Macrophage mitochondrial bioenergetics and tissue invasion are promoted by an Atossa-Porthos axis in Drosophila (2022)
Figure 8

Figure 8. Atossa's mammalian orthologs FAM214A-B, and its targets Pths and the metabolic enzymes GR/HPR and LKR/SDH, are each sufficient to boost macrophage bioenergetics and germband invasion

A Single plane confocal microscope image during germband entry from control or atosPBG embryos, or those expressing pths, GR/HPR, and LKR/SDH in macrophages (mac>). Embryos were stained for antibodies against S293-phosphorylated inactivated Pyruvate Dehydrogenase (pPDH, green) or total PDH (magenta) in macrophages (red). Higher pPDH/PDH ratios are consistent with higher ATP/ADP levels.

B Quantification of normalized pPDH/PDH levels calculated from fluorescence intensities in macrophages from the genotypes in (A) during initial germband invasion. The pPDH/PDH ratio is significantly increased in atosPBG embryos expressing either pths, GR/HPR, or LKR/SDH in macrophages compared to the atosPBG embryos. This argues that the decreased Atos function in atosPBG macrophages, resulting in lower cellular ATP/ADP ratios, was restored by expressing either its targets or murine orthologs. N=3 independent experiments. Control (n=9 embryos) vs. atos mutant (n=10) p<0.0001. Control vs. atos mutant rescued with mac>pths (n=10) p=0.77; rescued with mac>GRHPR (n=9) p=0.48; rescued with mac>LKRSDH (n=10) p=0.012. For atos mutant vs. atos rescued with mac>pths or mac>GRHPR p<0.0001. vs. atos rescued with mac>LKRSDH p=0.0014.

C-D (C) Confocal images or (D) quantification of the macrophages in germband in Stage 12 embryos from the control, atosPBG, and atosPBG expressing atos itself or GR/HPR, or LKR/SDH in macrophages. Germband edge: dotted white line. For (D) control (n=29 embryos) vs. atos mutant (n=19) p<0.0001. Control vs. atos mutant rescued with mac>atos (n=27 embryos) p=0.99; rescued with mac>GRHPR (n=28) p=0.29; rescued with mac>LKRSDH (n=20) p=0.036. atos mutant vs. atos rescued with mac>atos or mac>GRHPR p<0.0001; rescued with mac>LKRSDH p=0.0134.

E Single plane confocal microscope images during germband entry from control or atosPBG embryos, or those expressing mammalian orthologs mFAM214A or B (FAMA-B) in macrophages (mac>). Embryos were stained for antibodies against S293-phosphorylated inactivated Pyruvate Dehydrogenase (pPDH, green) or total PDH (magenta) in macrophages (red).

F Quantification of normalized pPDH/PDH levels measured from fluorescence intensities in macrophages from the genotypes in (E) during initial germband invasion. The pPDH/PDH ratio is significantly increased in atosPBG embryos expressing either mammalian ortholog mFAM214A or B in macrophages compared to the atosPBG embryos. Results from three independent experiments. Control (n=10 embryos) vs. atos mutant (n=11) p<0.0001. Control vs. atos mutant rescued with mac-mFAMA (n=14 embryos) p=0.06; rescued with mac-mFAMB (n=12) p=0.13. atos mutant vs. atos mutant rescued with mac-mFAMA p=0.0025 or mac-mFAMB p=0.0019.

Data information: Mean±SEM, ns=p>0.05, *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ****p<0.0001. One-way ANOVA with Tukey (B,D,F). Scale bars: 10µm (A,E), 50µm (C). See Source Data 1 for Figure 8.