RNA-seq analysis to assess transcriptional effects of Rp mutations in wing imaginal discs and their dependence on Xrp1
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ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
PROVIDER: GSE112864 | GEO | 2018/08/20
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:mRNA Seq analysis of Drosophila wing imaginal discs from Rp mutants and controls in the presence and absence of RpS12 mutations RpS12 is a regulatory gene required for Xrp1-mediated control of translation and growth in mutants for other ribosomal protein genes Loss of function mutations in Ribosomal Protein (Rp) genes are generally lethal, but heterozygous mutant phenotypes increasingly reveal previously cryptic functions of Rps in growth control and tumor suppression. Here we report that RpS12 in particular is a regulatory gene that controls its own expression levels and also signals to control hundreds of gene expression changes in mutants for haploinsufficient Rp genes, acting through the bZip protein Xrp1. Through Xrp1, RpS12 reduces the bulk translation rate of Rp mutant cells and increases the developmental rate of Rp mutant genotypes. RpS12 also has an Xrp1-independent, positive contribution to normal development, so that the effects of RpS12 mutations in different genetic backgrounds reflects the sum of the Xrp1-dependent and Xrp1-independent effects. Our findings outline a regulatory response to mutations affecting essential Rp genes that controls overall translation and growth.
2019-12-17 | GSE124924 | GEO
Project description:RNA-seq analysis to assess transcriptional effects of Rp mutations in wing imaginal discs and their dependence on Xrp1
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Project description:BACKGROUND: Regeneration is the ability of an organism to rebuild a body part that has been damaged or amputated, and can be studied at the molecular level using model organisms. Drosophila imaginal discs, which are the larval primordia of adult cuticular structures, are capable of undergoing regenerative growth after transplantation and in vivo culture into the adult abdomen. RESULTS: Using expression profile analyses, we studied the regenerative behaviour of wing discs at 0, 24 and 72 hours after fragmentation and implantation into adult females. Based on expression level, we generated a catalogue of genes with putative role in wing disc regeneration, identifying four classes: 1) genes with differential expression within the first 24 hours; 2) genes with differential expression between 24 and 72 hours; 3) genes that changed significantly in expression levels between the two time periods; 4) genes with a sustained increase or decrease in their expression levels throughout regeneration. Among these genes, we identified members of the JNK and Notch signalling pathways and chromatin regulators. Through computational analysis, we recognized putative binding sites for transcription factors downstream of these pathways that are conserved in multiple Drosophilids, indicating a potential relationship between members of the different gene classes. Experimental data from genetic mutants provide evidence of a requirement of selected genes in wing disc regeneration. CONCLUSIONS: We have been able to distinguish various classes of genes involved in early and late steps of the regeneration process. Our data suggests the integration of signalling pathways in the promoters of regulated genes.
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Project description:Regeneration is a complex process that requires a coordinated genetic response to tissue loss. Signals from dying cells are crucial to this process and are best understood in the context of regeneration following programmed cell death, like apoptosis. Conversely, regeneration following unregulated forms of death, such as necrosis, have yet to be fully explored. Here, we have developed a method to investigate regeneration following necrosis using the Drosophila wing imaginal disc. We show that necrosis stimulates regeneration at an equivalent level to that of apoptosis-mediated cell death and activates a similar response at the wound edge involving localized JNK signaling. Unexpectedly, however, necrosis also results in significant apoptosis far from the site of ablation, which we have termed necrosis-induced apoptosis (NiA). This apoptosis occurs independent of changes at the wound edge and importantly does not rely on JNK signaling. Furthermore, we find that blocking NiA limits proliferation and subsequently inhibits regeneration, suggesting that tissues damaged by necrosis can activate programmed cell death at a distance from the injury to promote regeneration.
