TY - JOUR
T1 - Organ length control by an ADAMTS extracellular protease in Caenorhabditis elegans
AU - Shibata, Yukimasa
AU - Kawakado, Yuri
AU - Hori, Noriyoshi
AU - Tanaka, Kota
AU - Inoue, Ryo
AU - Takano, Tomomi
AU - Kubota, Yukihiko
AU - Nishiwaki, Kiyoji
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Shibata et al.
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - MIG-17, a secreted protease of the ADAMTS family, acts in the directed migration of gonadal distal tip cells (DTCs) through regulation of the gonadal basement membrane in Caenorhabditis elegans. Here, we show that MIG-17 is also required for the control of pharynx elongation during animal growth. We found that the pharynx was elongated in mig-17 mutants compared with wild type. MIG-17 localized to the pharyngeal basement membrane as well as to the gonadal basement membrane. The number of nuclei in the pharynx, and the pumping rate of the pharynx, were not affected in mig-17 mutants, suggesting that cells constituting the pharynx are elongated, although the pharynx functions normally in these mutants. In contrast to the control of DTC migration, MIG-18, a secreted cofactor of MIG-17, was not essential for pharynx length regulation. In addition, the downstream pathways of MIG-17 involving LET-2/type IV collagen, FBL-1/fibulin-1, and NID-1/nidogen, partly diverged from those in gonad development. These results indicate that basement membrane remodeling is important for organ length regulation, and suggest that MIG-17/ADAMTS functions in similar but distinct molecular machineries in pharyngeal and gonadal basement membranes.
AB - MIG-17, a secreted protease of the ADAMTS family, acts in the directed migration of gonadal distal tip cells (DTCs) through regulation of the gonadal basement membrane in Caenorhabditis elegans. Here, we show that MIG-17 is also required for the control of pharynx elongation during animal growth. We found that the pharynx was elongated in mig-17 mutants compared with wild type. MIG-17 localized to the pharyngeal basement membrane as well as to the gonadal basement membrane. The number of nuclei in the pharynx, and the pumping rate of the pharynx, were not affected in mig-17 mutants, suggesting that cells constituting the pharynx are elongated, although the pharynx functions normally in these mutants. In contrast to the control of DTC migration, MIG-18, a secreted cofactor of MIG-17, was not essential for pharynx length regulation. In addition, the downstream pathways of MIG-17 involving LET-2/type IV collagen, FBL-1/fibulin-1, and NID-1/nidogen, partly diverged from those in gonad development. These results indicate that basement membrane remodeling is important for organ length regulation, and suggest that MIG-17/ADAMTS functions in similar but distinct molecular machineries in pharyngeal and gonadal basement membranes.
KW - ADAMTS protease
KW - Basement membrane
KW - Organ elongation
KW - Pharynx
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U2 - 10.1534/g3.116.028019
DO - 10.1534/g3.116.028019
M3 - Article
C2 - 26994289
AN - SCOPUS:84966264871
VL - 6
SP - 1449
EP - 1457
JO - G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
JF - G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
SN - 2160-1836
IS - 5
ER -