miR-1 coordinately regulates lysosomal v-ATPase and biogenesis to impact proteotoxicity and muscle function during aging

  1. Isabelle Schiffer
  2. Birgit Gerisch
  3. Kazuto Kawamura
  4. Raymond Laboy
  5. Jennifer Hewitt
  6. Martin Sebastian Denzel
  7. Marcelo A Mori
  8. Siva Vanapalli
  9. Yidong Shen
  10. Orsolya Symmons
  11. Adam Antebi  Is a corresponding author
  1. Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Germany
  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, United States
  3. Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Germany
  4. Laboratory of Aging Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
  5. Experimental Medicine Research Cluster (EMRC), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
  6. Obesity and Comorbidities Research Center (OCRC), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
  7. State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
4 figures, 1 table and 2 additional files

Figures

Figure 1 with 1 supplement
mir-1 mutants exhibit improved motility upon polyQ35 challenge.

(A) Schematic showing the mir-1 locus, deletion alleles mir-1(gk276) and mir-1(dh1111) (see Materials and methods). (B) Representative images of N2 wild-type (WT) and mir-1 mutant animals expressing …

Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Characterization of mir-1 mutant physiology under normal conditions and proteotoxic models.

(A) MicroRNA-seq analysis of miR-1 in wild-type (WT) worms of indicated ages (Zhou et al., 2019). Normalized miR-1 reads of three independent experiments for samples of days 1, 7, 14, and 21 of …

Figure 2 with 1 supplement
v-ATPase subunits are downstream mediators of mir-1-induced motility improvement.

(A) Computational screen for potential miR-1 targets using in silico predictions microRNA.org, TargetScanWorm (TargetScan), and PicTar identifies 68 shared candidates. (B) STRING network analysis of …

Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Bioinformatic and proteomic screens implicate v-ATPase subunits as downstream mediators of mir-1-induced motility improvement.

(A) v-ATPase subunits containing one or two predicted miR-1 binding sides (BS) in their 3′UTR. v-ATPase genes identified in the bioinformatic screen by all three databases are labeled 'B,' by two …

Figure 3 with 1 supplement
miR-1 directly regulates vha-13 via its 3′UTR in muscle tissue.

(A) RT-qPCR of vha-5, vha-10, vha-13, and vha-19, as well as daf-16 and hlh-30 mRNA levels in wild-type (WT) (N2) and mir-1(gk276) mutants on day 4 of adulthood. Mean ± SEM, N = 3–4, one-way ANOVA, …

Figure 3—figure supplement 1
miR-1 regulates vha-13 via its 3' UTR and its regulation may be evolutionarily conserved.

(A) Quantification of pharyngeal fluorescent intensity of endogenous 3xFlag::mNeonGreen::VHA-5 in indicated genotypes in late L4s maintained at 25°C. One representative experiment of N = 3, mean ± …

Figure 4 with 1 supplement
mir-1 mutation enhances lysosomal biogenesis and acidification.

(A) Fluorescent image comparing HLH-30::mNeonGreen nuclear localization in the hypodermis of the mir-1(gk276) and wild-type (WT) (N2) backgrounds at day 4 of adulthood, maintained at 25°C. Scale bar …

Figure 4—figure supplement 1
mir-1 mutation does not affect total expression of HLH-30 in the pharynx.

(A) Fluorescent image comparing HLH-30::mNeonGreen intensity in the pharynx of the mir-1(gk276) and wild-type (WT) (N2) backgrounds in L4s (top) or day 4 adults (bottom), grown at 25°C. Scale bar 20 …

