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Drosophila small ovary gene is required for transposon silencing and heterochromatin organization, and ensures germline stem cell maintenance and differentiation

Jankovics, Ferenc and Bence, Melinda and Sinka, Rita and Faragó, Anikó and Bodai, László and Pettkó-Szandtner, Aladár and Erdélyi, Miklós (2018) Drosophila small ovary gene is required for transposon silencing and heterochromatin organization, and ensures germline stem cell maintenance and differentiation. DEVELOPMENT, 145 (23). ISSN 0950-1991

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Abstract

Self-renewal and differentiation of stem cells is one of the fundamental biological phenomena relying on proper chromatin organization. In our study, we describe a novel chromatin regulator encoded by the Drosophila small ovary (sov) gene. We demonstrate that soy is required in both the germline stem cells (GSCs) and the surrounding somatic niche cells to ensure GSC survival and differentiation. soy maintains niche integrity and function by repressing transposon mobility, not only in the germline, but also in the soma. Protein interactome analysis of Sov revealed an interaction between Sov and HP1a. In the germ cell nuclei, Soy colocalizes with HP1a, suggesting that Sov affects transposon repression as a component of the heterochromatin. In a position-effect variegation assay, we found a dominant genetic interaction between soy and HP1a, indicating their functional cooperation in promoting the spread of heterochromatin. An in vivo tethering assay and FRAP analysis revealed that Sov enhances heterochromatin formation by supporting the recruitment of HP1a to the chromatin. We propose a model in which soy maintains GSC niche integrity by regulating transposon silencing and heterochromatin formation.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: EXPRESSION; DROSOPHILA; Chromatin; PHASE-SEPARATION; Stem Cell Niche; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE H3; SELF-RENEWAL; piRNA; WIDE RNAI SCREEN; BAG-OF-MARBLES; PIRNA BIOGENESIS; MEIOTIC CHECKPOINT; PIWI;
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH301 Biology / biológia
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2019 09:48
Last Modified: 31 Jan 2019 09:48
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/90830

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