DNA replication initiates from thousands of start sites throughout the Drosophila genome and must be coordinated with other ongoing nuclear processes such as transcription to ensure genetic and epigenetic inheritance. Considerable progress has been made toward understanding how chromatin modifications regulate the transcription program; in contrast, relatively little is known about the role of the chromatin landscape in defining how start sites of DNA replication are selected and regulated. This study describes the Drosophila replication program in the context of the chromatin and transcription landscape for multiple cell lines using data generated by the modENCODE consortium. While the cell lines exhibit similar replication programs, there are numerous cell line-specific differences that correlate with changes in the chromatin architecture. Chromatin features were identified that are associated with replication timing, early origin usage, and ORC binding. Primary sequence, activating chromatin marks, and DNA-binding proteins (including chromatin remodelers) contribute in an additive manner to specify ORC-binding sites. Accurate and predictive models were generated from the chromatin data to describe origin usage and strength between cell lines. Multiple activating chromatin modifications contribute to the function and relative strength of replication origins, suggesting that the chromatin environment does not regulate origins of replication as a simple binary switch, but rather acts as a tunable rheostat to regulate replication initiation events (Eaton, 2011).
The chromatin landscape clearly impacts both the expression and the replication of the genome. For example, the transcriptionally active euchromatin typically replicates prior to the repressed heterochromatic sequences. Studies in yeast, Drosophila, and mammalian systems have shown that changes in histone acetylation are associated with changes in the replication program. However, a comprehensive view of the replication program in the context of chromatin modifications and DNA-binding proteins is lacking (Eaton, 2011).
The different modENCODE data types across multiple cell lines (The modENCODE Consortium 2010) allowed the definition of the chromatin and transcription landscape associated with features of the DNA replication program. For each replication data type (replication timing, early origins, and ORC binding), a 43 × 3 matrix was generated, with each column representing a specific cell line and each row representing the enrichment or correlations with chromatin marks, DNA-binding proteins, nucleosome density, histone variants, nucleosome turnover (CATCH-IT), and gene expression (RNA-seq). For the replication timing profiles where there are no discrete peak calls, the Spearman's correlation was calculated between each factor with the whole-genome replication timing profile. For early origins of replication and ORC-binding sites, the median log2 enrichment was calculated of each factor within all BrdU peaks and within 500 bp of ORC ChIP-seq peak centers, respectively (Eaton, 2011).
The selection and regulation of DNA replication origins was found to be associated with distinct sets of chromatin marks and DNA-binding proteins. Prior studies have associated early replication with active transcription and the presence of 'activating' chromatin modifications such as histone acetylation, whereas late replication is associated with 'repressive' chromatin marks such as those found in the heterochromatin. Indeed, this study found that gene expression is positively correlated with replication timing, as are generally euchromatic marks such as H3K4me1 and H3K18ac. In contrast, heterochromatic marks such as H3K27me3 and H3K9me2 are negatively correlated with replication timing. The sequences surrounding early origins were also enriched for activating chromatin marks as well as specific DNA-binding proteins, including chromatin remodeling factors (Eaton, 2011).
Because many of the ORC-binding sites colocalized with promoters of active genes, the ORC-binding sites were separated into those that are TSS proximal (within 1 kb of a TSS) and those that were not at a TSS (distal). Particular interest was placed on chromatin features that are shared between ORC-binding sites both proximal and distal to promoters. Additionally, marks that are specific to ORC sites distal from a promoter will be of interest, as these marks may be required for ORC binding or function in the absence of a promoter (Eaton, 2011).
ORC-binding sites proximal to TSSs were enriched for chromatin remodelers such as the NURF complex (NURF301 [also known as E(BX)], ISWI) as well as other DNA-binding proteins such as GAF, RNA Pol II, and CHRO. These TSS-associated ORC sites were also enriched for H3K9ac, H3K27ac, H3K4me2, and H3K4me3 -- marks frequently found at promoters. Interestingly, those ORC sites that did not overlap with a TSS (distal) were also enriched for chromatin remodelers ISWI and NURF301, as well as GAF, which has also been implicated in chromatin remodeling. Consistent with the idea of ORC localizing to dynamic and active chromatin, an enrichment was found for CATCH-IT and H3.3 at ORC sites both proximal and distal to TSSs, as well as a reduction in bulk nucleosome occupancy. ORC sites not located at promoters were enriched for many of the same histone marks as those at promoters, with a few notable exceptions. A decrease in H3K4me3 was found at ORC sites distal from a promoter, as well as an increase in H3K18ac and H3K4me1 (Eaton, 2011).
