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2. 508 Phospholipase D-activated mTOR signaling underlies the epidermal malignancy phenotype in a zebrafish matriptase over-activation mutant
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Armistead, J., primary, Hatzold, J., additional, and Hammerschmidt, M., additional
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- 2016
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3. In vivo construction of recombinant molecules within the Caenorhabditis elegans germ line using short regions of terminal homology
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Kemp, B. J., primary, Hatzold, J., additional, Sternick, L. A., additional, Cornman-Homonoff, J., additional, Whitaker, J. M., additional, Tieu, P. J., additional, and Lambie, E. J., additional
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- 2007
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4. The C. elegans Snail homolog CES-1 can activate gene expression in vivo and share targets with bHLH transcription factors
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Reece-Hoyes, J.S., Deplancke, B., Barrasa, M. I., Hatzold, J., Smit, R. B., Arda, H. E., Pope, P. A., Gaudet, J., Conradt, B., and Walhout, A. J.
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in vivo ,CES-1 ,Snail ,bHLH ,fungi ,C. elegans ,Repressor ,Activator ,natural sciences ,Transcription ,Gene regulation - Abstract
Snail-type transcription factors (TFs) are found in numerous metazoan organisms and function in a plethora of cellular and developmental processes including mesoderm and neuronal development, apoptosis and cancer. So far, Snail-type TFs are exclusively known as transcriptional repressors. They repress gene expression by recruiting transcriptional co-repressors and/or by preventing DNA binding of activators from the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) family of TFs to CAGGTG E-box sequences. Here we report that the Caenorhabditis elegans Snail-type TF CES-1 can activate transcription in vivo. Moreover, we provide results that suggest that CES-1 can share its binding site with bHLH TFs, in different tissues, rather than only occluding bHLH DNA binding. Together, our data indicate that there are at least two types of CES-1 target genes and, therefore, that the molecular function of Snail-type TFs is more plastic than previously appreciated.
5. wnt10a is required for zebrafish median fin fold maintenance and adult unpaired fin metamorphosis.
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Benard EL, Küçükaylak I, Hatzold J, Berendes KUW, Carney TJ, Beleggia F, and Hammerschmidt M
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- Animals, Mutation, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Zebrafish embryology, Zebrafish growth & development, Zebrafish Proteins genetics, Zebrafish Proteins metabolism, Metamorphosis, Biological genetics, Wnt Proteins metabolism, Wnt Proteins genetics, Animal Fins growth & development, Animal Fins metabolism, Animal Fins embryology
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Background: Mutations of human WNT10A are associated with odonto-ectodermal dysplasia syndromes. Here, we present analyses of wnt10a loss-of-function mutants in the zebrafish., Results: wnt10a mutant zebrafish embryos display impaired tooth development and a collapsing median fin fold (MFF). Rescue experiments show that wnt10a is essential for MFF maintenance both during embryogenesis and later metamorphosis. The MFF collapse could not be attributed to increased cell death or altered proliferation rates of MFF cell types. Rather, wnt10a mutants show reduced expression levels of dlx2a in distal-most MFF cells, followed by compromised expression of col1a1a and other extracellular matrix proteins encoding genes. Transmission electron microscopy analysis shows that although dermal MFF compartments of wnt10a mutants initially are of normal morphology, with regular collagenous actinotrichia, positioning of actinotrichia within the cleft of distal MFF cells becomes compromised, coinciding with actinotrichia shrinkage and MFF collapse., Conclusions: MFF collapse of wnt10a mutant zebrafish is likely caused by the loss of distal properties in the developing MFF, strikingly similar to the proposed molecular pathomechanisms underlying the teeth defects caused by the loss of Wnt10 in fish and mammals. In addition, it points to thus fur unknown mechanisms controlling the linear growth and stability of actinotrichia and their collagen fibrils., (© 2023 The Authors. Developmental Dynamics published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Association for Anatomy.)
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- 2024
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6. Matriptase-dependent epidermal pre-neoplasm in zebrafish embryos caused by a combination of hypotonic stress and epithelial polarity defects.
