Coordination of cell cycle and morphogenesis during organ formation

Abstract

Organ formation requires precise regulation of cell cycle and morphogenetic events. Using the Drosophila embryonic salivary gland (SG) as a model, we uncover the role of the SP1/KLF transcription factor Huckebein (Hkb) in coordinating cell cycle regulation and morphogenesis. The hkb mutant SG exhibits defects in invagination positioning and organ size due to abnormal death of SG cells. Normal SG development involves distal-to-proximal progression of endoreplication (endocycle), whereas hkb mutant SG cells undergo abnormal cell division, leading to cell death. Hkb represses the expression of key cell cycle and pro-apoptotic genes in the SG. Knockdown of cyclin E or cyclin-dependent kinase 1, or overexpression of fizzy-related rescues most of the morphogenetic defects observed in the hkb mutant SG. These results indicate that Hkb plays a critical role in controlling endoreplication by regulating the transcription of key cell cycle effectors to ensure proper organ formation.

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All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting file.Supplementary file 3 contains all the full list of Hkb target genes, GO clusters, and the list of genes in each cluster.

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  1. Jeffrey Matthew

    Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
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  2. Vishakha Vishwakarma

    Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
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  3. Thao Phuong Le

    Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
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  4. Ryan A Agsunod

    Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
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  5. SeYeon Chung

    Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
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National Science Foundation (MCB 2141387)

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Louisiana Board of Regents (LEQSF(2019-22)-RD-A-04)

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Louisiana State University

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© 2024, Matthew et al.

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  1. Jeffrey Matthew
  2. Vishakha Vishwakarma
  3. Thao Phuong Le
  4. Ryan A Agsunod
  5. SeYeon Chung
(2024)
Coordination of cell cycle and morphogenesis during organ formation
eLife 13:e95830.
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