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Kitamura D, Taniguchi K, Nakamura M, Igaki T. In vivo evidence for homeostatic regulation of ribosomal protein levels in Drosophila. Cell Struct Funct 2024; 49:11-20. [PMID: 38199250 DOI: 10.1247/csf.23088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
The ribosome is a molecular machine essential for protein synthesis, which is composed of approximately 80 different ribosomal proteins (Rps). Studies in yeast and cell culture systems have revealed that the intracellular level of Rps is finely regulated by negative feedback mechanisms or ubiquitin-proteasome system, which prevents over- or under-abundance of Rps in the cell. However, in vivo evidence for the homeostatic regulation of intracellular Rp levels has been poor. Here, using Drosophila genetics, we show that intracellular Rp levels are regulated by proteasomal degradation of excess Rps that are not incorporated into the ribosome. By establishing an EGFP-fused Rp gene system that can monitor endogenously expressed Rp levels, we found that endogenously expressed EGFP-RpS20 or -RpL5 is eliminated from the cell when RpS20 or RpL5 is exogenously expressed. Notably, the level of endogenously expressed Hsp83, a housekeeping gene, was not affected by exogenous expression of Hsp83, suggesting that the strict negative regulation of excess protein is specific for intracellular Rps. Further analyses revealed that the maintenance of cellular Rp levels is not regulated at the transcriptional level but by proteasomal degradation of excess free Rps as a protein quality control mechanism. Our observations provide not only the in vivo evidence for the homeostatic regulation of Rp levels but also a novel genetic strategy to study in vivo regulation of intracellular Rp levels and its role in tissue homeostasis via cell competition.Key words: ribosomal protein, proteasomal degradation, Drosophila.
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- Daiki Kitamura
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
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Nagata R, Igaki T. Cell competition: emerging signaling and unsolved questions. FEBS Lett 2024; 598:379-389. [PMID: 38351618 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Multicellular communities have an intrinsic mechanism that optimizes their structure and function via cell-cell communication. One of the driving forces for such self-organization of the multicellular system is cell competition, the elimination of viable unfit or deleterious cells via cell-cell interaction. Studies in Drosophila and mammals have identified multiple mechanisms of cell competition caused by different types of mutations or cellular changes. Intriguingly, recent studies have found that different types of "losers" of cell competition commonly show reduced protein synthesis. In Drosophila, the reduction in protein synthesis levels in loser cells is caused by phosphorylation of the translation initiation factor eIF2α via a bZip transcription factor Xrp1. Given that a variety of cellular stresses converge on eIF2α phosphorylation and thus global inhibition of protein synthesis, cell competition may be a machinery that optimizes multicellular fitness by removing stressed cells. In this review, we summarize and discuss emerging signaling mechanisms and critical unsolved questions, as well as the role of protein synthesis in cell competition.
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- Rina Nagata
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Japan
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Niwa R, Sato M, Igaki T. Editorial note: flying high in Japan. Fly (Austin) 2023; 17:2173997. [PMID: 36876479 PMCID: PMC10012939 DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2023.2173997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
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- Ryusuke Niwa
- Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA), University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Taniguchi K, Igaki T. Sas-Ptp10D shapes germ-line stem cell niche by facilitating JNK-mediated apoptosis. PLoS Genet 2023; 19:e1010684. [PMID: 36972315 PMCID: PMC10079222 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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The function of the stem cell system is supported by a stereotypical shape of the niche structure. In Drosophila ovarian germarium, somatic cap cells form a dish-like niche structure that allows only two or three germ-line stem cells (GSCs) reside in the niche. Despite extensive studies on the mechanism of stem cell maintenance, the mechanisms of how the dish-like niche structure is shaped and how this structure contributes to the stem cell system have been elusive. Here, we show that a transmembrane protein Stranded at second (Sas) and its receptor Protein tyrosine phosphatase 10D (Ptp10D), effectors of axon guidance and cell competition via epidermal growth factor receptor (Egfr) inhibition, shape the dish-like niche structure by facilitating c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)-mediated apoptosis. Loss of Sas or Ptp10D in gonadal apical cells, but not in GSCs or cap cells, during the pre-pupal stage results in abnormal shaping of the niche structure in the adult, which allows excessive, four to six GSCs reside in the niche. Mechanistically, loss of Sas-Ptp10D elevates Egfr signaling in the gonadal apical cells, thereby suppressing their naturally-occurring JNK-mediated apoptosis that is essential for the shaping of the dish-like niche structure by neighboring cap cells. Notably, the abnormal niche shape and resulting excessive GSCs lead to diminished egg production. Our data propose a concept that the stereotypical shaping of the niche structure optimizes the stem cell system, thereby maximizing the reproductive capacity.
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- Kiichiro Taniguchi
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan
- * E-mail: (KT); (TI)
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan
- * E-mail: (KT); (TI)
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Enomoto M, Igaki T. Cell-cell interactions that drive tumorigenesis in Drosophila. Fly (Austin) 2022; 16:367-381. [PMID: 36413374 PMCID: PMC9683056 DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2022.2148828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cell-cell interactions within tumour microenvironment play crucial roles in tumorigenesis. Genetic mosaic techniques available in Drosophila have provided a powerful platform to study the basic principles of tumour growth and progression via cell-cell communications. This led to the identification of oncogenic cell-cell interactions triggered by endocytic dysregulation, mitochondrial dysfunction, cell polarity defects, or Src activation in Drosophila imaginal epithelia. Such oncogenic cooperations can be caused by interactions among epithelial cells, mesenchymal cells, and immune cells. Moreover, microenvironmental factors such as nutrients, local tissue structures, and endogenous growth signalling activities critically affect tumorigenesis. Dissecting various types of oncogenic cell-cell interactions at the single-cell level in Drosophila will greatly increase our understanding of how tumours progress in living animals.
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- Masato Enomoto
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Kyoto, Japan,CONTACT Tatsushi Igaki
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Wang Z, Xia X, Li J, Igaki T. Tumor elimination by clustered microRNAs miR-306 and miR-79 via non-canonical activation of JNK signaling. eLife 2022; 11:77340. [PMID: 36222503 PMCID: PMC9612915 DOI: 10.7554/elife.77340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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JNK signaling plays a critical role in both tumor promotion and tumor suppression. Here, we identified clustered microRNAs (miRNAs) miR-306 and miR-79 as novel tumor-suppressor miRNAs that specifically eliminate JNK-activated tumors in Drosophila. While showing only a slight effect on normal tissue growth, miR-306 and miR-79 strongly suppressed growth of multiple tumor models, including malignant tumors caused by Ras activation and cell polarity defects. Mechanistically, these miRNAs commonly target the mRNA of an E3 ubiquitin ligase ring finger protein 146 (RNF146). We found that RNF146 promotes degradation of tankyrase (Tnks), an ADP-ribose polymerase that promotes JNK activation in a noncanonical manner. Thus, downregulation of RNF146 by miR-306 and miR-79 leads to hyper-enhancement of JNK activation. Our data show that, while JNK activity is essential for tumor growth, elevation of miR-306 or miR-79 overactivate JNK signaling to the lethal level via noncanonical JNK pathway and thus eliminate tumors, providing a new miRNA-based strategy against cancer.
