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- Goergen, Philip,1986-Uppsala universitet,Funktionell farmakologi (author)
The Molecular Mechanism of Aggression and Feeding Behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster
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- Uppsala :Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis,2014
- 45 s.
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- LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:uu-229124
- ISBN:9789155489854
- https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-229124URI
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- Language:English
- Summary in:English
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- Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine,1651-6206 ;1015
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- Obesity is a complex disorder which has become a growing health concern. Twin studies have demonstrated a strong genetic component to the development of obesity and genome wide association studies have identified several genetic loci associated with it. However, most of these loci are still poorly understood in a functional context. Interestingly, many of the hormones and neurobiological messengers responsible for regulating feeding behaviour and metabolism are also linked to controlling aggression, but it is still not understood how they interact to maintain metabolic homeostasis. In this thesis, the model organism Drosophila melanogaster was employed to dissect the molecular mechanisms of the genetic cascades regulating aggressive behaviour and metabolic homeostasis.In paper I and II, the role of transcription factor AP-2 (TfAP-2) and Tiwaz Twz, Drosophila homologues of two human obesity-linked genes were investigated in aggression and feeding behaviour. Paper I demonstrated that TfAP-2 and Twz genetically interact in octopaminergic neurons to modulate male aggression by controlling the expression of genes necessary for octopamine (fly analogue of noradrenaline) production and secretion. Moreover, it was revealed that octopamine in turn regulates aggression through the Drosophila cholecystokinin (CCK) satiation hormone homologue Drosulfakinin (Dsk). Paper II revealed that TfAP-2 and Twz also initiate feeding through regulation of octopamine poduction and secretion. Octopamine then induces Dsk expression leading to inhibition of feeding.Paper III established that the activity of the small GTPase Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2 (Rac2) is required in Drosophila for the proper regulation of metabolic homeostasis, as well as overt behaviours. Rac2 mutants were starvation susceptible, had less lipids and exhibited disrupted feeding behaviour. Moreover, they displayed aberrant aggression and courtship behaviour towards conspecifics.Paper IV studied Protein kinase D (PKD), the homologue of a third obesity-linked gene PRKD1, and another kinase Stretchin-Mlck (Strn-Mlck). Reducing PKD transcript levels in the insulin producing cells led to flies with increased starvation susceptibility, decreased levels of lipids and diminished insulin signalling compared to controls. Reduced Strn-Mlck expression resulted in a starvation phenotype and slight reduction in insulin signalling and lipid content. These findings imply a function for PKD and Strn-Mlck in insulin release.
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- Drosophila
- aggression
- obesity
- homeostasis
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- Schiöth, HelgiUppsala universitet,Funktionell farmakologi (thesis advisor)
- Williams, MichaelUppsala universitet,Funktionell farmakologi (thesis advisor)
- Tuck, Simon,ProfessorUmeå Centre for Molecular Medicine (opponent)
- Uppsala universitetFunktionell farmakologi (creator_code:org_t)
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