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Riba A, Olier M, Lacroix-Lamandé S, Lencina C, Bacquié V, Harkat C, Gillet M, Baron M, Sommer C, Mallet V, Salvador-Cartier C, Laurent F, Théodorou V, Ménard S. Paneth Cell Defects Induce Microbiota Dysbiosis in Mice and Promote Visceral Hypersensitivity. Gastroenterology 2017; 153:1594-1606.e2. [PMID: 28865734 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Separation of newborn rats from their mothers induces visceral hypersensitivity and impaired epithelial secretory cell lineages when they are adults. Little is known about the mechanisms by which maternal separation causes visceral hypersensitivity or its relationship with defects in epithelial secretory cell lineages. METHODS We performed studies with C3H/HeN mice separated from their mothers as newborns and mice genetically engineered (Sox9flox/flox-vil-cre on C57BL/6 background) to have deficiencies in Paneth cells. Paneth cell deficiency was assessed by lysozyme staining of ileum tissues and lysozyme activity in fecal samples. When mice were 50 days old, their abdominal response to colorectal distension was assessed by electromyography. Fecal samples were collected and microbiota were analyzed using Gut Low-Density Array quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Mice with maternal separation developed visceral hypersensitivity and defects in Paneth cells, as reported from rats, compared with mice without maternal separation. Sox9flox/flox-vil-Cre mice also had increased visceral hypersensitivity compared with control littermate Sox9flox/flox mice. Fecal samples from mice with maternal separation and from Sox9flox/flox-vil-cre mice had evidence for intestinal dysbiosis of the microbiota, characterized by expansion of Escherichia coli. Daily gavage of conventional C3H/HeN adult mice with 109 commensal E coli induced visceral hypersensitivity. Conversely, daily oral administration of lysozyme prevented expansion of E coli during maternal separation and visceral hypersensitivity. CONCLUSIONS Mice with defects in Paneth cells (induced by maternal separation or genetically engineered) have intestinal expansion of E coli leading to visceral hypersensitivity. These findings provide evidence that Paneth cell function and intestinal dysbiosis are involved in visceral sensitivity.
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- Ambre Riba
- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Equipe Apicomplexes et Immunité Mucosale (AIM), UMR 1282 INRA/Université-Infectiologie et Santé Publique (ISP), Centre INRA Val de Loire, Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Equipe Apicomplexes et Immunité Mucosale (AIM), UMR 1282 INRA/Université-Infectiologie et Santé Publique (ISP), Centre INRA Val de Loire, Nouzilly, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, ToxAlim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), team Neuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Université de Toulouse, INRA, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
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Famili F, Brugman MH, Taskesen E, Naber BEA, Fodde R, Staal FJT. High Levels of Canonical Wnt Signaling Lead to Loss of Stemness and Increased Differentiation in Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports 2017; 6:652-659. [PMID: 27167156 PMCID: PMC4939829 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2016.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Canonical Wnt signaling regulates the self-renewal of most if not all stem cell systems. In the blood system, the role of Wnt signaling has been the subject of much debate but there is consensus that high Wnt signals lead to loss of reconstituting capacity. To better understand this phenomenon, we have taken advantage of a series of hypomorphic mutant Apc alleles resulting in a broad range of Wnt dosages in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and performed whole-genome gene expression analyses. Gene expression profiling and functional studies show that HSCs with APC mutations lead to high Wnt levels, enhanced differentiation, and diminished proliferation but have no effect on apoptosis, collectively leading to loss of stemness. Thus, we provide mechanistic insight into the role of APC mutations and Wnt signaling in HSC biology. As Wnt signals are explored in various in vivo and ex vivo expansion protocols for HSCs, our findings also have clinical ramifications.
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- Farbod Famili
- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, VU University, 1081 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus Medical Center, 3000 Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Gassler N. Paneth cells in intestinal physiology and pathophysiology. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2017; 8:150-160. [PMID: 29184701 PMCID: PMC5696613 DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v8.i4.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Small intestinal mucosa is characterised by villus forming connective tissues with highly specialised surface lining epithelial cells essentially contributing to the establishment of the intestinal border. In order to perform these diverse functions, spatially distinct compartments of epithelial differentiation are found along the crypt-villus axis, including Paneth cells as a highly specialised cell type. Paneth cells locate in crypts and assist undifferentiated columnar cells, called crypt base columnar cells, and rapidly amplifying cells in the regeneration of absorptive and secretory cell types. There is some evidence that Paneth cells are involved in the configuration and function of the stem cell zone as well as intestinal morphogenesis and crypt fission. However, the flow of Paneth cells to crypt bottoms requires strong Wnt signalling guided by EphB3 and partially antagonised by Notch. In addition, mature Paneth cells are essential for the production and secretion of antimicrobial peptides including α-defensins/cryptdins. These antimicrobials are physiologically involved in shaping the composition of the microbiome. The autophagy related 16-like 1 (ATG16L1) is a genetic risk factor and is involved in the exocytosis pathway of Paneth cells as well as a linker molecule to PPAR signalling and lipid metabolism. There is evidence that injuries of Paneth cells are involved in the etiopathogenesis of different intestinal diseases. The review provides an overview of the key points of Paneth cell activities in intestinal physiology and pathophysiology.
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- Nikolaus Gassler
- Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University, Braunschweig 38114, Germany
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Hippo signalling in intestinal regeneration and cancer. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2017; 48:17-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Armbruster NS, Stange EF, Wehkamp J. In the Wnt of Paneth Cells: Immune-Epithelial Crosstalk in Small Intestinal Crohn's Disease. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1204. [PMID: 29018451 PMCID: PMC5622939 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Paneth cells, specialized secretory epithelial cells of the small intestine, play a pivotal role in host defense and regulation of microbiota by producing antimicrobial peptides especially-but not only-the human α-defensin 5 (HD5) and HD6. In small intestinal Crohn's disease (CD) which is an entity of inflammatory bowel diseases, the expression of HD5 and HD6 is specifically compromised leading to a disturbed barrier and change in the microbial community. Different genetically driven but also non-genetic defects associated with small intestinal CD affect different lines of antimicrobial Paneth cell functions. In this review, we focus on the mechanisms and the crosstalk of Paneth cells and bone marrow-derived cells and highlight recent studies about the role of the Wnt signaling pathway in this connection of ileal CD. In summary, different lines of investigations led by us but also now numerous other groups support and reconfirm the proposed classification of this disease entity as Paneth's disease.
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- Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Shashikanth N, Yeruva S, Ong MLDM, Odenwald MA, Pavlyuk R, Turner JR. Epithelial Organization: The Gut and Beyond. Compr Physiol 2017; 7:1497-1518. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c170003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Perea D, Guiu J, Hudry B, Konstantinidou C, Milona A, Hadjieconomou D, Carroll T, Hoyer N, Natarajan D, Kallijärvi J, Walker JA, Soba P, Thapar N, Burns AJ, Jensen KB, Miguel-Aliaga I. Ret receptor tyrosine kinase sustains proliferation and tissue maturation in intestinal epithelia. EMBO J 2017; 36:3029-3045. [PMID: 28899900 PMCID: PMC5641678 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201696247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Expression of the Ret receptor tyrosine kinase is a defining feature of enteric neurons. Its importance is underscored by the effects of its mutation in Hirschsprung disease, leading to absence of gut innervation and severe gastrointestinal symptoms. We report a new and physiologically significant site of Ret expression in the intestine: the intestinal epithelium. Experiments in Drosophila indicate that Ret is expressed both by enteric neurons and adult intestinal epithelial progenitors, which require Ret to sustain their proliferation. Mechanistically, Ret is engaged in a positive feedback loop with Wnt/Wingless signalling, modulated by Src and Fak kinases. We find that Ret is also expressed by the developing intestinal epithelium of mice, where its expression is maintained into the adult stage in a subset of enteroendocrine/enterochromaffin cells. Mouse organoid experiments point to an intrinsic role for Ret in promoting epithelial maturation and regulating Wnt signalling. Our findings reveal evolutionary conservation of the positive Ret/Wnt signalling feedback in both developmental and homeostatic contexts. They also suggest an epithelial contribution to Ret loss‐of‐function disorders such as Hirschsprung disease.
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- Daniel Perea
- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- BRIC-Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Center for Molecular Neurobiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Molecular Neurobiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- BRIC-Biotech Research and Innovation Centre, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, Denmark.,The Danish Stem Cell Center (Danstem), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Leblanc C, Langlois M, Coulombe G, Vaillancourt‐Lavigueur V, Jones C, Carrier JC, Boudreau F, Rivard N. Epithelial Src homology region 2 domain–containing phosphatase‐1 restrains intestinal growth, secretory cell differentiation, and tumorigenesis. FASEB J 2017; 31:3512-3526. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.201601378r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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- Caroline Leblanc
- Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie CellulaireFaculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie CellulaireFaculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie CellulaireFaculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie CellulaireFaculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie CellulaireFaculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie CellulaireFaculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie CellulaireFaculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
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- Département d'Anatomie et de Biologie CellulaireFaculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la SantéUniversité de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Quebec Canada
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α, β, and θ defensins are effectors of the innate immune system with potent antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal activity. Defensins have direct antiviral activity in cell culture, with varied mechanisms for individual viruses, although some common themes have emerged. In addition, defensins have potent immunomodulatory activity that can alter innate and adaptive immune responses to viral infection. In some cases, there is evidence for paradoxical escape from defensin neutralization or enhancement of viral infection. The direct and indirect activities of defensins have led to their development as therapeutics and vaccine components. The major area of investigation that continues to lag is the connection between the effects of defensins in cell culture models and viral pathogenesis in vivo. Model systems to study defensin biology, including more physiologic models designed to bridge this gap, are also discussed.
