Journal of neurogeneticsPub Date : 2021-03-01Epub Date: 2020-12-16DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2020.1853722
Seung Yeon Lim, Hyejin You, Jinhyeong Lee, Jaejin Lee, Yoojin Lee, Kyung-Ah Lee, Boram Kim, Ji-Hoon Lee, JiHyeon Jeong, Sooin Jang, Byoungsoo Kim, Hyungjun Choi, Gayoung Hwang, Min Sung Choi, Sung-Eun Yoon, Jae Young Kwon, Won-Jae Lee, Young-Joon Kim, Greg S B Suh
{"title":"Identification and characterization of GAL4 drivers that mark distinct cell types and regions in the <i>Drosophila</i> adult gut.","authors":"Seung Yeon Lim, Hyejin You, Jinhyeong Lee, Jaejin Lee, Yoojin Lee, Kyung-Ah Lee, Boram Kim, Ji-Hoon Lee, JiHyeon Jeong, Sooin Jang, Byoungsoo Kim, Hyungjun Choi, Gayoung Hwang, Min Sung Choi, Sung-Eun Yoon, Jae Young Kwon, Won-Jae Lee, Young-Joon Kim, Greg S B Suh","doi":"10.1080/01677063.2020.1853722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01677063.2020.1853722","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The gastrointestinal tract in the adult <i>Drosophila</i> serves as a model system for exploring the mechanisms underlying digestion, absorption and excretion, stem cell plasticity, and inter-organ communication, particularly through the gut-brain axis. It is also useful for studying the cellular and adaptive responses to dietary changes, alterations in microbiota and immunity, and systematic and endocrine signals. Despite the various cell types and distinct regions in the gastrointestinal tract, few tools are available to target and manipulate the activity of each cell type and region, and their gene expression. Here, we report 353 GAL4 lines and several split-GAL4 lines that are expressed in enteric neurons (ENs), progenitors (ISCs and EBs), enterocytes (ECs), enteroendocrine cells (EEs), or/and other cell types that are yet to be identified in distinct regions of the gut. We had initially collected approximately 600 GAL4 lines that may be expressed in the gut based on RNA sequencing data, and then crossed them to <i>UAS-GFP</i> to perform immunohistochemistry to identify those that are expressed selectively in the gut. The cell types and regional expression patterns that are associated with the entire set of GAL4 drivers and split-GAL4 combinations are annotated online at http://kdrc.kr/index.php (K-Gut Project). This GAL4 resource can be used to target specific populations of distinct cell types in the fly gut, and therefore, should permit a more precise investigation of gut cells that regulate important biological processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":16491,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurogenetics","volume":"35 1","pages":"33-44"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01677063.2020.1853722","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38379238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of neurogeneticsPub Date : 2020-09-01Epub Date: 2020-12-08DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2020.1839449
Eleni Gourgou, Alexandra R Willis, Sebastian Giunti, Maria J De Rosa, Amanda G Charlesworth, Mirella Hernandez Lima, Elizabeth Glater, Sonja Soo, Bianca Pereira, Kübra Akbaş, Anushka Deb, Madhushree Kamak, Mark W Moyle, Annika Traa, Aakanksha Singhvi, Surojit Sural, Eugene Jennifer Jin
{"title":"A journey to 'tame a small metazoan organism', <sup>‡</sup> seen through the artistic eyes of <i>C. elegans</i> researchers.","authors":"Eleni Gourgou, Alexandra R Willis, Sebastian Giunti, Maria J De Rosa, Amanda G Charlesworth, Mirella Hernandez Lima, Elizabeth Glater, Sonja Soo, Bianca Pereira, Kübra Akbaş, Anushka Deb, Madhushree Kamak, Mark W Moyle, Annika Traa, Aakanksha Singhvi, Surojit Sural, Eugene Jennifer Jin","doi":"10.1080/01677063.2020.1839449","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01677063.2020.1839449","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the following pages, we share a collection of photos, drawings, and mixed-media creations, most of them especially made for this JoN issue, manifesting <i>C. elegans</i> researchers' affection for their model organism and the founders of the field. This is a celebration of our community's growth, flourish, spread, and bright future. Descriptions provided by the contributors, edited for space. <sup>1</sup>.</p>","PeriodicalId":16491,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurogenetics","volume":"34 3-4","pages":"549-560"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01677063.2020.1839449","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10151241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joy Alcedo, Yishi Jin, Douglas S Portman, Veena Prahlad, David Raizen, Georgia Rapti, X Z Shawn Xu, Yun Zhang, Chun-Fang Wu
{"title":"Nature's gift to neuroscience.","authors":"Joy Alcedo, Yishi Jin, Douglas S Portman, Veena Prahlad, David Raizen, Georgia Rapti, X Z Shawn Xu, Yun Zhang, Chun-Fang Wu","doi":"10.1080/01677063.2020.1841760","DOIUrl":"10.1080/01677063.2020.1841760","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16491,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurogenetics","volume":"34 3-4","pages":"223-224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01677063.2020.1841760","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9762051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of neurogeneticsPub Date : 2020-03-01Epub Date: 2020-02-13DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2020.1719407
Tihana Jovanic
