortholog of the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) receptor. cGMP activates the protein kinase G EGL-4 and enhances neuroendocrine secretion to inhibit acute responses to 1% O2. Triggering a rise in cGMP optogenetically in multiple neurons, including AIA interneurons, rapidly and reversibly inhibits escape from 1% O2. Ca2+ imaging reveals that a 7% to 1% O2 stimulus evokes a Ca2+ decrease in several neurons. Defects in mitochondrial complex I (MCI) and mitochondrial complex I (MCIII), which lead to persistently high reactive oxygen species (ROS), abrogate acute hypoxia responses. In particular, repressing the expression of isp-1, which encodes the iron sulfur protein of MCIII, inhibits escape from 1% O2 without affecting responses to 21% O2. Both genetic and pharmacological up-regulation of mitochondrial ROS increase cGMP levels, which contribute to the reduced hypoxia responses. Our results implicate ROS and precise regulation of intracellular cGMP in the modulation of acute responses to hypoxia by C. elegans. The ability to detect and respond to acute oxygen shortages is indispensable to aerobic life, but the molecular mechanisms underlying this capacity are poorly understood. This study reveals that high levels of cGMP and reactive oxygen species (ROS) prevent the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans from escaping hypoxia.
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Ravi B, Zhao J, Chaudhry I, Signorelli R, Bartole M, Kopchock RJ, Guijarro C, Kaplan JM, Kang L, Collins KM. Presynaptic Gαo (GOA-1) signals to depress command neuron excitability and allow stretch-dependent modulation of egg laying in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2021; 218:6284136. [PMID: 34037773 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyab080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Egg laying in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans is a two-state behavior modulated by internal and external sensory input. We have previously shown that homeostatic feedback of embryo accumulation in the uterus regulates bursting activity of the serotonergic HSN command neurons that sustains the egg-laying active state. How sensory feedback of egg release signals to terminate the egg-laying active state is less understood. We find that Gαo, a conserved Pertussis Toxin-sensitive G protein, signals within HSN to inhibit egg-laying circuit activity and prevent entry into the active state. Gαo signaling hyperpolarizes HSN, reducing HSN Ca2+ activity and input onto the postsynaptic vulval muscles. Loss of inhibitory Gαo signaling uncouples presynaptic HSN activity from a postsynaptic, stretch-dependent homeostat, causing precocious entry into the egg-laying active state when only a few eggs are present in the uterus. Feedback of vulval opening and egg release activates the uv1 neuroendocrine cells which release NLP-7 neuropeptides which signal to inhibit egg laying through Gαo-independent mechanisms in the HSNs and Gαo-dependent mechanisms in cells other than the HSNs. Thus, neuropeptide and inhibitory Gαo signaling maintains a bi-stable state of electrical excitability that dynamically controls circuit activity in response to both external and internal sensory input to drive a two-state behavior output.
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- Bhavya Ravi
- Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL USA 33136.,Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL USA 33146
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- Department of Neuroscience, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.,Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA 02114
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- Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL USA 33146
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL USA 33136.,Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL USA 33146
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA 02114
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- Department of Neuroscience, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL USA 33136.,Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL USA 33146
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Ferkey DM, Sengupta P, L’Etoile ND. Chemosensory signal transduction in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2021; 217:iyab004. [PMID: 33693646 PMCID: PMC8045692 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyab004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Chemosensory neurons translate perception of external chemical cues, including odorants, tastants, and pheromones, into information that drives attraction or avoidance motor programs. In the laboratory, robust behavioral assays, coupled with powerful genetic, molecular and optical tools, have made Caenorhabditis elegans an ideal experimental system in which to dissect the contributions of individual genes and neurons to ethologically relevant chemosensory behaviors. Here, we review current knowledge of the neurons, signal transduction molecules and regulatory mechanisms that underlie the response of C. elegans to chemicals, including pheromones. The majority of identified molecules and pathways share remarkable homology with sensory mechanisms in other organisms. With the development of new tools and technologies, we anticipate that continued study of chemosensory signal transduction and processing in C. elegans will yield additional new insights into the mechanisms by which this animal is able to detect and discriminate among thousands of chemical cues with a limited sensory neuron repertoire.