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Hatzold J, Nett V, Brantsch S, Zhang JL, Armistead J, Wessendorf H, Stephens R, Humbert PO, Iden S, and Hammerschmidt M
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- Animals, Humans, Osmotic Pressure, Carcinogenesis, Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory genetics, Mammals, Zebrafish genetics, Epidermis
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Aberrantly up-regulated activity of the type II transmembrane protease Matriptase-1 has been associated with the development and progression of a range of epithelial-derived carcinomas, and a variety of signaling pathways can mediate Matriptase-dependent tumorigenic events. During mammalian carcinogenesis, gain of Matriptase activity often results from imbalanced ratios between Matriptase and its cognate transmembrane inhibitor Hai1. Similarly, in zebrafish, unrestrained Matriptase activity due to loss of hai1a results in epidermal pre-neoplasms already during embryogenesis. Here, based on our former findings of a similar tumor-suppressive role for the Na+/K+-pump beta subunit ATP1b1a, we identify epithelial polarity defects and systemic hypotonic stress as another mode of aberrant Matriptase activation in the embryonic zebrafish epidermis in vivo. In this case, however, a different oncogenic pathway is activated which contains PI3K, AKT and NFkB, rather than EGFR and PLD (as in hai1a mutants). Strikingly, epidermal pre-neoplasm is only induced when epithelial polarity defects in keratinocytes (leading to disturbed Matriptase subcellular localization) occur in combination with systemic hypotonic stress (leading to increased proteolytic activity of Matriptase). A similar combinatorial effect of hypotonicity and loss of epithelial polarity was also obtained for the activity levels of Matriptase-1 in human MCF-10A epithelial breast cells. Together, this is in line with the multi-factor concept of carcinogenesis, with the notion that such factors can even branch off from one and the same initiator (here ATP1a1b) and can converge again at the level of one and the same mediator (here Matriptase). In sum, our data point to tonicity and epithelial cell polarity as evolutionarily conserved regulators of Matriptase activity that upon de-regulation can constitute an alternative mode of Matriptase-dependent carcinogenesis in vivo., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2023 Hatzold et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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- 2023
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7. Vertebrate extracellular matrix protein hemicentin-1 interacts physically and genetically with basement membrane protein nidogen-2.
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Zhang JL, Richetti S, Ramezani T, Welcker D, Lütke S, Pogoda HM, Hatzold J, Zaucke F, Keene DR, Bloch W, Sengle G, and Hammerschmidt M
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- Animals, Basement Membrane metabolism, Extracellular Matrix genetics, Extracellular Matrix metabolism, Membrane Glycoproteins metabolism, Laminin genetics, Laminin metabolism, Zebrafish
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Hemicentins are large proteins of the extracellular matrix that belong to the fibulin family and play pivotal roles during development and homeostasis of a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate tissues. However, bona fide interaction partners of hemicentins have not been described as yet. Here, applying surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy and co-immunoprecipitation, we identify the basement membrane protein nidogen-2 (NID2) as a binding partner of mouse and zebrafish hemicentin-1 (HMCN1), in line with the formerly described essential role of mouse HMCN1 in basement membrane integrity. We show that HMCN1 binds to the same protein domain of NID2 (G2) as formerly shown for laminins, but with an approximately 3.5-fold lower affinity and in a competitive manner. Furthermore, immunofluorescence and immunogold labeling revealed that HMCN1/Hmcn1 is localized close to basement membranes and in partial overlap with NID2/Nid2a in different tissues of mouse and zebrafish. Genetic knockout and antisense-mediated knockdown studies in zebrafish further show that loss of Nid2a leads to similar defects in fin fold morphogenesis as the loss of Laminin-α5 (Lama5) or Hmcn1. Finally, combined partial loss-of-function studies indicated that nid2a genetically interacts with both hmcn1 and lama5. Together, these findings suggest that despite their mutually exclusive physical binding, hemicentins, nidogens, and laminins tightly cooperate and support each other during formation, maintenance, and function of basement membranes to confer tissue linkage., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest None, (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2022
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8. NAMPT-derived NAD+ fuels PARP1 to promote skin inflammation through parthanatos cell death.
