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Combinatorial Control of Toxin
Response in C. elegans
Tim Lindblom
environment
genome
environment
genome
xenobiotics
genes
Nuclear Receptors Mediate
Toxicogenomic Responses
detoxification
network
Nuclear Receptors
cytoplasm
nucleus
LBD
LBD
DBD
ECM
UGT
SDR
Phase 2
Phase 1
GST
cytoplasm
nucleus
CYP
LBD
DBD
dozens
Vertebrate Xenosensation
PXR (Pregnane X
CAR (Constitutive
Receptor)
Androstane
Receptor)
dozens
Vertebrate Xenosensation
hyperforin
PXR
CYP2A9 CYP3A4
UGT1A1
MRP2
phenobarbitol
CAR
CYP2C9 CYP2B6
UGT1A1
MRP2 MRP4
Nuclear Receptor Crosstalk
PXR or
CAR
CYP2B6
UGT1A1
MRP2
ECM
A Model of Detoxification in C. elegans
UGT
SDR
Phase 2
Phase 1
GST
cytoplasm
nucleus
CYP
LBD
DBD
Can C. elegans
detoxification
inform human
studies?
Maximum Parsimony
Tree of DBD sequences
from Conserved NRs
• 15 C. elegans NRs
• 5 of 6 NR subfamilies
• no steroid receptors
• no clear RXR homolog
NHR-8 is a Member of the PXR/VDR
Subfamily of Nuclear Receptors
ATG
GFPcoding
3'
5' (6.8kb)
E L1 L2 L3 L4 Ad
~ 1.6 kb
A deletion in nhr-8 removes the
Ligand Binding Domain Sequences
nhr-8
nhr-8(ok186)*
* Produced by
The C. elegans Gene Knockout Consortium
% Survival
NHR-8 Contributes to
Xenobiotic Resistance
% Survival
mM Chloroquine
mM Colchicine
N2
nhr-8(ok186)
pgp-3(pk18)
nhr-8(ok186); pgp-3(pk18)
NHR-8
?
PXR & CAR
detox enzymes
& transporters
C. elegans’ Detoxification Toolbox
Short Chain Dehydrogenases
68 genes
63 mRNAs
1 phenotype
SDR
CYP
Cytochromes P450
86 genes
84 mRNAs
9 phenotypes
David Nelson, Cytochrome P450 Homepage
drnelson.utmem.edu/CytochromeP450.html
Glutathione S transferases
48 genes
46 mRNAs
1 phenotype
GST
UGT
UDP glycosyltransferases
72 genes
71 mRNAs
2 phenotypes
Lindblom, T. & Dodd, A. (2006) Xenobiotic Detoxification in the
Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Experimental
Zoology 305A, pg. 720-730.
Why so many tools?
Are they really necessary?
Three Nematode Habitats
Brugia malayi is a Causative Agent of
Lymphatic Filariasis
B. malayi Genome Project
Compared to C. elegans, B. malayi
has a limited detoxification capacity
B. malayi
* limited EST project and no genetics
C. elegans
Ghedin E, et al (2007) Draft genome of the filarial nematode parasite Brugia malayi. Science 317(5845), pg. 1756-60.
ECM
A Model of Detoxification in C. elegans
72 UGT
53
Phase 2
48 GST
68 SDR
Phase 1
cytoplasm
nucleus
86 CYP
72
LBD
DBD
Affymetrix C. elegans Genechips®
oligonucleotide probe
22,500 transcripts
wild type
wild type
xenobiotics
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nhr-8(ok186)
xenobiotics
wild type
wild type
xenobiotics
What genes are upregulated
in response to xenobiotics?
nhr-8(ok186)
nhr-8(ok186)
xenobiotics
wild type
wild type
xenobiotics
What genes are upregulated
in response to xenobiotics?
nhr-8(ok186)
nhr-8(ok186)
xenobiotics
Do those genes require
NHR-8 for upregulation?
wild type
wild type
primaquine
131 genes; 41 best hits
Best hits:
• known intestinal expression
• various metabolic enzymes
• expressed in response to bacterial infection
• fat content increased or decreased
• no DME’s
nhr-8(ok186)
42 genes; 5 best hits
nhr-8(ok186)
primaquine
wild type
299 genes
92 best hits
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wild type
primaquine
Best hits:
• intestinal expression
• metabolic enzymes
• bacterial infection
• fat content changes
• DMEs:
3 UGTs
2 CYPs
1 SDR
1 GST
1 ABC transporter
452 genes
131 best hits
nhr-8(ok186)
primaquine
ECM
Does NHR-8 Regulate Basal Gut Enzyme Expression?
UGT
SDR
Phase 2
Phase 1
GST
cytoplasm
nucleus
CYP
LBD
DBD
metabolism?
fat storage?
innate immunity?
Nuclear Receptor Crosstalk
NHR-8
Other Nuclear Receptors?
(like the 280+ NRs)
RNAi Screening Strategy
RNAi Screening Strategy
Wild Type
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RNAi Screening Strategy
Wild Type
nhr-8(ok186)
RNAi Screening Strategy
RNAi
RNAi
RNAi
Wild Type
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934 transcription factors in C. elegans
~300 expressed in the gut
Summer 2009 – INBRE Summer Fellowship
RNAi
RNAi
RNAi
Wild Type
nhr-8(ok186)
14 Nuclear Receptors & Primaquine
Beau Palmer
Brittany Young
Katee Castleman
Doug Rinehart
Allyn Dodd
Chris Estes
Ryan Thornton
Seth Purcell
Brianne Orr
Ann Sluder
Research Triangle Park, NC
Affymetrix Microarray Core
Beaverton, OR
Michael Lehmann
Fayetteville, AR
Anna Radominska
Little Rock, AR
Elodie Ghedin
The Institute for Genomic Research
U. of Pittsburg, PA
NIH; National Center for Research Resources: P20 RR-16460
NIH; National Institute of Environmental Heath Science: 2 R15 ES013128-02
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