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ArticleNucleic acids research2022

Dichotomous cis-regulatory motifs mediate the maturation of the neuromuscular junction by retrograde BMP signaling.

Robin Vuilleumier, Mo Miao, Sonia Medina-Giro, Clara-Maria Ell, Stephane Flibotte, Tianshun Lian, Grant Kauwe, Annie Collins, Sophia Ly, George Pyrowolakis and 2 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Robin VuilleumierDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Mo MiaoDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Sonia Medina-GiroDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Clara-Maria EllSpemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine (SGBM), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany.
Stephane FlibotteDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Tianshun LianDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Grant KauweBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA.
Annie CollinsDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Sophia LyDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
George PyrowolakisCIBSS - Centre for Integrative Biological Signaling Studies and Institute for Biology I, Faculty of Biology, Hilde Mangold Haus, Habsburgerstrasse 49, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, 79104, Germany.
A Pejmun HaghighiBuck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA 94945, USA.
Douglas W AllanDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3488-8365
University of British Columbia · CABuck Institute for Research on Aging · USUniversity of Freiburg · DE

Funding

Retrograde Regulation of Synaptic Strength by Translational MechanismsR01NS082793 · NINDS · BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING · PI HAGHIGHI, ALI PEJMUN · 2013 to 2022
$4.9M
CIHR F16-01394CIHR F20-04798NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS082793
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retrograde bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ) has served as a paradigm to study TGF-β-dependent synaptic function and maturation. Yet, how retrograde BMP signaling transcriptionally regulates these functions remains unresolved. Here, we uncover a gene network, enriched for neurotransmission-related genes, that is controlled by retrograde BMP signaling in motor neurons through two Smad-binding cis-regulatory motifs, the BMP-activating (BMP-AE) and silencer (BMP-SE) elements. Unpredictably, both motifs mediate direct gene activation, with no involvement of the BMP derepression pathway regulators Schnurri and Brinker. Genome editing of candidate BMP-SE and BMP-AE within the locus of the active zone gene bruchpilot, and a novel Ly6 gene witty, demonstrated the role of these motifs in upregulating genes required for the maturation of pre- and post-synaptic NMJ compartments. Our findings uncover how Smad-dependent transcriptional mechanisms specific to motor neurons directly orchestrate a gene network required for synaptic maturation by retrograde BMP signaling.

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Drosophila ProteinsGene Regulatory NetworksAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBone Morphogenetic ProteinsDrosophilaNeuromuscular JunctionTransforming Growth Factor betaBone Morphogenetic ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID36029115
PMCPMC9508838
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