Chromatin features specific to transcription start sites such as RNA Pol II and H2Av were decreased at ORC-binding sites distal to promoter elements. A small amount of RNA Pol II signal remained in the TSS distal ORC-binding sites; however, in comparison to the local enrichment of ISWI and GAF, there was a clear reduction in local signal. The remaining signal may be due to unannotated transcription start sites (Eaton, 2011).
Chromatin marks that are associated with active transcription through gene bodies (e.g., H3K79me1, H3K36me1, and H3K36me3) were not found above background levels at any ORC-binding sites. However, H3K36me1 was found specifically flanking those ORC-binding sites that did not coincide with a TSS. ORC has been shown to facilitate the formation of heterochromatin and HP1 binding; however, ORC sites were depleted for heterochromatic histone modifications such as H3K27me3 and H3K9me2/3 and were only slightly enriched for HP1. This may be due, in part, to the inability to map distinct ORC-binding sites in repetitive sequences, a current limitation of high-throughput sequencing approaches (Eaton, 2011).
The chromatin signatures were examined of promoter elements with and without ORC associated to determine whether there were unique chromatin signatures specific for ORC associated promoters. Since those promoters with proximal ORC binding tend to be far more actively transcribed than those without ORC, the comparison was limited to active promoter elements only. It was found that ORC-associated promoters had modestly increased chromatin remodeling activities, decreased nucleosome occupancy, and greater evidence of nucleosome turn-over relative to other active promoters not associated with ORC. In summary, these results indicate that dynamic chromatin environments may contribute to ORC localization and the subsequent activation of replication origins (Eaton, 2011).
In metazoans, how replication origins are specified and subsequently activated is not well understood. Drosophila amplicons in follicle cells (DAFCs) are genomic regions that undergo rereplication to increase DNA copy number. All DAFCs were identified by comparative genomic hybridization, uncovering two new amplicons in addition to four known previously. The complete identification of all DAFCs enabled investigation of these in vivo replicons with respect to parameters of transcription, localization of the origin recognition complex (ORC), and histone acetylation, yielding important insights into gene amplification as a metazoan replication model. Significantly, ORC is bound across domains spanning 10 or more kilobases at the DAFC rather than at a specific site. Additionally, ORC is bound at many regions that do not undergo amplification, and, in contrast to cell culture, these regions do not correlate with high gene expression. As a developmental strategy, gene amplification is not the predominant means of achieving high expression levels, even in cells capable of amplification. Intriguingly, it was found that, in some strains, a new amplicon, DAFC-22B, does not amplify, a consequence of distant repression of ORC binding and origin activation. This repression is alleviated when a fragment containing the origin is placed in different genomic contexts (Kim, 2011; full text of article).
A polyclonal antiserum was used to assay Lat protein expression in the larval peripheral nervous system and body muscle. The antiserum is specific for the LAT protein in Western blots of third instar larval CNS extracts, recognizing a single 79 kDa protein from wild-type larvae that is not detectable in lat null mutant larvae. In wild-type third instar larvae, the Lat protein is immunologically detected at synaptic boutons at most NMJs on a wide variety of muscle fibers in the ventral abdomen. LAT immunostaining is often only weakly detectable at NMJs containing predominantly large type I boutons, which utilize glutamate as the primary neurotransmitter. Staining is nevertheless clearly evident at type I boutons, including both subtypes Ib and Is at various NMJs, including muscles 4 and 6/7. At many NMJs, LAT immunostaining is most distinct at morphologically smaller boutons, including those resembling type II and type III boutons. These boutons are believed to contain amines and neuropeptides, including octopamine (Monastirioti, 1995) and neuropeptide proctolin (Arg-Tyr-Leu-Pro-Thr) found in type II synapses (Anderson, 1988) and insulin-like peptide, found in type III synapses (Gorczyca, 1993). The amines and neuropeptides may serve as modulatory transmitters. In particular, the NMJ at muscle 12, which receives types I, II, and III innervation, consistently exhibits positive staining, commonly at multiple bouton types at the same NMJ. LAT thus appears not to be segregated to particular body segments, subsets of muscle fibers, or particular bouton subtypes distinguishable by either morphological or physiological criteria. LAT immunoreactivity is also detectable at the NMJ in second instar larvae, indicating the protein is present throughout most of the period of dramatic morphological and functional synaptic maturation (Rohrbough, 1999).
