RRC ID 76191
著者 Hernandez-Cravero B, Gallino S, Florman J, Vranych C, Diaz P, Elgoyhen AB, Alkema MJ, de Mendoza D.
タイトル Cannabinoids activate the insulin pathway to modulate mobilization of cholesterol in C. elegans.
ジャーナル PLoS Genet
Abstract The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans requires exogenous cholesterol to survive and its depletion leads to early developmental arrest. Thus, tight regulation of cholesterol storage and distribution within the organism is critical. Previously, we demonstrated that the endocannabinoid (eCB) 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) plays a key role in C. elegans since it modulates sterol mobilization. However, the mechanism remains unknown. Here we show that mutations in the ocr-2 and osm-9 genes, coding for transient receptors potential V (TRPV) ion channels, dramatically reduce the effect of 2-AG in cholesterol mobilization. Through genetic analysis in combination with the rescue of larval arrest induced by sterol starvation, we found that the insulin/IGF-1signaling (IIS) pathway and UNC-31/CAPS, a calcium-activated regulator of neural dense-core vesicles release, are essential for 2-AG-mediated stimulation of cholesterol mobilization. These findings indicate that 2-AG-dependent cholesterol trafficking requires the release of insulin peptides and signaling through the DAF-2 insulin receptor. These results suggest that 2-AG acts as an endogenous modulator of TRPV signal transduction to control intracellular sterol trafficking through modulation of the IGF-1 signaling pathway.
巻・号 18(11)
ページ e1010346
公開日 2022-11-1
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010346
PII PGENETICS-D-22-00844
PMID 36346800
PMC PMC9674138
MeSH Animals Caenorhabditis elegans* / genetics Cannabinoids* Cholesterol / genetics Insulin Sterols
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