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- Mayumi K Holly
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195;
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195;
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195;
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Purpose of review The intestine is a dynamic organ with rapid stem cell division generating epithelial cells that mature and apoptose in 3-5 days. Rapid turnover maintains the epithelial barrier and homeostasis. Current insights on intestinal stem cells (ISCs) and their regulation are discussed here. Recent findings The Lgr5+ ISCs maintain intestinal homeostasis by dividing asymmetrically, but also divide symmetrically to extinguish or replace ISCs. Following radiation or mucosal injury, reserve BMI1+ ISCs as well as other crypt cells can de-differentiate into Lgr5+ ISCs. ISC niche cells, including Paneth, immune and myofibroblast cells secrete factors that regulate ISC proliferation. Finally, several studies indicate that the microbiome metabolites regulate ISC growth. Summary ISC cells can be plastic and integrate a complexity of environmental/niche cues to trigger or suppress proliferation as needed.
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- Laura R McCabe
- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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Lo YH, Noah TK, Chen MS, Zou W, Borras E, Vilar E, Shroyer NF. SPDEF Induces Quiescence of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Changing the Transcriptional Targets of β-catenin. Gastroenterology 2017; 153:205-218.e8. [PMID: 28390865 PMCID: PMC7297058 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The canonical Wnt signaling pathway activates the transcriptional activity of β-catenin. This pathway is often activated in colorectal cancer cells, but strategies to block it in tumors have not been effective. The SAM pointed domain containing ETS transcription factor (SPDEF) suppresses formation of colon tumors by unclear mechanisms. We investigated these mechanisms and the effects of SPDEF on β-catenin activity in mouse models of colorectal cancer (CRC), CRC cell lines, and mouse and human normal and cancer colonoids. METHODS We performed studies of Lgr5CreERT2; β-cateninexon3; Rosa26LSL-rtta-ires-EGFP; TRE-Spdef mice, which express an oncogenic form of β-catenin in Lgr5-positive ISCs upon administration of tamoxifen and SPDEF upon administration of tetracycline. CRC lines (HCT116 and SW480) were engineered to express inducible tagged SPDEF or vector (control) and subcutaneously injected into immunodeficient NSG mice. We generated SPDEF-inducible human colonoids, including a line derived from normal rectal mucosa (control) and an adenocarcinoma line derived from a patient with germline MUTYH mutation. Full-length and truncated forms of SPDEF were expressed in CRC cells; cells were assayed for β-catenin activity and studied in immunoprecipitation and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays. RESULTS Expression of SPDEF was sufficient to inhibit intestinal tumorigenesis by activated β-catenin, block tumor cell proliferation, and restrict growth of established tumors. In tumor cells with activated β -catenin, expression of SPDEF induced a quiescent state, which was reversed when SPDEF expression was stopped. In mouse and human normal and tumor-derived enteroids/colonoids, those that expressed SPDEF for 3 days were significantly smaller. SPDEF inhibited the transcriptional activity of β-catenin via a protein-protein interaction, independent of SPDEF DNA binding capacity. SPDEF disrupted β-catenin binding to TCF1 and TCF3, displacing β-catenin from enhancer regions of genes that regulate the cell cycle but not genes that regulate stem cell activities. CONCLUSIONS In studies of mice and human CRC, we found that SPDEF induces a quiescent state in CRC cells by disrupting binding of β-catenin to TCF1 and TCF3 and regulation of genes that control the cell cycle. In this model, β-catenin activity determines the proliferation or quiescence of CRC cells based on the absence or presence of SPDEF.
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- Yuan-Hung Lo
- Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Medicine and Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Medicine and Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Medicine and Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Clinical Cancer Prevention, GI Medical Oncology and Clinical Cancer Genetics Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Clinical Cancer Prevention, GI Medical Oncology and Clinical Cancer Genetics Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Medicine and Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Division of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Smith RJ, Rao-Bhatia A, Kim TH. Signaling and epigenetic mechanisms of intestinal stem cells and progenitors: insight into crypt homeostasis, plasticity, and niches. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2017. [PMID: 28644919 DOI: 10.1002/wdev.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The rapid turnover of intestinal epithelial cells is maintained by a small number of stem cells located in pocket-like gland structures called crypts. While our understanding of the identity and function of intestinal stem cells (ISCs) has rapidly progressed, epigenetic and transcriptional regulation in crypt stem cell and progenitor pools remains an active field of investigation. Surrounded by various types of cells in the stroma, crypt progenitors display high levels of plasticity, harboring the ability to interconvert in the face of epithelial damage. Recent studies analyzing epigenetic patterns of intestinal epithelial cells have provided evidence that plasticity is maintained by a broadly permissive epigenomic state, wherein cell-lineage specification is directed through activation of signaling pathways and transcription factor (TF) expression. New studies also have shown that the ISC niche, which is comprised of surrounding epithelial and mesenchymal tissues, plays a crucial role in supporting the maintenance and differentiation of stem cells by providing contextual information in the form of signaling cascades, such as Wnt, Notch, and Hippo. These cascades ultimately govern TF expression to promote early cell-lineage decisions in both crypt stem cells and progenitors. Highlighting recent studies investigating signaling, transcriptional, and epigenetic mechanisms of intestinal epithelial cells, we will discuss the mechanisms underlying crypt homeostasis, plasticity, and niches. WIREs Dev Biol 2017, 6:e281. doi: 10.1002/wdev.281 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Ryan J Smith
- Program of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Program of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Program of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Flanagan DJ, Barker N, Nowell C, Clevers H, Ernst M, Phesse TJ, Vincan E. Loss of the Wnt receptor frizzled 7 in the mouse gastric epithelium is deleterious and triggers rapid repopulation in vivo. Dis Model Mech 2017; 10:971-980. [PMID: 28600348 PMCID: PMC5560064 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.029876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The gastric epithelium consists of tubular glandular units, each containing several differentiated cell types, and populations of stem cells, which enable the stomach to secrete the acid, mucus and various digestive enzymes required for its function. Very little is known about which cell signalling pathways are required for homeostasis of the gastric epithelium. Many diseases, such as cancer, arise as a result of deregulation of signalling pathways that regulate homeostasis of the diseased organ. Therefore, it is important to understand the biology of how normal conditions are maintained in a tissue to help inform the mechanisms driving disease in that same tissue, and to identify potential points of therapeutic intervention. Wnt signalling regulates several cell functions, including proliferation, differentiation and migration, and plays a crucial role during homeostasis of several tissues, including the intestinal epithelium. Wnt3a is required in the culture medium of gastric organoids, suggesting it is also important for the homeostasis of the gastric epithelium, but this has not been investigated in vivo. Here, we show that the Wnt receptor frizzled 7 (Fzd7), which is required for the homeostasis of the intestine, is expressed in the gastric epithelium and is required for gastric organoid growth. Gastric-specific loss of Fzd7 in the adult gastric epithelium of mice is deleterious and triggers rapid epithelial repopulation, which we believe is the first observation of this novel function for this tissue. Taken together, these data provide functional evidence of a crucial role for Wnt signalling, via the Fzd7 receptor, during homeostasis of the gastric epithelium. Editors’ choice: Wnt signalling regulates homeostasis of the gastric epithelium via the Fzd7 receptor, which could be a target for therapeutic intervention in gastric cancer.
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- Dustin J Flanagan
- University of Melbourne and Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore 138648, Singapore.,MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK
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- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, 3584CT Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Australia and La Trobe University School of Cancer Medicine, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia
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- University of Melbourne and Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia .,European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK
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- University of Melbourne and Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia .,School of Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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Bile Acid Administration Elicits an Intestinal Antimicrobial Program and Reduces the Bacterial Burden in Two Mouse Models of Enteric Infection. Infect Immun 2017; 85:IAI.00942-16. [PMID: 28348052 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00942-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In addition to their chemical antimicrobial nature, bile acids are thought to have other functions in the homeostatic control of gastrointestinal immunity. However, those functions have remained largely undefined. In this work, we used ileal explants and mouse models of bile acid administration to investigate the role of bile acids in the regulation of the intestinal antimicrobial response. Mice fed on a diet supplemented with 0.1% chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) showed an upregulated expression of Paneth cell α-defensins as well as an increased synthesis of the type-C lectins Reg3b and Reg3g by the ileal epithelium. CDCA acted on several epithelial cell types, by a mechanism independent from farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and not involving STAT3 or β-catenin activation. CDCA feeding did not change the relative abundance of major commensal bacterial groups of the ileum, as shown by 16S analyses. However, administration of CDCA increased the expression of ileal Muc2 and induced a change in the composition of the mucosal immune cell repertoire, decreasing the proportion of Ly6G+ and CD68+ cells, while increasing the relative amount of IgGκ+ B cells. Oral administration of CDCA to mice attenuated infections with the bile-resistant pathogens Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Citrobacter rodentium, promoting lower systemic colonization and faster bacteria clearance, respectively. Our results demonstrate that bile acid signaling in the ileum triggers an antimicrobial program that can be potentially used as a therapeutic option against intestinal bacterial infections.