To gain more specific information on LAT synaptic localization, double-staining experiments were carried out at the wild-type NMJ with antibodies against LAT and other known pre- or postsynaptic proteins. Confocal microscopy of immunofluorescence reveals colocalization of LAT with the presynaptic vesicle-associated cysteine string protein (CSP) (Zinsmaier, 1994) at multiple bouton types, including both types I and II, suggesting LAT is located predominantly presynaptically and colocalizes with synaptic vesicles. LAT and CSP immunostaining often show nearly complete overlap at smaller boutons resembling type II and type III boutons, while at type I boutons, LAT staining usually appears less distinct and contained within a subarea of CSP expression. LAT localization was also examined in preparations double stained for postsynaptic glutamate receptors (DGluR2a) and the postsynaptic Discs-large (Dlg) and position-specific ß (ßPS) integrin proteins, which are localized in the subsynaptic reticulum of type I boutons. LAT staining typically occupies smaller areas contained within the broader staining pattern of the respective postsynaptic proteins, including the central area of boutons. These results confirm that LAT is localized at type I boutons and strongly suggest that the protein is expressed predominantly, if not exclusively, in the presynaptic compartment (Rohrbough, 1999).
Histological analyses of late third instar larvae reveal the absence of all imaginal discs and an undersized CNS in lat mutants. In contrast, the gross morphology of imaginal discs and CNS appear normal in second instar mutants. During the pupal stage in Drosophila, larval structures outside of the CNS are histolyzed, and adult structures are generated from proliferating clusters of cells in imaginal discs. Hence, degeneration of imaginal discs in late third instar larvae likely produces the pupal lethality associated with these lat mutants. These morphological defects are accompanied by an apparent defect in DNA replication. Proliferating cells in normal and mutant lat larvae CNSs were examined by labeling their chromosomes with bromo deoxyuridine (BrdU) during DNA replication. In late third instar larvae (96 hr posthatching), cell proliferation in a normal CNS is maximal. Lateral portions of the brain hemispheres, where cells of the optic lobes are proliferating, show particularly high levels of BrdU incorporation. In contrast to this high level of cell proliferation occurring in normal larvae, virtually no BrdU incorporation can be seen in the CNS of homozygous lethal lat mutants. Consistent with this observation, the mutant CNS appears smaller at this late stage of larval development (Pinto, 1999).
Given the defect in neuroblast (Nb) proliferation in the CNS of pupal lethal lat larvae, the gross morphology of several anatomical regions of the adult brain in homozygous viable lat mutants was evaluated. Homozygous latP1 mutants (which display defective olfactory associative learning but normal sensorimotor responses) show a 20% reduction only in mushroom body neuropillar volume, while flies hemizygous for latP1 and a chromosomal deficiency (Df) (which display performance deficits in olfactory associative learning and in sensorimotor response) show an 80% reduction in mushroom bodies and a 20% reduction in central complex. These observations suggest a development etiology for the learning defect of adult viable latP1 mutants (aberrant mushroom bodies) and for the more severe performance deficits of latP1/Df hemizygotes (aberrant mushroom bodies and central complex (Pinto, 1999).
Morphological and functional examinations of three homozygous lethal lat genotypes were examined. Homozygous lat- animals of all three genotypes develop relatively normally through the first and second instars and exhibit coordinated locomotion similar to wild-type larvae. Thereafter, their movement and feeding behavior, though functional, becomes progressively less vigorous. Many mutant larvae grow to normal size but usually remain in the food past the normal wandering stage (5-6 days after egg laying [AEL]) and delay pupation for several days beyond the normal period. Lethality in lat- larvae and early pupae eventually results from a loss of postembryonic cell division, leading to a complete absence of CNS cell proliferation and imaginal development in late third instar (Boynton, 1993; Pinto, 1999). All three lethal lat- alleles appear to be strong protein hypomorphs or nulls, based on the near or complete absence of detectable LAT protein immunostaining at lat- NMJs in immunohistological assays (Rohrbough, 1999).
