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Li G, Li Y, He C, Wei Y, Cai K, Lu Q, Liu X, Zhu Y, Xu K. The promoting effects of pyriproxyfen on autophagy and apoptosis in silk glands of non-target insect silkworm, Bombyx mori. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 196:105586. [PMID: 37945223 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Pyriproxyfen is a juvenile hormone analogue. The physiological effects of its low-concentration drift during the process of controlling agricultural and forestry pests on non-target organisms in the ecological environment are unpredictable, especially the effects on organs that play a key role in biological function are worthy of attention. The silk gland is an important organ for silk-secreting insects. Herein, we studied the effects of trace pyriproxyfen on autophagy and apoptosis of the silk gland in the lepidopteran model insect, Bombyx mori (silkworm). After treating fifth instar silkworm larvae with pyriproxyfen for 24 h, we found significant shrinkage, vacuolization, and fragmentation in the posterior silk gland (PSG). In addition, the results of autophagy-related genes of ATG8 and TUNEL assay also demonstrated that autophagy and apoptosis in the PSG of the silkworm was induced by pyriproxyfen. RNA-Seq results showed that pyriproxyfen treatment resulted in the activation of juvenile hormone signaling pathway genes and inhibition of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) signaling pathway genes. Among the 1808 significantly differentially expressed genes, 796 were upregulated and 1012 were downregulated. Among them, 30 genes were identified for autophagy-related signaling pathways, such as NOD-like receptor signaling pathway and mTOR signaling pathway, and 30 genes were identified for apoptosis-related signaling pathways, such as P53 signaling pathway and TNF signaling pathway. Further qRT-PCR and in vitro gland culture studies showed that the autophagy-related genes Atg5, Atg6, Atg12, Atg16 and the apoptosis-related genes Aif, Dronc, Dredd, and Caspase1 were responsive to the treatment of pyriproxyfen, with transcription levels up-regulated from 24 to 72 h. In addition, ATG5, ATG6, and Dronc genes had a more direct response to pyriproxyfen treatment. These results suggested that pyriproxyfen treatment could disrupt the hormone regulation in silkworms, promoting autophagy and apoptosis in the PSG. This study provides more evidence for the research on the damage of juvenile hormone analogues to non-target organisms or organs in the environment, and provides reference information for the scientific and rational use of juvenile hormone pesticides.
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- Guoli Li
- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China
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- College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment and Agric-Product Safety, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China; Sericulture Institute of Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, PR China.
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Scanlan JL, Robin C, Mirth CK. Rethinking the ecdysteroid source during Drosophila pupal-adult development. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 152:103891. [PMID: 36481381 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2022.103891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ecdysteroids, typified by 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), are essential hormones for the development, reproduction and physiology of insects and other arthropods. For over half a century, the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster (Ephydroidea: Diptera) has been used as a model of ecdysteroid biology. Many aspects of the biosynthesis and regulation of ecdysteroids in this species are understood at the molecular level, particularly with respect to their secretion from the prothoracic gland (PG) cells of the ring gland, widely considered the dominant biosynthetic tissue during development. Discrete pulses of 20E orchestrate transitions during the D. melanogaster life cycle, the sources of which are generally well understood, apart from the large 20E pulse at the onset of pharate adult development, which has received little recent attention. As the source of this pharate adult pulse (PAP) is a curious blind spot in Drosophila endocrinology, we evaluate published biochemical and genetic data as they pertain to three hypotheses for the source of PAP 20E: the PG; an alternative biosynthetic tissue; or the recycling of stored 20E. Based on multiple lines of evidence, we contend the PAP cannot be derived from biosynthesis, with other data consistent with D. melanogaster able to recycle ecdysteroids before and during metamorphosis. Published data also suggest the PAP is conserved across Diptera, with evidence for pupal-adult ecdysteroid recycling occurring in other cyclorrhaphan flies. Further experimental work is required to test the ecdysteroid recycling hypothesis, which would establish fundamental knowledge of the function, regulation, and evolution of metamorphic hormones in dipterans and other insects.
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- Jack L Scanlan
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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Neves JH, Rezende-Teixeira P, Palomino NB, Machado-Santelli GM. Molecular and morphological approach to study the innexin gap junctions in Rhynchosciara americana. Open Biol 2021; 11:210224. [PMID: 34753320 PMCID: PMC8580445 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.210224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Gap junctions mediate communication between adjacent cells and are fundamental to the development and homeostasis in multicellular organisms. In invertebrates, gap junctions are formed by transmembrane proteins called innexins. Gap junctions allow the passage of small molecules through an intercellular channel, between a cell and another adjacent cell. The dipteran Rhynchosciara americana has contributed to studying the biology of invertebrates and the study of the interaction and regulation of genes during biological development. Therefore, this paper aimed to study the R. americana innexin-2 by molecular characterization, analysis of the expression profile and cellular localization. The molecular characterization results confirm that the message is from a gap junction protein and analysis of the expression and cellular localization profile shows that innexin-2 can participate in many physiological processes during the development of R. americana.
