Muscle function and homeostasis require cytokine inhibition of AKT activity in Drosophila

  1. Katrin Kierdorf  Is a corresponding author
  2. Fabian Hersperger
  3. Jessica Sharrock
  4. Crystal M Vincent
  5. Pinar Ustaoglu
  6. Jiawen Dou
  7. Attila Gyoergy
  8. Olaf Groß
  9. Daria E Siekhaus
  10. Marc S Dionne  Is a corresponding author
  1. Imperial College London, United Kingdom
  2. University of Freiburg, Germany
  3. Institute of Science and Technology, Austria
4 figures, 1 table and 1 additional file

Figures

Figure 1 with 1 supplement
Dome inhibition in adult muscle reduces lifespan, disrupts homeostasis, and causes AKT hyperactivation.

(A) STAT activity in different muscles in 10xSTAT92E-GFP reporter fly. One fly out of 5 shown. Upper panel: lateral view, Scale bar = 500 µm. Lower panels: dorsal thorax (left); dorsal abdomen …

Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Further characterisation of the requirement for dome in adult muscle.

(A) STAT activity (10xSTAT92E-GFP) and muscle (MHC-RFP) colocalize in adult flies. One fly of 6 shown. Scale bar = 500 µm. (B) dome expression by qRT-PCR in thorax samples from 14-day-old 24B-Gal80ts

Figure 2 with 1 supplement
Hop is required, but not sufficient, for Dome to control AKT.

(A) Lifespan of w1118 and hopTum-L flies at 29°C. Log-Rank test: χ2 = 0.3223, ns p=0.5702; Wilcoxon test: χ2 = 0.4756, ns p=0.4906. (B) Phospho-AKT in leg samples from 14-day-old w1118 and hopTum-L

Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Interactions of dome with AMPK, MAPK, and FOXO signalling in adult muscle.

(A) Phospho-AKT in leg samples from 14-day-old 24B-Gal80ts/+, 24B-Gal80ts > AMPKα-IR, and 24B-Gal80ts > AMPKβ-IR flies. One of three independent experiments is shown. P values from unpaired T-Test. …

Figure 3 with 1 supplement
AKT hyperactivation causes pathology in 24B-Gal80ts > dome flies.

(A) Lifespan of 24B-Gal80ts/+ and 24B-Gal80ts > myr-AKT at 29°C. Log-Rank test: χ2 = 115.5, ***p<0.0001; Wilcoxon test: χ2 = 123.6, ***p<0.0001. (B) Negative geotaxis assay of 14-day-old 24B-Gal80ts/…

Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Mutual regulation by AKT, Foxo, and Dome.

(A) dome expression by qRT-PCR in whole fly samples from 14-day-old 24B-Gal80ts/+, 24B-Gal80ts > dome, 24B-Gal80ts > Akt-IR, and 24B-Gal80ts > Akt-IR;dome flies. (B–F) Gene xpression analysis of do…

Figure 4 with 2 supplements
Plasmatocytes promote muscle Dome activity.

(A) Muscle (MHCYFP) and plasmatocytes (srpHemo-3xmCherry) in 7-day-old flies. Plasmatocytes are found in close proximity to adult muscles. One representative fly of 5 is shown. Scale bar = 500 µm. (B

Figure 4—figure supplement 1
Further characterisation of plasmatocyte-depleted flies.

(A) Plasmatocyte depletion in crq-Gal80ts > rpr flies (right) and controls (left) at 24 hr, 48 hr and 72 hr at 29°C. One out of four flies is shown. Scale bar = 250 µm. (B) Quantification of …

Figure 4—figure supplement 2
Further characterisation of requirements for specific Upds.

(A) Glucose + trehalose and glycogen in 7-day-old crq-Gal80ts/+, crq-Gal80ts > rpr, upd2Δ upd3Δ;crq-Gal80ts/+, and upd2Δ upd3Δ; crq-Gal80ts > rpr flies. (B) TLC of triglyceride in 7-day-old crq-Gal80…

