Subunits of the DNA polymerase alpha-primase complex promote Notch-mediated proliferation with discrete and shared functions in C. elegans germline

The FEBS Journal
Dong Suk YoonMyon-Hee Lee

Abstract

Notch receptor signaling is a highly conserved cell communication system in most multicellular organisms and plays a critical role at several junctures in animal development. In Caenorhabditis elegans,GLP-1/Notch signaling is essential for both germline stem cell maintenance and germ cell proliferation during gonad development. Here, we show that subunits (POLA-1, DIV-1, PRI-1, and PRI-2) of the DNA polymerase alpha-primase complex are required for germ cell proliferation in response to GLP-1/Notch signaling in different tissues at different developmental stages. Specifically, genetic and functional analyses demonstrated that (a) maternally contributed DIV-1 (regulatory subunit) is indispensable non-cell autonomously for GLP-1/Notch-mediated germ cell proliferation during early larval development, whereas POLA-1 (catalytic subunit) and two primase subunits, PRI-1 and PRI-2, do not appear to be essential; (b) germline POLA-1, PRI-1, and PRI-2 play a crucial role in GLP-1/Notch-mediated maintenance of proliferative cell fate during adulthood, while DIV-1 is dispensable; and (c) germline POLA-1, DIV-1, PRI-1, and PRI-2 function in tandem with PUF (Pumilio/FBF) RNA-binding proteins to maintain germline stem cells in the adult gonad...Continue Reading

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