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- Jorge Henrique Neves
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 1524 – sala 307, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 1524 – sala 307, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 1524 – sala 307, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 1524 – sala 307, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Rojo-Arreola L, García-Carreño F, Romero R, Díaz Dominguez L. Proteolytic profile of larval developmental stages of Penaeus vannamei: An activity and mRNA expression approach. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239413. [PMID: 32946520 PMCID: PMC7500676 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In arthropods, the cleavage of specific proteins by peptidases has pivotal roles in multiple physiological processes including oogenesis, immunity, nutrition, and parasitic infection. These enzymes are also key players in the larval development, and well-described triggers of molting and metamorphosis. In this work the peptidase complement throughout the larvae development of Penaeus vannamei was quantified at the transcript and activity level using qPCR and fluorogenic substrates designed to be hydrolyzed by class-specific peptidases respectively, providing a detailed identification of the proteolytic repertoire in P. vannamei larvae. Significant changes in the peptidase activity profile were observed. During the lecithotrophic naupliar instars, the dominant peptidase activity and expression derive from cysteine peptidases, suggesting that enzymes of this class hydrolyze the protein components of yolk as the primary amino acid source. At the first feeding instar, zoea, dominant serine peptidase activity was found where trypsin activity is particularly high, supporting previous observations that during zoea the breakdown of food protein is primarily enzymatic. At decapodid stages the peptidase expression and activity is more diverse indicating that a multienzyme network achieves food digestion. Our results suggest that proteolytic enzymes fulfill specific functions during P. vannamei larval development.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, México City, México
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de Cassia Santos Przepiura T, Navarro AM, da Rosa Ribeiro R, Gomes JR, Pitthan KV, de Miranda Soares MA. Mechanisms of programmed cell death in the midgut and salivary glands from Bradysia hygida (Diptera: Sciaridae) during pupal-adult metamorphosis. Cell Biol Int 2020; 44:1981-1990. [PMID: 32497316 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11404] [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: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Programmed cell death is involved with the degeneration/remodeling of larval tissues and organs during holometabolous development. The midgut is a model to study the types of programmed cell death associated with metamorphosis because its structure while degenerating is a substrate for the formation of the adult organ. Another model is the salivary glands from dipteran because their elimination involves different cell death modes. This study aimed to investigate the models of programmed cell death operating during midgut replacement and salivary gland histolysis in Bradysia hygida. We carried out experiments of real-time observations, morphological analysis, glycogen detection, filamentous-actin localization, and nuclear acridine orange staining. Our findings allow us to establish that an intact actin cytoskeleton is required for midgut replacement in B. hygida and nuclear condensation and acridine orange staining precede the death of the larval cells. Salivary glands in histolysis present cytoplasmic blebbing, nuclear retraction, and acridine orange staining. This process can be partially reproduced in vitro. We propose that the larval midgut death involves autophagic and apoptotic features and apoptosis is a mechanism involved with salivary gland histolysis.
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- Departament of Structural Biology, Molecular and Genetics, University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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- Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein (IIEPAE), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departament of Structural Biology, Molecular and Genetics, University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departament of Structural Biology, Molecular and Genetics, University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departament of Structural Biology, Molecular and Genetics, University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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Tettamanti G, Casartelli M. Cell death during complete metamorphosis. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2019; 374:20190065. [PMID: 31438818 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, cell death is essential for reshaping or removing larval tissues and organs, thus contributing to formation of the adult's body structure. In the last few decades, the study of metamorphosis in Lepidoptera and Diptera has provided broad information on the tissue remodelling processes that occur during larva-pupa-adult transition and made it possible to unravel the underlying regulatory pathways. This review summarizes recent knowledge on cell death mechanisms in Lepidoptera and other holometabolous insects, highlighting similarities and differences with Drosophila melanogaster, and discusses the role of apoptosis and autophagy in this developmental setting. This article is part of the theme issue 'The evolution of complete metamorphosis'.