{"title":"Studying neural circuits of decision-making in <i>Drosophila</i> larva.","authors":"Tihana Jovanic","doi":"10.1080/01677063.2020.1719407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01677063.2020.1719407","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To study neural circuits underlying decisions, the model organism used for that purpose has to be simple enough to be able to dissect the circuitry neuron by neuron across the nervous system and in the same time complex enough to be able to perform different types of decisions. Here, I lay out the case: (1) that <i>Drosophila</i> larva is an advantageous model system that balances well these two requirements and (2) the insights gained from this model, assuming that circuit principles may be shared across species, can be used to advance our knowledge of neural circuit implementation of decision-making in general, including in more complex brains.</p>","PeriodicalId":16491,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurogenetics","volume":"34 1","pages":"162-170"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01677063.2020.1719407","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37639667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of neurogeneticsPub Date : 2020-03-01Epub Date: 2019-12-26DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2019.1706092
Sophie Aimon, Ilona C Grunwald Kadow
{"title":"Studying complex brain dynamics using <i>Drosophila</i>.","authors":"Sophie Aimon, Ilona C Grunwald Kadow","doi":"10.1080/01677063.2019.1706092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01677063.2019.1706092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The field has successfully used <i>Drosophila</i> genetic tools to identify neurons and sub-circuits important for specific functions. However, for an organism with complex and changing internal states to succeed in a complex and changing natural environment, many neurons and circuits need to interact dynamically. <i>Drosophila</i>'s many advantages, combined with new imaging tools, offer unique opportunities to study how the brain functions as a complex dynamical system. We give an overview of complex activity patterns and how they can be observed, as well as modeling strategies, adding proof of principle in some cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":16491,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurogenetics","volume":"34 1","pages":"171-177"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01677063.2019.1706092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37490076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of neurogeneticsPub Date : 2020-03-01Epub Date: 2020-01-05DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2019.1698565
Sergey V Cheresiz, Andrey D Volgin, Alexandra Kokorina Evsyukova, Alim A O Bashirzade, Konstantin A Demin, Murilo S de Abreu, Tamara G Amstislavskaya, Allan V Kalueff
{"title":"Understanding neurobehavioral genetics of zebrafish.","authors":"Sergey V Cheresiz, Andrey D Volgin, Alexandra Kokorina Evsyukova, Alim A O Bashirzade, Konstantin A Demin, Murilo S de Abreu, Tamara G Amstislavskaya, Allan V Kalueff","doi":"10.1080/01677063.2019.1698565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01677063.2019.1698565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Due to its fully sequenced genome, high genetic homology to humans, external fertilization, fast development, transparency of embryos, low cost and active reproduction, the zebrafish <i>(Danio rerio)</i> has become a novel promising model organism in biomedicine. Zebrafish are a useful tool in genetic and neuroscience research, including linking various genetic mutations to brain mechanisms using forward and reverse genetics. These approaches have produced novel models of rare genetic CNS disorders and common brain illnesses, such as addiction, aggression, anxiety and depression. Genetically modified zebrafish also foster neuroanatomical studies, manipulating neural circuits and linking them to different behaviors. Here, we discuss recent advances in neurogenetics of zebrafish, and evaluate their unique strengths, inherent limitations and the rapidly growing potential for elucidating the conserved roles of genes in neuropsychiatric disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":16491,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurogenetics","volume":"34 2","pages":"203-215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01677063.2019.1698565","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37511775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of neurogeneticsPub Date : 2020-03-01Epub Date: 2020-01-24DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2019.1710146
Jennifer Woitkuhn, Anatoli Ender, Christine B Beuschel, Marta Maglione, Tanja Matkovic-Rachid, Sheng Huang, Martin Lehmann, Joerg R P Geiger, Stephan J Sigrist
{"title":"The Unc13A isoform is important for phasic release and olfactory memory formation at mushroom body synapses.","authors":"Jennifer Woitkuhn, Anatoli Ender, Christine B Beuschel, Marta Maglione, Tanja Matkovic-Rachid, Sheng Huang, Martin Lehmann, Joerg R P Geiger, Stephan J Sigrist","doi":"10.1080/01677063.2019.1710146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01677063.2019.1710146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The cellular analysis of mushroom body (MB)-dependent memory forming processes is far advanced, whereas, the molecular and physiological understanding of their synaptic basis lags behind. Recent analysis of the <i>Drosophila</i> olfactory system showed that Unc13A, a member of the M(Unc13) release factor family, promotes a phasic, high release probability component, while Unc13B supports a slower tonic release component, reflecting their different nanoscopic positioning within individual active zones. We here use STED super-resolution microscopy of MB lobe synapses to show that Unc13A clusters closer to the active zone centre than Unc13B. Unc13A specifically supported phasic transmission and short-term plasticity of Kenyon cell:output neuron synapses, measured by combining electrophysiological recordings of output neurons with optogenetic stimulation. Knockdown of <i>unc13A</i> within Kenyon cells provoked drastic deficits of olfactory aversive short-term and anaesthesia-sensitive middle-term memory. Knockdown of <i>unc13B</i> provoked milder memory deficits. Thus, a low frequency domain transmission component is probably crucial for the proper representation of memory-associated activity patterns, consistent with sparse Kenyon cell activation during memory acquisition and retrieval. Notably, Unc13A/B ratios appeared highly diversified across MB lobes, leaving room for an interplay of activity components in memory encoding and retrieval.