The neuromuscular morphology of lat- mutant larvae, including the stereotypic muscle and innervation patterns, appears largely normal. Mutant NMJs are present at the normal synaptic locations and exhibit morphological terminal elaborations, similar to wild-type NMJs. Presynaptic boutons at lat- NMJs are normal in size and at the light microscope level appear to possess a normal level of transmitter vesicle proteins, such as CSP. Alterations in synaptic terminal morphology have been described for other Drosophila learning and memory mutants. The number of terminal branches and synaptic boutons at lat- NMJs were examined, using anti-CSP to visualize presynaptic terminals. The terminal branching pattern at the muscle 12 NMJ, which receives multiple innervation and forms boutons of three to four subtypes, is similar to normal for mutant larvae. However, both lat- mutant strains have about 20% fewer terminal branches than do wild-type terminals, due to fewer higher order branch segments at mutant terminals. Consistent with reduced terminal branching, lat- NMJs also have about 20% fewer synaptic boutons than do wild-type NMJs at both muscle 12 and muscle 6/7. Similar but statistically insignificant decreases are observed at lat- muscle 12 and 6/7 NMJs, which show more variability in bouton number. However, parallel morphological changes are not observed at the muscle 4 NMJ, where lat- NMJs have a statistically insignificant increased bouton number compared to normal In summary, lat- mutant NMJs exhibit only mild alterations in synaptic morphology. At the more complex muscle 12 NMJ, mutant terminal complexity appears to be slightly reduced on the basis of terminal branching and bouton number. In contrast, at the simpler muscle 4 NMJ, mutant terminals have normal or slightly increased bouton numbers and terminal complexity. These morphological differences are completely insufficient to account for the observed functional alterations in transmission at mutant synapses (Rohrbough, 1999).
Some memories last longer than others, with some lasting a lifetime. Using several approaches memory phases have been identified. How are these different phases encoded, and do these different phases have similar temporal properties across learning situations? Place memory in Drosophila using the heat-box provides an excellent opportunity to examine the commonalities of genetically-defined memory phases across learning contexts. This study determines optimal conditions to test place memories that last up to three hours. An aversive temperature of 41°C was identified as critical for establishing a long-lasting place memory. Interestingly, adding an intermittent-training protocol only slightly increased place memory when intermediate aversive temperatures were used, and slightly extended the stability of a memory. Genetic analysis of this memory identified four genes as critical for place memory within minutes of training. The role of the rutabaga type I adenylyl cyclase was confirmed, and the latheo Orc3 origin of recognition complex component, the novel gene encoded by pastrel, and the small GTPase rac were all identified as essential for normal place memory. Examination of the dopamine and ecdysone receptor (DopEcR) did not reveal a function for this gene in place memory. When compared to the role of these genes in other memory types, these results suggest that there are genes that have both common and specific roles in memory formation across learning contexts. Importantly, contrasting the timing for the function of these four genes, plus a previously described role of the radish gene, in place memory with the temporal requirement of these genes in classical olfactory conditioning reveals variability in the timing of genetically-defined memory phases depending on the type of learning (Ostrowski, 2014).
Temperature as an aversive reinforcer interacts with training conditions to induce place memories of different stabilities. Previous work showed that intermittent training for Drosophila in space and place memory increases memory performance up to two hours after training. Shown in this study is that temperatures at or above 41°C are needed for induction of this longer lasting memory. That is, 37°C and below can act as an aversive reinforcer and condition flies to avoid a part of the training chamber, but continued avoidance decays within minutes of training. It is only with a temperature of 41°C that an hours-long memory is induced with massed and intermittent training. This abrupt difference in the length of the memory after training with the higher temperature may reflect a threshold of some sort, the steepness of which is currently unknown. This could arise from a differential input to the reinforcing circuit from separate sensory systems, like the Trp family of receptors, or from altered output from one of these sensory systems. Future studies on different temperature responsive proteins may differentiate between these possibilities (Ostrowski, 2014).
Genetic analysis challenges the use of time as a critical factor in determining a memory phase. Memory phases in the fly were initially examined after classical olfactory conditioning where an odorant is typically paired with an aversive electric shock or a rewarding sugar. Four different memory phases have been classified based roughly on time after training and genetic/pharmacological manipulations. Short-term memory after olfactory learning is measured within minutes of training; long-term memory and anesthesia resistant memory start to be active within hours and are increasingly important for memories at the 24 h range and longer. An intermediate memory is thought to be important in the interval between short-term and long-term memories. That time alone is a critical factor in determining these phases loses support when comparing flies with different mutations in aversive and rewarded olfactory memory. For example, the long-known mutant radish was originally shown to be important in the hours-long range after aversive olfactory training and genetically classified the anesthesia-resistant memory. Interestingly, this gene is important within minutes of training in rewarded olfactory memory (Ostrowski, 2014).