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- Zhaowei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Ochi N, Nakamura M, Nagata R, Wakasa N, Nakano R, Igaki T. Cell competition is driven by Xrp1-mediated phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009958. [PMID: 34871307 PMCID: PMC8675920 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cell competition is a context-dependent cell elimination via cell-cell interaction whereby unfit cells ('losers') are eliminated from the tissue when confronted with fitter cells ('winners'). Despite extensive studies, the mechanism that drives loser's death and its physiological triggers remained elusive. Here, through a genetic screen in Drosophila, we find that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress causes cell competition. Mechanistically, ER stress upregulates the bZIP transcription factor Xrp1, which promotes phosphorylation of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF2α via the kinase PERK, leading to cell elimination. Surprisingly, our genetic data show that different cell competition triggers such as ribosomal protein mutations or RNA helicase Hel25E mutations converge on upregulation of Xrp1, which leads to phosphorylation of eIF2α and thus causes reduction in global protein synthesis and apoptosis when confronted with wild-type cells. These findings not only uncover a core pathway of cell competition but also open the way to understanding the physiological triggers of cell competition.
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- Naotaka Ochi
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Cong B, Nakamura M, Sando Y, Kondo T, Ohsawa S, Igaki T. JNK and Yorkie drive tumor malignancy by inducing L-amino acid transporter 1 in Drosophila. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009893. [PMID: 34780467 PMCID: PMC8629376 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Identifying a common oncogenesis pathway among tumors with different oncogenic mutations is critical for developing anti-cancer strategies. Here, we performed transcriptome analyses on two different models of Drosophila malignant tumors caused by Ras activation with cell polarity defects (RasV12/scrib-/-) or by microRNA bantam overexpression with endocytic defects (bantam/rab5-/-), followed by an RNAi screen for genes commonly essential for tumor growth and malignancy. We identified that Juvenile hormone Inducible-21 (JhI-21), a Drosophila homolog of the L-amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1), is upregulated in these malignant tumors with different oncogenic mutations and knocking down of JhI-21 strongly blocked their growth and invasion. JhI-21 expression was induced by simultaneous activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and Yorkie (Yki) in these tumors and thereby contributed to tumor growth and progression by activating the mTOR-S6 pathway. Pharmacological inhibition of LAT1 activity in Drosophila larvae significantly suppressed growth of RasV12/scrib-/- tumors. Intriguingly, LAT1 inhibitory drugs did not suppress growth of bantam/rab5-/- tumors and overexpression of bantam rendered RasV12/scrib-/- tumors unresponsive to LAT1 inhibitors. Further analyses with RNA sequencing of bantam-expressing clones followed by an RNAi screen suggested that bantam induces drug resistance against LAT1 inhibitors via downregulation of the TMEM135-like gene CG31157. Our observations unveil an evolutionarily conserved role of LAT1 induction in driving Drosophila tumor malignancy and provide a powerful genetic model for studying cancer progression and drug resistance.
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- Bojie Cong
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- The Keihanshin Consortium for Fostering the Next Generation of Global Leaders in Research (K-CONNEX), Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Group of Genetics, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furocho, Nagoya Chikusa-ku, Aichi, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Wada Y, Ohsawa S, Igaki T. Yorkie ensures robust tissue growth in Drosophila ribosomal protein mutants. Development 2021; 148:dev198705. [PMID: 34313318 DOI: 10.1242/dev.198705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Heterozygosity of ribosomal protein genes causes a variety of developmental abnormalities in humans, which are collectively known as ribosomopathies, yet the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we analyzed Drosophila Minute (M)/+ mutants, a group of mutants heterozygous for ribosomal protein genes that exhibit a characteristic thin-bristle phenotype. We found that, although M/+ flies develop essentially normal wings, simultaneous deletion of one copy of the Hippo pathway effector yki resulted in severe wing growth defects. These defects were caused by JNK-mediated cell death in the wing pouch via Eiger/TNF signaling. The JNK activation in M/+, yki/+ wing discs required the caspase Dronc, which is normally blocked by DIAP1. Notably, heterozygosity of yki reduced DIAP1 expression in the wing pouch, leading to elevation of Dronc activity. Dronc and JNK formed a positive-feedback loop that amplifies Dronc activation, leading to apoptosis. Our observations suggest a mechanism of robust tissue growth whereby tissues with reduced ribosomal protein prevent ectopic apoptosis via Yki activity.
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- Yayoi Wada
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyoku, Kyoto 607-8501, Japan
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- Group of Genetics, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyoku, Kyoto 607-8501, Japan
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The activation of Ras signaling is a major early event of oncogenesis in many contexts, yet paradoxically, Ras signaling induces cellular senescence, which prevents tumorigenesis. Thus, Ras-activated cells must overcome senescence to develop into cancer. Through a genetic screen in Drosophila melanogaster, we found that the ETS family transcriptional activator Pointed (Pnt) was necessary and sufficient to trigger cellular senescence upon Ras activation and blocked Ras-induced tumor growth in eye-antennal discs. Through analyses of mosaic discs using various genetic tools, we identified a mechanism of tumor progression in which loss of cell polarity, a common driver of epithelial oncogenesis, abrogated Ras-induced cellular senescence through microRNA-mediated inhibition of Pnt. Mechanistically, polarity defects in Ras-activated cells caused activation of the Hippo effector Yorkie (Yki), which induced the expression of the microRNA bantam bantam-mediated repression of the E3 ligase-associated protein Tribbles (Trbl) relieved Ras- and Akt-dependent inhibition of the transcription factor FoxO. The restoration of FoxO activity in Ras-activated cells induced the expression of the microRNAs miR-9c and miR-79, which led to reduced pnt expression, thereby abrogating cellular senescence and promoting tumor progression. Our findings provide a mechanistic explanation for how Ras-activated tumors progress toward malignancy by overcoming cellular senescence.
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- Takao Ito
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Akai N, Ohsawa S, Sando Y, Igaki T. Epithelial cell-turnover ensures robust coordination of tissue growth in Drosophila ribosomal protein mutants. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009300. [PMID: 33507966 PMCID: PMC7842893 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Highly reproducible tissue development is achieved by robust, time-dependent coordination of cell proliferation and cell death. To study the mechanisms underlying robust tissue growth, we analyzed the developmental process of wing imaginal discs in Drosophila Minute mutants, a series of heterozygous mutants for a ribosomal protein gene. Minute animals show significant developmental delay during the larval period but develop into essentially normal flies, suggesting there exists a mechanism ensuring robust tissue growth during abnormally prolonged developmental time. Surprisingly, we found that both cell death and compensatory cell proliferation were dramatically increased in developing wing pouches of Minute animals. Blocking the cell-turnover by inhibiting cell death resulted in morphological defects, indicating the essential role of cell-turnover in Minute wing morphogenesis. Our analyses showed that Minute wing discs elevate Wg expression and JNK-mediated Dilp8 expression that causes developmental delay, both of which are necessary for the induction of cell-turnover. Furthermore, forced increase in Wg expression together with developmental delay caused by ecdysone depletion induced cell-turnover in the wing pouches of non-Minute animals. Our findings suggest a novel paradigm for robust coordination of tissue growth by cell-turnover, which is induced when developmental time axis is distorted. Animal development can be disturbed by various stimuli such as genetic mutations, environmental fluctuations, and physical injuries. However, animals often accomplish normal tissue growth and morphogenesis even in the presence of developmental perturbations. Drosophila Minute mutants, a series of fly mutants for a ribosomal protein gene, show significantly prolonged larval period but develop into essentially normal flies. We found an unexpected massive cell death and subsequent compensatory cell proliferation in developing wing discs of Minute animals. This ‘cell-turnover’ was essential for normal wing morphogenesis in Minute flies. We found that the cell-turnover was induced by elevated Wg expression in the wing pouch and JNK-mediated Dilp8 expression that causes developmental delay. Indeed, cell-turnover was reproduced in non-Minute animals’ wing discs by overexpressing Wg using the wg promoter together with developmental delay caused by ecdysone depletion. Our findings propose a novel paradigm for morphogenetic robustness by cell-turnover, which ensures normal wing growth during the abnormally prolonged larval period, possibly by creating a flexible cell death and proliferation platform to adjust cell numbers in the prospective wing blade.
