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ArticlePLoS genetics2022

A circular RNA Edis-Relish-castor axis regulates neuronal development in Drosophila.

Wei Liu, Weihong Liang, Xiao-Peng Xiong, Jian-Liang Li, Rui Zhou

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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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.

Wei LiuDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-8430-0497
Weihong LiangDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Xiao-Peng XiongTumor Initiation and Maintenance Program, NCI-Designated Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-7016-4428
Jian-Liang LiTumor Initiation and Maintenance Program, NCI-Designated Cancer Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-6487-081X
Rui ZhouDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-1818-7710
Johns Hopkins University · USSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute · US

Funding

Role of Circular RNAs in Innate Immunity and Neuro-developmentR01AI140049 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ZHOU, RUI · 2018 to 2023
$2.0M
The Role of microRNAs in Modulating Innate Immunity Signaling and Gut HomeostasisR21AI105797 · NIAID · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI ZHOU, RUI · 2014 to 2015
$536k
Role of Circular RNAs in Innate ImmunityR21AI131099 · NIAID · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI ZHOU, RUI · 2017 to 2018
$497k
Exploiting the Candida albicans Dicer Protein as a Therapeutic TargetR03AI131068 · NIAID · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI ZHOU, RUI · 2017 to 2018
$179k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI140049NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI131068NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI105797NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI131099
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new group of noncoding/regulatory RNAs that are particularly abundant in the nervous system, however, their physiological functions are underexplored. Here we report that the brain-enriched circular RNA Edis (Ect4-derived immune suppressor) plays an essential role in neuronal development in Drosophila. We show that depletion of Edis in vivo causes defects in axonal projection patterns of mushroom body (MB) neurons in the brain, as well as impaired locomotor activity and shortened lifespan of adult flies. In addition, we find that the castor gene, which encodes a transcription factor involved in neurodevelopment, is upregulated in Edis knockdown neurons. Notably, castor overexpression phenocopies Edis knockdown, and reducing castor levels suppresses the neurodevelopmental phenotypes in Edis-depleted neurons. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis reveals that the transcription factor Relish, which plays a key role in regulating innate immunity signaling, occupies a pair of sites at the castor promoter, and that both sites are required for optimal castor gene activation by either immune challenge or Edis depletion. Lastly, Relish mutation and/or depletion can rescue both the castor gene hyperactivation phenotype and neuronal defects in Edis knockdown animals. We conclude that the circular RNA Edis acts through Relish and castor to regulate neuronal development.

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DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterMushroom BodiesRNA, CircularTranscription FactorsDrosophila ProteinsRNA, CircularTranscription Factors

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PMID36301831
PMCPMC9612563
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