The Osiris family genes function as novel regulators of the tube maturation process in the Drosophila trachea.

Drosophila trachea is a premier model to study tube morphogenesis. After the formation of continuous tubes, tube maturation follows. Tracheal tube maturation starts with an apical secretion pulse that deposits extracellular matrix components to form a chitin-based apical luminal matrix (aECM). This...

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Main Authors: Aaron Scholl, Istri Ndoja, Niraj Dhakal, Doria Morante, Abigail Ivan, Darren Newman, Thomas Mossington, Christian Clemans, Sruthi Surapaneni, Michael Powers, Lan Jiang
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
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author Aaron Scholl
Istri Ndoja
Niraj Dhakal
Doria Morante
Abigail Ivan
Darren Newman
Thomas Mossington
Christian Clemans
Sruthi Surapaneni
Michael Powers
Lan Jiang
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Istri Ndoja
Niraj Dhakal
Doria Morante
Abigail Ivan
Darren Newman
Thomas Mossington
Christian Clemans
Sruthi Surapaneni
Michael Powers
Lan Jiang
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description Drosophila trachea is a premier model to study tube morphogenesis. After the formation of continuous tubes, tube maturation follows. Tracheal tube maturation starts with an apical secretion pulse that deposits extracellular matrix components to form a chitin-based apical luminal matrix (aECM). This aECM is then cleared and followed by the maturation of taenidial folds. Finally, air fills the tubes. Meanwhile, the cellular junctions are maintained to ensure tube integrity. Previous research has identified several key components (ER, Golgi, several endosomes) of protein trafficking pathways that regulate the secretion and clearance of aECM, and the maintenance of cellular junctions. The Osiris (Osi) gene family is located at the Triplo-lethal (Tpl) locus on chromosome 3R 83D4-E3 and exhibits dosage sensitivity. Here, we show that three Osi genes (Osi9, Osi15, Osi19), function redundantly to regulate adherens junction (AJ) maintenance, luminal clearance, taenidial fold formation, tube morphology, and air filling during tube maturation. The localization of Osi proteins in endosomes (Rab7-containing late endosomes, Rab11-containing recycling endosomes, Lamp-containing lysosomes) and the reduction of these endosomes in Osi mutants suggest the possible role of Osi genes in tube maturation through endosome-mediated trafficking. We analyzed tube maturation in zygotic rab11 and rab7 mutants, respectively, to determine whether endosome-mediated trafficking is required. Interestingly, similar tube maturation defects were observed in rab11 but not in rab7 mutants, suggesting the involvement of Rab11-mediated trafficking, but not Rab7-mediated trafficking, in this process. To investigate whether Osi genes regulate tube maturation primarily through the maintenance of Rab11-containing endosomes, we overexpressed rab11 in Osi mutant trachea. Surprisingly, no obvious rescue was observed. Thus, increasing endosome numbers is not sufficient to rescue tube maturation defects in Osi mutants. These results suggest that Osi genes regulate other aspects of endosome-mediated trafficking, or regulate an unknown mechanism that converges or acts in parallel with Rab11-mediated trafficking during tube maturation.
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spelling doaj-art-7c2857bab0364ea897b49bcc6cb7d86d2025-08-20T03:52:06ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Genetics1553-73901553-74042023-01-01191e101057110.1371/journal.pgen.1010571The Osiris family genes function as novel regulators of the tube maturation process in the Drosophila trachea.Aaron SchollIstri NdojaNiraj DhakalDoria MoranteAbigail IvanDarren NewmanThomas MossingtonChristian ClemansSruthi SurapaneniMichael PowersLan JiangDrosophila trachea is a premier model to study tube morphogenesis. After the formation of continuous tubes, tube maturation follows. Tracheal tube maturation starts with an apical secretion pulse that deposits extracellular matrix components to form a chitin-based apical luminal matrix (aECM). This aECM is then cleared and followed by the maturation of taenidial folds. Finally, air fills the tubes. Meanwhile, the cellular junctions are maintained to ensure tube integrity. Previous research has identified several key components (ER, Golgi, several endosomes) of protein trafficking pathways that regulate the secretion and clearance of aECM, and the maintenance of cellular junctions. The Osiris (Osi) gene family is located at the Triplo-lethal (Tpl) locus on chromosome 3R 83D4-E3 and exhibits dosage sensitivity. Here, we show that three Osi genes (Osi9, Osi15, Osi19), function redundantly to regulate adherens junction (AJ) maintenance, luminal clearance, taenidial fold formation, tube morphology, and air filling during tube maturation. The localization of Osi proteins in endosomes (Rab7-containing late endosomes, Rab11-containing recycling endosomes, Lamp-containing lysosomes) and the reduction of these endosomes in Osi mutants suggest the possible role of Osi genes in tube maturation through endosome-mediated trafficking. We analyzed tube maturation in zygotic rab11 and rab7 mutants, respectively, to determine whether endosome-mediated trafficking is required. Interestingly, similar tube maturation defects were observed in rab11 but not in rab7 mutants, suggesting the involvement of Rab11-mediated trafficking, but not Rab7-mediated trafficking, in this process. To investigate whether Osi genes regulate tube maturation primarily through the maintenance of Rab11-containing endosomes, we overexpressed rab11 in Osi mutant trachea. Surprisingly, no obvious rescue was observed. Thus, increasing endosome numbers is not sufficient to rescue tube maturation defects in Osi mutants. These results suggest that Osi genes regulate other aspects of endosome-mediated trafficking, or regulate an unknown mechanism that converges or acts in parallel with Rab11-mediated trafficking during tube maturation.https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1010571&type=printable
spellingShingle Aaron Scholl
Istri Ndoja
Niraj Dhakal
Doria Morante
Abigail Ivan
Darren Newman
Thomas Mossington
Christian Clemans
Sruthi Surapaneni
Michael Powers
Lan Jiang
The Osiris family genes function as novel regulators of the tube maturation process in the Drosophila trachea.
PLoS Genetics
title The Osiris family genes function as novel regulators of the tube maturation process in the Drosophila trachea.
title_full The Osiris family genes function as novel regulators of the tube maturation process in the Drosophila trachea.
title_fullStr The Osiris family genes function as novel regulators of the tube maturation process in the Drosophila trachea.
title_full_unstemmed The Osiris family genes function as novel regulators of the tube maturation process in the Drosophila trachea.
title_short The Osiris family genes function as novel regulators of the tube maturation process in the Drosophila trachea.
title_sort osiris family genes function as novel regulators of the tube maturation process in the drosophila trachea
url https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1010571&type=printable
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