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- Nanami Akai
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Group of Genetics, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Group of Genetics, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Oncogenic mutations often trigger antitumor cellular response such as induction of apoptosis or cellular senescence. Studies in the last decade have identified the presence of the third guardian against mutation‐induced tumorigenesis, namely “cell competition.” Cell competition is a context‐dependent cell elimination whereby cells with higher fitness eliminate neighboring cells with lower fitness by inducing cell death. While oncogene‐induced apoptosis or oncogene‐induced senescence acts as a cell‐autonomous tumor suppressor, cell competition protects the tissue from tumorigenesis via cell‐cell communication. For instance, in Drosophila epithelium, oncogenic cells with cell polarity mutations overproliferate and develop into tumors on their own but are eliminated from the tissue when surrounded by wild‐type cells. Genetic studies in flies have unraveled that such tumor‐suppressive cell competition is regulated by at least three mechanisms: direct cell‐cell interaction between polarity‐deficient cells and wild‐type cells, secreted factors from epithelial cells, and systemic factors from distant organs. Molecular manipulation of tumor‐suppressive cell competition could provide a novel therapeutic strategy against human cancers.
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- Hiroshi Kanda
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Sanaki Y, Nagata R, Kizawa D, Léopold P, Igaki T. Hyperinsulinemia Drives Epithelial Tumorigenesis by Abrogating Cell Competition. Dev Cell 2020; 53:379-389.e5. [PMID: 32386602 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes are associated with increased cancer incidence. Here, we show that hyperinsulinemia promotes epithelial tumorigenesis by abrogating cell competition. In Drosophila eye imaginal epithelium, oncogenic scribble (scrib) mutant cells are eliminated by cell competition when surrounded by wild-type cells. Through a genetic screen, we find that flies heterozygous for the insulin receptor substrate chico allow scrib cells to evade cell competition and develop into tumors. Intriguingly, chico is required in the brain's insulin-producing cells (IPCs) to execute cell competition remotely. Mechanistically, chico downregulation in IPCs causes hyperinsulinemia by upregulating a Drosophila insulin Dilp2, which activates insulin-mTOR signaling and thus boosts protein synthesis in scrib cells. A diet-induced increase in insulin levels also triggers scrib tumorigenesis, and pharmacological repression of protein synthesis prevents hyperinsulinemia-induced scrib overgrowth. Our findings provide an in vivo mechanistic link between metabolic disease and cancer risk via systemic regulation of cell competition.
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- Yuya Sanaki
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR 3215, INSERM U934, UPMC Paris-Sorbonne, 26 Rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Nagata R, Igaki T. Cell competition: Emerging mechanisms to eliminate neighbors. Dev Growth Differ 2018; 60:522-530. [DOI: 10.1111/dgd.12575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2018] [Revised: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Rina Nagata
- Laboratory of GeneticsGraduate School of BiostudiesKyoto University Kyoto Japan
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- Laboratory of GeneticsGraduate School of BiostudiesKyoto University Kyoto Japan
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Tsuboi A, Ohsawa S, Umetsu D, Sando Y, Kuranaga E, Igaki T, Fujimoto K. Competition for Space Is Controlled by Apoptosis-Induced Change of Local Epithelial Topology. Curr Biol 2018; 28:2115-2128.e5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Akai N, Igaki T, Ohsawa S. Wingless signaling regulates winner/loser status in Minute
cell competition. Genes Cells 2018; 23:234-240. [DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Nanami Akai
- Laboratory of Genetics; Graduate School of Biostudies; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
- Division of Genetics; Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine; Kobe Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics; Graduate School of Biostudies; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics; Graduate School of Biostudies; Kyoto University; Kyoto Japan
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Ohsawa S, Vaughen J, Igaki T. Cell Extrusion: A Stress-Responsive Force for Good or Evil in Epithelial Homeostasis. Dev Cell 2018; 44:284-296. [PMID: 29408235 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Epithelial tissues robustly respond to internal and external stressors via dynamic cellular rearrangements. Cell extrusion acts as a key regulator of epithelial homeostasis by removing apoptotic cells, orchestrating morphogenesis, and mediating competitive cellular battles during tumorigenesis. Here, we delineate the diverse functions of cell extrusion during development and disease. We emphasize the expanding role for apoptotic cell extrusion in exerting morphogenetic forces, as well as the strong intersection of cell extrusion with cell competition, a homeostatic mechanism that eliminates aberrant or unfit cells. While cell competition and extrusion can exert potent, tumor-suppressive effects, dysregulation of either critical homeostatic program can fuel cancer progression.
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- Shizue Ohsawa
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford School of Medicine, Beckman Center, 279 Campus Drive B300, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Vaughen J, Igaki T. Slit-Robo Repulsive Signaling Extrudes Tumorigenic Cells from Epithelia. Dev Cell 2017; 39:683-695. [PMID: 27997825 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Revised: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Cells dynamically interact throughout animal development to coordinate growth and deter disease. For example, cell-cell competition weeds out aberrant cells to enforce homeostasis. In Drosophila, tumorigenic cells mutant for the cell polarity gene scribble (scrib) are actively eliminated from epithelia when surrounded by wild-type cells. While scrib cell elimination depends critically on JNK signaling, JNK-dependent cell death cannot sufficiently explain scrib cell extirpation. Thus, how JNK executed cell elimination remained elusive. Here, we show that repulsive Slit-Robo2-Ena signaling exerts an extrusive force downstream of JNK to eliminate scrib cells from epithelia by disrupting E-cadherin. While loss of Slit-Robo2-Ena in scrib cells potentiates scrib tumor formation within the epithelium, Robo2-Ena hyperactivation surprisingly triggers luminal scrib tumor growth following excess extrusion. This extrusive signaling is amplified by a positive feedback loop between Slit-Robo2-Ena and JNK. Our observations provide a potential causal mechanism for Slit-Robo dysregulation in numerous human cancers.
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- John Vaughen
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Vaughen J, Igaki T. Breaking Down Neighbors to Fuel Tumorigenesis. Dev Cell 2017; 40:219-220. [PMID: 28171745 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Autophagy supports cell growth and survival autonomously by recycling intracellular proteins and/or organelles. Reporting in Nature, Katheder and colleagues (2017) find that tumors trigger non-autonomous autophagy in neighboring cells and distant organs, thus fueling tumor growth and metastasis. This opens new avenues for understanding and manipulating cancers through cell-cell communication.