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Martínez-Morcillo FJ, Cantón-Sandoval J, Martínez-Navarro FJ, Cabas I, Martínez-Vicente I, Armistead J, Hatzold J, López-Muñoz A, Martínez-Menchón T, Corbalán-Vélez R, Lacal J, Hammerschmidt M, García-Borrón JC, García-Ayala A, Cayuela ML, Pérez-Oliva AB, García-Moreno D, and Mulero V
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- Animals, Apoptosis Inducing Factor metabolism, Cell Nucleus drug effects, Cell Nucleus metabolism, Cell Proliferation drug effects, DNA Damage, Disease Models, Animal, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Inflammation genetics, Keratinocytes drug effects, Keratinocytes metabolism, Keratinocytes pathology, Larva metabolism, NADPH Oxidases antagonists & inhibitors, NADPH Oxidases metabolism, Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase antagonists & inhibitors, Oxidative Stress drug effects, Oxidative Stress genetics, Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose metabolism, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors pharmacology, Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory deficiency, Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory metabolism, Psoriasis genetics, Psoriasis pathology, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism, Zebrafish, Zebrafish Proteins deficiency, Zebrafish Proteins metabolism, Inflammation pathology, NAD metabolism, Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase metabolism, Parthanatos drug effects, Parthanatos genetics, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases metabolism, Skin pathology
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Several studies have revealed a correlation between chronic inflammation and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) metabolism, but the precise mechanism involved is unknown. Here, we report that the genetic and pharmacological inhibition of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt), the rate-limiting enzyme in the salvage pathway of NAD+ biosynthesis, reduced oxidative stress, inflammation, and keratinocyte DNA damage, hyperproliferation, and cell death in zebrafish models of chronic skin inflammation, while all these effects were reversed by NAD+ supplementation. Similarly, genetic and pharmacological inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymerase 1 (Parp1), overexpression of PAR glycohydrolase, inhibition of apoptosis-inducing factor 1, inhibition of NADPH oxidases, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging all phenocopied the effects of Nampt inhibition. Pharmacological inhibition of NADPH oxidases/NAMPT/PARP/AIFM1 axis decreased the expression of pathology-associated genes in human organotypic 3D skin models of psoriasis. Consistently, an aberrant induction of NAMPT and PARP activity, together with AIFM1 nuclear translocation, was observed in lesional skin from psoriasis patients. In conclusion, hyperactivation of PARP1 in response to ROS-induced DNA damage, fueled by NAMPT-derived NAD+, mediates skin inflammation through parthanatos cell death., Competing Interests: I have read the journal policy’s and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: A patent for the use of parthanatos inhibitors to treat psoriasis and atopic dermatitis has been registered by Universidad de Murcia and Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (#PCT/EP2020/083380).
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- 2021
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9. The Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor Spint2 is required for cellular cohesion, coordinated cell migration and cell survival during zebrafish hatching gland development.
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Hatzold J, Wessendorf H, Pogoda HM, Bloch W, and Hammerschmidt M
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- Animals, Cadherins, Cell Adhesion genetics, Cell Adhesion Molecules genetics, Cell Movement physiology, Cell Survival physiology, Epidermis metabolism, Epithelial Cells metabolism, Gene Expression genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental genetics, Membrane Glycoproteins genetics, Membrane Glycoproteins metabolism, Membrane Proteins genetics, Membrane Proteins metabolism, Organogenesis, Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory metabolism, Serine Proteinase Inhibitors genetics, Zebrafish embryology, Zebrafish Proteins genetics, Zebrafish Proteins metabolism, Cell Adhesion physiology, Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory genetics, Serine Proteinase Inhibitors metabolism
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We have previously shown that the Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor Spint1a, also named Hai1a, is required in the zebrafish embryonic epidermis to restrict the activity of the type II transmembrane serine protease (TTSP) Matriptase1a/St14a, thereby ensuring epidermal homeostasis. A closely related Kunitz-type inhibitor is Spint2/Hai2, which in mammals plays multiple developmental roles that are either redundant or non-redundant with those of Spint1. However, the molecular bases for these non-redundancies are not fully understood. Here, we study spint2 during zebrafish development. It is co-expressed with spint1a in multiple embryonic epithelia, including the outer/peridermal layer of the epidermis. However, unlike spint1a, spint2 expression is absent from the basal epidermal layer but present in hatching gland cells. Hatching gland cells derive from the mesendodermal prechordal plate, from where they undergo a thus far undescribed transit into, and coordinated sheet migration within, the interspace between the outer and basal layer of the epidermis to reach their final destination on the yolk sac. Hatching gland cells usually survive their degranulation that drives embryo hatching but die several days later. In spint2 mutants, cohesion among hatching gland cells and their collective intra-epidermal migration are disturbed, leading to a discontinuous organization of the gland. In addition, cells undergo precocious cell death before degranulation, so that embryos fail to hatch. Chimera analyses show that Spint2 is required in hatching gland cells, but not in the overlying periderm, their potential migration and adhesion substrate. Spint2 acts independently of all tested Matriptases, Prostasins and other described Spint1 and Spint2 mediators. However, it displays a tight genetic interaction with and acts at least partly via the cell-cell adhesion protein E-cadherin, promoting both hatching gland cell cohesiveness and survival, in line with formerly reported effects of E-cadherin during morphogenesis and cell death suppression. In contrast, no such genetic interaction was observed between Spint2 and the cell-cell adhesion molecule EpCAM, which instead interacts with Spint1a. Our data shed new light onto the mechanisms of hatching gland morphogenesis and hatching gland cell survival. In addition, they reveal developmental roles of Spint2 that are strikingly different from those of Spint1, most likely due to differences in the expression patterns and relevant target proteins., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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10. Entosis and apical cell extrusion constitute a tumor-suppressive mechanism downstream of Matriptase.
