Epithelial cell extrusion underlies starvation-induced cell loss in a sea anemone

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Autores principales: Fournon-Berodia, Ines, Bruderer, Noah, Christiaen, Lionel, Steinmetz, Patrick R. H.
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author Fournon-Berodia, Ines
Bruderer, Noah
Christiaen, Lionel
Steinmetz, Patrick R. H.
author_facet Fournon-Berodia, Ines
Bruderer, Noah
Christiaen, Lionel
Steinmetz, Patrick R. H.
contents <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Epithelia likely predate the last common animal ancestor, yet the evolutionary origin and nutritional regulation of epithelial remodelling remain poorly understood. Here, we show that extensive, starvation-induced cell loss in the sea anemone <em>Nematostella vectensis</em> is associated with epidermal cell extrusion. This process involves formation of a rosette-like arrangement in which an apoptotic, extruding cell is surrounded by a phospho-ERK1/2-positive ring of cells, accompanied by basal translocation of adherens junction components. Combining chemical perturbations with computational quantification of extrusion and cell density, we show that apoptosis is necessary but not sufficient for rosette formation, and that ERK1/2 signalling limits epidermal extrusion density. Furthermore, we find </span><span>increased </span><span>extrusion activity during starvation, and </span><span>potential</span> <span>nutrient recycling </span><span>via phagocytosis </span><span>of extruded cells</span><span>. Together, our findings indicate that epithelial cell extrusion has physiological roles in sea anemones and that its key hallmarks are likely evolutionarily ancient, predating the last common </span><span>cnidarian-bilaterian </span><span>ancestor.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This repository contains the rosette identification training dataset, generated through manual annotation of previously segmented images. These annotations were used to train an automated rosette identification model for application across the full dataset.</span></p>
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spellingShingle Epithelial cell extrusion underlies starvation-induced cell loss in a sea anemone
Fournon-Berodia, Ines
Bruderer, Noah
Christiaen, Lionel
Steinmetz, Patrick R. H.
Epithelial remodelling
cell extrusion
apoptosis
ERK signalling
TOR signalling
starvation
sea anemone
machine learning
image segmentation
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Epithelia likely predate the last common animal ancestor, yet the evolutionary origin and nutritional regulation of epithelial remodelling remain poorly understood. Here, we show that extensive, starvation-induced cell loss in the sea anemone <em>Nematostella vectensis</em> is associated with epidermal cell extrusion. This process involves formation of a rosette-like arrangement in which an apoptotic, extruding cell is surrounded by a phospho-ERK1/2-positive ring of cells, accompanied by basal translocation of adherens junction components. Combining chemical perturbations with computational quantification of extrusion and cell density, we show that apoptosis is necessary but not sufficient for rosette formation, and that ERK1/2 signalling limits epidermal extrusion density. Furthermore, we find </span><span>increased </span><span>extrusion activity during starvation, and </span><span>potential</span> <span>nutrient recycling </span><span>via phagocytosis </span><span>of extruded cells</span><span>. Together, our findings indicate that epithelial cell extrusion has physiological roles in sea anemones and that its key hallmarks are likely evolutionarily ancient, predating the last common </span><span>cnidarian-bilaterian </span><span>ancestor.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>This repository contains the rosette identification training dataset, generated through manual annotation of previously segmented images. These annotations were used to train an automated rosette identification model for application across the full dataset.</span></p>
title Epithelial cell extrusion underlies starvation-induced cell loss in a sea anemone
topic Epithelial remodelling
cell extrusion
apoptosis
ERK signalling
TOR signalling
starvation
sea anemone
machine learning
image segmentation
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19726757