Predicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in Drosophila

The discovery of human obesity-associated genes can reveal new mechanisms to target for weight loss therapy. Genetic studies of obese individuals and the analysis of rare genetic variants can identify novel obesity-associated genes. However, establishing a functional relationship between these candi...

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Autores principales:	Neha Agrawal, Katherine Lawler, Catherine M. Davidson, Julia M. Keogh, Robert Legg, INTERVAL, Inês Barroso, I. Sadaf Farooqi, Andrea H. Brand
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:79111040580e450d8f11ece9a93f657d2021-11-18T05:34:49ZPredicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in Drosophila1544-91731545-7885https://doaj.org/article/79111040580e450d8f11ece9a93f657d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575313/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1544-9173https://doaj.org/toc/1545-7885The discovery of human obesity-associated genes can reveal new mechanisms to target for weight loss therapy. Genetic studies of obese individuals and the analysis of rare genetic variants can identify novel obesity-associated genes. However, establishing a functional relationship between these candidate genes and adiposity remains a significant challenge. We uncovered a large number of rare homozygous gene variants by exome sequencing of severely obese children, including those from consanguineous families. By assessing the function of these genes in vivo in Drosophila, we identified 4 genes, not previously linked to human obesity, that regulate adiposity (itpr, dachsous, calpA, and sdk). Dachsous is a transmembrane protein upstream of the Hippo signalling pathway. We found that 3 further members of the Hippo pathway, fat, four-jointed, and hippo, also regulate adiposity and that they act in neurons, rather than in adipose tissue (fat body). Screening Hippo pathway genes in larger human cohorts revealed rare variants in TAOK2 associated with human obesity. Knockdown of Drosophila tao increased adiposity in vivo demonstrating the strength of our approach in predicting novel human obesity genes and signalling pathways and their site of action. This study set out to identify novel gene variants that may contribute to human obesity, by combining human exosome sequencing analyses with systematic functional screening in Drosophila. This identifies a number of novel obesity-associated genes which control adiposity in flies, and uncovers a potential role for the Hippo signaling pathway in obesity.Neha AgrawalKatherine LawlerCatherine M. DavidsonJulia M. KeoghRobert LeggINTERVALInês BarrosoI. Sadaf FarooqiAndrea H. BrandPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Biology, Vol 19, Iss 11 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Neha Agrawal Katherine Lawler Catherine M. Davidson Julia M. Keogh Robert Legg INTERVAL Inês Barroso I. Sadaf Farooqi Andrea H. Brand Predicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in Drosophila
description	The discovery of human obesity-associated genes can reveal new mechanisms to target for weight loss therapy. Genetic studies of obese individuals and the analysis of rare genetic variants can identify novel obesity-associated genes. However, establishing a functional relationship between these candidate genes and adiposity remains a significant challenge. We uncovered a large number of rare homozygous gene variants by exome sequencing of severely obese children, including those from consanguineous families. By assessing the function of these genes in vivo in Drosophila, we identified 4 genes, not previously linked to human obesity, that regulate adiposity (itpr, dachsous, calpA, and sdk). Dachsous is a transmembrane protein upstream of the Hippo signalling pathway. We found that 3 further members of the Hippo pathway, fat, four-jointed, and hippo, also regulate adiposity and that they act in neurons, rather than in adipose tissue (fat body). Screening Hippo pathway genes in larger human cohorts revealed rare variants in TAOK2 associated with human obesity. Knockdown of Drosophila tao increased adiposity in vivo demonstrating the strength of our approach in predicting novel human obesity genes and signalling pathways and their site of action. This study set out to identify novel gene variants that may contribute to human obesity, by combining human exosome sequencing analyses with systematic functional screening in Drosophila. This identifies a number of novel obesity-associated genes which control adiposity in flies, and uncovers a potential role for the Hippo signaling pathway in obesity.
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author	Neha Agrawal Katherine Lawler Catherine M. Davidson Julia M. Keogh Robert Legg INTERVAL Inês Barroso I. Sadaf Farooqi Andrea H. Brand
author_facet	Neha Agrawal Katherine Lawler Catherine M. Davidson Julia M. Keogh Robert Legg INTERVAL Inês Barroso I. Sadaf Farooqi Andrea H. Brand
author_sort	Neha Agrawal
title	Predicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in Drosophila
title_short	Predicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in Drosophila
title_full	Predicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in Drosophila
title_fullStr	Predicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in Drosophila
title_full_unstemmed	Predicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in Drosophila
title_sort	predicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in drosophila
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/79111040580e450d8f11ece9a93f657d
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Predicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in Drosophila

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