Several genes that are important for early to late phases of classical olfactory conditioning are critical on a finer time scale in place memory. Mutation of both the rut and lat genes leads to reduced aversive olfactory memory tested immediately after training, as well as longer time points. Although it is currently unclear when during the life-cycle these genes are important for place memory, mutation of rut and lat reduces memory directly after training. Furthermore, both the rut and lat products have been implicated in synaptic plasticity at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), which suggests a role for these genes in early stages of learning and memory. It is pretty straight-forward that the rut-encoded type I adenylyl cyclase is also acting early on in associative processes in place learning. The lat gene encoding a subunit of the origin of replication (orc3) is also localized to the pre-synaptic specializations at the NMJs). The lat-orc3 also acts early-on in associative processes for place learning. How the lat-orc3 product is related to regulation of cAMP levels is, however, not as clear. The rut and lat results add to our understanding of an apparently common set of short-term changes in memory between olfactory and place memory, which include a common function of the S6 kinase II, an atypical tribbles kinase, and the arouser EPS8L3. And, the recently identified role of the foxp transcription factor specifically in operant learning, as tested in a flight simulator, suggests another set of genes that could be important for operant place memory in the minutes range (Ostrowski, 2014).
Late memory phases in classical olfactory conditioning depend on a set of genes that are important for place memory within minutes. The first challenge to a common timing of a memory phase came from the radish gene. In contrast to a role in the hours range after olfactory learning, radish mutant flies have a deficit in operant place memory within minutes of training. Furthermore, the pst gene (CG8588), encoding a novel product, has been previously shown to have a specific defect in aversive olfactory memory 24 h after spaced training. That is, the pst mutant flies have a normal short-term olfactory memory but a defective memory 1 day later. Interestingly, in the heat-box pst mutant flies already show a significant decrement in place memory immediately after training. This place memory defect seems to get worse within the first hour after training, reduced to ~50% of normal after 60 min. Thus, this 'long-term memory gene' is also involved in a memory within minutes of training in a second learning situation (Ostrowski, 2014).
Using the classical aversive olfactory learning paradigm the rac small GTPase has been identified as a key regulator in memory retention. Inhibition of Rac activity slows early olfactory memory decay, leading to elevated memory levels one hour after training, but becoming increasingly important 2 h after training. There does not appear to be an effect of Rac inhibition in olfactory memory in the minutes range after training. Transgenic flies with inhibited Rac function also have an increase in memory retention after place memory training. However, the first evidence of an increase in memory performance is within 10 min. Impressively, significant place memory was still evident up to 5 h after training, far beyond the range that can be typically measured in wild-type flies. Thus, while rac has a more general role in stabilizing memories, the timing of this function depends again on the type of memory trace that is formed (Ostrowski, 2014).
Not all memory genes first identified in other contexts, however, play a significant role in place memory. The DopEcR gene has been implicated in several behaviors, including a 30 min memory after courtship conditioning. This G-protein linked receptor is responsive to both dopamine and the steroid hormone ecdysone. Remarkably, DopEcR has been shown to interact with the cAMP cascade through double mutant and pharmacological tests. Using conditions that induce a robust and lasting place memory, the DopEcR mutant flies do not show a defect in memory directly after training or at 1 h post-training. This is despite the fact that the rut and cAMP-phosphodiesterase genes (dunce) are critical for place memory. It may be that DopEcR is not required for this type of learning and would be consistent with the independence of place memory from dopamine signaling. Alternatively, other redundant pathways may compensate for the reduction in DopEcR function caused by the DopEcRPB1 allele. One might further speculate that other types of behavioral plasticity, such as reversal learning or memory enhancement after unpredicted high temperature exposures in the heat-box might be more sensitive to DopEcR changes. Future experiments will determine if this is the case (Ostrowski, 2014).
Memory stability across learning contexts in Drosophila has some common genetic mechanisms, but the timing for gene action depends on the type of learning. That this study has added several genes here, including lat, pst, and rac as regulators of memory stability in operant place memory suggests that there are at least some common molecular processes in memory stability across different learning types. However, the timing of these genetically-defined phases depends on what is learnt. It is speculated that an ideal system to regulate memory stability would be one that activates its own decline. That is, a given memory type should activate the process of decreasing memory expression. This might work with the recruitment of a reinforcing pathway, like the dopaminergic signal that is important for both the acquisition of an associative olfactory memory and the active process of forgetting that association. In this case an odor associated with shock gives rise to a memory trace in mushroom body neurons that depends on a set of dopamine neurons that is important for both memory acquisition and decline. Whether this type of aminergic-based system applies to other forms of memory is not yet known. However, if an aminergic-based signal is common in memory decline, as appears to be the case with the Rac-based mechanism, differences in the types of aminergic neurons or innervation targets could give rise to the altered stabilities of behaviorally expressed memories (Ostrowski, 2014).
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