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Armistead J, Hatzold J, van Roye A, Fahle E, and Hammerschmidt M
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- Animals, Carcinogenesis genetics, Cell Proliferation genetics, Disease Models, Animal, Embryonic Development genetics, Epidermis growth & development, Epidermis pathology, ErbB Receptors genetics, Genes, Tumor Suppressor, Humans, Hyperplasia pathology, Keratinocytes metabolism, Keratinocytes pathology, Loss of Function Mutation genetics, Lysophospholipids genetics, Lysophospholipids metabolism, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 genetics, Phospholipase D genetics, Sphingosine analogs & derivatives, Sphingosine genetics, Sphingosine metabolism, Zebrafish genetics, Entosis genetics, Hyperplasia genetics, Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory genetics, Serine Endopeptidases genetics
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The type II transmembrane serine protease Matriptase 1 (ST14) is commonly known as an oncogene, yet it also plays an understudied role in suppressing carcinogenesis. This double face is evident in the embryonic epidermis of zebrafish loss-of-function mutants in the cognate Matriptase inhibitor Hai1a (Spint1a). Mutant embryos display epidermal hyperplasia, but also apical cell extrusions, during which extruding outer keratinocytes carry out an entosis-like engulfment and entrainment of underlying basal cells, constituting a tumor-suppressive effect. These counteracting Matriptase effects depend on EGFR and the newly identified mediator phospholipase D (PLD), which promotes both mTORC1-dependent cell proliferation and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P)-dependent entosis and apical cell extrusion. Accordingly, hypomorphic hai1a mutants heal spontaneously, while otherwise lethal hai1a amorphs are efficiently rescued upon cotreatment with PLD inhibitors and S1P. Together, our data elucidate the mechanisms underlying the double face of Matriptase function in vivo and reveal the potential use of combinatorial carcinoma treatments when such double-face mechanisms are involved., (© 2019 Armistead et al.)
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- 2020
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11. Tumor suppression in basal keratinocytes via dual non-cell-autonomous functions of a Na,K-ATPase beta subunit.
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Hatzold J, Beleggia F, Herzig H, Altmüller J, Nürnberg P, Bloch W, Wollnik B, and Hammerschmidt M
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- Animals, Osmotic Pressure, Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase deficiency, Zebrafish, Carcinoma, Basal Cell physiopathology, Keratinocytes enzymology, Keratinocytes physiology, Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase metabolism
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The molecular pathways underlying tumor suppression are incompletely understood. Here, we identify cooperative non-cell-autonomous functions of a single gene that together provide a novel mechanism of tumor suppression in basal keratinocytes of zebrafish embryos. A loss-of-function mutation in atp1b1a, encoding the beta subunit of a Na,K-ATPase pump, causes edema and epidermal malignancy. Strikingly, basal cell carcinogenesis only occurs when Atp1b1a function is compromised in both the overlying periderm (resulting in compromised epithelial polarity and adhesiveness) and in kidney and heart (resulting in hypotonic stress). Blockade of the ensuing PI3K-AKT-mTORC1-NFκB-MMP9 pathway activation in basal cells, as well as systemic isotonicity, prevents malignant transformation. Our results identify hypotonic stress as a (previously unrecognized) contributor to tumor development and establish a novel paradigm of tumor suppression.
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- 2016
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12. Protein-Trap Insertional Mutagenesis Uncovers New Genes Involved in Zebrafish Skin Development, Including a Neuregulin 2a-Based ErbB Signaling Pathway Required during Median Fin Fold Morphogenesis.
