RRC ID 59607
著者 Takagaki N, Ohta A, Ohnishi K, Kawanabe A, Minakuchi Y, Toyoda A, Fujiwara Y, Kuhara A.
タイトル The mechanoreceptor DEG-1 regulates cold tolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans.
ジャーナル EMBO Rep
Abstract Caenorhabditis elegans mechanoreceptors located in ASG sensory neurons have been found to sense ambient temperature, which is a key trait for animal survival. Here, we show that experimental loss of xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH-1) function in AIN and AVJ interneurons results in reduced cold tolerance and atypical neuronal response to changes in temperature. These interneurons connect with upstream neurons such as the mechanoreceptor-expressing ASG. Ca2+ imaging revealed that ASG neurons respond to warm temperature via the mechanoreceptor DEG-1, a degenerin/epithelial Na+ channel (DEG/ENaC), which in turn affects downstream AIN and AVJ circuits. Ectopic expression of DEG-1 in the ASE gustatory neuron results in the acquisition of warm sensitivity, while electrophysiological analysis revealed that DEG-1 and human MDEG1 were involved in warm sensation. Taken together, these results suggest that cold tolerance is regulated by mechanoreceptor-mediated circuit calculation.
巻・号 21(3)
ページ e48671
公開日 2020-3-4
DOI 10.15252/embr.201948671
PMID 32009302
PMC PMC7054665
MeSH Animals Caenorhabditis elegans* / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans* / metabolism Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins* / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins* / metabolism Cold Temperature* Humans Mechanoreceptors / metabolism Membrane Proteins Sensory Receptor Cells / metabolism Sodium Channels
IF 8.383
引用数 1
リソース情報
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