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- John Vaughen
- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford School of Medicine, Beckman Center, 279 Campus Drive B300, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Cellular senescence can act as both tumor suppressor and tumor promoter depending on the cellular contexts. On one hand, premature senescence has been considered as an innate host defense mechanism against carcinogenesis in mammals. In response to various stresses including oxidative stress, DNA damage, and oncogenic stress, suffered cells undergo irreversible cell cycle arrest, leading to tumor suppression. On the other hand, recent studies in mammalian systems have revealed that senescent cells can drive oncogenesis by secreting diverse proteins such as inflammatory cytokines, matrix remodeling factors, and growth factors, the phenomenon called senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). However, the mechanisms by which these contradictory effects regulate tumor growth and metastasis in vivo have been elusive. Here, we review the recent discovery of cellular senescence in Drosophila and the mechanisms underlying senescence-mediated tumor regulation dissected by Drosophila genetics.
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- Takao Ito
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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Igaki T. [Tumor growth regulation by cell competition and cooperation]. Seikagaku 2016; 88:723-732. [PMID: 29624345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Tatsushi Igaki is currently based at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Biostudies, where he leads a research group dedicated to using Drosophila genetics to build a picture of the cell-cell communications underlying the establishment and maintenance of multicellular systems. His work has provided insight into the molecular bases of cell competition in the context of development and tumorigenesis, including the landmark discovery that oncogenic cells communicate with normal cells in the tumor microenvironment to induce tumor progression in a non-autonomous fashion. In this interview, he describes his career path, highlighting the shift in his research focus from the basic principles of apoptosis to clonal evolution in cancer, and also explains why Drosophila provides a powerful model system for studying cancer biology. Summary: We spoke to Tatsushi Igaki about his research using Drosophila models to uncover the principles of cell-cell communication in development and cancer. He describes his passion for research and the key events that shaped his career.
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Nishikawa S, Takamatsu A, Ohsawa S, Igaki T. Mathematical model for cell competition: Predator–prey interactions at the interface between two groups of cells in monolayer tissue. J Theor Biol 2016; 404:40-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Enomoto M, Vaughen J, Igaki T. Non-autonomous overgrowth by oncogenic niche cells: Cellular cooperation and competition in tumorigenesis. Cancer Sci 2015; 106:1651-8. [PMID: 26362609 PMCID: PMC4714670 DOI: 10.1111/cas.12816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Tumor progression is classically viewed as the Darwinian evolution of subclones that sequentially acquire genetic mutations and autonomously overproliferate. However, growing evidence suggests that tumor microenvironment and subclone heterogeneity contribute to non‐autonomous tumor progression. Recent Drosophila studies revealed a common mechanism by which clones of genetically altered cells trigger non‐autonomous overgrowth. Such “oncogenic niche cells” (ONCs) do not overgrow but instead stimulate neighbor overgrowth and metastasis. Establishment of ONCs depends on competition and cooperation between heterogeneous cell populations. This review characterizes diverse ONCs identified in Drosophila and describes the genetic basis of non‐autonomous tumor progression. Similar mechanisms may contribute to mammalian cancer progression and recurrence.
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- Masato Enomoto
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.,PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, Japan
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Enomoto M, Kizawa D, Ohsawa S, Igaki T. JNK signaling is converted from anti- to pro-tumor pathway by Ras-mediated switch of Warts activity. Dev Biol 2015; 403:162-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nakamura M, Ohsawa S, Igaki T. Mitochondrial defects trigger proliferation of neighbouring cells via a senescence-associated secretory phenotype in Drosophila. Nat Commun 2014; 5:5264. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Takino K, Ohsawa S, Igaki T. Loss of Rab5 drives non-autonomous cell proliferation through TNF and Ras signaling in Drosophila. Dev Biol 2014; 395:19-28. [PMID: 25224221 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Deregulation of the endocytic machinery has been implicated in human cancers. However, the mechanism by which endocytic defects drive cancer development remains to be clarified. Here, we find through a genetic screen in Drosophila that loss of Rab5, a protein required for early endocytic trafficking, drives non-autonomous cell proliferation in imaginal epithelium. Our genetic data indicate that dysfunction of Rab5 leads to cell-autonomous accumulation of Eiger (a TNF homolog) and EGF receptor (EGFR), which causes activation of downstream JNK and Ras signaling, respectively. JNK signaling and its downstream component Cdc42 cooperate with Ras signaling to induce upregulation of a secreted growth factor Upd (an IL-6 homolog) through inactivation of the Hippo pathway. Such non-autonomous tissue growth triggered by Rab5 defect could contribute to epithelial homeostasis as well as cancer development within heterogeneous tumor microenvironment.
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- Kyoko Takino
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; Division of Genetics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.
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Cancers develop through sequential acquisition of oncogenic mutations, indicating a crucial role of genetic alterations in tumour progression. However, accumulating evidence suggests that cancers also progress towards malignancy through cell-cell interactions within heterogeneous tumour tissue. Recent studies have indicated that tumour heterogeneity not only contributes to drug resistance and tumour recurrence but also plays an active role in promoting tumour progression. Especially, genetic studies in Drosophila have discovered novel types of tumour progression through cell-cell interactions and have dissected the underlying mechanisms. This review focuses on describing recent findings obtained from Drosophila genetics that provide genetic basis of interclonal oncogenic cooperation in heterogeneous tumour tissue.
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- Shizue Ohsawa
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; and PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; and PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; and PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; and PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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The TNF and TNFR superfamilies of proteins are conserved throughout evolution. The first invertebrate orthologs of TNF and TNFR, Eiger and Wengen, were identified in Drosophila, which enabled us to take advantage of its powerful genetics. Indeed, genetic studies on Eiger in the last decade have discovered their signaling mechanisms through activation of the JNK pathway and unveiled the role of Eiger-JNK signaling in a variety of cellular and tissue processes such as cell death, cell proliferation, tissue growth regulation, host defense, pain sensitization, and canalization. In this review, we will describe the in vivo signaling of Eiger and its physiological roles in fly development and homeostasis, and will discuss the evolution of the TNF/TNFR systems.
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- Tatsushi Igaki
- Laboratory of Genetics, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Konoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Basic Research Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan.
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Basic Research Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan.
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Cell competition is a process in which cells with higher fitness ("winners") survive and proliferate at the expense of less fit neighbors ("losers"). It has been suggested that cell competition is involved in a variety of biological processes such as organ size control, tissue homeostasis, cancer progression, and the maintenance of stem cell population. By advent of a genetic mosaic technique, which enables to generate fluorescently marked somatic clones in Drosophila imaginal discs, recent studies have presented some aspects of molecular mechanisms underlying cell competition. Now, with a live-imaging technique using ex vivo-cultured imaginal discs, we can dissect the spatiotemporal nature of competitive cell behaviors within multicellular communities. Here, we describe procedures and tips for live imaging of cell competition in Drosophila imaginal discs.
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- Shizue Ohsawa
- Department of Cell Biology, G-COE, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Enomoto M, Igaki T. Deciphering tumor-suppressor signaling in flies: genetic link between Scribble/Dlg/Lgl and the Hippo pathways. J Genet Genomics 2011; 38:461-70. [PMID: 22035867 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2011.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2011] [Revised: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Loss of apico-basal polarity is one of the crucial factors that drives epithelial tumor progression. scribble/discs large/lethal giant larvae (scrib/dlg/lgl), a group of apico-basal polarity genes, were initially identified as members of "neoplastic" tumor-suppressors in flies. The components of the Hippo signaling pathway, which is crucial for organ size control and cancer development, were also identified through Drosophila genetic screens as members of "hyperplastic" tumor-suppressors. Accumulating evidence in recent studies implies that these two tumor-suppressor signaling pathways are not mutually exclusive but rather cooperatively act to give rise to highly malignant tumors. The interaction of these tumor-suppressor pathways could include deregulations of actin cytoskeleton, cell-cell contact, and apical-domain size of the epithelial cell.