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Hou Q, Ye L, Huang L, Yu Q. The Research Progress on Intestinal Stem Cells and Its Relationship with Intestinal Microbiota. Front Immunol 2017; 8:599. [PMID: 28588586 PMCID: PMC5440531 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The intestine is home to trillions of microorganisms, and the vast diversity within this gut microbiota exists in a balanced state to protect the intestinal mucosal barrier. Research into the association of the intestinal microbiota with health and disease (including diet, nutrition, obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancer) continues to expand, with the field advancing at a rapid rate. Intestinal stem cells (ISCs) are the fundamental component of the mucosal barrier; they undergo continuous proliferation to replace the epithelium, which is also intimately involved in intestinal diseases. The intestinal microbiota, such as Lactobacillus, communicates with ISCs both directly and indirectly to regulate the proliferation and differentiation of ISCs. Moreover, Salmonella infection significantly decreased the expression of intestinal stem cell markers Lgr5 and Bmi1. However, the detailed interaction of intestinal microbiota and ISCs are still unclear. This review considers the progress of research on the model and niches of ISCs, as well as the complex interplay between the gut microbiota and ISCs, which will be crucial for explaining the mechanisms of intestinal diseases related to imbalances in the intestinal microbiota and ISCs.
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- Qihang Hou
- College of veterinary medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of veterinary medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of veterinary medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of veterinary medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Zaytseva O, Quinn LM. Controlling the Master: Chromatin Dynamics at the MYC Promoter Integrate Developmental Signaling. Genes (Basel) 2017; 8:genes8040118. [PMID: 28398229 PMCID: PMC5406865 DOI: 10.3390/genes8040118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The transcription factor and cell growth regulator MYC is potently oncogenic and estimated to contribute to most cancers. Decades of attempts to therapeutically target MYC directly have not resulted in feasible clinical applications, and efforts have moved toward indirectly targeting MYC expression, function and/or activity to treat MYC-driven cancer. A multitude of developmental and growth signaling pathways converge on the MYC promoter to modulate transcription through their downstream effectors. Critically, even small increases in MYC abundance (<2 fold) are sufficient to drive overproliferation; however, the details of how oncogenic/growth signaling networks regulate MYC at the level of transcription remain nebulous even during normal development. It is therefore essential to first decipher mechanisms of growth signal-stimulated MYC transcription using in vivo models, with intact signaling environments, to determine exactly how these networks are dysregulated in human cancer. This in turn will provide new modalities and approaches to treat MYC-driven malignancy. Drosophila genetic studies have shed much light on how complex networks signal to transcription factors and enhancers to orchestrate Drosophila MYC (dMYC) transcription, and thus growth and patterning of complex multicellular tissue and organs. This review will discuss the many pathways implicated in patterning MYC transcription during development and the molecular events at the MYC promoter that link signaling to expression. Attention will also be drawn to parallels between mammalian and fly regulation of MYC at the level of transcription.
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- Olga Zaytseva
- ACRF Department of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia.
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- ACRF Department of Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia.
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Smith NR, Davies PS, Levin TG, Gallagher AC, Keene DR, Sengupta SK, Wieghard N, El Rassi E, Wong MH. Cell Adhesion Molecule CD166/ALCAM Functions Within the Crypt to Orchestrate Murine Intestinal Stem Cell Homeostasis. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 3:389-409. [PMID: 28462380 PMCID: PMC5404029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2016.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Intestinal epithelial homeostasis is maintained by active-cycling and slow-cycling stem cells confined within an instructive crypt-based niche. Exquisite regulating of these stem cell populations along the proliferation-to-differentiation axis maintains a homeostatic balance to prevent hyperproliferation and cancer. Although recent studies focus on how secreted ligands from mesenchymal and epithelial populations regulate intestinal stem cells (ISCs), it remains unclear what role cell adhesion plays in shaping the regulatory niche. Previously we have shown that the cell adhesion molecule and cancer stem cell marker, CD166/ALCAM (activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule), is highly expressed by both active-cycling Lgr5+ ISCs and adjacent Paneth cells within the crypt base, supporting the hypothesis that CD166 functions to mediate ISC maintenance and signal coordination. METHODS Here we tested this hypothesis by analyzing a CD166-/- mouse combined with immunohistochemical, flow cytometry, gene expression, and enteroid culture. RESULTS We found that animals lacking CD166 expression harbored fewer active-cycling Lgr5+ ISCs. Homeostasis was maintained by expansion of the transit-amplifying compartment and not by slow-cycling Bmi1+ ISC stimulation. Loss of active-cycling ISCs was coupled with deregulated Paneth cell homeostasis, manifested as increased numbers of immature Paneth progenitors due to decreased terminal differentiation, linked to defective Wnt signaling. CD166-/- Paneth cells expressed reduced Wnt3 ligand expression and depleted nuclear β-catenin. CONCLUSIONS These data support a function for CD166 as an important cell adhesion molecule that shapes the signaling microenvironment by mediating ISC-niche cell interactions. Furthermore, loss of CD166 expression results in decreased ISC and Paneth cell homeostasis and an altered Wnt microenvironment.
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Key Words
- BrdU, bromodeoxyuridine
- CD166
- CLEM, correlative light and electron microscopy
- FACS, fluorescence-activated cell sorting
- FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate
- GFP, green fluorescent protein
- HBSS, Hank’s balanced salt solution
- Homeostasis
- IHC, immunohistochemistry
- ISC, intestinal stem cell
- Intestinal Stem Cell
- Lyz, lysozyme
- Muc2, mucin 2
- Paneth Cell
- SEM, standard error of the mean
- Stem Cell Niche
- TA, transit-amplifying
- TEM, transmission electron microscopy
- WT, wild-type
- qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction
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- Nicholas R. Smith
- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology and Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology and Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology and Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology and Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology and Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA,OHSU Stem Cell Center, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon,Correspondence Address correspondence to: Melissa H. Wong, PhD, Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code L215, Portland, Oregon 97239. fax: (503) 494-4253.Oregon Health & Science UniversityDepartment of CellDevelopmental and Cancer Biology3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RoadMail Code L215PortlandOregon 97239
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CD34+ mesenchymal cells are a major component of the intestinal stem cells niche at homeostasis and after injury. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E506-E513. [PMID: 28074039 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620059114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The intestinal epithelium is continuously renewed by intestinal epithelial stem cells (IESCs) positioned at the base of each crypt. Mesenchymal-derived factors are essential to maintain IESCs; however, the cellular composition and development of such mesenchymal niche remains unclear. Here, we identify pericryptal CD34+ Gp38+ αSMA- mesenchymal cells closely associated with Lgr5+ IESCs. We demonstrate that CD34+ Gp38+ cells are the major intestinal producers of the niche factors Wnt2b, Gremlin1, and R-spondin1, and are sufficient to promote maintenance of Lgr5+ IESCs in intestinal organoids, an effect mainly mediated by Gremlin1. CD34+ Gp38+ cells develop after birth in the intestinal submucosa and expand around the crypts during the third week of life in mice, independently of the microbiota. We further show that pericryptal CD34+gp38+ cells are rapidly activated by intestinal injury, up-regulating niche factors Gremlin1 and R-spondin1 as well as chemokines, proinflammatory cytokines, and growth factors with key roles in gut immunity and tissue repair, including IL-7, Ccl2, Ptgs2, and Amphiregulin. Our results indicate that CD34+ Gp38+ mesenchymal cells are programmed to develop in the intestine after birth to constitute a specialized microenvironment that maintains IESCs at homeostasis and contribute to intestinal inflammation and repair after injury.
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Shi N, Li N, Duan X, Niu H. Interaction between the gut microbiome and mucosal immune system. Mil Med Res 2017; 4:14. [PMID: 28465831 PMCID: PMC5408367 DOI: 10.1186/s40779-017-0122-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 318] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The gut microbiota, the largest symbiotic ecosystem with the host, has been shown to play important roles in maintaining intestinal homeostasis. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiome is caused by the imbalance between the commensal and pathogenic microbiomes. The commensal microbiome regulates the maturation of the mucosal immune system, while the pathogenic microbiome causes immunity dysfunction, resulting in disease development. The gut mucosal immune system, which consists of lymph nodes, lamina propria and epithelial cells, constitutes a protective barrier for the integrity of the intestinal tract. The composition of the gut microbiota is under the surveillance of the normal mucosal immune system. Inflammation, which is caused by abnormal immune responses, influences the balance of the gut microbiome, resulting in intestinal diseases. In this review, we briefly outlined the interaction between the gut microbiota and the immune system and provided a reference for future studies.