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- Gianluca Tettamanti
- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Beňová-Liszeková D, Beňo M, Farkaš R. A protocol for processing the delicate larval and prepupal salivary glands of Drosophila for scanning electron microscopy. Microsc Res Tech 2019; 82:1145-1156. [PMID: 30912875 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 02/16/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Although scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been broadly used for the examination of fixed whole insects or their hard exoskeleton-derived structures, including model organisms such as Drosophila, the routine use of SEM to evaluate vulnerable soft internal organs and tissues was often hampered by their fragile nature and frequent surface contamination. Here, we describe a simple four-step protocol that allows for the reliable and reproducible preparation of the larval and prepupal salivary glands (SGs) of Drosophila for SEM devoid of any surface contamination. The steps are to: first, proteolytically digest the adhering fat body; second, use detergent washes to remove contaminating coarse tissue fragments, including sticky remnants of the fat body; third, use nonionic emulsifying polysorbate emulsifiers to remove fine contaminants from the SGs surface; and fourth, use aminopolycarboxylate-based chelating agents to detach sessile hemocytes. Short but repeated rinses in 100 μL of a saline-based buffer between steps ensure efficient removal of remnants removed by each treatment. After these steps, the SGs are fixed in glutaraldehyde, postfixed in osmium tetroxide, dehydrated, critically point-dried, mounted on aluminum stubs, sputter coated with gold-palladium alloy and examined in the SEM.
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- Denisa Beňová-Liszeková
- Laboratory of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Siviero F, Rezende-Teixeira P, Andrade AD, Santelli RV, Machado-Santelli GM. The histone genes cluster in Rhynchosciara americana and its transcription profile in salivary glands during larval development. Genet Mol Biol 2016; 39:580-588. [PMID: 27727361 PMCID: PMC5127150 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2015-0306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this work we report the characterization of the Rhynchosciara americana histone genes cluster nucleotide sequence. It spans 5,131 bp and contains the four core histones and the linker histone H1. Putative control elements were detected. We also determined the copy number of the tandem repeat unit through quantitative PCR, as well as the unequivocal chromosome location of this unique locus in chromosome A band 13. The data were compared with histone clusters from the genus Drosophila, which are the closest known homologues.
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- Fábio Siviero
- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Simon CR, Siviero F, Monesi N. Beyond DNA puffs: What can we learn from studying sciarids? Genesis 2016; 54:361-78. [PMID: 27178805 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Members of the Sciaridae family attracted the interest of researchers because of the demonstration that the DNA puff regions, which are formed in the salivary gland polytene chromosomes at the end of the fourth larval instar, constitute sites of developmentally regulated gene amplification. Besides contributing to a deeper understanding of the process of gene amplification, the study of sciarids has also provided important insights on other biological processes such as sex determination, programmed cell death, insect immunity, telomere maintenance, and nucleolar organizing regions (NOR) formation. Open questions in sciarids include among others, early development, the role of noncoding RNAs in gene amplification and the relationship between gene amplification and transcription in DNA puff forming regions. These and other questions can now be pursued with next generation sequencing techniques and experiments using RNAi experiments, since this latter technique has been shown to be feasible in sciarids. These new perspectives in the field of sciarid biology open the opportunity to consolidate sciarid species as important emerging models. genesis 54:361-378, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Claudio Roberto Simon
- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro-UFTM, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e Naturais, Uberaba, MG, Brazil, CEP 38025-015
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, CEP 05508-900
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Lipovšek S, Novak T. Autophagy in the fat body cells of the cave cricket Troglophilus neglectus Krauss, 1878 (Rhaphidophoridae, Saltatoria) during overwintering. PROTOPLASMA 2016; 253:457-466. [PMID: 25956501 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-015-0824-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The cave cricket Troglophilus neglectus regularly overwinters for 4-5 months in hypogean habitats. Winter dormancy is a natural starvation period, providing the opportunity to study autophagy under natural conditions. We aimed to evaluate the autophagic activity in adipocytes and urocytes of the fat body in three time frames: directly before overwintering, in the middle of dormancy, and at its end. For this purpose, we sampled individuals in caves. The cell ultrastructure was studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the abundance of autophagosomes by immunofluorescence microscopy (IFM), applying the widely used, specific immunolabeling marker microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3). Before overwintering, TEM revealed scarce autophagosomes and residual bodies in the adipocytes and none in the urocytes. Congruently, IFM showed a very limited or no reaction. In the middle and at the end of overwintering, in both cell types, phagophores, autophagosomes, autolysosomes, and residual bodies were identified by TEM, while LC3 immunolabeling for detecting autophagosomes showed a conspicuous positive reaction. Both methods revealed that there were no significant differences between the sexes in any time frame. Minimal autophagic activity was detected before the winter dormancy, and it gradually intensified till the end of overwintering, probably because reserve proteins in protein granula are not composed of all the required amino acids. We conclude that in T. neglectus, autophagy is a substantial response to starvation and supports homeostatic processes during winter dormancy by supplying cells with nutrients.
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- Saška Lipovšek
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, Taborska ulica 8, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia.
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška 160, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia.