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Westcot SE, Hatzold J, Urban MD, Richetti SK, Skuster KJ, Harm RM, Lopez Cervera R, Umemoto N, McNulty MS, Clark KJ, Hammerschmidt M, and Ekker SC
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- Alleles, Animal Fins metabolism, Animals, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Mutagenesis, Insertional, Neuregulins genetics, Oncogene Proteins v-erbB genetics, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt metabolism, Signal Transduction genetics, Skin metabolism, Zebrafish genetics, Zebrafish metabolism, Zebrafish Proteins genetics, Animal Fins embryology, Neuregulins metabolism, Oncogene Proteins v-erbB metabolism, Organogenesis genetics, Skin embryology, Zebrafish embryology, Zebrafish Proteins metabolism
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Skin disorders are widespread, but available treatments are limited. A more comprehensive understanding of skin development mechanisms will drive identification of new treatment targets and modalities. Here we report the Zebrafish Integument Project (ZIP), an expression-driven platform for identifying new skin genes and phenotypes in the vertebrate model Danio rerio (zebrafish). In vivo selection for skin-specific expression of gene-break transposon (GBT) mutant lines identified eleven new, revertible GBT alleles of genes involved in skin development. Eight genes--fras1, grip1, hmcn1, msxc, col4a4, ahnak, capn12, and nrg2a--had been described in an integumentary context to varying degrees, while arhgef25b, fkbp10b, and megf6a emerged as novel skin genes. Embryos homozygous for a GBT insertion within neuregulin 2a (nrg2a) revealed a novel requirement for a Neuregulin 2a (Nrg2a)-ErbB2/3-AKT signaling pathway governing the apicobasal organization of a subset of epidermal cells during median fin fold (MFF) morphogenesis. In nrg2a mutant larvae, the basal keratinocytes within the apical MFF, known as ridge cells, displayed reduced pAKT levels as well as reduced apical domains and exaggerated basolateral domains. Those defects compromised proper ridge cell elongation into a flattened epithelial morphology, resulting in thickened MFF edges. Pharmacological inhibition verified that Nrg2a signals through the ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase network. Moreover, knockdown of the epithelial polarity regulator and tumor suppressor lgl2 ameliorated the nrg2a mutant phenotype. Identifying Lgl2 as an antagonist of Nrg2a-ErbB signaling revealed a significantly earlier role for Lgl2 during epidermal morphogenesis than has been described to date. Furthermore, our findings demonstrated that successive, coordinated ridge cell shape changes drive apical MFF development, making MFF ridge cells a valuable model for investigating how the coordinated regulation of cell polarity and cell shape changes serves as a crucial mechanism of epithelial morphogenesis.
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- 2015
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13. The ciliary protein nephrocystin-4 translocates the canonical Wnt regulator Jade-1 to the nucleus to negatively regulate β-catenin signaling.
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Borgal L, Habbig S, Hatzold J, Liebau MC, Dafinger C, Sacarea I, Hammerschmidt M, Benzing T, and Schermer B
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- Active Transport, Cell Nucleus genetics, Adolescent, Animals, Cell Nucleus genetics, Child, Child, Preschool, HEK293 Cells, Homeodomain Proteins genetics, Humans, Kidney Diseases, Cystic congenital, Kidney Diseases, Cystic genetics, Kidney Diseases, Cystic metabolism, Male, Proteins genetics, Tumor Suppressor Proteins genetics, Zebrafish genetics, Zebrafish Proteins genetics, beta Catenin genetics, Cell Nucleus metabolism, Homeodomain Proteins metabolism, Proteins metabolism, Tumor Suppressor Proteins metabolism, Wnt Signaling Pathway, Zebrafish metabolism, Zebrafish Proteins metabolism, beta Catenin metabolism
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Nephronophthisis (NPH) is an autosomal-recessive cystic kidney disease and represents the most common genetic cause for end-stage renal disease in children and adolescents. It can be caused by the mutation of genes encoding for the nephrocystin proteins (NPHPs). All NPHPs localize to primary cilia, classifying this disease as a "ciliopathy." The primary cilium is a critical regulator of several cell signaling pathways. Cystogenesis in the kidney is thought to involve overactivation of canonical Wnt signaling, which is negatively regulated by the primary cilium and several NPH proteins, although the mechanism remains unclear. Jade-1 has recently been identified as a novel ubiquitin ligase targeting the canonical Wnt downstream effector β-catenin for proteasomal degradation. Here, we identify Jade-1 as a novel component of the NPHP protein complex. Jade-1 colocalizes with NPHP1 at the transition zone of primary cilia and interacts with NPHP4. Furthermore, NPHP4 stabilizes protein levels of Jade-1 and promotes the translocation of Jade-1 to the nucleus. Finally, NPHP4 and Jade-1 additively inhibit canonical Wnt signaling, and this genetic interaction is conserved in zebrafish. The stabilization and nuclear translocation of Jade-1 by NPHP4 enhances the ability of Jade-1 to negatively regulate canonical Wnt signaling. Loss of this repressor function in nephronophthisis might be an important factor promoting Wnt activation and contributing to cyst formation.
