title: Intrinsic epigenetic factors cooperate with the steroid hormone ecdysone to govern dendrite pruning in Drosophila.
abstract: Pruning that selectively removes unnecessary axons/dendrites is crucial for sculpting neural circuits during development. During Drosophila metamorphosis, dendritic arborization sensory neurons, ddaCs, selectively prune their larval dendrites in response to the steroid hormone ecdysone. However, it is unknown whether epigenetic factors are involved in dendrite pruning. Here, we analyzed 81 epigenetic factors, from which a Brahma (Brm)-containing chromatin remodeler and a histone acetyltransferase CREB-binding protein (CBP) were identified for their critical roles in initiating dendrite pruning. Brm and CBP specifically activate a key ecdysone response gene, sox14, but not EcR-B1. Furthermore, the HAT activity of CBP is important for sox14 expression and dendrite pruning. EcR-B1 associates with CBP in the presence of ecdysone, which is facilitated by Brm, resulting in local enrichment of an active chromatin mark H3K27Ac at the sox14 locus. Thus, specific intrinsic epigenetic factors cooperate with steroid hormones to activate selective transcriptional programs, thereby initiating neuronal remodeling.
authors: Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory and Department of Biological Sciences, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Kirilly
authors: Jack Jing Lin
authors: JJ
authors: Wong
authors: Edwin Kok Hao
authors: EK
authors: Lim
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Heng
authors: H
authors: Zhang
authors: Cheng
authors: C
authors: Wang
authors: Qiuming
authors: Q
authors: Liao
authors: Haifeng
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: Yih-Cherng
authors: YC
authors: Liou
authors: Hongyan
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: Fengwei
authors: F
authors: Yu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050882:CREB-Binding Protein / Q000502:physiology*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004440:Ecdysone / Q000502:physiology*; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D008675:Metamorphosis, Biological / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D055749:SOXB2 Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D055749:SOXB2 Transcription Factors; C492174:Sox14 protein, Drosophila; D015534:Trans-Activators; C086469:brm protein, Drosophila; C055469:ecdysone receptor; D004440:Ecdysone; D050882:CREB-Binding Protein; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases