title: Effector caspase Dcp-1 and IAP protein Bruce regulate starvation-induced autophagy during Drosophila melanogaster oogenesis.
abstract: A complex relationship exists between autophagy and apoptosis, but the regulatory mechanisms underlying their interactions are largely unknown. We conducted a systematic study of Drosophila melanogaster cell death-related genes to determine their requirement in the regulation of starvation-induced autophagy. We discovered that six cell death genes--death caspase-1 (Dcp-1), hid, Bruce, Buffy, debcl, and p53-as well as Ras-Raf-mitogen activated protein kinase signaling pathway components had a role in autophagy regulation in D. melanogaster cultured cells. During D. melanogaster oogenesis, we found that autophagy is induced at two nutrient status checkpoints: germarium and mid-oogenesis. At these two stages, the effector caspase Dcp-1 and the inhibitor of apoptosis protein Bruce function to regulate both autophagy and starvation-induced cell death. Mutations in Atg1 and Atg7 resulted in reduced DNA fragmentation in degenerating midstage egg chambers but did not appear to affect nuclear condensation, which indicates that autophagy contributes in part to cell death in the ovary. Our study provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms that coordinately regulate autophagic and apoptotic events in vivo.
authors.affiliation: The Genome Sciences Centre, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1L3, Canada.
authors.forename: Ying-Chen Claire
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Suganthi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chittaranjan
authors.forename: Sharon González
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McCall
authors.forename: Sharon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gorski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D001343:Autophagy / Q000502:physiology*; D020169:Caspases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D020287:In Situ Nick-End Labeling; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009866:Oogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D034622:RNA Interference; D013217:Starvation; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C470733:Bruce protein, Drosophila; C477358:Buffy protein, Drosophila; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C108880:HID protein, Drosophila; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009479:Neuropeptides; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; C404322:debcl protein, Drosophila; D020169:Caspases; C103568:Dcp-1 protein, Drosophila
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