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- Na Shi
- Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Comparative Medicine Center, Peking Union Medical Collage (PUMC), Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Beijing, 100021 China
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- Department of Rheumatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006 China
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- Department of Rheumatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006 China
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- Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Comparative Medicine Center, Peking Union Medical Collage (PUMC), Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Beijing, 100021 China
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Miyoshi H, VanDussen KL, Malvin NP, Ryu SH, Wang Y, Sonnek NM, Lai CW, Stappenbeck TS. Prostaglandin E2 promotes intestinal repair through an adaptive cellular response of the epithelium. EMBO J 2016; 36:5-24. [PMID: 27797821 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201694660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Adaptive cellular responses are often required during wound repair. Following disruption of the intestinal epithelium, wound-associated epithelial (WAE) cells form the initial barrier over the wound. Our goal was to determine the critical factor that promotes WAE cell differentiation. Using an adaptation of our in vitro primary epithelial cell culture system, we found that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) signaling through one of its receptors, Ptger4, was sufficient to drive a differentiation state morphologically and transcriptionally similar to in vivo WAE cells. WAE cell differentiation was a permanent state and dominant over enterocyte differentiation in plasticity experiments. WAE cell differentiation was triggered by nuclear β-catenin signaling independent of canonical Wnt signaling. Creation of WAE cells via the PGE2-Ptger4 pathway was required in vivo, as mice with loss of Ptger4 in the intestinal epithelium did not produce WAE cells and exhibited impaired wound repair. Our results demonstrate a mechanism by which WAE cells are formed by PGE2 and suggest a process of adaptive cellular reprogramming of the intestinal epithelium that occurs to ensure proper repair to injury.
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- Hiroyuki Miyoshi
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Shaikh G, Zhang J, Perez-Aso M, Mediero A, Cronstein B. Adenosine A 2A receptor promotes collagen type III synthesis via β-catenin activation in human dermal fibroblasts. Br J Pharmacol 2016; 173:3279-3291. [PMID: 27595240 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Adenosine A2A receptor stimulation promotes the synthesis of collagen type I and type III (Col1 and Col3), mediators of fibrosis and scarring. The A2A receptor modulates collagen balance via cAMP/PKA/p38-MAPK/Akt pathways. Wnt signalling is important in fibrosis and the cAMP and Wnt pathways converge. Because the A2A receptor is Gs-linked and increases cAMP, we determined whether A2A receptors and Wnt signalling interact. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Total β-catenin, de-phosphorylated β-catenin (canonical activation, de-phospho β-catenin) and phosphorylated β-catenin at Ser552 (non-canonical activation, p-Ser552 β-catenin) levels were determined in primary human dermal fibroblasts, cytosol and nucleus, by western blot analysis and fluorescence microscopy, before and after stimulation by A2A receptor-selective agonist CGS21680, with/without A2A receptor-selective antagonist (SCH56261) pretreatment. β-Catenin was knocked down by transfection with scrambled-siRNA or specific-siRNA, and Col1 and Col3 levels determined by western blots. KEY RESULTS CGS21680 stimulation rapidly (15 min) increased cellular β-catenin levels. Both de-phospho β-catenin and p-Ser552 β-catenin levels were also increased. CGS21680 stimulated the translocation of total de-phospho and p-Ser552 β-catenin to the nucleus. A2A receptor-stimulation increased Col1 synthesis similarly in β-catenin knockeddown and scrambled cells. However, β-catenin knockdown abolished the increase in Col3 synthesis induced in A2A receptor-stimulated fibroblasts. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS A2A receptor stimulation promotes Col3 synthesis via the activation of canonical and non-canonical β-catenin, consistent with a role for A2A receptors in dermal fibrosis and scarring.
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- Gibran Shaikh
- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, LiHuili Hospital, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.,Bone and Joint Research Unit IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz UAM, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Xu WD, Wang J, Yuan TL, Li YH, Yang H, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Herrmann M. Interactions between canonical Wnt signaling pathway and MAPK pathway regulate differentiation, maturation and function of dendritic cells. Cell Immunol 2016; 310:170-177. [PMID: 27641635 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Antigen-presenting dendritic cells interpret environmental signals to orchestrate local and systemic immune responses. In this study, the roles of Wnt proteins and their signaling pathway members in the maturation and function of monocyte-derived DCs were investigated. The present study showed higher expression of β-catenin, as well as pGSK-3β in DCs than those in monocytes. Wnt3a, Wnt5a and inhibition of GSK-3β promoted differentiation of DCs, but inhibited maturation of DCs. GSK-3β induced DCs maturation with unconventional phenotypes. Together with β-catenin silence, these treatment lead to reduced secretion of cytokines and chemokines except for IL-10 in comparison with LPS treatment, and significantly promoted proliferation of T cells. Wnt3a and inhibition of GSK-3β increased expression of MAPK signalings (p-ERK, p-p38, p-JNK). However, inhibition of MAPK signalings in turn differently regulated Wnt signaling proteins expression. These data suggest that Wnt pathway regulates DCs differentiation, maturation and function with interaction of MAPK signaling pathways.
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- Wang-Dong Xu
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China; Department of General Medicine Center, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu 610072, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
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- Institute for Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen 91052, Germany
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Yu T, Yang HS, Lu XJ, Xia ZS, Ouyang H, Shan TD, Huang CZ, Chen QK. Association of Bactericidal Dysfunction of Paneth Cells in Streptozocin-Induced Diabetic Mice with Insulin Deficiency. Med Sci Monit 2016; 22:3062-72. [PMID: 27572949 PMCID: PMC5013981 DOI: 10.12659/msm.897270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is associated with increased risks of enteric infection. Paneth cells constitute the first line of the gut defense. Little is known about the impact of T1DM on the bactericidal function of intestinal Paneth cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS A T1DM mouse model was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozocin. The analysis of intestinal microbiota and the mucosal bactericidal assay were conducted to evaluate intestinal innate defense. Numbers of Paneth cells and their expression of related antimicrobial peptides were analyzed. Expression of total insulin receptor (IR) mRNA and relative levels of IR-A/IR-B were analyzed. The primary mouse small intestinal crypt culture was used to analyze the effect of insulin and glucose on the expression of related antimicrobial peptides of Paneth cells. RESULTS In T1DM mice, bacterial loads were increased and there was an alteration in the composition of the intestinal microflora. Exogenous bacteria had better survival in the small bowel of the T1DM mice. The expression of Paneth cell-derived antimicrobial peptides was significantly decreased in the T1DM mice, although the number of Paneth cells was increased. Relative levels of IR-A/IR-B in Paneth cells of diabetic mice were elevated, but the total IR mRNA did not change. Insulin treatment restored the expression of antimicrobial peptides and normalized the microbiota in the gut of T1DM mice. Subsequently, in vitro culture assay demonstrated that insulin rather than glucose was essential for the optimal expression of Paneth cell-derived antimicrobial peptides. CONCLUSIONS The bactericidal function of intestinal Paneth cells was impaired in STZ-induced diabetic mice, resulting in the altered intestinal flora, and insulin was essential for the optimal expression of Paneth cell-derived antimicrobial peptides.
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- Tao Yu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland)
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Reg4+ deep crypt secretory cells function as epithelial niche for Lgr5+ stem cells in colon. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:E5399-407. [PMID: 27573849 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1607327113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor 5-positive (Lgr5(+)) stem cells reside at crypt bottoms of the small and large intestine. Small intestinal Paneth cells supply Wnt3, EGF, and Notch signals to neighboring Lgr5(+) stem cells. Whereas the colon lacks Paneth cells, deep crypt secretory (DCS) cells are intermingled with Lgr5(+) stem cells at crypt bottoms. Here, we report regenerating islet-derived family member 4 (Reg4) as a marker of DCS cells. To investigate a niche function, we eliminated DCS cells by using the diphtheria-toxin receptor gene knocked into the murine Reg4 locus. Ablation of DCS cells results in loss of stem cells from colonic crypts and disrupts gut homeostasis and colon organoid growth. In agreement, sorted Reg4(+) DCS cells promote organoid formation of single Lgr5(+) colon stem cells. DCS cells can be massively produced from Lgr5(+) colon stem cells in vitro by combined Notch inhibition and Wnt activation. We conclude that Reg4(+) DCS cells serve as Paneth cell equivalents in the colon crypt niche.
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Requirement of Gα q/Gα 11 Signaling in the Preservation of Mouse Intestinal Epithelial Homeostasis. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 2:767-782.e6. [PMID: 28174748 PMCID: PMC5247319 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Proliferation, differentiation, and morphogenesis of the intestinal epithelium are tightly regulated by a number of molecular pathways. Coordinated action of intestine is achieved by gastrointestinal hormones, most of which exert these actions through G-protein-coupled receptors. We herein investigated the role of Gαq/11-mediated signaling in intestinal homeostasis. METHODS Intestinal tissues from control (Gnaqflox/floxGna11+/+ ), Int-Gq knock-out (KO) (VilCre+/-Gnaqflox/floxGna11+/+ ), G11 KO (Gnaqflox/floxGna11-/- ), and Int-Gq/G11 double knock-out (DKO) (VilCre+/-Gnaqflox/floxGna11-/- ) mice were examined by microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and immunohistochemistry. The effect of Gαq/11-mediated signaling was studied in the cell lineage, proliferation, and apoptosis. Dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) colitis was induced to study the role of Gαq/11 in colon. RESULTS Paneth cells were enlarged, increased in number, and mislocalized in Int-Gq/G11 DKO small intestine. Paneth cells also reacted with PAS and Muc2 antibody, indicating an intermediate character of Paneth and goblet cells. The nuclear β-catenin, T-cell factor 1, and Sox9 expression were reduced severely in the crypt base of Int-Gq/G11 DKO intestine. Proliferation was activated in the crypt base and apoptosis was enhanced along the crypt. Int-Gq/G11 DKO mice were susceptible to DSS colitis. Proliferation was inhibited in the crypt of unaffected and regenerative areas. Cystic crypts, periodic acid-Schiff-positive cells, and Muc2-positive cells were unusually observed in the ulcerative region. CONCLUSIONS The Gαq/11-mediated pathway plays a pivotal role in the preservation of intestinal homeostasis, especially in Paneth cell maturation and positioning. Wnt/β-catenin signaling was reduced significantly in the crypt base in Gαq/G11-deficient mice, resulting in the defective maturation of Paneth cells, induction of differentiation toward goblet cells, and susceptibility to DSS colitis.
