Astrocytes engage unique molecular programs to engulf pruned neuronal debris from distinct subsets of neurons.
Astrocytes engage unique molecular programs to engulf pruned neuronal debris from distinct subsets of neurons.
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星形胶质细胞涉及独特的分子程序,以吞噬不同神经元子集的修剪修剪的神经元碎片。
DOI:
10.1101/gad.229518.113
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发表时间:
2014-01-01
影响因子:
10.5
通讯作者:
Freeman MR
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作者:
Tasdemir-Yilmaz OE;Freeman MR
Neural circuit assembly involves an initial overproduction of neurons and synaptic connections, followed by their selective elimination. Tasdemir-Yilmaz and Freeman show that Drosophila larval astrocytes are the primary phagocytic cell type in the pupal CNS neuropil. MB γ neuron axons are engulfed by astrocytes using the Draper and Crk/Mbc/dCed-12 signaling pathways, while Crk/Mbc/dCed-12, but not Draper, mediates the elimination of vCrz+ neurites. Eliminating Draper signaling delays early vCrz+ neurite degeneration, suggesting that glial cells promote neurite destruction through engulfment signaling. Precise neural circuit assembly is achieved by initial overproduction of neurons and synapses, followed by refinement through elimination of exuberant neurons and synapses. Glial cells are the primary cells responsible for clearing neuronal debris, but the cellular and molecular basis of glial pruning is poorly defined. Here we show that Drosophila larval astrocytes transform into phagocytes through activation of a cell-autonomous, steroid-dependent program at the initiation of metamorphosis and are the primary phagocytic cell type in the pupal neuropil. We examined the developmental elimination of two neuron populations—mushroom body (MB) γ neurons and vCrz+ neurons (expressing Corazonin [Crz] neuropeptide in the ventral nerve cord [VNC])—where only neurites are pruned or entire cells are eliminated, respectively. We found that MB γ axons are engulfed by astrocytes using the Draper and Crk/Mbc/dCed-12 signaling pathways in a partially redundant manner. In contrast, while elimination of vCrz+ cell bodies requires Draper, elimination of vCrz+ neurites is mediated by Crk/Mbc/dCed-12 but not Draper. Intriguingly, we also found that elimination of Draper delayed vCrz+ neurite degeneration, suggesting that glia promote neurite destruction through engulfment signaling. This study identifies a novel role for astrocytes in the clearance of synaptic and neuronal debris and for Crk/Mbc/dCed-12 as a new glial pathway mediating pruning and reveals, unexpectedly, that the engulfment signaling pathways engaged by glia depend on whether neuronal debris was generated through cell death or local pruning.
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影响因子:
4.6
作者:
Cherbas, L;Hu, X;Cherbas, P
通讯作者:
Cherbas, P
影响因子:
64.5
作者:
KOELLE, MR;TALBOT, WS;HOGNESS, DS
通讯作者:
HOGNESS, DS
影响因子:
64.8
作者:
Hoeppner, DJ;Hengartner, MO;Schnabel, R
通讯作者:
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影响因子:
16.2
作者:
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通讯作者:
Ito, K
DOI:
10.1523/jneurosci.5951-08.2009
发表时间:
2009-04-15
期刊:
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
影响因子:
--
作者:
Doherty J;Logan MA;Taşdemir OE;Freeman MR
通讯作者:
Freeman MR