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- 2012
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14. The ENTH domain protein Clint1 is required for epidermal homeostasis in zebrafish.
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Dodd ME, Hatzold J, Mathias JR, Walters KB, Bennin DA, Rhodes J, Kanki JP, Look AT, Hammerschmidt M, and Huttenlocher A
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- Animals, Cell Death, Cell Proliferation, Desmosomes metabolism, Desmosomes ultrastructure, Epidermis pathology, Epidermis ultrastructure, Epithelium metabolism, Epithelium ultrastructure, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Inflammation pathology, Leukocytes cytology, Leukocytes metabolism, Mesoderm metabolism, Mesoderm ultrastructure, Mutagenesis, Insertional, Mutation genetics, Phagocytosis, Phenotype, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Protein Transport, RNA, Messenger genetics, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Transport Vesicles metabolism, Transport Vesicles ultrastructure, Zebrafish embryology, Zebrafish genetics, Zebrafish Proteins genetics, beta Karyopherins metabolism, Epidermis metabolism, Homeostasis, Zebrafish metabolism, Zebrafish Proteins chemistry, Zebrafish Proteins metabolism
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Epidermal hyperproliferation and inflammation are hallmarks of the human condition psoriasis. Here, we report that a zebrafish line with a mutation in the cargo adaptor protein Clint1 exhibits psoriasis-like phenotypes including epithelial hyperproliferation and leukocyte infiltration. Clint1 is an ENTH domain-containing protein that binds SNARE proteins and functions in vesicle trafficking; however, its in vivo function in animal models has not been reported to date. The clint1 mutants exhibit chronic inflammation characterized by increased Interleukin 1beta expression, leukocyte infiltration, bidirectional trafficking and phagocytosis of cellular debris. The defects in clint1 mutants can be rescued by expression of zebrafish clint1 and can be phenocopied with clint1-specific morpholinos, supporting an essential role for Clint1 in epidermal development. Interaction studies suggest that Clint1 and Lethal giant larvae 2 function synergistically to regulate epidermal homeostasis. Accordingly, clint1 mutants show impaired hemidesmosome formation, loss of cell-cell contacts and increased motility suggestive of epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Taken together, our findings describe a novel function for the ENTH domain protein Clint1 in epidermal development and inflammation and suggest that its deficiency in zebrafish generates a phenotype that resembles the human condition psoriasis.
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- 2009
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15. The C. elegans Snail homolog CES-1 can activate gene expression in vivo and share targets with bHLH transcription factors.
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Reece-Hoyes JS, Deplancke B, Barrasa MI, Hatzold J, Smit RB, Arda HE, Pope PA, Gaudet J, Conradt B, and Walhout AJ
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- Animals, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors metabolism, Binding Sites, Caenorhabditis elegans genetics, Caenorhabditis elegans metabolism, Pharynx metabolism, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins metabolism, DNA-Binding Proteins metabolism, Transcription Factors metabolism, Transcriptional Activation
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Snail-type transcription factors (TFs) are found in numerous metazoan organisms and function in a plethora of cellular and developmental processes including mesoderm and neuronal development, apoptosis and cancer. So far, Snail-type TFs are exclusively known as transcriptional repressors. They repress gene expression by recruiting transcriptional co-repressors and/or by preventing DNA binding of activators from the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) family of TFs to CAGGTG E-box sequences. Here we report that the Caenorhabditis elegans Snail-type TF CES-1 can activate transcription in vivo. Moreover, we provide results that suggest that CES-1 can share its binding site with bHLH TFs, in different tissues, rather than only occluding bHLH DNA binding. Together, our data indicate that there are at least two types of CES-1 target genes and, therefore, that the molecular function of Snail-type TFs is more plastic than previously appreciated.
