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ArticleCell2019

Repressive Gene Regulation Synchronizes Development with Cellular Metabolism.

Justin J Cassidy, Sebastian M Bernasek, Rachael Bakker, Ritika Giri, Nicolás Peláez, Bryan Eder, Anna Bobrowska, Neda Bagheri, Luis A Nunes Amaral, Richard W Carthew

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Article in Cell, 2019. 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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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Justin J CassidyDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Sebastian M BernasekDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Rachael BakkerDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Ritika GiriDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Nicolás PeláezDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Bryan EderDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Anna BobrowskaDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Neda BagheriDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Luis A Nunes AmaralDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. Electronic address: amaral@northwestern.edu.
Richard W CarthewDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA; NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. Electronic address: r-carthew@northwestern.edu.

Funding

CELLULAR &MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008061 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI CARTHEW, RICHARD W. · 1985 to 2022
$17.1M
CORE: ADMINISTRATIVEP50GM081892 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI WHITE, KEVIN P. · 2008 to 2013
$15.9M
Non-coding RNAs and their mechanisms and functions-RenewalR35GM118144 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI Richard W. CARTHEW · 2016 to 2026
$6.8M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN ONCOGENESIS &DEVELOPMENT BIOLOGYT32CA080621 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI EKLUND, ELIZABETH ANN · 2001 to 2018
$4.1M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS T32 CA080621NIGMS NIH HHS P50 GM081892NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118144NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008061
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic conditions affect the developmental tempo of animals. Developmental gene regulatory networks (GRNs) must therefore synchronize their dynamics with a variable timescale. We find that layered repression of genes couples GRN output with variable metabolism. When repressors of transcription or mRNA and protein stability are lost, fewer errors in Drosophila development occur when metabolism is lowered. We demonstrate the universality of this phenomenon by eliminating the entire microRNA family of repressors and find that development to maturity can be largely rescued when metabolism is reduced. Using a mathematical model that replicates GRN dynamics, we find that lowering metabolism suppresses the emergence of developmental errors by curtailing the influence of auxiliary repressors on GRN output. We experimentally show that gene expression dynamics are less affected by loss of repressors when metabolism is reduced. Thus, layered repression provides robustness through error suppression and may provide an evolutionary route to a shorter reproductive cycle.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Regulatory NetworksAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBrainDrosophila melanogasterEyeFemaleInsulinLoss of Function MutationMicroRNAsModels, TheoreticalNeuronsRepressor ProteinsTranscription, GeneticInsulinMicroRNAsRepressor Proteinscontrol theorydevelopmentDrosophilamathematical modelingmetabolismmicroRNA

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PMID31353220
PMCPMC6865806

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