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška 160, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia
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Corby-Harris V, Meador CAD, Snyder LA, Schwan MR, Maes P, Jones BM, Walton A, Anderson KE. Transcriptional, translational, and physiological signatures of undernourished honey bees (Apis mellifera) suggest a role for hormonal factors in hypopharyngeal gland degradation. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 85:65-75. [PMID: 26658137 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Honey bee colonies function as a superorganism, where facultatively sterile female workers perform various tasks that support the hive. Nurse workers undergo numerous anatomical and physiological changes in preparation for brood rearing, including the growth of hypopharyngeal glands (HGs). These glands produce the major protein fraction of a protein- and lipid-rich jelly used to sustain developing larvae. Pollen intake is positively correlated with HG growth, but growth in the first three days is similar regardless of diet, suggesting that initial growth is a pre-determined process while later HG development depends on nutrient availability during a critical window in early adulthood (>3 d). It is unclear whether the resultant size differences in nurse HG are simply due to growth arrest or active degradation of the tissue. To determine what processes cause such differences in HG size, we catalogued the differential expression of both gene transcripts and proteins in the HGs of 8 d old bees that were fed diets containing pollen or no pollen. 3438 genes and 367 proteins were differentially regulated due to nutrition. Of the genes and proteins differentially expressed, undernourished bees exhibited more gene and protein up-regulation compared to well-nourished bees, with the affected processes including salivary gland apoptosis, oogenesis, and hormone signaling. Protein secretion was virtually the only process up-regulated in well-nourished bees. Further assays demonstrated that inhibition of ultraspiracle, one component of the ecdysteroid receptor, in the fat body caused larger HGs. Undernourished bees also had higher acid phosphatase activity, a physiological marker of cell death, compared to well-nourished bees. These results support a connection between poor nutrition, hormonal signaling, and HG degradation.
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- Vanessa Corby-Harris
- Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States; Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 United States.
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- Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
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- Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
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- Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
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- Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
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- Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
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- Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States
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- Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Tucson, AZ 85719, United States; Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 United States
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Urbanek A, Richert M, Kapusta M. Metamorphic changes in abdominal spines of Forcipomyia nigra pupae (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT 2015; 44:554-567. [PMID: 26297424 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Pupae of Forcipomyia nigra biting midges bear double rows of dorsal and lateral spines. Their arrangement corresponds to the distribution of larval mechanosensory setae. They are serrated simple cuticular structures with tubercles but, in contrast to larval secretory mechanoreceptors, they are not innervated and do not exhibit any pores. The ultrastructure of abdominal spines varies among different pupal stages. They are produced by epidermal cells which fill the interior of the spine. In the youngest pupae epidermal cells are tightly packed and adhere to the cuticle. Then, the cells withdraw from the spinal cavity and the beginning of autophagy is observed. The last stage represents abdominal spines without any cellular material and then apoptosis probably proceeds in the withdrawn epidermal cells. Since the pupal spines occupied the same region of the segment as the larval setae, we consider that the same genes are responsible for their formation as for the formation of epidermal cells but that their mechanosensory and secretory function is no longer needed.
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- Aleksandra Urbanek
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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Developmental ecdysteroid titers and DNA puffs in larvae of two sciarid species, Rhynchosciara americana and Rhynchosciara milleri (Diptera: Sciaridae). Genetica 2015; 143:597-612. [DOI: 10.1007/s10709-015-9859-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Santos DE, Azevedo DO, Campos LAO, Zanuncio JC, Serrão JE. Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera: Apidae) fat body persists through metamorphosis with a few apoptotic cells and an increased autophagy. PROTOPLASMA 2015; 252:619-627. [PMID: 25269629 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-014-0707-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Fat body, typically comprising trophocytes, provides energy during metamorphosis. The fat body can be renewed once the larval phase is complete or recycled and relocated to form the fat body of the adult insect. This study aims to identify the class of programmed cell death that occurs within the fat body cells during the metamorphosis of the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata. Using immunodetection techniques, the fat body of the post-defecating larvae and the white-, pink-, brown-, and black-eyed pupae were tested for cleaved caspase-3 and DNA integrity, followed by ultrastructural analysis and identification of autophagy using RT-PCR for the Atg1 gene. The fat body of M. quadrifasciata showed some apoptotic cells positive for cleaved caspase-3, although without DNA fragmentation. During development, the fat body cells revealed an increased number of mitochondria and free ribosomes, in addition to higher amounts of autophagy Atg1 mRNA, than that of the pupae. The fat body of M. quadrifasciata showed few cells which underwent apoptosis, but there was evidence of increased autophagy at the completion of the larval stage. All together, these data show that some fat body cells persist during metamorphosis in the stingless bee M. quadrifasciata.
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Affiliation(s)
- Douglas Elias Santos
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, 36570-000, Brazil
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