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Drosophila as a Model Organism Masamitsu Yamaguchi & Hideki Yoshida Chapter First Online: 28 June 2018 6739 Accesses 49 Citations 1 Altmetric Part of the Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology book series (AEMB,volume 1076) Abstract Drosophila melanogaster has been widely used in classical and modern genetics for more than 100 years. doi: 10.1128/EC.3.2.413-419.2004, Arefin, B., Kucerova, L., Dobes, P., Markus, R., Strnad, H., Wang, Z., et al. The latter serves as a particularly illuminating example of the advances Drosophila can yield, even into understanding complex behaviors. The history of the Drosophila model in the study of various aspects of life sciences will be summarized in this chapter. Identification of Drosophila gene products required for phagocytosis of Candida albicans. Although double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) itself does not induce viral response in Drosophila, recent studies have shown that recognizing virus-derived dsRNA through the amino terminal DExD/H-box helicase domain of Dicer-2 promotes the expression of the vago-secreted protein (Paradkar et al., 2012) that plays an antiviral role against Drosophila C virus infection (Paradkar et al., 2012). Since a broad spectrum of RNA viruses exploit internal ribosome entry sites (IRESs) for translation, genome-wide RNAi screen in Drosophila cells infected with Drosophila C virus were performed to reveal host factors required for IRES-dependent translation and viral replication. Biol. Immunol. Kaufman TC. J. Infect. Many neuropsychiatric disorders such as ADHD, depression, and addiction affect monoaminergic pathways, thereby making them a promising target for the development of novel screening approaches. Research on the karyotype and evolution of Drosophila melanogaster species group. Methods. 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Among those genes is the macroglobulin-related protein (Mcr), which specifically opsonize Candida, unlike TEP2 and TEP3 that are needed for opsonization and efficient uptake of E. coli and S. aureus, respectively (Stroschein-Stevenson et al., 2006). Infect. PLoS ONE 12:e0172071. 266, 109122. CrossRef Cell 3, 413419. The cricket paralysis virus (CrPV), an RNA virus that infects a wide range of insect hosts, displays increased virulence with higher viral loads in IMD mutant flies (Costa et al., 2009). The induction of Diptericin expression in larvae, for example, is affected by age and is dependent on the presence of the ecdysone molting hormone. Drosophila melanogaster neurobiology, neuropharmacology, and how the fly can inform central nervous system drug discovery. Insect Biochem. Ongoing studies are now applying genome-wide association study (GWAS) to identify the genetic basis of natural variation in Drosophila's immunity against pathogens. 2012;13:R21. Genetics. 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The bioinformatics analysis of that study revealed an impact of Photorhabdus on the transcription of fly genes associated with translational repression and stress responses, and an effect of Heterorhabditis on the expression profiles of genes involved in metabolism, lipid homeostasis, stress responses, DNA/protein synthesis, and functions of the nervous system. Heredity (Edinb). 2002;12:63945. Drosophila modifier screens to identify novel neuropsychiatric drugs including aminergic agents for the possible treatment of Parkinson's disease and depression. This in turn activates Dredd, which is thought to be involved in the cleavage of the NFB-like transcription factors Relish (Rel). Screening for virulence-attenuated mutants identified a set of genes involved in the multi-host pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa PA14, for example. Immunol. Development 118, 401415. EMBO Rep. 1, 353358. Cell Microbiol. Schuckit MA, Smith TL, Kalmijn J (2004). Chromosome studies in the Diptera. 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Characterizing hudR, an identified virulence gene encoding a MarR/SlyA family transcription factor, for instance, revealed that eminent expression of hudA (homologous to UbiD) is required and adequate to attenuate the virulence of hudR mutants in infected flies (Kim et al., 2008). 