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The role of epithelial barrier in Drosophila intestinal homeostasis

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K06650
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 44010:Cell biology-related
Research InstitutionNational Institute for Physiological Sciences

Principal Investigator

Yasushi Izumi  生理学研究所, 生体機能調節研究領域, 准教授 (10373268)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords上皮バリア / 組織恒常性 / 幹細胞 / ショウジョウバエ / 細胞増殖 / セプテートジャンクション / 細胞間接着 / 腸管 / 上皮細胞 / 細胞間隙バリア / 細胞間接着装置 / 腸管恒常性
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、ショウジョウバエ成虫において腸管上皮特異的にsSJ構成分子 Ssk, Mesh, Tsp2Aの発現をRNA干渉法により抑制し、上皮バリアの破綻により幹細胞の増殖と上皮細胞の異常が引き起こされるメカニズムを解明する。研究期間中に次の5項目の解析を行う予定である。①異常増殖した腸管上皮細胞の形態学的解析。②幹細胞の過剰な増殖に関与する細胞内シグナル伝達経路の解明。③腸内に存在する細菌の細胞過剰増殖への影響の検証。④正常腸管上皮内に誘導したsSJ構成分子欠損細胞クローンの解析。⑤遺伝学的スクリーニングによる、sSJ構成分子欠損で誘導される未知の幹細胞制御因子の検索。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the Drosophila intestine, smooth septate junctions s(SJs) act as paracellular diffusion barrier. We identified four sSJ-associated membrane proteins, Ssk, Mesh, Tsp2A and Hoka, all of which are essential for sSJ organization and intestinal barrier function. We investigated the effect of sSJ protein depletion on the adult intestine. The sSJ protein-deficient flies showed intestinal hypertrophy, which was associated with increased intestinal stem cell proliferation and activation of the MAPK and Jak-Stat pathways in the stem cells. In the sSJ protein-deficient intestine, atypical protein kinase C (aPKC) was upregulated in the cytoplasm and the apical membrane of epithelial cells. The reduced expression of aPKC in the sSJ protein-deficient enterocytes resulted in reduced stem cell overproliferation. These findings indicate that sSJ proteins play a crucial role in maintaining stem cell homeostasis through the regulation of aPKC activities in the Drosophila intestine.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ショウジョウバエの腸管バリア機能に重要な役割を果たしているスムースセプテートジャンクション(sSJ)の新規構成分子Hokaを同定し、sSJの分子構築と形成機構の理解が進んだ。sSJ構成分子欠失により、腸管幹細胞の増殖が亢進し腸管に腫瘍が形成されたことから、上皮バリアが腸管幹細胞の増殖制御に重要な役割を果たしていることが明らかになった。
本研究より、ショウジョウバエ腸管の上皮バリアが、体内への異物の侵入あるいは体外への生体成分の流出を防ぐだけでなく、幹細胞の増殖のコントロールを介して腸管恒常性維持にも寄与することが明らかになった。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (5 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Osnabruck(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Utah(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Osnabruck(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The novel membrane protein Hoka regulates septate junction organization and stem cell homeostasis in the Drosophila gut2021

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Yasushi、Furuse Kyoko、Furuse Mikio
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cell Science

      Volume: 134 Issue: 6 Pages: 257022-257022

    • DOI

      10.1242/jcs.257022

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The septate junction protein Tetraspanin 2A is critical to the structure and function of Malpighian tubules in Drosophila melanogaster.2020

    • Author(s)
      Klaus W Beyenbach, Frederike Schone, Leonhard F Breitsprecher, Felix Tiburcy, Mikio Furuse, Yasushi Izumi, Heiko Meyer, Sima Jonusaite, Aylin R Rodan, Achim Paululat
    • Journal Title

      American journal of physiology. Cell physiology

      Volume: 318 Issue: 6 Pages: C1107-C1122

    • DOI

      10.1152/ajpcell.00061.2020

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The septate junction protein Mesh is required for epithelial morphogenesis, ion transport, and paracellular permeability in the Drosophila Malpighian tubule.2020

    • Author(s)
      Sima Jonusaite, Klaus W. Beyenbach, Heiko Meyer, Achim Paululat, Yasushi Izumi, Mikio Furuse, and Aylin R. Rodan
    • Journal Title

      American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

      Volume: 318 Issue: 3 Pages: C675-C694

    • DOI

      10.1152/ajpcell.00492.2019

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The extracellular domain of angulin-1 and palmitoylation of its cytoplasmic region are required for angulin-1 assembly at tricellular contacts2020

    • Author(s)
      Yukako Oda, Taichi Sugawara, Yuko Fukata, Yasushi Izumi, Tetsuhisa Otani, Tomohito Higashi, Masaki Fukata and Mikio Furuse
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Biological Chemistry

      Volume: 295 Pages: 4289-4302

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Septate junctions regulate gut homeostasis through regulation of stem cell proliferation and enterocyte behavior in Drosophila.2019

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Izumi, Kyoko Furuse and Mikio Furuse
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cell Science

      Volume: 132 Issue: 18

    • DOI

      10.1242/jcs.232108

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 新規膜タンパク質Hokaによるショウジョウバエ腸管のセプテートジャンクション形成と幹細胞恒常性の制御2021

    • Author(s)
      泉 裕士、古瀬幹夫
    • Organizer
      第73回日本細胞生物学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The novel membrane protein Hoka regulates septate junction organization and stem cell homeostasis in the Drosophila intestine.2021

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Izumi、Mikio Furuse
    • Organizer
      The 14th Japanese Drosophila Research Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 新規膜タンパク質Hokaによるショウジョウバエ腸管のセプテートジャンクション形成と幹細胞恒常性の制御2020

    • Author(s)
      泉 裕士、古瀬幹夫
    • Organizer
      第43回日本分子生物学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ショウジョウバエ腸管の恒常性における上皮バリア機能の役割.2020

    • Author(s)
      泉 裕士、古瀬幹夫
    • Organizer
      第9回生理研・名古屋大学医学部合同シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 多様な膜貫通タンパク質により構成されるショウジョウバエのセプテートジャンクション2019

    • Author(s)
      泉 裕士、古瀬幹夫
    • Organizer
      第19回日本蛋白質化学会年会、第71回 日本細胞生物学会 合同年次大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 自然科学研究機構 生理学研究所 細胞構造研究部門 ホームページ

    • URL

      http://www.nips.ac.jp/dcs/

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 消化管のバリア機能と恒常性の維持にかかわる新しい分子の発見

    • URL

      http://www.nips.ac.jp/nips_research/2021/03/--.html

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 腸管を正常に保つ上皮バリアのはたらき -ショウジョウバエをモデルとした研究から -

    • URL

      http://www.nips.ac.jp/nips_research/2019/10/-_-.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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