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- Denise M Ferkey
- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Rombaut B, Kessels S, Schepers M, Tiane A, Paes D, Solomina Y, Piccart E, Hove DVD, Brône B, Prickaerts J, Vanmierlo T. PDE inhibition in distinct cell types to reclaim the balance of synaptic plasticity. Theranostics 2021; 11:2080-2097. [PMID: 33500712 PMCID: PMC7797685 DOI: 10.7150/thno.50701] [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: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Synapses are the functional units of the brain. They form specific contact points that drive neuronal communication and are highly plastic in their strength, density, and shape. A carefully orchestrated balance between synaptogenesis and synaptic pruning, i.e., the elimination of weak or redundant synapses, ensures adequate synaptic density. An imbalance between these two processes lies at the basis of multiple neuropathologies. Recent evidence has highlighted the importance of glia-neuron interactions in the synaptic unit, emphasized by glial phagocytosis of synapses and local excretion of inflammatory mediators. These findings warrant a closer look into the molecular basis of cell-signaling pathways in the different brain cells that are related to synaptic plasticity. In neurons, intracellular second messengers, such as cyclic guanosine or adenosine monophosphate (cGMP and cAMP, respectively), are known mediators of synaptic homeostasis and plasticity. Increased levels of these second messengers in glial cells slow down inflammation and neurodegenerative processes. These multi-faceted effects provide the opportunity to counteract excessive synapse loss by targeting cGMP and cAMP pathways in multiple cell types. Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are specialized degraders of these second messengers, rendering them attractive targets to combat the detrimental effects of neurological disorders. Cellular and subcellular compartmentalization of the specific isoforms of PDEs leads to divergent downstream effects for these enzymes in the various central nervous system resident cell types. This review provides a detailed overview on the role of PDEs and their inhibition in the context of glia-neuron interactions in different neuropathologies characterized by synapse loss. In doing so, it provides a framework to support future research towards finding combinational therapy for specific neuropathologies.
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Pimentel-Acosta CA, Ramírez-Salcedo J, Morales-Serna FN, Fajer-Ávila EJ, Chávez-Sánchez C, Lara HH, García-Gasca A. Molecular Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Monogenean Parasites: Lessons from Caenorhabditis elegans. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21165889. [PMID: 32824343 PMCID: PMC7460582 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21165889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The mechanisms of action of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in monogenean parasites of the genus Cichlidogyrus were investigated through a microarray hybridization approach using genomic information from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. The effects of two concentrations of AgNPs were explored, low (6 µg/L Ag) and high (36 µg/L Ag). Microarray analysis revealed that both concentrations of AgNPs activated similar biological processes, although by different mechanisms. Expression profiles included genes involved in detoxification, neurotoxicity, modulation of cell signaling, reproduction, embryonic development, and tegument organization as the main biological processes dysregulated by AgNPs. Two important processes (DNA damage and cell death) were mostly activated in parasites exposed to the lower concentration of AgNPs. To our knowledge, this is the first study providing information on the sub-cellular and molecular effects of exposure to AgNPs in metazoan parasites of fish.
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- Citlalic A. Pimentel-Acosta
- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82112, Mexico; (C.A.P.-A.); (F.N.M.-S.); (E.J.F.-Á.); (C.C.-S.)
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- Unidad de Microarreglos, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 3000, Mexico City 04510, Mexico;
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82112, Mexico; (C.A.P.-A.); (F.N.M.-S.); (E.J.F.-Á.); (C.C.-S.)
- CONACYT, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82112, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82112, Mexico; (C.A.P.-A.); (F.N.M.-S.); (E.J.F.-Á.); (C.C.-S.)
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82112, Mexico; (C.A.P.-A.); (F.N.M.-S.); (E.J.F.-Á.); (C.C.-S.)