1997;100:8593. (2002). Translational validation can include targeted association studies that have greater statistical power than genome-wide studies. 48, 506510. Innate immunity in Drosophila: pathogens and pathways. A Drosophila model of Parkinsons disease. McClung CA (2007). It may be noted that the pioneering work on the genetics of ageing, which used Drosophila, began very early in this century, within the first decade of the rediscovery of Mendel's laws. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. 2004;18:3094105. The Drosophila caspase Dredd is required to resist gram-negative bacterial infection. (2008). As mentioned above, overt symptoms such as hallucinations or psychosis are difficult to model in animals. Chemical shift assignments of dsRBD1 and linker region of - Springer Interestingly, IMD signaling-mediated anti-CrPV immunity seems to be also AMP independent. Refinement of tools for targeted gene expression in Drosophila. PLoS ONE 4:e6838. PLoS Pathog. 2:27. doi: 10.1186/1475-4924-2-27, Kim, S. H., Park, S. Y., Heo, Y. J., and Cho, Y. H. (2008). 2001;98:126027. Open Biol. In the 1990s, there was an explosion of insight and publications describing mammalian orthologs of period as well as numerous additional, conserved molecular components of the core clock mechanism, all centered around a similar negative feedback loop (Allada et al, 2001; Young and Kay, 2001). (2011). Likewise, -arrestin Kurtz (Krz) regulates Toll signaling via protein sumoylation by interacting with the SUMO protease Ulp1. In flies, this consists of a ritual of successive behavioral steps (and advances), ultimately (after minutes of courting) leading to copulation. Cell 116, 661670. 9, 106119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1005957107, Yang, H., Kronhamn, J., Ekstrom, J. O., Korkut, G. G., and Hultmark, D. (2015). Stroschein-Stevenson et al. Drosophila as a Model Organism for Population Genetics. highlighted a previously uncharacterized role of the CED1/6/7 pathway in phagocytosis, by demonstrating that Draper (a CED-1homolog that belongs to the CED1/6/7 pathway)-mediated phagocytosis requires the Drosophila Junctophilin protein, Undertaker (UTA), and is linked to Ca2+ homeostasis (Cuttell et al., 2008). Proc. ISSN 1740-634X (online) Dev. Biophys. Many genes only have functions in multicellular organism e.g. 7, 131137. 26, 155160. Cell 137: 949960. Dis. Hardin PE, Hall JC, Rosbash M (1990). 2005;6:R63. Science. Another confounding variable is how the expression of each of these genes is regulated by epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, or histone modification. (2000). A large-scale RNAi screen identifies Deaf1 as a regulator of innate immune responses in Drosophila. Similar to the studies that have been conducted on the Toll pathway, the impact of post-translational modifications on regulating IMD signaling has been also recently deliberated in fruit flies. Nuclear DISC1 regulates CRE-mediated gene transcription and sleep homeostasis in the fruit fly. doi: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2005.00512.x, Aymeric, J. L., Givaudan, A., and Duvic, B. 6, 192204. Translational approaches in neuropsychopharmacology using Drosophila. Overexpression of a pattern-recognition receptor, peptidoglycan-recognition protein-LE, activates imd/relish-mediated antibacterial defense and the prophenoloxidase cascade in Drosophila larvae. Sci. Immunity 30, 588598. Several studies addressing the role of JAK/STAT pathway in anti-viral immunity also revealed that the expression of traditional JAK/STAT pathway target genes including upd2, upd3, and TotM, is induced by many viral species including vesicular stomatitis virus, Flock House virus, and Drosophila X virus (Kemp et al., 2013; Myllymaki and Ramet, 2014). Bioanal. Serpin (Spn) tightly regulates the primary steps of this pathway to avoid exaggerated immunity. (PDF) Introduction: DrosophilaA Model System for - ResearchGate J Neurosci 18: 84678472. Pandy UB, Nichols CD. . Comparative structure and function analysis of the RIG-I-like receptors: RIG-I and MDA5. doi: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600466, Tang, H., Kambris, Z., Lemaitre, B., and Hashimoto, C. (2008). Microorganisms as risk indicators for periodontal disease. The genetic basis of natural variation in Drosophila melanogaster immune defense against Enterococcus faecalis. 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