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- Masato Enomoto
- Department of Cell Biology, G-COE, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Japan
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Ohsawa S, Sugimura K, Takino K, Xu T, Miyawaki A, Igaki T. Elimination of oncogenic neighbors by JNK-mediated engulfment in Drosophila. Dev Cell 2011; 20:315-28. [PMID: 21397843 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2011.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2010] [Revised: 01/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A newly emerged oncogenic cell in the epithelial population has to confront antitumor selective pressures in the host tissue. However, the mechanisms by which surrounding normal tissue exerts antitumor effects against oncogenically transformed cells are poorly understood. In Drosophila imaginal epithelia, clones of cells mutant for evolutionarily conserved tumor suppressor genes such as scrib or dlg lose their epithelial integrity and are eliminated from epithelia when surrounded by wild-type tissue. Here, we show that surrounding normal cells activate nonapoptotic JNK signaling in response to the emergence of oncogenic mutant cells. This JNK activation leads to upregulation of PVR, the Drosophila PDGF/VEGF receptor. Genetic and time-lapse imaging analyses reveal that PVR expression in surrounding cells activates the ELMO/Mbc-mediated phagocytic pathway, thereby eliminating oncogenic neighbors by engulfment. Our data indicate that JNK-mediated cell engulfment could be an evolutionarily conserved intrinsic tumor-suppression mechanism that eliminates premalignant cells from epithelia.
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- Shizue Ohsawa
- Department of Cell Biology, G-COE, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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Ohsawa S, Takino K, Igaki T. P126. Genetic analysis of cell-elimination that regulates intrinsic tumor suppression and epithelial maintenance in Drosophila. Differentiation 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2010.09.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Igaki T. [Epithelial intrinsic tumor suppression by TNF-JNK signaling]. Seikagaku 2010; 82:837-841. [PMID: 20960920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- Tatsushi Igaki
- Department of Cell Biology, G-COE, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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Spatio-temporal regulation of the cell death machinery is essential for normal development and homeostasis of multicellular organisms. While the molecular basis for the central cell death machinery driven by caspases is now well documented, its regulatory mechanisms, especially in the context of living animals, remain to be clarified. The c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway is an evolutionarily conserved kinase cascade that regulates the apoptotic machinery. In mammals, JNK signaling has been implicated in stress-induced apoptosis. Drosophila genetics has now provided evidence of a novel role for JNK-mediated cell death signaling in eliminating developmentally aberrant cells from a tissue. The JNK-dependent cell-elimination system is orchestrated by cell-cell communication between normal and aberrant cells and is essential for ensuring developmental robustness, as well as for protecting organisms against fatal abnormalities such as neoplastic development. These processes are mediated by cell competition, morphogenetic apoptosis, and intrinsic tumor suppression. A combinatorial approach using both genetic and live-imaging systems in Drosophila will be extremely powerful to decipher how JNK-mediated apoptosis works within multicellular communities.
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- Tatsushi Igaki
- Department of Cell Biology, G-COE, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
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Igaki T. [Endocytic regulation of cell competition and epithelial dynamic homeostasis]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2008; 53:2118-2122. [PMID: 21038595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Xue L, Igaki T, Kuranaga E, Kanda H, Miura M, Xu T. Tumor suppressor CYLD regulates JNK-induced cell death in Drosophila. Dev Cell 2007; 13:446-54. [PMID: 17765686 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2007.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2007] [Revised: 06/13/2007] [Accepted: 07/18/2007] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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CYLD encodes a tumor suppressor that is mutated in familial cylindromatosis. Despite biochemical and cell culture studies, the physiological functions of CYLD in animal development and tumorigenesis remain poorly understood. To address these questions, we generated Drosophila CYLD (dCYLD) mutant and transgenic flies expressing wild-type and mutant dCYLD proteins. Here we show that dCYLD is essential for JNK-dependent oxidative stress resistance and normal lifespan. Furthermore, dCYLD regulates TNF-induced JNK activation and cell death through dTRAF2, which acts downstream of the TNF receptor Wengen and upstream of the JNKK kinase dTAK1. We show that dCYLD encodes a deubiquitinating enzyme that deubiquitinates dTRAF2 and prevents dTRAF2 from ubiquitin-mediated proteolytic degradation. These data provide a molecular mechanism for the tumor suppressor function of this evolutionary conserved molecule by indicating that dCYLD plays a critical role in modulating TNF-JNK-mediated cell death.
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- Lei Xue
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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Igaki T, Suzuki Y, Tokushige N, Aonuma H, Takahashi R, Miura M. Evolution of mitochondrial cell death pathway: Proapoptotic role of HtrA2/Omi in Drosophila. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 356:993-7. [PMID: 17397804 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.03.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2007] [Accepted: 03/15/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Despite the essential role of mitochondria in a variety of mammalian cell death processes, the involvement of mitochondrial pathway in Drosophila cell death has remained unclear. To address this, we cloned and characterized DmHtrA2, a Drosophila homolog of a mitochondrial serine protease HtrA2/Omi. We show that DmHtrA2 normally resides in mitochondria and is up-regulated by UV-irradiation. Upon receipt of apoptotic stimuli, DmHtrA2 is translocated to extramitochondrial compartment; however, unlike its mammalian counterpart, the extramitochondrial DmHtrA2 does not diffuse throughout the cytosol but stays near the mitochondria. RNAi-mediated knock-down of DmHtrA2 in larvae or adult flies results in a resistance to stress stimuli. DmHtrA2 specifically cleaves Drosophila inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein 1 (DIAP1), a cellular caspase inhibitor, and induces cell death both in vitro and in vivo as potent as other fly cell death proteins. Our observations suggest that DmHtrA2 promotes cell death through a cleavage of DIAP1 in the vicinity of mitochondria, which may represent a prototype of mitochondrial cell death pathway in evolution.
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- Tatsushi Igaki
- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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Srivastava A, Pastor-Pareja JC, Igaki T, Pagliarini R, Xu T. Basement membrane remodeling is essential for Drosophila disc eversion and tumor invasion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007; 104:2721-6. [PMID: 17301221 PMCID: PMC1815248 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0611666104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Organ and tissue integrity is often maintained in animals by a specialized extracellular matrix structure called the basement membrane (BM). Accumulated evidence indicates that BM remodeling occurs during development and tumor invasion. Although the BM organizes and functions at the organ level, most past studies have explored its biochemical and in vitro properties. In this study, we monitor the BM in vivo during developmental tissue invasion for disc eversion and tumor invasion in Drosophila and modulate BM integrity with genetic alterations affecting either the whole organism or the targeted discs or tumors. We observe that the degradation of BM by the discs or the tumors is an early event during invasion processes and that preventing BM degradation completely blocks both tissue and tumor invasion, indicating that modulation of BM is essential for developmental and tumor invasion. Furthermore, elements of the invasion machinery, including JNK-induced matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression, are shared by both disc eversion and tumor invasion processes. Moreover, we show that although expression of MMP inhibitor, TIMP, is sufficient to halt developmental invasion, inhibition of proteases by both TIMP and RECK are required to block tumor invasion. These data suggest that tumor cells have a more robust invasion mechanism and could acquire metastatic behavior by co-opting developmental invasion programs. This type of co-option may be a general feature contributing to the progression of tumors. Finally, although past efforts using MMP inhibitors have not yielded much success, our results strongly argue that BM modulation could be a critical target for cancer therapy.