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type
(species) or
resource
DesignationSource or
reference
IdentifiersAdditional
information
Gene (Caenorhabditis elegans) mir-1WormBaseWBGene00003260
Gene (Caenorhabditis elegans) vha-13WormBaseWBGene00013025
Gene (Caenorhabditis elegans) vha-5WormBaseWBGene00006914
Gene (Caenorhabditis elegans) hlh-30WormBaseWBGene00020930
Gene (Caenorhabditis elegans) daf-16WormBaseWBGene00000912
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
N2 BristolCGCN2 Bristol
RRID:WB-STRAIN:WBStrain00000001
N2
WT
Strain, strain background (Caenorhabditis elegans)mir-1(gk276) IThis paperAA2508
RRID:WB-STRAIN:WBStrain00035886
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(dh1111) IThis paperAA4575
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
rmIs132[unc-54p::Q35::YFP] ICGCAM140
RRID:WB-STRAIN:WBStrain00000182
N2;Q35
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(gk276); rmIs132[unc-54p::Q35::YFP] IThis paperAA4403gk276;Q35
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(dh1111) rmIs132[unc-54p::Q35::YFP] IThis paperAA4577dh1111;Q35
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
N2; dhEx965[mir-1p::mir-1, myo-2p::mCherry]This paperAA3275mir-1 transgene
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(gk276) I; rmIs132[unc-54p::Q35::YFP]; dhEx965[mir-1p::mir-1, myo-2p::mCherry]This paperAA4810
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
N2; dhEx1206[myo3p::flag::HA::mCherry::vha-13cDNA::unc-54 3′UTR, myo-2p::GFP]This paperAA4865myo3p::vha-13::unc-54 3′UTR
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(gk276) I; dhEx1206[myo-3p::flag::HA::mCherry::vha-13cDNA::unc-54 3UTR, myo-2p::GFP]This paperAA4866
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
N2; dhEx1207[myo-3p::flag::HA::mCherry::vha-13cDNA::vha-13 3′UTR, myo-2p::GFP]This paperAA5067myo-3p::vha-13 wt 3′UTR
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(gk276) I; dhEx1207[myo-3p::flag::HA::mCherry::vha-13cDNA::vha-13 3′UTR, myo-2p::GFP]This paperAA5068
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
vha-13(syb586[3xFlag::mNeonGreen::vha-13]) VSunyBiotechPHX586vha-13 wt 3′UTR
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(gk276) I; vha-13(syb586[3xFlag::mNeonGreen::vha-13]) VThis paperAA4813
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
vha-13(syb586[3xFlag::mNeonGreen::vha-13]) V; dhEx965[mir-1p::mir-1, myo-2p::mCherry]This paperAA4850vha-13 wt 3′UTR + mir-1 transgene
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
vha-13(syb587,syb504[3xFlag::mNeonGreen::vha-13 miR-1 BS1 mutated]) VSunyBiotechPHX587vha-13 MUT1 3′UTR
One miR-1 BS mutated
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(gk276) I; vha-13(syb587,syb504[3xFlag::mNeonGreen::vha-13 miR-1 BS1 mutated]) VThis paperAA4184
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
vha-13(syb2180,syb587,syb504[3xFlag::mNeonGreen::vha-13 miR-1 BS1,2 mutated]) VSunyBiotechPHX2180vha-13 MUT2 3′UTR
Two miR-1 BSs mutated
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(gk276) I; vha-13(syb2180,syb587,syb504[3xFlag::mNeonGreen::vha-13 miR-1 BS,2 mutated]) VThis paperAA5123
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
vha-5(syb1093[3xFlag::mNeonGreen::vha-5]) IVSunyBiotechPHX1093
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis
elegans)
mir-1(gk276) I; vha-5(syb1093[3xFlag::mNeonGreen::vha-5]) IVThis paperAA5069
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
hlh-30(syb809[hlh-30::mNeonGreen]) IVSunyBiotechPHX809
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(gk276) I; hlh-30(syb809[hlh-30::mNeonGreen]) IVThis paperAA5195
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
rmIs133[P(unc-54) Q40::YFP]CGCAM141
RRID:WB-STRAIN:WBStrain00000183
N2;Q40
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(gk276) I; rmIs133[P(unc-54) Q40::YFP]This paperAA3112gk276;Q40
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
N2; pkIs2386[Punc-54::alphasynuclein::YFP + unc-119(+)]This paperAA1311
Strain, strain background
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
mir-1(gk276) I; pkIs2386[Punc-54::alphasynuclein::YFP + unc-119(+)]This paperAA5270
Strain, strain background
(Escherichia coli)
OP50CGC
Strain, strain background
(Escherichia coli)
DH5αLife Technologies
OtherRNAiSource BioScience, C. elegans RNAi Collection – AhringerMultipleSupplementary file 1e
OtherRNAiSource BioScience,
C. elegans ORF-RNAi Resource – Vidal
MultipleSupplementary file 1e
Otherhlh-30 RNAiSource BioScience, C. elegans RNAi Collection – AhringerW02C12.3hlh-30i
Otherdaf-16 RNAiSource BioScience, C. elegans RNAi Collection – AhringerR13H8.1daf-16i
Othervha-13 RNAiSource BioScience, C. elegans RNAi Collection – AhringerY49A3A.2vha-13i
Othervha-5 RNAiSource BioScience, C. elegans RNAi Collection – AhringerF35H10.4vha-5i
Recombinant DNA reagentPlasmid L3781FireLabWorm Expression vector
Recombinant DNA reagentPlasmid pDEST R4-R3InvitrogenMultiSite Gateway destination vector
Recombinant DNA reagentPlasmid myo3p::flag::HA::mCherry::vha-13cDNA::unc-54 3′UTRThis paperBA4331Vector pDEST R4-R3
Recombinant DNA reagentPlasmid myo3p::flag::HA::mCherry::vha-13cDNA::vha-13 3′UTRThis paperBA4334Vector pDEST R4-R3
Recombinant DNA reagentPlasmid pPD122.11FireLabWorm Expression vector
Sequence-based reagentPrimerThis paperSupplementary file 1h
Commercial assay, kitTaqMan assay for mir-1Life TechnologiesAssay ID 000385
AntibodyAnti-GFP
(mouse monoclonal)
Living ColorsJL-8
RRID:AB_10013427
1:2000
AntibodyAnti-Histone H3 (rabbit polyclonal)Abcamab1791
RRID:AB_302613
1:5000
AntibodyAnti-α-Tubulin (mouse monoclonal)SigmaT6199
RRID:AB_477583
1:5000
AntibodyAnti-FLAG (mouse monoclonal)SigmaF1804
RRID:AB_262044
1:2000
AntibodyAnti-mouse IgG (goat polyclonal coupled with horseradish peroxidase)InvitrogenG-21040
RRID:AB_2536527
1:5000
AntibodyAnti-rabbit IgG (goat polyclonal coupled with horseradish peroxidase)InvitrogenG-21234
RRID:AB_2536530
1:5000
Chemical compound, drugLysoTracker RedLife TechnologiesLysoTracker Red DND-99

Additional files

Supplementary file 1

Raw data.

(a) Life span and heat stress data. (b) Aggregate and behavior data. (c) CeleST data. (d) List of candidate genes with in silico predicted miR-1 binding sites using microRNA.org, TargetScanWorm, and PicTar. (e) RNAi motility screen. (f) Proteomic analysis of differentially regulated proteins in mir-1 vs. wild-type. (g) Microscopy data. (h) Primers.

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