</p>","PeriodicalId":16491,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurogenetics","volume":"34 1","pages":"106-114"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01677063.2019.1710146","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37577409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of neurogeneticsPub Date : 2020-03-01Epub Date: 2020-02-06DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2020.1718674
Brian H Smith, Chelsea N Cook
{"title":"Experimental psychology meets behavioral ecology: what laboratory studies of learning polymorphisms mean for learning under natural conditions, and vice versa.","authors":"Brian H Smith, Chelsea N Cook","doi":"10.1080/01677063.2020.1718674","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01677063.2020.1718674","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Behavior genetics, and specifically the study of learning and memory, has benefitted immensely from the development of powerful forward- and reverse-genetic methods for investigating the relationships between genes and behavior. Application of these methods in controlled laboratory settings has led to insights into gene-behavior relationships. In this perspective article, we argue that the field is now poised to make significant inroads into understanding the adaptive value of heritable variation in behavior in natural populations. Studies of natural variation with several species, in particular, are now in a position to complement laboratory studies of mechanisms, and sometimes this work can lead to counterintuitive insights into the mechanism of gene action on behavior. We make this case using a recent example from work with the honey bee, <i>Apis mellifera</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":16491,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurogenetics","volume":"34 1","pages":"178-183"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01677063.2020.1718674","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37614171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A biographical sketch of Troy D. Zars (1967-2018).","authors":"Bertram Gerber, Elizabeth G King, Divya Sitaraman","doi":"10.1080/01677063.2020.1716749","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01677063.2020.1716749","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Troy D. Zars (1967-2018) was an American biologist. He studied the relationships between genes, neuronal circuits and behavior in the fruit fly <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>. Zars co-pioneered the use of transgene expression to locally restore gene function in memory-defective fly mutants, an approach that provided breakthrough insights into the localization of memory traces in the fly brain. With ensuing refinements of the methods of transgene expression and the broadening in the range of transgenes to be expressed, this shaped the field of modern behavioral neurogenetics.</p>","PeriodicalId":16491,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurogenetics","volume":"34 1","pages":"2-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01677063.2020.1716749","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37789435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of neurogeneticsPub Date : 2020-03-01Epub Date: 2020-03-02DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2019.1711077
Xiaping Mou, Ji Fang, An Yang, Gang Du
{"title":"Oxytocin ameliorates bone cancer pain by suppressing toll-like receptor 4 and proinflammatory cytokines in rat spinal cord.","authors":"Xiaping Mou, Ji Fang, An Yang, Gang Du","doi":"10.1080/01677063.2019.1711077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01677063.2019.1711077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bone cancer pain is considered to be mechanistically unique compared with inflammatory or neuropathic pain states. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is a transmembrane receptor protein which has been reported to be involved in neuropathic pain. However, the role of TLR4 in bone cancer pain is still unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the hypothesis that oxytocin may ameliorate bone cancer pain by suppressing TLR4 in spinal cord. Behavioral analysis and molecular biological experiments were carried out. Our data demonstrated that intrathecally delivery of oxytocin significantly ameliorated the mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in bone cancer pain rats. Moreover, oxytocin suppressed the up-regulation of TLR4 and proinflammatory cytokines TNFα and IL-1β in spinal cord of bone cancer pain rats. Therefore, we concluded that intrathecal administration of oxytocin relieves bone cancer pain by suppressing the up-regulation of TLR4, TNFα and IL-1β in spinal cord. Oxytocin possesses analgesic efficacy against bone cancer pain and deserves further to confirm its effectiveness in clinically relevant of cancer pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":16491,"journal":{"name":"Journal of neurogenetics","volume":"34 2","pages":"216-222"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/01677063.2019.1711077","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37692128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}