Author response for "Tweedle proteins form extracellular two-dimensional structures defining body and cell shape in Drosophila melanogaster"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Zuber ◽  
Yiwen Wang ◽  
Nicole Gehring ◽  
Slawomir Bartoszewski ◽  
Bernard Moussian
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Cell Shape ◽  
Author Response ◽  
Two Dimensional

scholarly journals Tweedle proteins form extracellular two-dimensional structures defining body and cell shape in Drosophila melanogaster

Open Biology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 200214
Author(s):  
Renata Zuber ◽  
Yiwen Wang ◽  
Nicole Gehring ◽  
Slawomir Bartoszewski ◽  
Bernard Moussian
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Cell Shape ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Pipe Wall ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
The Body ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Wall Material ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Posterior Elongation

Tissue function and shape rely on the organization of the extracellular matrix (ECM) produced by the respective cells. Our understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms is limited. Here, we show that extracellular Tweedle (Twdl) proteins in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster form two adjacent two-dimensional sheets underneath the cuticle surface and above a distinct layer of dityrosinylated and probably elastic proteins enwrapping the whole body. Dominant mutations in twdl genes cause ectopic spherical aggregation of Twdl proteins that recruit dityrosinylated proteins at their periphery within lower cuticle regions. These aggregates perturb parallel ridges at the surface of epidermal cells that have been demonstrated to be crucial for body shaping. In one scenario, hence, this disorientation of epidermal ridges may explain the squatty phenotype of Twdl mutant larvae. In an alternative scenario, this phenotype may be due to the depletion of the dityrosinylated and elastic layer, and the consequent weakening of cuticle resistance against the internal hydrostatic pressure. According to Barlow's formula describing the distribution of internal pressure forces in pipes in dependence of pipe wall material properties, it follows that this reduction in turn causes lateral expansion at the expense of the antero-posterior elongation of the body.

Author response for "Location and arrangement of campaniform sensilla in Drosophila melanogaster"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gesa F. Dinges ◽  
Alexander S. Chockley ◽  
Till Bockemühl ◽  
Kei Ito ◽  
Alexander Blanke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Author Response ◽  
Campaniform Sensilla

scholarly journals Integrative Networks by BRWD3 Regulates Cytoskeleton Organization and Cell Motility

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junlin Li ◽  
Yan Yu ◽  
Jihong Cui ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Kefan Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Cell Motility ◽  
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation ◽  
Cell Shape ◽  
Regulatory Mechanism ◽  
Molecular Network ◽  
Cytoskeleton Organization ◽  
Cellular Events ◽  
Mcf 7

Abstract BackgroundEukaryotic cytoskeleton forms and keeps cell shape, transports intracellular particles and organelles, determines cell motility and other important cellular events. A large number of regulators of cytoskeleton organization have been identified, but the detailed regulatory mechanism still remains obscure. Previous reports suggest that BRWD3 may be a regulator of cytoskeleton organization in Drosophila melanogaster, and influences cell shape. Therefore, we investigated the molecular network of BRWD3 regulating cytoskeleton organization.ResultsIn this study, we observed the alteration of cell shape, cell motility, and proliferation when BRWD3 was knocked down in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines. The cells were rounded, cell motility decreased when BRWD3 was knocked down. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation combining with sequencing, we found that BRWD3 influenced the cytoskeleton organization, cell shape, and cell motility through regulating expression of the cytoskeleton associative genes including ARF1, ABI2, ARPC3, ARPC1A, RHOC, MEF2C, and VIM.ConclusionsA molecular network by BRWD3 is sketched to elucidate that BRWD3 may not only regulate actin filament but also regulate microtubule and intermediate filament-based cytoskeleton organization. These efforts provide an overview of a BRWD3 network regulating cytoskeleton organization, cell shape and motility, and allow a better understanding of cytoskeleton (re)organization and pathogenesis of mental retardation X-linked 93 and relative carcinomas.

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