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- Ajay Srivastava
- Department of Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Department of Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Department of Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Department of Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Department of Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Igaki T, Pagliarini RA, Xu T. Loss of cell polarity drives tumor growth and invasion through JNK activation in Drosophila. Curr Biol 2006; 16:1139-46. [PMID: 16753569 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2005] [Revised: 04/12/2006] [Accepted: 04/13/2006] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Apparent defects in cell polarity are often seen in human cancer. However, the underlying mechanisms of how cell polarity disruption contributes to tumor progression are unknown. Here, using a Drosophila genetic model for Ras-induced tumor progression, we show a molecular link between loss of cell polarity and tumor malignancy. Mutation of different apicobasal polarity genes activates c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling and downregulates the E-cadherin/beta-catenin adhesion complex, both of which are necessary and sufficient to cause oncogenic Ras(V12)-induced benign tumors in the developing eye to exhibit metastatic behavior. Furthermore, activated JNK and Ras signaling cooperate in promoting tumor growth cell autonomously, as JNK signaling switches its proapoptotic role to a progrowth effect in the presence of oncogenic Ras. Our finding that such context-dependent alterations promote both tumor growth and metastatic behavior suggests that metastasis-promoting mutations may be selected for based primarily on their growth-promoting capabilities. Similar oncogenic cooperation mediated through these evolutionarily conserved signaling pathways could contribute to human cancer progression.
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- Tatsushi Igaki
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06536, USA
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Kanuka H, Hiratou T, Igaki T, Kanda H, Kuranaga E, Sawamoto K, Aigaki T, Okano H, Miura M. Gain-of-function screen identifies a role of the Sec61alpha translocon in Drosophila postmitotic neurotoxicity. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2005; 1726:225-37. [PMID: 16243437 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2005.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2005] [Revised: 06/06/2005] [Accepted: 06/06/2005] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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To elucidate the intrinsic mechanisms of neurotoxicity induction, including those underlying neural cell death and neurodegeneration, we developed a gain-of-function screen for gene products causing neural cell loss. To identify novel genes with a cell-death-related function in neurons, we screened 4,964 Drosophila GS lines, in which one or two genes from much of the Drosophila genome can be overexpressed. Approximately 0.68% of the GS lines produced phenotypes involving a loss of postmitotic neurons. Of these, we identified and characterized the endd2 gene, which encodes the Drosophila ortholog of Sec61alpha (DSec61alpha), an endoplasmic reticulum protein with protein translocation activity. Ectopic expression of DSec61alpha caused neural cell death accompanied by the accumulation of ubiquitinated proteins, which was mediated by DSec61alpha's translocon activity. This supported our previous observation that the DSec61alpha translocon contributes to expanded polyglutamine-mediated neuronal toxicity, which is also associated with ubiquitinated protein accumulation. These data suggest that the translocon may be a novel component of neural cell death and degeneration pathways. Our approach can be used to identify potential neurotoxic factors within the whole genome, which will increase our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of various types of cell death, including those associated with human neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Hirotaka Kanuka
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Senoo-Matsuda N, Igaki T, Miura M. Bax-like protein Drob-1 protects neurons from expanded polyglutamine-induced toxicity in Drosophila. EMBO J 2005; 24:2700-13. [PMID: 16001086 PMCID: PMC1176450 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2004] [Accepted: 05/31/2005] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Bcl-2 family proteins regulate cell death through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Here, we show that the Drosophila Bax-like Bcl-2 family protein Drob-1 maintains mitochondrial function to protect cells from neurodegeneration. A pan-neuronal knockdown of Drob-1 results in lower locomotor activity and a shorter lifespan in adult flies. Either the RNAi-mediated downregulation of Drob-1 or overexpression of Drob-1 antagonist Buffy strongly enhances the polyglutamine-induced accumulation of ubiquitinated proteins and subsequent neurodegeneration. Furthermore, ectopic expression of Drob-1 suppresses the neurodegeneration and premature death of flies caused by expanded polyglutamine. Drob-1 knockdown decreases cellular ATP levels, and enhances respiratory inhibitor-induced mitochondrial defects such as loss of membrane potential (Deltapsim), morphological abnormalities, and reductions in activities of complex I+III and complex II+III, as well as cell death. Taken together, these results suggest that Drob-1 is essential for neuronal cell function, and that Drob-1 protects neurons from expanded polyglutamine-mediated neurodegeneration through the regulation of mitochondrial homeostasis.
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- Nanami Senoo-Matsuda
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Laboratory for Cell Recovery Mechanisms, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Wako, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 5841 4860; Fax: +81 3 5841 4867; E-mail:
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Chao Y, Chang P, Abe K, Abe K, Abe N, Adachi I, Aihara H, Akai K, Akatsu M, Akemoto M, Asano Y, Aso T, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Aziz T, Bahinipati S, Bakich AM, Ban Y, Barbero M, Bay A, Bedny I, Bitenc U, Bizjak I, Blyth S, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Chang MC, Chen A, Chen KF, Chen WT, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Choi YK, Chuvikov A, Cole S, Danilov M, Dash M, Dong LY, Dowd R, Dragic J, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Eiges V, Enari Y, Epifanov D, Everton CW, Fang F, Flanagan J, Fratina S, Fujii H, Funakoshi Y, Furukawa K, Gabyshev N, Garmash A, Gershon T, Go A, Gokhroo G, Golob B, Grosse Perdekamp M, Guler H, Guo R, Haba J, Hagner C, Handa F, Hara K, Hara T, Hastings NC, Hasuko K, Hayasaka K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heenan EM, Higuchi I, Higuchi T, Hinz L, Hojo T, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hoshina K, Hou S, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Huang HC, Igaki T, Igarashi Y, Iijima T, Ikeda H, Imoto A, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh K, Itoh R, Iwamoto M, Iwasaki M, Iwasaki Y, Kagan R, Kakuno H, Kamitani T, Kang JH, Kang JS, Kapusta P, Kataoka SU, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawai H, Kawakami Y, Kawamura N, Kawasaki T, Kent N, Khan HR, Kibayashi A, Kichimi H, Kikuchi M, Kikutani E, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim H, Kim JH, Kim SK, Kim TH, Kinoshita K, Kobayashi S, Koiso H, Koppenburg P, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kubo T, Kulasiri R, Kumar S, Kuo CC, Kurashiro H, Kurihara E, Kusaka A, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Leder G, Lee SE, Lee SH, Lee YJ, Lesiak T, Li J, Limosani A, Lin SW, Liventsev D, MacNaughton J, Majumder G, Mandl F, Marlow D, Masuzawa M, Matsuishi T, Matsumoto H, Matsumoto S, Matsumoto T, Matyja A, Michizono S, Mikami Y, Mimashi T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyabayashi Y, Miyake H, Miyata H, Mizuk R, Mohapatra D, Moloney GR, Moorhead GF, Mori T, Mueller J, Murakami A, Nagamine T, Nagasaka Y, Nakadaira T, Nakamura I, Nakamura TT, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakayama H, Nakazawa H, Natkaniec Z, Neichi K, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Nozaki T, Ogawa