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Project description:The wing imaginal disc of Drosophila melanogaster is a prominent experimental system for research on control of cell growth, proliferation and death, as well as on pattern formation and morphogenesis during organogenesis. The precise genetic methodology applicable in this system has facilitated conceptual advances of fundamental importance for developmental biology. Experimental accessibility and versatility would gain further if long term development of wing imaginal discs could be studied also in vitro. For example, culture systems would allow live imaging with maximal temporal and spatial resolution. However, as clearly demonstrated here, standard culture methods result in a rapid cell proliferation arrest within hours of cultivation of dissected wing imaginal discs. Analysis with established markers for cells in S- and M phase, as well as with RGB cell cycle tracker, a novel reporter transgene, revealed that in vitro cultivation interferes with cell cycle progression throughout interphase and not just exclusively during G1. Moreover, quantification of EGFP expression from an inducible transgene revealed rapid adverse effects of disc culture on basic cellular functions beyond cell cycle progression. Disc transplantation experiments confirmed that these detrimental consequences do not reflect fatal damage of imaginal discs during isolation, arguing clearly for a medium insufficiency. Alternative culture media were evaluated, including hemolymph, which surrounds imaginal discs during growth in situ. But isolated larval hemolymph was found to be even less adequate than current culture media, presumably as a result of conversion processes during hemolymph isolation or disc culture. The significance of prominent growth-regulating pathways during disc culture was analyzed, as well as effects of insulin and disc co-culture with larval tissues as potential sources of endocrine factors. Based on our analyses, we developed a culture protocol that prolongs cell proliferation in cultured discs.
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Project description:We report the changes in chromatin accessibility associated with regeneration in wing imaginal discs at two developmental timepoints during L3. Wing discs were ablated using tissue-specific expression of the pro-apoptotic gene eiger at an early timepoint (day 7) when the discs retain high regenerative capacity and at a late time point (day 9) when regenerative capacity has significantly declined. ATAC-seq was performed on these discs after 40 hr of ablation and compared to identically staged unablated discs. We detect 14,142 open chromatin peaks after merging overlapping peaks from 3 biological repeats of all 4 conditions. Of these, 349 change significantly (log2fc>0.5, p<0.1) either opening or closing upon damage in early L3 discs, while only 55 open or close in late L3 discs. We describe two consequential groups of peak changes, those that are damage responsive (DR) in early L3 (222 peaks) and those that are maturity silenced (MS), open in early damaged L3 and closed in late damaged L3 (729 peaks). 28 peaks fall in the overlap of these two groups.
2020-06-11 | GSE140755 | GEO
Project description:We report the relationship between 'absent, small or homeotic discs 2' (ASH2) occupancy, histone modifications and the transcription machinery using the wing disc as a source of chromatin. Our results indicate that genes related to development and transcriptional regulation are direct targets of ASH2 and that this protein contributes to H3K4me3 of nearby nucleosomes. Moreover, ASH2 occupancy correlates with phosphorylated forms of RNA polymerase II and histone positive marks in active genes. RNA Pol II phosphorylation in Ser5 is reduced in ash2 mutants, indicating that ASH2 plays a role in promoter stalling.
2011-02-17 | GSE24115 | GEO
Project description:Calcium signalling is a highly versatile cellular communication system that modulates basic functions such as cell contractility, essential steps of animal development such as fertilization and higher-order processes such as memory. We probed the function of calcium signalling in Drosophila wing imaginal discs through a combination of ex vivo and in vivo imaging and genetic analysis. Here we discover that wing discs display slow, long-range intercellular calcium waves (ICWs) when mechanically stressed in vivo or cultured ex vivo. These slow imaginal disc intercellular calcium waves (SIDICs) are mediated by the inositol-3-phosphate receptor, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium pump SERCA and the key gap junction component Inx2. The knockdown of genes required for SIDIC formation and propagation negatively affects wing disc recovery after mechanical injury. Our results reveal a role for ICWs in wing disc homoeostasis and highlight the utility of the wing disc as a model for calcium signalling studies.
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