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type
(species) or resource
DesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional
information
Genetic reagent
(D. melanogaster)
w1118; tubulin-Gal80ts/SM6a;24B-Gal4/TM6c, Sb1This studyInserted Elements: P[w[+mC]=tubP-GAL80[ts]]; P[GawB]how24B
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118; tubulin-Gal80ts/SM6a;Mef2-Gal4/TM6c, Sb1This studyInserted Elements: P[w[+mC]=tubP-GAL80[ts]]; P[GAL4-Mef2.R]3
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;;UAS-dome/TM6c, Sb1Brown et al., 2001Gift of James Castelli-Gair Hombría
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;UAS-dome/CyOBrown et al., 2001Gift of James Castelli-Gair Hombría
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;;UAS-myr-AKT/TM6c, Sb1Stocker et al., 2002Gift of Ernst Hafen
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w;UAS-AMPKα-IRVienna Drosophila Research Center (VDRC)RRID:FlyBase_FBst0478025; VDRC 106200
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w;UAS-AMPKβ-IRVDRCRRID:FlyBase_FBst0476347; VDRC 104489
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w;UAS-rl-IRVDRCRRID:FlyBase_FBst0480887; VDRC 109108
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w;UAS-Dsor1-IRVDRCRRID:FlyBase_FBst0479098; VDRC 107276
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;foxoGFPBDSCRRID:BDSC_38644Inserted Element:
PBac[foxo-GFP.FLAG]VK00037
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w;UAS-AKT-IRVDRCRRID:FlyBase_FBst0475561; VDRC 103703
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;10xSTAT92E-GFPBDSC
Bach et al., 2007
RRID:BDSC_26197Inserted Element:
P[10XStat92E-GFP]1
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;MHC-Gal4,MHC-RFP/SM6aBDSCRRID:BDSC_38464Inserted Element:
P[Mhc-GAL4.F3-580]2; P[Mhc-RFP.F3-580]2
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w upd2 Δ upd3Δ;;;BDSCRRID:BDSC_55729
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;;crq-Gal4/TM6 c, Sb1Gift of Nathalie Franc
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;tub-Gal80ts;TM2/TM6 c, Sb1BDSCRRID:BDSC_7108
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;;UAS-rpr/TM6 c, Sb1BDSCRRID:BDSC_5824
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;UAS-CD8-mCherryBDSCRRID:BDSC_27391
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;;srpHemo-3xmCherry/TM6c, Sb1Gyoergy et al., 2018
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w;UAS-hop-IRVDRCRRID:FlyBase_FBst0463355; VDRC 40037
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w;UAS-upd1-IR/SM6aVDRCRRID:FlyBase_FBst0459787; VDRC 3282
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w;UAS-upd3-IRVDRCRRID:FlyBase_FBst0456774; VDRC 27134
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;;UAS-upd3/TM6 c, Sb1Gift of Bruce Edgar
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118;UAS-2xeGFP/SM6aBDSCRRID:BDSC_6874
Genetic reagent (D. melanogaster)w1118 hopTum-L/FM7hBDSCRRID:BDSC_8492backcrossed onto w1118 background
Sequence-based reagentAkt1_forwardThis studyPCR primers5’-ctttgcgagtattaactggacaga-3’
Sequence-based reagentAkt1_reverseThis studyPCR primers5’-ggatgtcacctgaggcttg-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp2_forwardThis studyPCR primers5’-atcccgtgattccaccacaag-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp2_reverseThis studyPCR primers5’-gcggttccgatatcgagtta-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp3_forwardThis studyPCR primers5’-caacgcaatgaccaagagaa-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp3_reverseThis studyPCR primers5’-tgagcatctgaaccgaact-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp4_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-gagcctgattagactgggactg-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp4_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-tggaccggctgcagtaac-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp5_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-gccttgatggacatgctga-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp5_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-agctatccaaatccgcca-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp6_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-cccttggcgatgtatttcc-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp6_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-cacaaatcggttacgttctgc-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp7_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-cacaccgaggagggtctc-3’
Sequence-based reagentIlp7_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-caatatagctggcggacca-3’
