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IL-17 is a neuromodulator of Caenorhabditis elegans sensory responses

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Chen, Changchun, Itakura, Eisuke, Nelson, Geoffrey M., Sheng, Ming, Laurent, Patrick, Fenk, Lorenz A., Butcher, Rebecca A., Hegde, Ramanujan S. +1 more·2017·Nature

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Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine: it mediates responses to pathogens or tissue damage, and drives autoimmune diseases. Little is known about its role in the nervous system. Here we show that IL-17 has neuromodulator-like properties in Caenorhabditis elegans. IL-17 can act directly on neurons to alter their response properties and contribution to behaviour. Using unbiased genetic screens, we delineate an IL-17 signalling pathway and show that it acts in the RMG hub interneurons. Disrupting IL-17 signalling reduces RMG responsiveness to input from oxygen sensors, and renders sustained escape from 21% oxygen transient and contingent on additional stimuli. Over-activating IL-17 receptors abnormally heightens responses to 21% oxygen in RMG neurons and whole animals. IL-17 deficiency can be bypassed by optogenetic stimulation of RMG. Inducing IL-17 expression in adults can rescue mutant defects within 6 h. These findings reveal a non-immunological role of IL-17 modulating circuit function and behaviour.

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Authors
Chen, C., Itakura, E., Nelson, G. M., Sheng, M., Laurent, P., Fenk, L. A., Butcher, R. A., Hegde, R. S., & de Bono, M.
Affiliations
  • MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (GB)
  • University of Florida (US)
Venue
Nature
Published
2017-01-18
Volume
542
Issue
7639
Pages
43-48
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2576526246
Cited by
127
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46
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FWCI
7.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (P40OD010440)
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (16H06167, 16H01194)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
Keywords
IL-17, neuromodulation, Caenorhabditis elegans, oxygen sensing, escape behavior, social aggregation, IL-17 signaling, optogenetic stimulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Humans, Interneurons, Oxygen, Sensation, Signal Transduction, Caenorhabditis elegans, Interleukin-17, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, Receptors, Interleukin-17, HEK293 Cells

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