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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 509(2): 491-497, 2019 02 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30595382

RESUMEN

Lipid storage droplet-2 (LSD-2) of Drosophila melanogaster is a member of the lipid storage droplet membrane surface-binding protein family. LSD-2 is detected in many specific tissues: germline precursor cells, fat body, and is associated with lipid metabolism, lipid storage, and regulation of lipid droplet transport. However, the roles of this gene in development remain unclear. To investigate these functions, we performed tissue-specific knockdown of Lsd-2 in Drosophila using the combination of GAL4/UAS system and RNAi. Here we report that the knockdown of Lsd-2 in the wing led to abnormal wing phenotype and cell death in the wing pouch of 3rd-instar larvae, suggesting an essential role of Lsd-2 in development of the Drosophila wing. This function of Lsd-2 is dependent on the transcription factor dFoxO, as dFoxO depletion suppresses cell death and the abnormal wing pattern formation induced by Lsd-2-knockdown. Furthermore, Lsd-2-knockdown up-regulated the expression of the dFoxO transcription target reaper, which constitutes a pro-apoptosis gene. This study provides the first evidence that Lsd-2-knockdown causes cell death mediated by dfoxO.


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Proteínas de Drosophila/metabolismo , Drosophila melanogaster/crecimiento & desarrollo , Factores de Transcripción Forkhead/metabolismo , Alas de Animales/crecimiento & desarrollo , Animales , Muerte Celular , Proteínas de Drosophila/genética , Drosophila melanogaster/citología , Drosophila melanogaster/genética , Factores de Transcripción Forkhead/genética , Eliminación de Gen , Regulación del Desarrollo de la Expresión Génica , Técnicas de Silenciamiento del Gen , Alas de Animales/citología , Alas de Animales/metabolismo
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Sci Rep ; 8(1): 4468, 2018 03 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29535397

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide. Many factors have been shown to contribute to its pathogenesis including genetic and environmental factors. Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCHL1) is also known to be involved in the pathogenesis of PD. We herein modeled the study of UCHL1 in Drosophila melanogaster and investigated its functions in PD. The specific knockdown of the Drosophila ortholog of UCHL1 (dUCH) in dopaminergic neurons (DA neurons) led to the underdevelopment and/or degeneration of these neurons, specifically in DL1 DA neuron cluster in the larval brain lobe and PPM2, PPM3, PPL2ab, and VUM DA neuron clusters in the adult brain. These defects were followed by a shortage of dopamine in the brain, which subsequently resulted in locomotor dysfunction. The degeneration of DA neurons in dUCH knockdown adult brain, which occurred progressively and severely during the course of aging, mimics the epidemiology of PD. DA neuron and locomotor defects were rescued when dUCH knockdown flies were treated with vitamin C, a well-known antioxidant. These results suggest that dUCH knockdown fly is a promising model for studying the pathogenesis and epidemiology of PD as well as the screening of potential antioxidants for PD therapeutics.


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Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Dopamina/metabolismo , Neuronas Dopaminérgicas/patología , Proteínas de Drosophila/genética , Enfermedad de Parkinson/genética , Ubiquitina Tiolesterasa/genética , Animales , Antioxidantes/administración & dosificación , Antioxidantes/farmacología , Ácido Ascórbico/administración & dosificación , Ácido Ascórbico/farmacología , Neuronas Dopaminérgicas/metabolismo , Drosophila melanogaster , Técnicas de Silenciamiento del Gen , Humanos , Masculino , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Enfermedad de Parkinson/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad de Parkinson/metabolismo , Enfermedad de Parkinson/patología
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