AMPK adapts metabolism to developmental energy requirement during dendrite pruning in Drosophila

Autor: Marco Marzano, Svende Herzmann, Leonardo Elsbroek, Neeraja Sanal, Katsiaryna Tarbashevich, Erez Raz, Michael P. Krahn, Sebastian Rumpf
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 37, Iss 7, Pp 110024- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110024
Popis: Summary: To reshape neuronal connectivity in adult stages, Drosophila sensory neurons prune their dendrites during metamorphosis using a genetic degeneration program that is induced by the steroid hormone ecdysone. Metamorphosis is a nonfeeding stage that imposes metabolic constraints on development. We find that AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a regulator of energy homeostasis, is cell-autonomously required for dendrite pruning. AMPK is activated by ecdysone and promotes oxidative phosphorylation and pyruvate usage, likely to enable neurons to use noncarbohydrate metabolites such as amino acids for energy production. Loss of AMPK or mitochondrial deficiency causes specific defects in pruning factor translation and the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Our findings distinguish pruning from pathological neurite degeneration, which is often induced by defects in energy production, and highlight how metabolism is adapted to fit energy-costly developmental transitions.
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