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- 2009
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16. Gem-1 encodes an SLC16 monocarboxylate transporter-related protein that functions in parallel to the gon-2 TRPM channel during gonad development in Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Kemp BJ, Church DL, Hatzold J, Conradt B, and Lambie EJ
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- Alleles, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Animals, Genetically Modified, Base Sequence, Caenorhabditis elegans growth & development, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins chemistry, Calcium metabolism, Chromosome Mapping, DNA Primers genetics, DNA, Helminth genetics, Genes, Suppressor, Models, Biological, Molecular Sequence Data, Monocarboxylic Acid Transporters chemistry, Mutation, Recombinant Fusion Proteins chemistry, Recombinant Fusion Proteins genetics, Recombinant Fusion Proteins metabolism, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Caenorhabditis elegans genetics, Caenorhabditis elegans metabolism, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins genetics, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins metabolism, Genes, Helminth, Gonads growth & development, Gonads metabolism, Ion Channels genetics, Ion Channels metabolism, Monocarboxylic Acid Transporters genetics, Monocarboxylic Acid Transporters metabolism
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The gon-2 gene of Caenorhabditis elegans encodes a TRPM cation channel required for gonadal cell divisions. In this article, we demonstrate that the gonadogenesis defects of gon-2 loss-of-function mutants (including a null allele) can be suppressed by gain-of-function mutations in the gem-1 (gon-2 extragenic modifier) locus. gem-1 encodes a multipass transmembrane protein that is similar to SLC16 family monocarboxylate transporters. Inactivation of gem-1 enhances the gonadogenesis defects of gon-2 hypomorphic mutations, suggesting that these two genes probably act in parallel to promote gonadal cell divisions. GEM-1GFP is expressed within the gonadal precursor cells and localizes to the plasma membrane. Therefore, we propose that GEM-1 acts in parallel to the GON-2 channel to promote cation uptake within the developing gonad.
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- 2009
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17. HLH-3 is a C. elegans Achaete/Scute protein required for differentiation of the hermaphrodite-specific motor neurons.
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Doonan R, Hatzold J, Raut S, Conradt B, and Alfonso A
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- Alleles, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Axons metabolism, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors chemistry, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins chemistry, Cell Adhesion Molecules metabolism, Disorders of Sex Development, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutant Proteins isolation & purification, Mutant Proteins metabolism, Oviposition, Serotonin deficiency, Stem Cells cytology, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors metabolism, Caenorhabditis elegans cytology, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins metabolism, Cell Differentiation, Motor Neurons cytology
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Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins of the Achaete/Scute (Ac/Sc) family are required for neurogenesis in both Drosophila and vertebrates. These transcription factors are commonly referred to as 'proneural' factors, as they promote neural fate in many contexts. Although Ac/Sc proteins have been studied in Hydra, jellyfish, many insects, and several vertebrates, the role of these proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans neurogenesis is relatively uncharacterized. The C. elegans genome consists of three Ac/Sc genes, previously identified as hlh-3, hlh-6, and hlh-14. Here, we characterize the role of hlh-3 in nervous system development. Although hlh-3 appears to be expressed in all neural precursors, we find that hlh-3 null mutants have a mostly functional nervous system. However, these mutants are egg-laying defective, resulting from a block in differentiation of the HSN motor neurons. Detectable HSNs have misdirected axon projection, which appears to result from a lack of netrin signaling within the HSNs. Thus, our findings suggest a novel link between Ac/Sc bHLH proteins and the expression of genes required for proper interpretation of axon guidance cues. Lastly, based on sequence identity, expression pattern, and a role in neural differentiation, hlh-3 is most likely an ortholog of Drosophila asense.
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- 2008
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18. Caenorhabditis elegans num-1 negatively regulates endocytic recycling.