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- Department of Biology and South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA;
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- Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, Unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82112, Mexico; (C.A.P.-A.); (F.N.M.-S.); (E.J.F.-Á.); (C.C.-S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-66-9989-8700
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Xu Y, Chen L, Liu M, Lu Y, Yue Y, Liu Y, Chen H, Xie F, Zhang C. High-throughput transcriptome sequencing reveals extremely high doses of ionizing radiation-response genes in Caenorhabditis elegans. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2019; 8:754-766. [PMID: 31588352 PMCID: PMC6762013 DOI: 10.1039/c9tx00101h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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This study sought novel ionizing radiation-response (IR-response) genes in Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). C. elegans was divided into three groups and exposed to different high doses of IR: 0 gray (Gy), 200 Gy, and 400 Gy. Total RNA was extracted from each group and sequenced. When the transcriptomes were compared among these groups, many genes were shown to be differentially expressed, and these genes were significantly enriched in IR-related biological processes and pathways, including gene ontology (GO) terms related to cellular behaviours, cellular growth and purine metabolism and kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathways related to ATP binding, GTPase regulator activity, and RNA degradation. Quantitative reverse-transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) confirmed that these genes displayed differential expression across the treatments. Further gene network analysis showed a cluster of novel gene families, such as the guanylate cyclase (GCY), Sm-like protein (LSM), diacylglycerol kinase (DGK), skp1-related protein (SKR), and glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene families which were upregulated. Thus, these genes likely play important roles in IR response. Meanwhile, some important genes that are well known to be involved in key signalling pathways, such as phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C-3 (PLC-3), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase age-1 (AGE-1), Raf homolog serine/threonine-protein kinase (LIN-45) and protein cbp-1 (CBP-1), also showed differential expression during IR response, suggesting that IR response might perturb these key signalling pathways. Our study revealed a series of novel IR-response genes in Caenorhabditis elegans that might act as regulators of IR response and represent promising markers of IR exposure.
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- Youqin Xu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , School of Basic Medical Science , Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China . ; Tel: +86-13824447151
- Department of Medical Oncology , Taishan People's Hospital , Guangdong Province , China
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- Basic Medical College , Xiangnan University , Chenzhou , China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , School of Basic Medical Science , Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China . ; Tel: +86-13824447151
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , School of Basic Medical Science , Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China . ; Tel: +86-13824447151
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- Blood Transfusion Department , The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an , China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , School of Basic Medical Science , Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China . ; Tel: +86-13824447151
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , School of Basic Medical Science , Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China . ; Tel: +86-13824447151
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , School of Basic Medical Science , Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China . ; Tel: +86-13824447151
- Department of Biology , East Carolina University , Greenville , NC , USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , School of Basic Medical Science , Southern Medical University and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China . ; Tel: +86-13824447151
- Department of Medical Oncology , Taishan People's Hospital , Guangdong Province , China
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Shindou T, Ochi-Shindou M, Murayama T, Saita EI, Momohara Y, Wickens JR, Maruyama IN. Active propagation of dendritic electrical signals in C. elegans. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3430. [PMID: 30837592 PMCID: PMC6401061 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40158-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Active propagation of electrical signals in C. elegans neurons requires ion channels capable of regenerating membrane potentials. Here we report regenerative depolarization of a major gustatory sensory neuron, ASEL. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings in vivo showed supralinear depolarization of ASEL upon current injection. Furthermore, stimulation of animal's nose with NaCl evoked all-or-none membrane depolarization in ASEL. Mutant analysis showed that EGL-19, the α1 subunit of L-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, is essential for regenerative depolarization of ASEL. ASEL-specific knock-down of EGL-19 by RNAi demonstrated that EGL-19 functions in C. elegans chemotaxis along an NaCl gradient. These results demonstrate that a natural substance induces regenerative all-or-none electrical signals in dendrites, and that these signals are essential for activation of sensory neurons for chemotaxis. As in other vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems, active information processing in dendrites occurs in C. elegans, and is necessary for adaptive behavior.
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- Tomomi Shindou
- Neurobiology Research Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Information Processing Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Information Processing Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Information Processing Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan
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- Information Processing Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan.