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Key Words
- Atoh1, atonal homolog 1
- BrdU, bromodeoxyuridine
- DSS, dextran sodium sulfate
- Defa1, defensin α1
- Dll1, delta-like 1
- FGF, fibroblast growth factor
- Fzd, frizzled
- Gna11
- Gnaq
- Hes, hairy/enhancer of split
- IEC, intestinal epithelial cell
- Ihh, Indian hedgehog
- Intermediate Cell
- NICD, Notch intracellular cytoplasmic domain
- PAS, periodic acid–Schiff
- PCR, polymerase chain reaction
- PKC, protein kinase C
- Paneth Cell
- TEM, transmission electron micrograph
- TUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling
- Tcf, T-cell factor
- Wnt
- mRNA, messenger RNA
- qPCR, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
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Cui S, Chang PY. Current understanding concerning intestinal stem cells. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:7099-7110. [PMID: 27610020 PMCID: PMC4988314 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i31.7099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2016] [Revised: 05/21/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In mammals, the intestinal epithelium is a tissue that contains two distinct pools of stem cells: active intestinal stem cells and reserve intestinal stem cells. The former are located in the crypt basement membrane and are responsible for maintaining epithelial homeostasis under intact conditions, whereas the latter exhibit the capacity to facilitate epithelial regeneration after injury. These two pools of cells can convert into each other, maintaining their quantitative balance. In terms of the active intestinal stem cells, their development into functional epithelium is precisely controlled by the following signaling pathways: Wnt/β-catenin, Ras/Raf/Mek/Erk/MAPK, Notch and BMP/Smad. However, mutations in some of the key regulator genes associated with these signaling pathways, such as APC, Kras and Smad4, are also highly associated with gut malformations. At this point, clarifying the biological characteristics of intestinal stem cells will increase the feasibility of preventing or treating some intestinal diseases, such as colorectal cancer. Moreover, as preclinical data demonstrate the therapeutic effects of colon stem cells on murine models of experimental colitis, the prospects of stem cell-based regenerative treatments for ulcerous lesions in the gastrointestinal tract will be improved all the same.
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Merker SR, Weitz J, Stange DE. Gastrointestinal organoids: How they gut it out. Dev Biol 2016; 420:239-250. [PMID: 27521455 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Revised: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The gastrointestinal tract is characterized by a self-renewing epithelium fueled by adult stem cells residing at the bottom of the intestinal crypt and gastric glands. Their activity and proliferation is strongly dependent on complex signaling pathways involving other crypt/gland cells as well as surrounding stromal cells. In recent years organoids are becoming increasingly popular as a new and powerful tool to study developmental or other biological processes. Organoids retain morphological and molecular patterns of the tissue they are derived from, are self-organizing, relatively simple to handle and accessible to genetic engineering. This review focuses on the developmental processes and signaling molecules involved in epithelial homeostasis and how a profound knowledge of these mechanisms allowed the establishment of a three dimensional organoid culture derived from adult gastrointestinal stem cells.
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- Sebastian R Merker
- Department of Gastrointestinal, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Gastrointestinal, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Gastrointestinal, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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Belinson H, Savage AK, Fadrosh D, Kuo YM, Lin D, Valladares R, Nusse Y, Wynshaw-Boris A, Lynch SV, Locksley RM, Klein OD. Dual epithelial and immune cell function of Dvl1 regulates gut microbiota composition and intestinal homeostasis. JCI Insight 2016; 1:85395. [PMID: 27525310 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.85395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Homeostasis of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is controlled by complex interactions between epithelial and immune cells and the resident microbiota. Here, we studied the role of Wnt signaling in GI homeostasis using Disheveled 1 knockout (Dvl1-/-) mice, which display an increase in whole gut transit time. This phenotype is associated with a reduction and mislocalization of Paneth cells and an increase in CD8+ T cells in the lamina propria. Bone marrow chimera experiments demonstrated that GI dysfunction requires abnormalities in both epithelial and immune cells. Dvl1-/- mice exhibit a significantly distinct GI microbiota, and manipulation of the gut microbiota in mutant mice rescued the GI transit abnormality without correcting the Paneth and CD8+ T cell abnormalities. Moreover, manipulation of the gut microbiota in wild-type mice induced a GI transit abnormality akin to that seen in Dvl1-/- mice. Together, these data indicate that microbiota manipulation can overcome host dysfunction to correct GI transit abnormalities. Our findings illustrate a mechanism by which the epithelium and immune system coregulate gut microbiota composition to promote normal GI function.
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- Haim Belinson
- Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics.,Department of Orofacial Sciences and Program in Craniofacial Biology
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, and
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics.,Department of Orofacial Sciences and Program in Craniofacial Biology
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- Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics.,Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, and.,Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Human Genetics.,Department of Orofacial Sciences and Program in Craniofacial Biology
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Li N, Yousefi M, Nakauka-Ddamba A, Tobias JW, Jensen ST, Morrisey EE, Lengner CJ. Heterogeneity in readouts of canonical wnt pathway activity within intestinal crypts. Dev Dyn 2016; 245:822-33. [PMID: 27264700 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Canonical Wnt pathway signaling is necessary for maintaining the proliferative capacity of mammalian intestinal crypt base columnar stem cells (CBCs). Furthermore, dysregulation of the Wnt pathway is a major contributor to disease, including oncogenic transformation of the intestinal epithelium. Given the critical importance of this pathway, numerous tools have been used as proxy measures for Wnt pathway activity, yet the relationship between Wnt target gene expression and reporter allele activity within individual cells at the crypt base remains unclear. RESULTS Here, we describe a novel Axin2-CreERT2-tdTomato allele that efficiently marks both Wnt(High) CBCs and radioresistant reserve intestinal stem cells. We analyze the molecular and functional identity of Axin2-CreERT2-tdTomato-marked cells using single cell gene expression profiling and tissue regeneration assays and find that Axin2 reporter activity does not necessarily correlate with expression of Wnt target genes and, furthermore, that Wnt target genes themselves vary in their expression patterns at the crypt base. CONCLUSIONS Wnt target genes and reporter alleles can vary greatly in their cell-type specificity, demonstrating that these proxies cannot be used interchangeably. Furthermore, Axin2-CreERT2-tdTomato is a robust marker of both active and reserve intestinal stem cells and is thus useful for understanding the intestinal stem cell compartment. Developmental Dynamics 245:822-833, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Ning Li
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Penn Genomic Analysis Core, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Statistics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department of Medicine, Penn Center for Pulmonary Biology, Penn Cardiovascular Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Department of Medicine, Penn Center for Pulmonary Biology, Penn Cardiovascular Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Demitrack ES, Samuelson LC. Notch regulation of gastrointestinal stem cells. J Physiol 2016; 594:4791-803. [PMID: 26848053 DOI: 10.1113/jp271667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract epithelium is continuously replenished by actively cycling stem and progenitor cells. These cell compartments are regulated to balance proliferation and stem cell renewal with differentiation into the various mature cell types to maintain tissue homeostasis. In this topical review we focus on the role of the Notch signalling pathway to regulate GI stem cell function in adult small intestine and stomach. We first present the current view of stem and progenitor cell populations in these tissues and then summarize the studies that have established the Notch pathway as a key regulator of gastric and intestinal stem cell function. Notch signalling has been shown to be a niche factor required for maintenance of GI stem cells in both tissues. In addition, Notch has been described to regulate epithelial cell differentiation. Recent studies have revealed key similarities and differences in how Notch regulates stem cell function in the stomach compared to intestine. We summarize the literature regarding Notch regulation of GI stem cell proliferation and differentiation, highlighting tissue-specific functions to compare and contrast Notch in the stomach and intestine.
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- Elise S Demitrack
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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Gregorieff A, Wrana JL. Multiple roles for the hippo effector yap in gut regeneration and cancer initiation. Mol Cell Oncol 2016; 3:e1143992. [PMID: 27314094 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2016.1143992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The Hippo signaling effector Yes-associated protein (Yap) is known for its potent control of tissue growth. Our recent work now shows that Yap promotes regeneration in the intestine by reprogramming intestinal stem cells and blocking their terminal differentiation. Similarly, in tumor-initiating cells Yap regenerative signaling synergizes with Wnt activation to drive adenoma formation.