A, Ogawa S, Ogawa Y, Ohmi K, Ohnishi Y, Ohshima T, Ohuchi N, Oide K, Okabe T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ostrowicz W, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Park KS, Parslow N, Peak LS, Pernicka M, Perroud JP, Peters M, Piilonen LE, Poluektov A, Ronga FJ, Root N, Rozanska M, Sagawa H, Saigo M, Saitoh S, Sakai Y, Sakamoto H, Sakaue H, Sarangi TR, Satapathy M, Sato N, Schietinger T, Schneider O, Schümann J, Schwanda C, Schwartz AJ, Seki T, Semenov S, Senyo K, Settai Y, Seuster R, Sevior ME, Shibata T, Shibuya H, Shidara T, Shwartz B, Sidorov V, Siegle V, Singh JB, Somov A, Soni N, Stamen R, Stanic S, Staric M, Sugahara R, Sugi A, Sugimura T, Sugiyama A, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Suzuki SY, Swain SK, Tajima O, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanabe K, Tanaka M, Tawada M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tian XC, Tokuda S, Tovey SN, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uchida K, Uehara S, Uglov T, Ueno K, Unno Y, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Villa S, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang JG, Wang MZ, Watanabe M, Watanabe Y, Widhalm L, Xie QL, Yabsley BD, Yamaguchi A, Yamamoto H, Yamamoto N, Yamamoto S, Yamanaka T, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yang H, Yeh P, Ying J, Yoshida K, Yoshida M, Yuan Y, Yusa Y, Yuta H, Zang SL, Zhang CC, Zhang J, Zhang LM, Zhang ZP, Zheng Y, Zhilich V, Ziegler T, Zontar D, Zürcher D. Evidence for direct CP violation in B0-->K+pi- decays. Phys Rev Lett 2004; 93:191802. [PMID: 15600826 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.93.191802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report evidence for direct CP violation in the decay B0-->K+pi(-) with 253 fb(-1) of data collected with the Belle detector at the KEKB e(+)e(-) collider. Using 275x10(6) BB pairs we observe a B-->K+/-pi(-/+) signal with 2140+/-53 events. The measured CP violating asymmetry is A(CP)(K+pi(-))=-0.101+/-0.025(stat)+/-0.005(syst), corresponding to a significance of 3.9sigma including systematics. We also search for CP violation in the decays B+-->K+pi(0) and B+-->pi(+)pi(0). The measured CP violating asymmetries are A(CP)(K+pi(0))=0.04+/-0.05(stat)+/-0.02(syst) and A(CP)(pi(+)pi(0))=-0.02+/-0.10(stat)+/-0.01(syst), corresponding to the intervals -0.05<A(CP)(K+pi(0))<0.13 and -0.18<A(CP)(pi(+)pi(0))<0.14 at 90% confidence level.
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- Y Chao
- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei
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Igaki T, Miura M. Role of Bcl-2 family members in invertebrates. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research 2004; 1644:73-81. [PMID: 14996492 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2003.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2003] [Accepted: 09/30/2003] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Proteins belonging to the Bcl-2 family function as regulators of 'life-or-death' decisions in response to various intrinsic and extrinsic stimuli. In mammals, cell death is controlled by pro- and anti-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family, which function upstream of the caspase cascade. Structural and functional homologues of the Bcl-2 family proteins also exist in lower eukaryotes, such as nematodes and flies. In nematodes, an anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family protein, CED-9, functions as a potent cell death inhibitor, and a BH3-only protein, EGL-1, acts as an inhibitor of CED-9 to facilitate the spatio-temporal regulation of programmed cell death. On the other hand, the Drosophila genome encodes two Bcl-2 family proteins, Drob-1/Debcl/dBorg-1/dBok and Buffy/dBorg-2, both of which structurally belong to the pro-apoptotic group, despite abundant similarities in the cell death mechanisms between flies and vertebrates. Drob-1 acts as a pro-apoptotic factor in vitro and in vivo, and Buffy/dBorg-2 exhibits a weak anti-apoptotic function. The ancestral role of the Bcl-2 family protein may be pro-apoptotic, and the evolution of the functions of this family of proteins may be closely linked with the contribution of mitochondria to the cell death pathway.
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- Tatsushi Igaki
- Department of Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Kanuka H, Kuranaga E, Hiratou T, Igaki T, Nelson B, Okano H, Miura M. Cytosol-endoplasmic reticulum interplay by Sec61alpha translocon in polyglutamine-mediated neurotoxicity in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:11723-8. [PMID: 14504396 PMCID: PMC208825 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1934748100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Intracellular deposition of aggregated and ubiquitinated proteins is a prominent cytopathological feature of most neurodegenerative disorders frequently correlated with neural cell death. To elucidate mechanisms in neural cell death and degeneration, we characterized the Drosophila ortholog of Sec61alpha (DSec61alpha), a component of the translocon that is involved in both protein import and endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation. Loss-of-function experiments for DSec61alpha revealed that the translocon contributes to expanded polyglutamine-mediated neuronal toxicity, likely resulting from proteasome inhibition and leading to accumulation of ubiquitinated proteins. Taken together, proteasome inhibition by expanded polyglutamine tracts may lead to the accumulation of toxic undegraded proteins normally transported by the Sec61alpha translocon.
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- Hirotaka Kanuka
- Laboratory for Cell Recovery Mechanisms, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Wang MZ, Lee YJ, Abe K, Abe K, Abe T, Aihara H, Akatsu M, Asano Y, Aso T, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Ban Y, Banas E, Bay A, Behera PK, Bizjak I, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Casey BCK, Chang MC, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen KF, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Choi YK, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Eiges V, Fukunaga C, Gabyshev N, Garmash A, Gershon T, Golob B, Guo R, Hagner C, Hara T, Hazumi M, Hojo T, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Huang HC, Igaki T, Igarashi Y, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki H, Iwasaki Y, Jang HK, Kang JH, Kang JS, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim DW, Kim HJ, Kim JH, Kinoshita K, Kobayashi S, Krokovny P, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lee SH, Li J, Lin SW, Liventsev D, MacNaughton J, Majumder G, Mandl F, Matsuishi T, Matsumoto S, Matsumoto T, Mitaroff W, Miyata H, Moloney GR, Mori T, Nagamine T, Nagasaka Y, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nakazawa H, Nam JW, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okabe T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Ostrowicz W, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Park H, Park KS, Peters M, Piilonen LE, Rozanska M, Rybicki K, Sagawa H, Saitoh S, Sakai Y, Satapathy M, Satpathy A, Schneider O, Schrenk S, Schümann J, Schwartz AJ, Semenov S, Sevior ME, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Sidorov V, Singh JB, Stanic S, Staric M, Sugi A, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki SY, Takahashi T, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tokuda S, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Ueno K, Uno S, Varner G, Varvell KE, Wang CC, Wang CH, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamada Y, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yanai H, Yeh P, Zhang ZP, Zontar D. Observation of B0-->pLambda(pi)(-). Phys Rev Lett 2003; 90:201802. [PMID: 12785883 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.90.201802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report the first observation of the charmless hyperonic B decay, B0-->pLambda(pi)(-), using a 78 fb(-1) data sample recorded on the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at KEKB. The measured branching fraction is B(B0-->pLambda(pi)(-))=(3.97(+1.00)(-0.80)+/-0.56)x10(-6). Searches for B0-->pLambda(K)- and pSigma(0)pi(-) yield no significant signals and we set 90% confidence-level upper limits of B(B0-->pLambda(K)-)<8.2x10(-7) and B(B0-->pSigma(0)pi(-))<3.8x10(-6).
