Control of non-apoptotic nurse cell death by engulfment genes in Drosophila.
Programmed cell death occurs as a normal part of oocyte development in Drosophila. For each egg that is formed, 15 germline-derived nurse cells transfer their cytoplasmic contents into the oocyte and die. Disruption of apoptosis or autophagy only partially inhibits the death of the nurse cells, indicating that other mechanisms significantly contribute to nurse cell death. Recently, we demonstrated that the surrounding stretch follicle cells non-autonomously promote nurse cell death during late oogenesis and that phagocytosis genes including draper, ced-12, and the JNK pathway are crucial for this process. When phagocytosis genes are inhibited in the follicle cells, events specifically associated with death of the nurse cells are impaired. Death of the nurse cells is not completely blocked in draper mutants, suggesting that other engulfment receptors are involved. Indeed, we found that the integrin subunit, αPS3, is enriched on stretch follicle cells during late oogenesis and is required for elimination of the nurse cells. Moreover, double mutant analysis revealed that integrins act in parallel to draper. Death of nurse cells in the Drosophila ovary is a unique example of programmed cell death that is both non-apoptotic and non-cell autonomously controlled.
a Department of Biology , Boston University , Boston , MA.
Allison K
AK
Timmons
a Department of Biology , Boston University , Boston , MA.
Albert A
AA
Mondragon
a Department of Biology , Boston University , Boston , MA.
Tracy L
TL
Meehan
a Department of Biology , Boston University , Boston , MA.
Kimberly
K
McCall
D000818:Animals; D016923:Cell Death; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains / Q000378:metabolism; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000166:cytology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology; D010063:Ovum / Q000378:metabolism
D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains; D016023:Integrins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C572269:alpha PS3 integrin, Drosophila; C495322:drpr protein, Drosophila
cell death; engulfment; integrin; ovary; phagocytosis
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