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- Alex Gregorieff
- Centre for Systems Biology, and Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Systems Biology, and Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Schewe M, Franken PF, Sacchetti A, Schmitt M, Joosten R, Böttcher R, van Royen ME, Jeammet L, Payré C, Scott PM, Webb NR, Gelb M, Cormier RT, Lambeau G, Fodde R. Secreted Phospholipases A2 Are Intestinal Stem Cell Niche Factors with Distinct Roles in Homeostasis, Inflammation, and Cancer. Cell Stem Cell 2016; 19:38-51. [PMID: 27292189 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2016.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The intestinal stem cell niche provides cues that actively maintain gut homeostasis. Dysregulation of these cues may compromise intestinal regeneration upon tissue insult and/or promote tumor growth. Here, we identify secreted phospholipases A2 (sPLA2s) as stem cell niche factors with context-dependent functions in the digestive tract. We show that group IIA sPLA2, a known genetic modifier of mouse intestinal tumorigenesis, is expressed by Paneth cells in the small intestine, while group X sPLA2 is expressed by Paneth/goblet-like cells in the colon. During homeostasis, group IIA/X sPLA2s inhibit Wnt signaling through intracellular activation of Yap1. However, upon inflammation they are secreted into the intestinal lumen, where they promote prostaglandin synthesis and Wnt signaling. Genetic ablation of both sPLA2s improves recovery from inflammation but increases colon cancer susceptibility due to release of their homeostatic Wnt-inhibitory role. This "trade-off" effect suggests sPLA2s have important functions as genetic modifiers of inflammation and colon cancer.
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- Matthias Schewe
- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands; Erasmus Optical Imaging Centre, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne 06560, France
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne 06560, France
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812-3031, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-9983, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812-3031, USA
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne 06560, France
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands.
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Dominguez-Brauer C, Hao Z, Elia AJ, Fortin JM, Nechanitzky R, Brauer PM, Sheng Y, Mana MD, Chio IIC, Haight J, Pollett A, Cairns R, Tworzyanski L, Inoue S, Reardon C, Marques A, Silvester J, Cox MA, Wakeham A, Yilmaz OH, Sabatini DM, van Es JH, Clevers H, Sato T, Mak TW. Mule Regulates the Intestinal Stem Cell Niche via the Wnt Pathway and Targets EphB3 for Proteasomal and Lysosomal Degradation. Cell Stem Cell 2016; 19:205-216. [PMID: 27184401 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2016.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The E3 ubiquitin ligase Mule is often overexpressed in human colorectal cancers, but its role in gut tumorigenesis is unknown. Here, we show in vivo that Mule controls murine intestinal stem and progenitor cell proliferation by modulating Wnt signaling via c-Myc. Mule also regulates protein levels of the receptor tyrosine kinase EphB3 by targeting it for proteasomal and lysosomal degradation. In the intestine, EphB/ephrinB interactions position cells along the crypt-villus axis and compartmentalize incipient colorectal tumors. Our study thus unveils an important new avenue by which Mule acts as an intestinal tumor suppressor by regulation of the intestinal stem cell niche.
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- Carmen Dominguez-Brauer
- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
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- The David H. Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada
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- The David H. Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- The David H. Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Department of Biology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Broad Institute, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research and University Medical Centre Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CT, the Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research and University Medical Centre Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CT, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinnjukuku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada.
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Tchurikov NA, Yudkin DV, Gorbacheva MA, Kulemzina AI, Grischenko IV, Fedoseeva DM, Sosin DV, Kravatsky YV, Kretova OV. Hot spots of DNA double-strand breaks in human rDNA units are produced in vivo. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25866. [PMID: 27160357 PMCID: PMC4861929 DOI: 10.1038/srep25866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Endogenous hot spots of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are tightly linked with transcription patterns and cancer genomics(1,2). There are nine hot spots of DSBs located in human rDNA units(3-6). Here we describe that the profiles of these hot spots coincide with the profiles of γ-H2AX or H2AX, strongly suggesting a high level of in vivo breakage inside rDNA genes. The data were confirmed by microscopic observation of the largest γ-H2AX foci inside nucleoli in interphase chromosomes. In metaphase chromosomes, we observed that only some portion of rDNA clusters possess γ-H2AX foci and that all γ-H2AX foci co-localize with UBF-1 binding sites, which strongly suggests that only active rDNA units possess the hot spots of DSBs. Both γ-H2AX and UBF-1 are epigenetically inherited and thus indicate the rDNA units that were active in the previous cell cycle. These results have implications for diverse fields, including epigenetics and cancer genomics.
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- Nickolai A Tchurikov
- Department of Epigenetic Mechanisms of Gene Expression Regulation, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Department of Genomic Diversity and Evolution, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 8/2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.,Department of Medicine, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova str. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Department of Epigenetic Mechanisms of Gene Expression Regulation, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Department of Genomic Diversity and Evolution, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 8/2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Department of Natural Science, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova str. 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Department of Epigenetic Mechanisms of Gene Expression Regulation, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Department of Epigenetic Mechanisms of Gene Expression Regulation, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Department of Epigenetic Mechanisms of Gene Expression Regulation, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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- Department of Epigenetic Mechanisms of Gene Expression Regulation, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Moscow, 119334, Russia
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Zhang X, Gao N. RAB and RHO GTPases regulate intestinal crypt cell homeostasis and enterocyte function. Small GTPases 2016; 7:59-64. [PMID: 27142493 DOI: 10.1080/21541248.2016.1159274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Recent human and mouse genetic studies have highlighted important contributions of several small GTPases, in particular Rab8a, (1) Cdc42, (2-4) and Rab11a, (5-8) to the proper morphogenesis and function of the mature intestinal epithelia. Additional insights about the involvement of these factors in maintaining intestinal stem cell homeostasis have also been obtained. (9,10) These studies suggest a conserved vesicular and membrane trafficking program utilized by the gastrointestinal tissue to support the rapid epithelial cell turnover and the highly sophisticated physiology of mature epithelial cells.
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- Xiao Zhang
- a Department of Biological Sciences , Rutgers University , Newark , NJ , USA
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- a Department of Biological Sciences , Rutgers University , Newark , NJ , USA
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BACKGROUND Mucosal barrier dysfunction is considered a critical component of Crohn's disease (CD) pathogenesis after the identification of susceptibility genes. However, the precise mechanism underlying mucosal barrier dysfunction has not yet been elucidated. We therefore aimed to elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying the expression of human α-defensin 6 (HD6) in patients with CD. METHODS HD6 expression was induced by the transfection of an atonal homolog 1 (Atoh1) transgene and was assessed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The HD6 promoter region targeted by Atoh1 and β-catenin was determined by reporter analysis and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. HD5/HD6/Atoh1/β-catenin expression in noninflamed jejunal samples collected by balloon endoscopy from 15 patients with CD and 9 non-inflammatory bowel disease patients were assessed by immunofluorescence. RESULTS Both promoter activity and gene expression of HD6 was significantly upregulated by the Atoh1 transgene in human colonic cancer cell line. We identified a TCF4 binding site and an E-box site, critical for the regulation of HD6 transcriptional activity by directly binding of Atoh1 in the 200-bp HD6 promoter region. The treatment with β-catenin inhibitor also decreases HD6 promoter activity and gene expression. Moreover, HD6 expression, but not HD5 expression, was found to be decreased in noninflamed jejunal regions from patients with CD. In HD6-negative crypts, nuclear accumulation of β-catenin was impaired. CONCLUSIONS HD6 expression was found to be regulated by cooperation between Atoh1 and β-catenin within the HD6 promoter region. Downregulation of HD6 in noninflamed mucosa may contribute to mucosal barrier dysfunction of patients with CD.
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Li H, Jasper H. Gastrointestinal stem cells in health and disease: from flies to humans. Dis Model Mech 2016; 9:487-99. [PMID: 27112333 PMCID: PMC4892664 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.024232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The gastrointestinal tract of complex metazoans is highly compartmentalized. It is lined by a series of specialized epithelia that are regenerated by specific populations of stem cells. To maintain tissue homeostasis, the proliferative activity of stem and/or progenitor cells has to be carefully controlled and coordinated with regionally distinct programs of differentiation. Metaplasias and dysplasias, precancerous lesions that commonly occur in the human gastrointestinal tract, are often associated with the aberrant proliferation and differentiation of stem and/or progenitor cells. The increasingly sophisticated characterization of stem cells in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals and of the fruit fly Drosophila has provided important new insights into these processes and into the mechanisms that drive epithelial dysfunction. In this Review, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of the establishment, maintenance and regulation of diverse intestinal stem cell lineages in the gastrointestinal tract of Drosophila and mice. We also discuss the field's current understanding of the pathogenesis of epithelial dysfunctions.
