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ArticlePLoS biology2022

The Gr64 cluster of gustatory receptors promotes survival and proteostasis of epithelial cells in Drosophila.

Michael E Baumgartner, Alex Mastrogiannopoulos, Iwo Kucinski, Paul F Langton, Eugenia Piddini

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Article in PLoS biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael E BaumgartnerSchool of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Alex MastrogiannopoulosSchool of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Iwo KucinskiThe Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute and Zoology Department, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9385-0359
Paul F LangtonSchool of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Eugenia PiddiniSchool of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-3901-076X
University of Bristol · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 26831Cancer Research UK C38607/A26831Wellcome Trust 205010/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gustatory Receptor 64 (Gr64) genes are a cluster of 6 neuronally expressed receptors involved in sweet taste sensation in Drosophila melanogaster. Gr64s modulate calcium signalling and excitatory responses to several different sugars. Here, we discover an unexpected nonneuronal function of Gr64 receptors and show that they promote proteostasis in epithelial cells affected by proteotoxic stress. Using heterozygous mutations in ribosome proteins (Rp), which have recently been shown to induce proteotoxic stress and protein aggregates in cells, we show that Rp/+ cells in Drosophila imaginal discs up-regulate expression of the entire Gr64 cluster and depend on these receptors for survival. We further show that loss of Gr64 in Rp/+ cells exacerbates stress pathway activation and proteotoxic stress by negatively affecting autophagy and proteasome function. This work identifies a noncanonical role in proteostasis maintenance for a family of gustatory receptors known for their function in neuronal sensation.

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DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterEpithelial CellsProteostasisReceptors, Cell SurfaceTasteDrosophila ProteinsReceptors, Cell Surface

Identifiers

PMID35862315
PMCPMC9302837
OpenAlexW4286498173

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