Decoupling from yolk sac is required for extraembryonic tissue spreading in the scuttle fly Megaselia abdita

  1. Francesca Caroti
  2. Everardo González Avalos
  3. Viola Noeske
  4. Paula González Avalos
  5. Dimitri Kromm
  6. Maike Wosch
  7. Lucas Schütz
  8. Lars Hufnagel
  9. Steffen Lemke  Is a corresponding author
  1. Ruprecht Karls University, Germany
  2. Ruprecht Karls Universität, Germany
  3. European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany

Abstract

Extraembryonic tissues contribute to animal development, which often entails spreading over embryo or yolk. Apart from changes in cell shape, the requirements for this tissue spreading are not well understood. Here we analyze spreading of the extraembryonic serosa in the scuttle fly Megaselia abdita. The serosa forms from a columnar blastoderm anlage, becomes a squamous epithelium, and eventually spreads over the embryo proper. We describe the dynamics of this process in long-term, whole-embryo time-lapse recordings, demonstrating that free serosa spreading is preceded by a prolonged pause in tissue expansion. Closer examination of this pause reveals mechanical coupling to the underlying yolk sac, which is later released. We find mechanical coupling prolonged and serosa spreading impaired after knockdown of M. abdita Matrix metalloprotease 1. We conclude that tissue-tissue interactions provide a critical functional element to constrain spreading epithelia.

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All data generated or analysed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting files. Custom Matlab functions are available via GitHub (https://github.com/lemkelab/SPIMaging).

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  1. Francesca Caroti

    Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
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  2. Everardo González Avalos

    Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
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  3. Viola Noeske

    Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
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  4. Paula González Avalos

    Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
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  5. Dimitri Kromm

    Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
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  6. Maike Wosch

    Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
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  7. Lucas Schütz

    Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, Ruprecht Karls Universität, Heidelberg, Germany
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  8. Lars Hufnagel

    European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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  9. Steffen Lemke

    Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany
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    steffen.lemke@cos.uni-heidelberg.de
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Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (LE 2787/1-1)

  • Francesca Caroti
  • Paula González Avalos
  • Maike Wosch
  • Steffen Lemke

HSFP (RGY0082/2015)

  • Everardo González Avalos
  • Viola Noeske
  • Paula González Avalos

EMBL International PhD Programme

  • Dimitri Kromm

Center of Modeling and Simulation in the Biosciences , University of Heidelberg

  • Lars Hufnagel

HBIGS predoctoral fellowship

  • Lucas Schütz

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2018, Caroti et al.

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  1. Francesca Caroti
  2. Everardo González Avalos
  3. Viola Noeske
  4. Paula González Avalos
  5. Dimitri Kromm
  6. Maike Wosch
  7. Lucas Schütz
  8. Lars Hufnagel
  9. Steffen Lemke
(2018)
Decoupling from yolk sac is required for extraembryonic tissue spreading in the scuttle fly Megaselia abdita
eLife 7:e34616.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.34616

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