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    • Developmental Biology
    • Genetics
    • Biochemistry

    Background:

    • Fatty acid synthase (FASN) is crucial for lipogenesis but its role in germline and embryonic development is unclear.
    • FASN dysfunction often leads to embryonic lethality, hindering functional studies and suppressor identification.
    • The genetically tractable model organism Caenorhabditis elegans offers a system to study FASN function in development.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To identify novel genetic suppressors of FASN loss-of-function during early embryogenesis.
    • To investigate the genetic regulatory network of FASN in development.
    • To explore the role of Hedgehog signaling in FASN-mediated developmental processes.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a temperature-sensitive FASN allele (fasn-1(g43ts)) in C. elegans for forward genetic screens.
    • Employed MIP-MAP genomic mapping and bioinformatics to identify suppressor mutations.
    • Used CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to validate identified suppressor genes, specifically ptr-6.

    Main Results:

    • Isolated 22 suppressor lines that restored embryonic viability in fasn-1 mutants.
    • Identified six missense mutations in the ptr-6 gene, encoding a component of the Hedgehog signaling pathway.
    • Demonstrated that ptr-6 loss-of-function mutations significantly rescued FASN-deficient embryonic lethality and permeability defects.

    Conclusions:

    • PTR6 acts as a genetic suppressor of FASN dysfunction in C. elegans embryogenesis.
    • This study expands the understanding of FASN's genetic regulatory network during development.
    • PTR6 and the Hedgehog signaling pathway are potential modifiers of FASN-associated developmental and metabolic disorders.