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- Hongjie Li
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA Department of Biology, University of Rochester, River Campus Box 270211, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945-1400, USA
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Post-transcriptional regulation of Wnt co-receptor LRP6 and RNA-binding protein HuR by miR-29b in intestinal epithelial cells. Biochem J 2016; 473:1641-9. [PMID: 27089893 PMCID: PMC4888462 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) control gene expression by binding to their target mRNAs for degradation and/or translation repression and are implicated in many aspects of cellular physiology. Our previous study shows that miR-29b acts as a biological repressor of intestinal mucosal growth, but its exact downstream targets remain largely unknown. In the present study, we found that mRNAs, encoding Wnt co-receptor LRP6 (low-density lipoprotein-receptor-related protein 6) and RNA-binding protein (RBP) HuR, are novel targets of miR-29b in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and that expression of LRP6 and HuR is tightly regulated by miR-29b at the post-transcriptional level. miR-29b interacted with both Lrp6 and HuR mRNAs via their 3′-UTRs and inhibited LRP6 and HuR expression by destabilizing Lrp6 and HuR mRNAs and repressing their translation. Studies using heterologous reporter constructs revealed a greater repressive effect of miR-29b through a single binding site in the Lrp6 or HuR 3′-UTR, whereas deletion mutation of this site prevented miR-29b-induced repression of LRP6 and HuR expression. Repression of HuR by miR-29b in turn also contributed to miR-29b-induced LRP6 inhibition, since ectopic overexpression of HuR in cells overexpressing miR-29b restored LRP6 expression to near normal levels. Taken together, our results suggest that miR-29b inhibits expression of LRP6 and HuR post-transcriptionally, thus playing a role in the regulation of IEC proliferation and intestinal epithelial homoeostasis.
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van Rijn JM, Schneeberger K, Wiegerinck CL, Nieuwenhuis EES, Middendorp S. Novel approaches: Tissue engineering and stem cells--In vitro modelling of the gut. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2016; 30:281-93. [PMID: 27086891 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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In many intestinal diseases, the function of the epithelial lining is impaired. In this review, we describe the recent developments of in vitro intestinal stem cell cultures. When these stem cells are grown in 3D structures (organoids), they provide a model of the intestinal epithelium, which is closely similar to the growth and development of the in vivo gut. This model provides a new tool to study various diseases of malabsorption in functional detail and therapeutic applications, which could not be achieved with traditional cell lines. First, we describe the organization and function of the healthy small intestinal epithelium. Then, we discuss the establishment of organoid cultures and how these structures represent the healthy epithelium. Finally, we discuss organoid cultures as a tool for studying intrinsic properties of the epithelium, as a model for intestinal disease, and as a possible source for stem cell transplantations.
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- Jorik M van Rijn
- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 6, 3584 CT, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 6, 3584 CT, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 6, 3584 CT, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 6, 3584 CT, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pediatrics, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 6, 3584 CT, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Bloemendaal ALA, Buchs NC, George BD, Guy RJ. Intestinal stem cells and intestinal homeostasis in health and in inflammation: A review. Surgery 2016; 159:1237-48. [PMID: 26936524 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The human intestine is a complex group of organs, highly specialized in processing food and providing nutrients to the body. It is under constant threat from microbials and toxins and has therefore developed a number of protective mechanisms. One important mechanism is the constant shedding of epithelial cells into the lumen; another is the production and maintenance of a double-layered mucous boundary in which there is continuous sampling of the luminal microbiota and a persistent presence of antimicrobial enzymes. However, the gut needs commensal bacteria to effectively break down food into absorbable nutrients, which necessitates constant communication between the luminal bacteria and the intestinal immune cells in homeostasis. Disruption of homeostasis, for whatever reason, will give rise to (chronic) inflammation. DISCUSSION Both medical and surgical management of this disruption is discussed.
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- Alexander L A Bloemendaal
- Colorectal Surgery Department, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
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- Colorectal Surgery Department, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Colorectal Surgery Department, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Colorectal Surgery Department, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Janeckova L, Fafilek B, Krausova M, Horazna M, Vojtechova M, Alberich-Jorda M, Sloncova E, Galuskova K, Sedlacek R, Anderova M, Korinek V. Wnt Signaling Inhibition Deprives Small Intestinal Stem Cells of Clonogenic Capacity. Genesis 2016; 54:101-14. [PMID: 26864984 PMCID: PMC5067622 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The Wnt pathway plays a crucial role in self‐renewal and differentiation of cells in the adult gut. In the present study, we revealed the functional consequences of inhibition of canonical Wnt signaling in the intestinal epithelium. The study was based on generation of a novel transgenic mouse strain enabling inducible expression of an N‐terminally truncated variant of nuclear Wnt effector T cell factor 4 (TCF4). The TCF4 variant acting as a dominant negative (dn) version of wild‐type (wt) TCF4 protein decreased transcription of β‐catenin‐TCF4‐responsive genes. Interestingly, suppression of Wnt/β‐catenin signaling affected asymmetric division of intestinal stem cells (ISCs) rather than proliferation. ISCs expressing the transgene underwent several rounds of division but lost their clonogenic potential and migrated out of the crypt. Expression profiling of crypt cells revealed that besides ISC‐specific markers, the dnTCF4 production downregulated expression levels of epithelial genes produced in other crypt cells including markers of Paneth cells. Additionally, in Apc conditional knockout mice, dnTCF activation efficiently suppressed growth of Apc‐deficient tumors. In summary, the generated mouse strain represents a convenient tool to study cell‐autonomous inhibition of β‐catenin‐Tcf‐mediated transcription. genesis 54:101–114, 2016. © 2016 The Authors genesis Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Lucie Janeckova
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic.,Institute of Experimental Medicine, Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Haematooncology, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Division BIOCEV, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic.,Institute of Experimental Medicine, Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic.,Division BIOCEV, Institute of Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska 1083, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Fung CM, White JR, Brown AS, Gong H, Weitkamp JH, Frey MR, McElroy SJ. Intrauterine Growth Restriction Alters Mouse Intestinal Architecture during Development. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0146542. [PMID: 26745886 PMCID: PMC4706418 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Infants with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are at increased risk for neonatal and lifelong morbidities affecting multiple organ systems including the intestinal tract. The underlying mechanisms for the risk to the intestine remain poorly understood. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that IUGR affects the development of goblet and Paneth cell lineages, thus compromising the innate immunity and barrier functions of the epithelium. Using a mouse model of maternal thromboxane A2-analog infusion to elicit maternal hypertension and resultant IUGR, we tested whether IUGR alters ileal maturation and specifically disrupts mucus-producing goblet and antimicrobial-secreting Paneth cell development. We measured body weights, ileal weights and ileal lengths from birth to postnatal day (P) 56. We also determined the abundance of goblet and Paneth cells and their mRNA products, localization of cellular tight junctions, cell proliferation, and apoptosis to interrogate cellular homeostasis. Comparison of the murine findings with human IUGR ileum allowed us to verify observed changes in the mouse were relevant to clinical IUGR. At P14 IUGR mice had decreased ileal lengths, fewer goblet and Paneth cells, reductions in Paneth cell specific mRNAs, and decreased cell proliferation. These findings positively correlated with severity of IUGR. Furthermore, the decrease in murine Paneth cells was also seen in human IUGR ileum. IUGR disrupts the normal trajectory of ileal development, particularly affecting the composition and secretory products of the epithelial surface of the intestine. We speculate that this abnormal intestinal development may constitute an inherent “first hit”, rendering IUGR intestine susceptible to further injury, infection, or inflammation.
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- Camille M. Fung
- Division of Neonatology, Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Division of Neonatology, Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Division of Neonatology, Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Division of Neonatology, Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Division of Neonatology, Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and The Saban Research Institute at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Neonatology, Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Kohlnhofer BM, Thompson CA, Walker EM, Battle MA. GATA4 regulates epithelial cell proliferation to control intestinal growth and development in mice. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 2:189-209. [PMID: 27066525 PMCID: PMC4823006 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2015.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The embryonic small intestinal epithelium is highly proliferative, and although much is known about mechanisms regulating proliferation in the adult intestine, the mechanisms controlling epithelial cell proliferation in the developing intestine are less clear. GATA4, a transcription factor that regulates proliferation in other developing tissues, is first expressed early in the developing gut in midgut endoderm. GATA4 function within midgut endoderm and the early intestinal epithelium has not been investigated. METHODS Using Sonic Hedgehog Cre to eliminate GATA4 in the midgut endoderm of mouse embryos, we determined the impact of loss of GATA4 on intestinal development, including epithelial cell proliferation, between E9.5-E18.5. RESULTS We found that intestinal length and width were decreased in GATA4 mutants compared with controls. GATA4-deficient intestinal epithelium contained fewer cells, and epithelial girth was decreased. We further observed a decreased proportion of proliferating cells at E10.5 and E11.5 in GATA4 mutants. We demonstrated that GATA4 binds to chromatin containing GATA4 consensus binding sites within Cyclin D2 (Ccnd2), Cyclin dependent kinase 6 (Cdk6), and Frizzled 5 (Fzd5). Moreover, Ccnd2, Cdk6, and Fzd5 transcripts were reduced at E11.5 in GATA4 mutant tissue. Villus morphogenesis was delayed, and villus structure was abnormal in GATA4 mutant intestine. CONCLUSIONS Our data identify GATA4 as an essential regulator of early intestinal epithelial cell proliferation. We propose that GATA4 controls proliferation in part by directly regulating transcription of cell cycle mediators. Our data further suggest that GATA4 affects proliferation through transcriptional regulation of Fzd5, perhaps by influencing the response of the epithelium to WNT signaling.
