New mutant alleles for Spargel/dPGC-1 highlights the function of Spargel RRM domain in oogenesis and expands the role of Spargel in embryogenesis and intracellular transport.

Autor: Roy SD; Biology Department, Howard University, 415 College St. NW, Washington D.C., USA 20059., Nagarajan S; Biology Department, Howard University, 415 College St. NW, Washington D.C., USA 20059., Jalal MS; Biology Department, Howard University, 415 College St. NW, Washington D.C., USA 20059., Basar MA; Biology Department, Howard University, 415 College St. NW, Washington D.C., USA 20059., Duttaroy A; Biology Department, Howard University, 415 College St. NW, Washington D.C., USA 20059.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: G3 (Bethesda, Md.) [G3 (Bethesda)] 2023 Aug 30; Vol. 13 (9).
DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad142
Abstrakt: Energy metabolism in vertebrates is controlled by three members of the PGC-1 (PPAR γ- coactivator 1) family, transcriptional coactivators that shape responses to physiological stimuli by interacting with the nuclear receptors and other transcription factors. Multiple evidence now supports that Spargel protein found in insects and ascidians is the ancestral form of vertebrate PGC-1's. Here, we undertook functional analysis of srl gene in Drosophila, asking about the requirement of Spargel per se during embryogenesis and its RNA binding domains. CRISPR- engineered srl gene deletion turned out to be an amorphic allele that is late embryonic/early larval lethal and Spargel protein missing its RNA binding domain (SrlΔRRM) negatively affects female fertility. Overexpression of wild-type Spargel in transgenic flies expedited the growth of egg chambers. On the other hand, oogenesis is blocked in a dominant-negative fashion in the presence of excess Spargel lacking its RRM domains. Finally, we observed aggregation of Notch proteins in egg chambers of srl mutant flies, suggesting that Spargel is involved in intracellular transport of Notch proteins. Taken together, we claim that these new mutant alleles of spargel are emerging powerful tools for revealing new biological functions for Spargel, an essential transcription coactivator in both Drosophila and mammals.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest The author(s) declare no conflict of interest.
(© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Genetics Society of America.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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