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Characterization of Autophagic Responses in Drosophila melanogaster

Xu, T., Kumar, S., Denton, D.·2017·Methods in Enzymology

Abstract

Drosophila is an excellent model system for studying autophagy during animal development due to the availability of genetic reagents and opportunity for in vivo cell biological analysis. The regulation and mechanism of autophagy are highly evolutionarily conserved and the role of autophagy has been characterized during various stages of Drosophila development as well as following starvation. Studies in Drosophila have revealed novel insights into the role of distinct components of the autophagy machinery. This chapter describes protocols for examining autophagy during Drosophila development. A crucial step in the induction of autophagy is the incorporation of Atg8a into the autophagosome. This can be measured as autophagic puncta using live fluorescent imaging, immunostaining, or immunoblot analysis of LC3/Atg8a processing. The level of autophagy can also be examined using other specific components of the autophagy pathway as markers detected by immunofluorescent imaging. Based on the distinct morphology of autophagy, it can also be examined by transmission electron microscopy. In addition, one of the advantages of using Drosophila as a model is the ability to undertake genetic analysis of individual components of the autophagy machinery. Current approaches that can be used to monitor autophagy, including the overall flux and individual steps in Drosophila melanogaster, will be discussed.

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Authors
Xu, T., Kumar, S., & Denton, D.
Affiliations
University of South Australia (AU)
Corresponding author
Denton, D.
Venue
Methods in Enzymology
Publisher
Elsevier
Published
2017
Volume
588
Pages
445-465
ISSN
0076-6879 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2552426574
Cited by
12
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51
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FWCI
10.68
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of South Australia
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
  • National Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
Keywords
autophagy, Drosophila melanogaster, autophagic flux, Atg8a, autophagosomes, autophagy markers, starvation, autophagy machinery, autophagy monitoring
MeSH terms
Autophagy-Related Proteins, Animals, Autophagy, Dissection, Drosophila melanogaster, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Drosophila Proteins, RNA Interference, Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Optical Imaging

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