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ArticleGenetics2009

The developmentally active and stress-inducible noncoding hsromega gene is a novel regulator of apoptosis in Drosophila.

Moushami Mallik, Subhash C Lakhotia

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Article in Genetics, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Moushami MallikCytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India.
Subhash C Lakhotia
Banaras Hindu University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The large nucleus limited noncoding hsromega-n RNA of Drosophila melanogaster is known to associate with a variety of heterogeneous nuclear RNA-binding proteins (hnRNPs) and certain other RNA-binding proteins to assemble the nucleoplasmic omega speckles. In this article, we show that RNAi-mediated depletion of this noncoding RNA dominantly suppresses apoptosis, in eye and other imaginal discs, triggered by induced expression of Rpr, Grim, or caspases (initiator as well as effector), all of which are key regulators/effectors of the canonical caspase-mediated cell death pathway. We also show, for the first time, a genetic interaction between the noncoding hsromega transcripts and the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathway since downregulation of hsromega transcripts suppressed JNK activation. In addition, hsromega-RNAi also augmented the levels of Drosophila Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 1 (DIAP1) when apoptosis was activated. Suppression of induced cell death following depletion of hsromega transcripts was abrogated when the DIAP1-RNAi transgene was coexpressed. Our results suggest that the hsromega transcripts regulate cellular levels of DIAP1 via the hnRNP Hrb57A, which physically interacts with DIAP1, and any alteration in levels of the hsromega transcripts in eye disc cells enhances association between these two proteins. Our studies thus reveal a novel regulatory role of the hsromega noncoding RNA on the apoptotic cell death cascade through multiple paths. These observations add to the diversity of regulatory functions that the large noncoding RNAs carry out in the cells' life.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCaspasesDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEyeGenes, InsectHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein KImmunohistochemistryInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsLarvaMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8Protein BindingReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionCaspasesDIAP1 protein, DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein KHnRNP-K protein, DrosophilaInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8RNA, Untranslated

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PMID19737742
PMCPMC2778980
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