Sequence-based reagentdome_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-cggactttcggtactccatc-3’
Sequence-based reagentdome_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-accttgatgaggccaggat-3’
Sequence-based reagentupd1_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-gcacactgatttcgatacgg-3’
Sequence-based reagentupd1_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’- ctgccgtggtgctgtttt −3’
Sequence-based reagentupd2_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-cggaacatcacgatgagcgaat-3’
Sequence-based reagentupd2_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-tcggcaggaacttgtactcg-3’
Sequence-based reagentupd3_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-actgggagaacacctgcaat-3’
Sequence-based reagentupd3_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-gcccgtttggttctgtagat-3’
Sequence-based reagentPepck_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-ggataaggtggacgtgaag-3’
Sequence-based reagentPepck_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-acctcctgcgaccagaact-3’
Sequence-based reagentThor_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-caggaaggttgtcatctcgga-3’
Sequence-based reagentThor_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-ggagtggtggagtagagggtt-3’
Sequence-based reagentInR_forwardThis paperPCR primers5'-gcaccattataaccggaacc-3'
Sequence-based reagentInR_reverseThis paperPCR primers5'-ttaattcatccatgacgtgagc-3'
Sequence-based reagentAkh_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’- agccgtgctcttcatgct-3’
Sequence-based reagentAkh_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-aaaggttccaggaccagctc-3’
Sequence-based reagentHsl_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-cttggaaatacttgaggggttg-3’
Sequence-based reagentHsl_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-agatttgatgcagttctttgagc-3’
Sequence-based reagentbmm_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-gtctcctctgcgatttgccat-3’
Sequence-based reagentbmm_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-ctgaagggacccagggagta-3’
Sequence-based reagentplin1_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-gcgttctatggtagccttcag-3’
Sequence-based reagentplin1_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-gcgtccggatagaaagctg-3’
Sequence-based reagentplin2_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-gcagaatggcaagagttctga-3’
Sequence-based reagentplin2_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-actgtgtgtaggactggatcctc-3’
Sequence-based reagentRpl1_forwardThis paperPCR primers5’-tccaccttgaagaagggcta-3’
Sequence-based reagentRpl1_reverseThis paperPCR primers5’-ttgcggatctcctcagactt-3’
Peptide, recombinant proteinTrehalaseSigma AldrichT8778
Peptide, recombinant proteinβ-AmyloglucosidaseSigma Aldrich10115
Antibodyanti-phospho(Ser505)-AKTCell Signal Technology (CST)Cat# 4054; RRID:AB_331414WB (1:1000)
Antibodyanti-AKTCell Signal Technology (CST)Cat# 4691; RRID:AB_915783WB (1:1000)
Antibodyanti-phospho(Thr172)-AMPKαCell Signal Technology (CST)Cat# 2535; RRID:AB_331250WB (1:1000)
Antibodyanti-phospho(Thr389)-p70 S6 kinaseCell Signal Technology (CST)Cat# 9206; RRID:AB_2285392WB (1:1000)
Antibodyanti-GFPCell Signal Technology (CST)Cat# 2956; RRID:AB_1196615WB (1:1000)
Antibodyanti-phospho-p44/42 MAPK (Erk1/2)Cell Signal Technology (CST)Cat# 4370; RRID:AB_2315112WB (1:1000)
Antibodyanti-α-tubulinDevelopmental Studies Hybridoma Bank)Clone 12G10; RRID:AB_1157911WB (1:3000)
AntibodyHRP anti-rabbit IgGCell Signal Technology (CST)Cat# 7074; RRID:AB_2099233WB (1:5000)
AntibodyHRP anti-mouse IgGCell Signal Technology (CST)Cat# 7076; RRID:AB_330924WB (1:5000)
Commercial assay or kitFirst Strand cDNA Synthesis KitThermo ScientificK1622
Commercial assay or kitSensimix SYBR Green no-ROXBiolineQT650-05
Chemical compound, drugBromophenol blueSigma AldrichSML1656
Chemical compound, drugXylene cyanolCarl RothA513.1
Chemical compound, drugBrilliant Blue FCFSigma Aldrich80717
OtherHCS Lipid Tox Deep RedThermo FisherH34477IF (1:200)
OtherAlexa Fluor 488 PhalloidinThermo FisherA12379IF (1:20)
OtherFluoromount-Gebioscience00-4958-02
OtherTRIzolInvitrogenAM9738
OtherFixable Viability Dye 780ebioscience65-0865-18FC (1:1000)
OtherSupersignal West Pico Chemiluminescent SubstrateThermo Scientific34077
OtherSupersignal West Femto Chemiluminescent SubstrateThermo Scientific34094
OtherGlucose ReagentSentinel Diagnostics17630H
Software, algorithmImageJImageJRRID:SCR_003070
Software, algorithmGraphPad PrismGraphPadRRID:SCR_002798
Software, algorithmFlowJoFlowJoRRID:SCR_008520)

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