Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Department of Women and Children's Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
PLoS Genet. 2018 Jul 16;14(7):e1007500. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007500. eCollection 2018 Jul.
Single microRNAs are usually associated with hundreds of putative target genes that can influence multiple phenotypic traits in Drosophila, ranging from development to behaviour. We investigated the function of Drosophila miR-210 in circadian behaviour by misexpressing it within circadian clock cells. Manipulation of miR-210 expression levels in the PDF (pigment dispersing factor) positive neurons affected the phase of locomotor activity, under both light-dark conditions and constant darkness. PER cyclical expression was not affected in clock neurons, however, when miR-210 was up-regulated, a dramatic alteration in the morphology of PDF ventral lateral neuron (LNv) arborisations was observed. The effect of miR-210 in shaping neuronal projections was confirmed in vitro, using a Drosophila neuronal cell line. A transcriptomic analysis revealed that miR-210 overexpression affects the expression of several genes belonging to pathways related to circadian processes, neuronal development, GTPases signal transduction and photoreception. Collectively, these data reveal the role of miR-210 in modulating circadian outputs in flies and guiding/remodelling PDF positive LNv arborisations and indicate that miR-210 may have pleiotropic effects on the clock, light perception and neuronal development.
单个 microRNAs 通常与数百个假定的靶基因相关联,这些靶基因可以影响果蝇从发育到行为的多种表型特征。我们通过在生物钟细胞内过表达 miR-210 来研究其在昼夜节律行为中的功能。在光暗条件和持续黑暗下,操纵 PDF(色素分散因子)阳性神经元中的 miR-210 表达水平会影响运动活动的相位。然而,当 miR-210 被上调时,PER 周期性表达在生物钟神经元中不受影响,但 PDF 腹外侧神经元(LNv)分支的形态发生了显著改变。使用果蝇神经元细胞系在体外证实了 miR-210 对神经元投射的影响。转录组分析显示,miR-210 过表达会影响与昼夜节律过程、神经元发育、GTPase 信号转导和光感受相关途径的几个基因的表达。总的来说,这些数据揭示了 miR-210 在调节果蝇昼夜节律输出以及指导/重塑 PDF 阳性 LNv 分支中的作用,并表明 miR-210 可能对生物钟、光感知和神经元发育具有多效性影响。