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Nilsson L, Conradt B, Ruaud AF, Chen CC, Hatzold J, Bessereau JL, Grant BD, and Tuck S
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- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing genetics, Animals, Caenorhabditis elegans genetics, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins genetics, DNA Primers genetics, Endocytosis genetics, Green Fluorescent Proteins metabolism, Intestinal Mucosa ultrastructure, Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, Transport Vesicles ultrastructure, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing metabolism, Caenorhabditis elegans physiology, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins metabolism, Endocytosis physiology, Intestinal Mucosa metabolism, Transport Vesicles physiology
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Much of the material taken into cells by endocytosis is rapidly returned to the plasma membrane by the endocytic recycling pathway. Although recycling is vital for the correct localization of cell membrane receptors and lipids, the molecular mechanisms that regulate recycling are only partially understood. Here we show that in Caenorhabditis elegans endocytic recycling is inhibited by NUM-1A, the nematode Numb homolog. NUM-1AGFP fusion protein is localized to the baso-lateral surfaces of many polarized epithelial cells, including the hypodermis and the intestine. We show that increased NUM-1A levels cause morphological defects in these cells similar to those caused by loss-of-function mutations in rme-1, a positive regulator of recycling in both C. elegans and mammals. We describe the isolation of worms lacking num-1A activity and show that, consistent with a model in which NUM-1A negatively regulates recycling in the intestine, loss of num-1A function bypasses the requirement for RME-1. Genetic epistasis analysis with rab-10, which is required at an early part of the recycling pathway, suggests that loss of num-1A function does not affect the uptake of material by endocytosis but rather inhibits baso-lateral recycling downstream of rab-10.
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- 2008
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19. Control of apoptosis by asymmetric cell division.
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Hatzold J and Conradt B
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- Animals, Animals, Genetically Modified, Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors genetics, Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors metabolism, Caenorhabditis elegans metabolism, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins genetics, Cell Death, DNA-Binding Proteins genetics, DNA-Binding Proteins metabolism, Genes, Helminth, Heat-Shock Proteins genetics, Phenotype, Signal Transduction, Transcription Factors genetics, Transcription Factors metabolism, Apoptosis, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins metabolism, Cell Division
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Asymmetric cell division and apoptosis (programmed cell death) are two fundamental processes that are important for the development and function of multicellular organisms. We have found that the processes of asymmetric cell division and apoptosis can be functionally linked. Specifically, we show that asymmetric cell division in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is mediated by a pathway involving three genes, dnj-11 MIDA1, ces-2 HLF, and ces-1 Snail, that directly control the enzymatic machinery responsible for apoptosis. Interestingly, the MIDA1-like protein GlsA of the alga Volvox carteri, as well as the Snail-related proteins Snail, Escargot, and Worniu of Drosophila melanogaster, have previously been implicated in asymmetric cell division. Therefore, C. elegans dnj-11 MIDA1, ces-2 HLF, and ces-1 Snail may be components of a pathway involved in asymmetric cell division that is conserved throughout the plant and animal kingdoms. Furthermore, based on our results, we propose that this pathway directly controls the apoptotic fate in C. elegans, and possibly other animals as well.
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- 2008
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20. The Snail-like CES-1 protein of C. elegans can block the expression of the BH3-only cell-death activator gene egl-1 by antagonizing the function of bHLH proteins.
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Thellmann M, Hatzold J, and Conradt B
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- Animals, Animals, Genetically Modified, Apoptosis physiology, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental physiology, Neurosecretory Systems embryology, Caenorhabditis elegans metabolism, DNA-Binding Proteins metabolism, Repressor Proteins metabolism, Transcription Factors metabolism
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The NSM cells of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans differentiate into serotonergic neurons, while their sisters, the NSM sister cells, undergo programmed cell death during embryogenesis. The programmed death of the NSM sister cells is dependent on the cell-death activator EGL-1, a BH3-only protein required for programmed cell death in C. elegans, and can be prevented by a gain-of-function (gf) mutation in the cell-death specification gene ces-1, which encodes a Snail-like DNA-binding protein. Here, we show that the genes hlh-2 and hlh-3, which encode a Daughterless-like and an Achaete-scute-like bHLH protein, respectively, are required to kill the NSM sister cells. A heterodimer composed of HLH-2 and HLH-3, HLH-2/HLH-3, binds to Snail-binding sites/E-boxes in a cis-regulatory region of the egl-1 locus in vitro that is required for the death of the NSM sister cells in vivo. Hence, we propose that HLH-2/HLH-3 is a direct, cell-type specific activator of egl-1 transcription. Furthermore, the Snail-like CES-1 protein can block the death of the NSM sister cells by acting through the same Snail-binding sites/E-boxes in the egl-1 locus. In ces-1(gf) animals, CES-1 might therefore prevent the death of the NSM sister cells by successfully competing with HLH-2/HLH-3 for binding to the egl-1 locus.
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- 2003
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