Ogamino Shohei, Yamamichi Moeko, Sato Ken, Ishitani Tohru
Department of Homeostatic Regulation, Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Institute for Molecular & Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Gunma, 371-8512, Japan.
NPJ Aging. 2024 Apr 29;10(1):23. doi: 10.1038/s41514-024-00149-1.
Wnt/β-catenin signaling plays a major role in regulation of embryogenesis, organogenesis, and adult tissue homeostasis and regeneration. However, the roles played by Wnt/β-catenin and the spatiotemporal regulation of its activity throughout life, including during aging, are not fully understood. To address these issues, we introduced a Wnt/β-catenin signaling sensitive reporter into African turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri), a naturally ultra-short-lived fish that allows for the analysis of its whole life within a short period of time. Using this reporter killifish, we unraveled the previously unidentified dynamics of Wnt/β-catenin signaling during development and aging. Using the reporter strain, we detected Wnt/β-catenin activity in actively developing tissues as reported in previous reports, but also observed activation and attenuation of Wnt/β-catenin activity during embryonic reaggregation and diapause, respectively. During the aging process, the reporter was activated in the choroidal layer and liver, but its expression decreased in the kidneys. In addition, the reporter also revealed that aging disrupts the spatial regulation and intensity control of Wnt/β-catenin activity seen during fin regeneration, which interferes with precise regeneration. Thus, the employed reporter killifish is a highly useful model for investigating the dynamics of Wnt/β-catenin signaling during both the developmental and aging process.
Wnt/β-连环蛋白信号通路在胚胎发生、器官发生以及成体组织稳态和再生的调节中起主要作用。然而,Wnt/β-连环蛋白所起的作用及其在整个生命过程中(包括衰老期间)活性的时空调节,目前尚未完全明确。为了解决这些问题,我们将一种对Wnt/β-连环蛋白信号敏感的报告基因引入非洲青鳉(Nothobranchius furzeri),这是一种自然寿命极短的鱼类,能够在短时间内对其整个生命过程进行分析。利用这种携带报告基因的青鳉,我们揭示了发育和衰老过程中Wnt/β-连环蛋白信号通路此前未被发现的动态变化。使用该报告基因品系,我们如先前报道那样在活跃发育的组织中检测到了Wnt/β-连环蛋白活性,但也分别在胚胎重聚集和滞育期间观察到了Wnt/β-连环蛋白活性的激活和减弱。在衰老过程中,报告基因在脉络膜层和肝脏中被激活,但其在肾脏中的表达下降。此外,报告基因还显示,衰老破坏了鳍再生过程中Wnt/β-连环蛋白活性的空间调节和强度控制,从而干扰了精确再生。因此,所采用的携带报告基因的青鳉是研究发育和衰老过程中Wnt/β-连环蛋白信号通路动态变化的非常有用的模型。
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