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Aleman-Meza B, Loeza-Cabrera M, Peña-Ramos O, Stern M, Zhong W. High-content behavioral profiling reveals neuronal genetic network modulating Drosophila larval locomotor program. BMC Genet 2017; 18:40. [PMID: 28499390 PMCID: PMC5429570 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-017-0513-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Two key questions in understanding the genetic control of behaviors are: what genes are involved and how these genes interact. To answer these questions at a systems level, we conducted high-content profiling of Drosophila larval locomotor behaviors for over 100 genotypes. Results We studied 69 genes whose C. elegans orthologs were neuronal signalling genes with significant locomotor phenotypes, and conducted RNAi with ubiquitous, pan-neuronal, or motor-neuronal Gal4 drivers. Inactivation of 42 genes, including the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors nAChRα1 and nAChRα3, in the neurons caused significant movement defects. Bioinformatic analysis suggested 81 interactions among these genes based on phenotypic pattern similarities. Comparing the worm and fly data sets, we found that these genes were highly conserved in having neuronal expressions and locomotor phenotypes. However, the genetic interactions were not conserved for ubiquitous profiles, and may be mildly conserved for the neuronal profiles. Unexpectedly, our data also revealed a possible motor-neuronal control of body size, because inactivation of Rdl and Gαo in the motor neurons reduced the larval body size. Overall, these data established a framework for further exploring the genetic control of Drosophila larval locomotion. Conclusions High content, quantitative phenotyping of larval locomotor behaviours provides a framework for system-level understanding of the gene networks underlying such behaviours. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12863-017-0513-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA.
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Control of Neuropeptide Expression by Parallel Activity-dependent Pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans. Sci Rep 2017; 7:38734. [PMID: 28139692 PMCID: PMC5282578 DOI: 10.1038/srep38734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Monitoring of neuronal activity within circuits facilitates integrated responses and rapid changes in behavior. We have identified a system in Caenorhabditis elegans where neuropeptide expression is dependent on the ability of the BAG neurons to sense carbon dioxide. In C. elegans, CO2 sensing is predominantly coordinated by the BAG-expressed receptor-type guanylate cyclase GCY-9. GCY-9 binding to CO2 causes accumulation of cyclic GMP and opening of the cGMP-gated TAX-2/TAX-4 cation channels; provoking an integrated downstream cascade that enables C. elegans to avoid high CO2. Here we show that cGMP regulation by GCY-9 and the PDE-1 phosphodiesterase controls BAG expression of a FMRFamide-related neuropeptide FLP-19 reporter (flp-19::GFP). This regulation is specific for CO2-sensing function of the BAG neurons, as loss of oxygen sensing function does not affect flp-19::GFP expression. We also found that expression of flp-19::GFP is controlled in parallel to GCY-9 by the activity-dependent transcription factor CREB (CRH-1) and the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (KIN-2) signaling pathway. We therefore show that two parallel pathways regulate neuropeptide gene expression in the BAG sensory neurons: the ability to sense changes in carbon dioxide and CREB transcription factor. Such regulation may be required in particular environmental conditions to enable sophisticated behavioral decisions to be performed.
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Maruyama IN. Receptor Guanylyl Cyclases in Sensory Processing. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2016; 7:173. [PMID: 28123378 PMCID: PMC5225109 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2016.00173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Invertebrate models have generated many new insights into transmembrane signaling by cell-surface receptors. This review focuses on receptor guanylyl cyclases (rGCs) and describes recent advances in understanding their roles in sensory processing in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. A complete analysis of the C. elegans genome elucidated 27 rGCs, an unusually large number compared with mammalian genomes, which encode 7 rGCs. Most C. elegans rGCs are expressed in sensory neurons and play roles in sensory processing, including gustation, thermosensation, olfaction, and phototransduction, among others. Recent studies have found that by producing a second messenger, guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, some rGCs act as direct sensor molecules for ions and temperatures, while others relay signals from G protein-coupled receptors. Interestingly, genetic and biochemical analyses of rGCs provide the first example of an obligate heterodimeric rGC. Based on recent structural studies of rGCs in mammals and other organisms, molecular mechanisms underlying activation of rGCs are also discussed in this review.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ichiro N. Maruyama
- Information Processing Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
- *Correspondence: Ichiro N. Maruyama,
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