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei
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Abe K, Abe K, Abe N, Abe R, Abe T, Ahn BS, Aihara H, Akatsu M, Asano Y, Aso T, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Ban Y, Behera PK, Bizjak I, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Browder TE, Casey BCK, Chang MC, Chang P, Chao Y, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi Y, Choi YK, Danilov M, Dong LY, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Eiges V, Enari Y, Fang F, Fujii H, Fukunaga C, Gabyshev N, Garmash A, Gershon T, Golob B, Gordon A, Guo R, Haba J, Hara T, Harada Y, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Heenan EM, Higuchi I, Higuchi T, Hinz L, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou SR, Hou WS, Hsu SC, Huang HC, Igaki T, Igarashi Y, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Ishino H, Itoh R, Iwasaki H, Iwasaki Y, Jang HK, Kang JH, Kang JS, Katayama N, Kawakami Y, Kawamura N, Kawasaki T, Kichimi H, Kim DW, Kim H, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim H, Kim SK, Kim TH, Kinoshita K, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kumar S, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Leder G, Lee SH, Li J, Limosani A, Liventsev D, Lu RS, MacNaughton J, Majumder G, Mandl F, Marlow D, Matsuishi T, Matsumoto S, Matsumoto T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi K, Miyabayashi Y, Miyake H, Miyata H, Moloney GR, Mori T, Murakami A, Nagamine T, Nagasaka Y, Nakadaira T, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nam JW, Natkaniec Z, Neichi K, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okabe T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ostrowicz W, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Peak LS, Perroud JP, Peters M, Piilonen LE, Rodriguez JL, Ronga FJ, Root N, Rozanska M, Rybicki K, Sagawa H, Saitoh S, Sakai Y, Satapathy M, Satpathy A, Schneider O, Schrenk S, Schwanda C, Semenov S, Senyo K, Seuster R, Sevior ME, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Sidorov V, Singh JB, Stanic S, Staric M, Sugi A, Sugiyama A, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki K, Suzuki S, Suzuki SY, Swain SK, Takahashi T, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka J, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tokuda S, Tovey SN, Trabelsi K, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Ueno K, Unno Y, Uno S, Ushiroda Y, Varner G, Varvell KE, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang JG, Wang MZ, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamada Y, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yanai H, Yeh P, Yuan Y, Yusa Y, Zhang J, Zhang ZP, Zheng Y, Zhilich V, Zontar D. Studies of the decay B+/- -->D(CP)K+/-. Phys Rev Lett 2003; 90:131803. [PMID: 12689276 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.90.131803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report studies of the Cabibbo-suppressed decay B+/--->D(CP)K+/-, where D(CP) denotes CP eigenstates of the D0-D0; system. The analysis is based on a 29.1 fb(-1) sample collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric e(+)e(-) storage ring. We measure ratios of branching fractions, relative to Cabibbo-favored B+/--->D(CP)pi(+/-), of B(B--->D1K-)/B(B--->D1pi(-))=0.125+/-0.036+/-0.010 and B(B--->D2K-)/B(B--->D2pi(-))=0.119+/-0.028+/-0.006; the index 1 (2) denotes the CP=+1 (-1) eigenstate. We also extract the partial rate asymmetries for B+/--->D(CP)K+/-, finding A(1)=0.29+/-0.26+/-0.05 and A(2)=-0.22+/-0.24+/-0.04.
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- K Abe
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba
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Gabyshev N, Kichimi H, Abe K, Abe K, Abe R, Abe T, Adachi I, Aihara H, Akatsu M, Asano Y, Aso T, Aulchenko V, Aushev T, Bakich AM, Ban Y, Banas E, Bay A, Bedny I, Bizjak I, Bondar A, Bozek A, Bracko M, Brodzicka J, Browder TE, Casey BCK, Chang MC, Chang P, Chao Y, Chen KF, Cheon BG, Chistov R, Choi SK, Choi Y, Choi YK, Danilov M, Dong LY, Dragic J, Drutskoy A, Eidelman S, Eiges V, Enari Y, Fang F, Fukunaga C, Garmash A, Gershon T, Golob B, Haba J, Hagner C, Handa F, Hara T, Hasuko K, Hayashii H, Hazumi M, Higuchi I, Hinz L, Hojo T, Hokuue T, Hoshi Y, Hou WS, Hsiung YB, Huang HC, Igaki T, Igarashi Y, Iijima T, Inami K, Ishikawa A, Itoh R, Iwasaki H, Iwasaki Y, Jang HK, Kang JH, Kang JS, Kapusta P, Kataoka SU, Katayama N, Kawai H, Kawai H, Kawasaki T, Kim DW, Kim HJ, Kim HO, Kim H, Kim JH, Kim SK, Kinoshita K, Kobayashi S, Korpar S, Krizan P, Krokovny P, Kulasiri R, Kuzmin A, Kwon YJ, Lange JS, Leder G, Lee SH, Li J, Lin SW, Liventsev D, Lu RS, MacNaughton J, Majumder G, Mandl F, Matsuishi T, Matsumoto S, Matsumoto T, Mitaroff W, Miyabayashi Y, Miyake H, Miyata H, Moloney GR, Mori T, Nagamine T, Nagasaka Y, Nakadaira T, Nakano E, Nakao M, Nam JW, Natkaniec Z, Nishida S, Nitoh O, Noguchi S, Nozaki T, Ogawa S, Ohshima T, Okabe T, Okuno S, Olsen SL, Onuki Y, Ostrowicz W, Ozaki H, Pakhlov P, Palka H, Park CW, Park H, Park KS, Peak LS, Perroud JP, Piilonen LE, Rozanska M, Rybicki K, Sagawa H, Saitoh S, Sakai Y, Sarangi TR, Satapathy M, Satpathy A, Schneider O, Schrenk S, Schümann J, Schwartz AJ, Semenov S, Senyo K, Seuster R, Sevior ME, Shibuya H, Shwartz B, Sidorov V, Singh JB, Soni N, Stanic S, Staric M, Sugi A, Sugiyama A, Sumisawa K, Sumiyoshi T, Suzuki S, Suzuki SY, Swain SK, Takahashi T, Takasaki F, Tamai K, Tamura N, Tanaka J, Tanaka M, Taylor GN, Teramoto Y, Tokuda S, Tomura T, Tsuboyama T, Tsukamoto T, Uehara S, Unno Y, Uno S, Varner G, Varvell KE, Wang CC, Wang CH, Wang JG, Wang MZ, Watanabe Y, Won E, Yabsley BD, Yamada Y, Yamaguchi A, Yamashita Y, Yamashita Y, Yamauchi M, Yanai H, Yuan Y, Yusa Y, Zhang CC, Zhang ZP, Zheng Y, Zhilich V, Zontar D. Observation of the decay B0-->lambda+cp. Phys Rev Lett 2003; 90:121802. [PMID: 12688867 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.90.121802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
We report the measurement of the charmed baryonic decay B(0)-->Lambda(+)(c)p with a branching fraction of (2.19(+0.56)(-0.49)+/-0.32+/-0.57)x10(-5) and a statistical significance of 5.8 sigma. The errors are statistical, systematic, and the error of the Lambda(+)(c)-->pK(-)pi(+) decay branching fraction. This is the first observation of a two-body baryonic B decay. The analysis is based on 78.2 fb(-1) of data accumulated at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric e(+)e(-) collider.
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Affiliation(s)
- N Gabyshev
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba
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