bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 16, 2023
Abstract
Chromatin
organization
plays
a
crucial
role
in
gene
regulation
by
controlling
the
accessibility
of
DNA
to
transcription
machinery.
While
significant
progress
has
been
made
understanding
regulatory
clock
proteins
circadian
rhythms,
how
chromatin
affects
rhythms
remains
poorly
understood.
Here,
we
employed
ATAC-seq
(Assay
for
Transposase-Accessible
with
Sequencing)
on
FAC-sorted
Drosophila
neurons
assess
genome-wide
over
cycle.
We
observed
oscillations
at
promoter
and
enhancer
regions
hundreds
genes,
enhanced
either
dusk
or
dawn,
which
correlated
their
peak
transcriptional
activity.
Notably,
genes
were
enriched
E-box
motifs,
while
those
more
accessible
dawn
VRI/PDP1-box
indicating
that
they
are
regulated
core
feedback
loops,
PER/CLK
VRI/PDP1,
respectively.
Further,
complete
loss
per
01
null
mutants,
consistently
throughout
cycle,
underscoring
critical
Period
protein
driving
compaction
during
repression
phase.
Together,
this
study
demonstrates
regulation,
revealing
interplay
between
structure
orchestrates
precise
timing
biological
processes
day.
This
work
further
implies
variations
might
play
central
generation
diverse
expression
patterns
neurons.
Significance
Statement
development
disease.
In
study,
discovered
robust
elements
clock-regulated
neurons,
found
enrichment
motifs
exhibited
dusk,
higher
dawn.
Moreover,
mutants
highlights
essential
significance
∼24-hour
rhythms.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 1, 2023
Abstract
The
evolutionary
dynamics
of
large
gene
families
can
offer
important
insights
into
the
functions
their
individual
members.
While
ecdysteroid
kinase-like
(EcKL)
family
has
previously
been
linked
to
metabolism
both
steroid
moulting
hormones
and
xenobiotic
toxins,
nearly
all
EcKL
genes
are
unknown
there
is
little
information
on
evolution
across
insects.
Here,
we
perform
comprehensive
phylogenetic
analyses
a
manually
annotated
set
from
140
insect
genomes,
revealing
comprised
at
least
13
subfamilies
that
differ
in
retention
stability.
Our
results
show
only
two
known
encode
kinases
belong
different
therefore
must
be
spread
throughout
family.
We
also
provide
comparative
phylogenomic
evidence
EcKLs
involved
detoxification
insects,
with
positive
associations
between
size
dietary
chemical
complexity,
find
similar
for
cytochrome
P450
glutathione
S-transferase
families.
Unexpectedly,
clade
containing
kinase
positively
associated
host
plant
taxonomic
diversity
Lepidoptera,
possibly
suggesting
multiple
functional
shifts
hormone
metabolism.
This
work
provides
robust
framework
future
studies
opens
promising
new
avenues
exploring
genomic
basis
adaptation
including
classically
studied
co-evolution
butterflies
plants.
Significance
statement
inactivation
but
most
its
members
unknown.
study
history
showcase
how
phylogenetics
inform
characterisation
enzyme
varies
over
an
order
magnitude
chemically
complex
diets,
implicating
numerous
detoxification.
surprising
link
steroid-metabolising
moths,
may
evolve
through
insect-plant
‘chemical
arms-race’.
advances
hypotheses
clades
proposes
classification
system
this
poorly
characterised
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 2, 2023
Abstract
Complex
behaviors
arise
from
neural
circuits
that
are
assembled
diverse
cell
types.
Sleep
is
a
conserved
and
essential
behavior,
yet
little
known
regarding
how
the
nervous
system
generates
neuron
types
of
sleep-wake
circuit.
Here,
we
focus
on
specification
Drosophila
sleep-promoting
neurons—long-field
tangential
input
neurons
project
to
dorsal
layers
fan-shaped
body
neuropil
in
central
complex
(CX).
We
use
lineage
analysis
genetic
birth
dating
identify
two
bilateral
Type
II
stem
cells
generate
these
(dFB)
neurons.
show
adult
dFB
express
Ecdysone-induced
protein
E93,
loss
Ecdysone
signaling
or
E93
NSCs
results
misspecification
Finally,
knockdown
affects
sleep
behavior.
Our
provide
insight
into
extrinsic
hormonal
acts
neuronal
diversity
required
for
These
findings
suggest
some
disorders
might
derive
defects
cell-specific
temporal
neurodevelopmental
programs.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 16, 2023
Abstract
Chromatin
organization
plays
a
crucial
role
in
gene
regulation
by
controlling
the
accessibility
of
DNA
to
transcription
machinery.
While
significant
progress
has
been
made
understanding
regulatory
clock
proteins
circadian
rhythms,
how
chromatin
affects
rhythms
remains
poorly
understood.
Here,
we
employed
ATAC-seq
(Assay
for
Transposase-Accessible
with
Sequencing)
on
FAC-sorted
Drosophila
neurons
assess
genome-wide
over
cycle.
We
observed
oscillations
at
promoter
and
enhancer
regions
hundreds
genes,
enhanced
either
dusk
or
dawn,
which
correlated
their
peak
transcriptional
activity.
Notably,
genes
were
enriched
E-box
motifs,
while
those
more
accessible
dawn
VRI/PDP1-box
indicating
that
they
are
regulated
core
feedback
loops,
PER/CLK
VRI/PDP1,
respectively.
Further,
complete
loss
per
01
null
mutants,
consistently
throughout
cycle,
underscoring
critical
Period
protein
driving
compaction
during
repression
phase.
Together,
this
study
demonstrates
regulation,
revealing
interplay
between
structure
orchestrates
precise
timing
biological
processes
day.
This
work
further
implies
variations
might
play
central
generation
diverse
expression
patterns
neurons.
Significance
Statement
development
disease.
In
study,
discovered
robust
elements
clock-regulated
neurons,
found
enrichment
motifs
exhibited
dusk,
higher
dawn.
Moreover,
mutants
highlights
essential
significance
∼24-hour
rhythms.