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PLoS Genet ; 16(9): e1009029, 2020 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32997655

RESUMO

Stress-induced changes to the dendritic architecture of neurons have been demonstrated in numerous mammalian and invertebrate systems. Remodeling of dendrites varies tremendously among neuron types. During the stress-induced dauer stage of Caenorhabditis elegans, the IL2 neurons arborize to cover the anterior body wall. In contrast, the FLP neurons arborize to cover an identical receptive field during reproductive development. Using time-course imaging, we show that branching between these two neuron types is highly coordinated. Furthermore, we find that the IL2 and FLP arbors have a similar dendritic architecture and use an identical downstream effector complex to control branching; however, regulation of this complex differs between stress-induced IL2 branching and FLP branching during reproductive development. We demonstrate that the unfolded protein response (UPR) sensor IRE-1, required for localization of the complex in FLP branching, is dispensable for IL2 branching at standard cultivation temperatures. Exposure of ire-1 mutants to elevated temperatures results in defective IL2 branching, thereby demonstrating a previously unknown genotype by environment interaction within the UPR. We find that the FOXO homolog, DAF-16, is required cell-autonomously to control arborization during stress-induced arborization. Likewise, several aspects of the dauer formation pathway are necessary for the neuron to remodel, including the phosphatase PTEN/DAF-18 and Cytochrome P450/DAF-9. Finally, we find that the TOR associated protein, RAPTOR/DAF-15 regulates mutually exclusive branching of the IL2 and FLP dendrites. DAF-15 promotes IL2 branching during dauer and inhibits precocious FLP growth. Together, our results shed light on molecular processes that regulate stress-mediated remodeling of dendrites across neuron classes.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Caenorhabditis elegans/citologia , Neurônios/fisiologia , Animais , Animais Geneticamente Modificados , Caenorhabditis elegans/fisiologia , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/genética , Fatores Quimiotáticos/genética , Fatores Quimiotáticos/metabolismo , Dendritos/fisiologia , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/genética , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/metabolismo , Larva/citologia , Larva/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Mutação , Neurônios/citologia , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/genética , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/metabolismo , Receptor de Insulina/genética , Receptor de Insulina/metabolismo , Resposta a Proteínas não Dobradas
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J Clin Microbiol ; 43(4): 1885-9, 2005 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15815013

RESUMO

We report the development of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) and quantitative real-time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assays for the detection of La Crosse (LAC) virus in field-collected vector mosquito samples and human clinical samples. The sensitivities of these assays were compared to that of a standard plaque assay in Vero cells. The NASBA and quantitative real-time RT-PCR assays demonstrated sensitivities greater than that of the standard plaque assay. The specificities of these assays were determined by testing a battery of reference strain viruses, including representative strains of LAC virus and other arthropod-borne viruses. Additionally, these assays were used to detect LAC viral RNA in mosquito pool samples and human brain tissue samples and yielded results within less than 4 h. The NASBA and quantitative real-time RT-PCR assays detect LAC viral RNA in a sensitive, specific, and rapid manner; these findings support the use of these assays in surveillance and diagnostic laboratory systems.


Assuntos
Culicidae/virologia , Encefalite da Califórnia/virologia , Vírus La Crosse/isolamento & purificação , RNA Viral/análise , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa/métodos , Replicação de Sequência Autossustentável/métodos , Animais , Chlorocebus aethiops , Humanos , Vírus La Crosse/genética , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Fatores de Tempo , Células Vero , Ensaio de Placa Viral
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J Virol ; 79(8): 5116-28, 2005 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15795296

RESUMO

Five dengue (DEN) virus-specific R5F2R4 peptide-conjugated phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomers (P4-PMOs) were evaluated for their ability to inhibit replication of DEN virus serotype 2 (DEN-2 virus) in mammalian cell culture. Initial growth curves of DEN-2 virus 16681 were obtained in Vero cells incubated with 20 microM P4-PMO compounds. At 6 days after infection, a P4-PMO targeting the 3'-terminal nucleotides of the DEN-2 virus genome and a random-sequence P4-PMO showed relatively little suppression of DEN-2 virus titer (0.1 and 0.9 log10, respectively). P4-PMOs targeting the AUG translation start site region of the single open reading frame and the 5' cyclization sequence region had moderate activity, generating 1.6- and 1.8-log10 reductions. Two P4-PMO compounds, 5'SL and 3'CS (targeting the 5'-terminal nucleotides and the 3' cyclization sequence region, respectively), were highly efficacious, each reducing the viral titer by greater than 5.7 log10 compared to controls at 6 days after infection with DEN-2 virus. Further experiments showed that 5'SL and 3'CS inhibited DEN-2 virus replication in a dose-dependent and sequence-specific manner. Treatment with 10 microM 3'CS reduced the titers of all four DEN virus serotypes, i.e., DEN-1 (strain 16007), DEN-2 (16681), DEN-3 (16562), and DEN-4 (1036) viruses by over 4 log10, in most cases to below detectable limits. The extent of 3'CS efficacy was affected by the timing of compound application in relation to viral infection of the cells. The 5'SL and 3'CS P4-PMOs did not suppress the replication of West Nile virus NY99 in Vero cells. These data indicate that further evaluation of the 5'SL and 3'CS compounds as potential DEN virus therapeutics is warranted.


Assuntos
Antivirais/farmacologia , Vírus da Dengue/efeitos dos fármacos , Morfolinas/farmacologia , Oligodesoxirribonucleotídeos/farmacologia , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Chlorocebus aethiops , Vírus da Dengue/classificação , Vírus da Dengue/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Cinética , Células Vero
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