論文 - 詳細
| RRC ID | 46167 |
|---|---|
| 著者 | Meister P, Schott S, Bedet C, Xiao Y, Rohner S, Bodennec S, Hudry B, Molin L, Solari F, Gasser SM, Palladino F. |
| タイトル | Caenorhabditis elegans Heterochromatin protein 1 (HPL-2) links developmental plasticity, longevity and lipid metabolism. |
| ジャーナル | Genome Biol |
| Abstract |
BACKGROUND:Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) family proteins have a well-characterized role in heterochromatin packaging and gene regulation. Their function in organismal development, however, is less well understood. Here we used genome-wide expression profiling to assess novel functions of the Caenorhabditis elegans HP1 homolog HPL-2 at specific developmental stages. RESULTS:We show that HPL-2 regulates the expression of germline genes, extracellular matrix components and genes involved in lipid metabolism. Comparison of our expression data with HPL-2 ChIP-on-chip profiles reveals that a significant number of genes up- and down-regulated in the absence of HPL-2 are bound by HPL-2. Germline genes are specifically up-regulated in hpl-2 mutants, consistent with the function of HPL-2 as a repressor of ectopic germ cell fate. In addition, microarray results and phenotypic analysis suggest that HPL-2 regulates the dauer developmental decision, a striking example of phenotypic plasticity in which environmental conditions determine developmental fate. HPL-2 acts in dauer at least partly through modulation of daf-2/IIS and TGF-β signaling pathways, major determinants of the dauer program. hpl-2 mutants also show increased longevity and altered lipid metabolism, hallmarks of the long-lived, stress resistant dauers. CONCLUSIONS:Our results suggest that the worm HP1 homologue HPL-2 may coordinately regulate dauer diapause, longevity and lipid metabolism, three processes dependent on developmental input and environmental conditions. Our findings are of general interest as a paradigm of how chromatin factors can both stabilize development by buffering environmental variation, and guide the organism through remodeling events that require plasticity of cell fate regulation. |
| 巻・号 | 12(12) |
| ページ | R123 |
| 公開日 | 2011-12-20 |
| DOI | 10.1186/gb-2011-12-12-r123 |
| PII | gb-2011-12-12-r123 |
| PMID | 22185090 |
| PMC | PMC3334618 |
| MeSH | Animals Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics* Caenorhabditis elegans / growth & development Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / genetics* Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / metabolism Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / genetics* Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / metabolism Environment Gene Expression Profiling Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental* Germ Cells / growth & development Germ Cells / metabolism Hermaphroditic Organisms Heterochromatin / genetics Lipid Metabolism / genetics* Longevity / genetics* Male Mutation Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis Receptor, Insulin / genetics Receptor, Insulin / metabolism Repressor Proteins / genetics* Repressor Proteins / metabolism Signal Transduction Transforming Growth Factor beta / genetics Transforming Growth Factor beta / metabolism |
| IF | 10.806 |
| 引用数 | 18 |
| WOS 分野 | BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY GENETICS & HEREDITY |
| リソース情報 | |
| 線虫 | tm1624 tm1489 |