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- Correspondence Address correspondence to: Michele A. Battle, PhD, Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226. fax: (414) 955-6517.Department of Cell BiologyNeurobiology and AnatomyMedical College of Wisconsin8701 Watertown Plank RoadMilwaukeeWisconsin 53226
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Ordóñez-Morán P, Dafflon C, Imajo M, Nishida E, Huelsken J. HOXA5 Counteracts Stem Cell Traits by Inhibiting Wnt Signaling in Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Cell 2015; 28:815-829. [PMID: 26678341 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2015.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hierarchical organization of tissues relies on stem cells, which either self-renew or produce committed progenitors predestined for lineage differentiation. Here we identify HOXA5 as an important repressor of intestinal stem cell fate in vivo and identify a reciprocal feedback between HOXA5 and Wnt signaling. HOXA5 is suppressed by the Wnt pathway to maintain stemness and becomes active only outside the intestinal crypt where it inhibits Wnt signaling to enforce differentiation. In colon cancer, HOXA5 is downregulated, and its re-expression induces loss of the cancer stem cell phenotype, preventing tumor progression and metastasis. Tumor regression by HOXA5 induction can be triggered by retinoids, which represent tangible means to treat colon cancer by eliminating cancer stem cells.
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- Paloma Ordóñez-Morán
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), ISREC (Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), ISREC (Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Bioimaging and Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan; JST, CREST, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan; JST, CREST, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), ISREC (Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research), Lausanne 1015, Switzerland.
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Nakamura K, Sakuragi N, Takakuwa A, Ayabe T. Paneth cell α-defensins and enteric microbiota in health and disease. BIOSCIENCE OF MICROBIOTA FOOD AND HEALTH 2015; 35:57-67. [PMID: 27200259 PMCID: PMC4858879 DOI: 10.12938/bmfh.2015-019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Antimicrobial peptides are major effectors of innate immunity of multicellular organisms including humans and play a critical role in host defense, and their importance is widely recognized. The epithelium of the intestine is the largest surface area exposed to the outer environment, including pathogens, toxins and foods. The Paneth cell lineage of intestinal epithelial cells produces and secretes α-defensin antimicrobial peptides and functions in innate enteric immunity by removing pathogens and living symbiotically with commensal microbiota to contribute to intestinal homeostasis. Paneth cells secrete α-defensins, HD5 and HD6 in humans and cryptdins in mice, in response to bacterial, cholinergic and other stimuli. The α-defensins have selective activities against bacteria, eliciting potent microbicidal activities against pathogenic bacteria but minimal or no bactericidal activity against commensal bacteria. Therefore, α-defensins regulate the composition of the intestinal microbiota in vivo and play a role in homeostasis of the entire intestine. Recently, relationships between dysbiosis, or abnormal composition of the intestinal microbiota, and diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and lifestyle diseases including obesity and atherosclerosis have been reported. Because α-defensins regulate the composition of the intestinal microbiota, Paneth cells and their α-defensins may have a key role as one mechanism linking the microbiota and disease.
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- Kiminori Nakamura
- Department of Cell Biological Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-21, Nishi-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biological Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-21, Nishi-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biological Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-21, Nishi-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan; Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Nursing and Nutrition, Tenshi College, 3-1-30 Higashi, Kita-13, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 065-0013, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biological Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-21, Nishi-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
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Coulombe G, Rivard N. New and Unexpected Biological Functions for the Src-Homology 2 Domain-Containing Phosphatase SHP-2 in the Gastrointestinal Tract. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 2:11-21. [PMID: 28174704 PMCID: PMC4980741 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2015.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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SHP-2 is a tyrosine phosphatase expressed in most embryonic and adult tissues. SHP-2 regulates many cellular functions including growth, differentiation, migration, and survival. Genetic and biochemical evidence show that SHP-2 is required for rat sarcoma viral oncogene/extracellular signal-regulated kinases mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway activation by most tyrosine kinase receptors, as well as by G-protein-coupled and cytokine receptors. In addition, SHP-2 can regulate the Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription, nuclear factor-κB, phosphatidyl-inositol 3-kinase/Akt, RhoA, Hippo, and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways. Emerging evidence has shown that SHP-2 dysfunction represents a key factor in the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal diseases, in particular in chronic inflammation and cancer. Variations within the gene locus encoding SHP-2 have been associated with increased susceptibility to develop ulcerative colitis and gastric atrophy. Furthermore, mice with conditional deletion of SHP-2 in intestinal epithelial cells rapidly develop severe colitis. Similarly, hepatocyte-specific deletion of SHP-2 induces hepatic inflammation, resulting in regenerative hyperplasia and development of tumors in aged mice. However, the SHP-2 gene initially was suggested to be a proto-oncogene because activating mutations of this gene were found in pediatric leukemias and certain forms of liver and colon cancers. Moreover, SHP-2 expression is up-regulated in gastric and hepatocellular cancers. Notably, SHP-2 functions downstream of cytotoxin-associated antigen A (CagA), the major virulence factor of Helicobacter pylori, and is associated with increased risks of gastric cancer. Further compounding this complexity, most recent findings suggest that SHP-2 also coordinates carbohydrate, lipid, and bile acid synthesis in the liver and pancreas. This review aims to summarize current knowledge and recent data regarding the biological functions of SHP-2 in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Key Words
- CagA, cytotoxin-associated gene A
- ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinases
- FGF, fibroblast growth factor
- GI, gastrointestinal
- HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma
- IBD, inflammatory bowel disease
- IEC, intestinal epithelial cell
- JMML, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- KO, knockout
- MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase
- NF-κB, nuclear factor-κB
- PI3K, phosphatidyl-inositol 3-kinase
- PTP, protein tyrosine phosphatase
- PTPN11
- RAS, rat sarcoma viral oncogene
- epithelium
- gastrointestinal cancer
- inflammation
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- Correspondence Address correspondence to: Nathalie Rivard, PhD, 3201, Jean Mignault, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1E4K8.3201Jean Mignault, SherbrookeQuebecCanada, J1E4K8
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Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with a multitude of genetic defects, many of which likely affect Paneth cell function. Paneth cells reside in the small intestine and produce antimicrobial peptides essential for the host barrier, principally human α-defensin 5 (HD5) and HD6. Patients with CD of the ileum are characterized by reduced constitutive expression of these peptides and, accordingly, compromised antimicrobial barrier function. Here, we present a previously unidentified regulatory mechanism of Paneth cell defensins. Using cultures of human ileal tissue, we showed that the secretome of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy controls restored the attenuated Paneth cell α-defensin expression characteristic of patients with ileal CD. Analysis of the Wnt pathway in both cultured biopsies and intestinal epithelial cells implicated Wnt ligands driving the PBMC effect, whereas various tested cytokines were ineffective. We further detected another defect in patients with ileal CD, because the PBMC secretomes derived from patients with CD were unable to restore the reduced HD5/HD6 expression. Accordingly, analysis of PBMC subtypes showed that monocytes of patients with CD express significantly lower levels of canonical Wnt ligands, including Wnt3, Wnt3a, Wnt1, and wntless Wnt ligand secretion mediator (Evi/Wls). These studies reveal an important cross-talk between bone marrow-derived cells and epithelial secretory Paneth cells. Defective Paneth cell-mediated innate immunity due to inadequate Wnt ligand stimulation by monocytes provides an additional mechanism in CD. Because defects of Paneth cell function stemming from various etiologies are overcome by Wnt ligands, this mechanism is a potential therapeutic target for this disease.
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Gregorieff A, Liu Y, Inanlou MR, Khomchuk Y, Wrana JL. Yap-dependent reprogramming of Lgr5(+) stem cells drives intestinal regeneration and cancer. Nature 2015; 526:715-8. [PMID: 26503053 DOI: 10.1038/nature15382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 416] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The gut epithelium has remarkable self-renewal capacity that under homeostatic conditions is driven by Wnt signalling in Lgr5(+) intestinal stem cells (ISCs). However, the mechanisms underlying ISC regeneration after injury remain poorly understood. The Hippo signalling pathway mediates tissue growth and is important for regeneration. Here we demonstrate in mice that Yap, a downstream transcriptional effector of Hippo, is critical for recovery of intestinal epithelium after exposure to ionizing radiation. Yap transiently reprograms Lgr5(+) ISCs by suppressing Wnt signalling and excessive Paneth cell differentiation, while promoting cell survival and inducing a regenerative program that includes Egf pathway activation. Accordingly, growth of Yap-deficient organoids is rescued by the Egfr ligand epiregulin, and we find that non-cell-autonomous production of stromal epiregulin may compensate for Yap loss in vivo. Consistent with key roles for regenerative signalling in tumorigenesis, we further demonstrate that Yap inactivation abolishes adenomas in the Apc(Min) mouse model of colon cancer, and that Yap-driven expansion of Apc(-/-) organoids requires the Egfr module of the Yap regenerative program. Finally, we show that in vivo Yap is required for progression of early Apc mutant tumour-initiating cells, suppresses their differentiation into Paneth cells, and induces a regenerative program and Egfr signalling. Our studies reveal that upon tissue injury, Yap reprograms Lgr5(+) ISCs by inhibiting the Wnt homeostatic program, while inducing a regenerative program that includes activation of Egfr signalling. Moreover, our findings reveal a key role for the Yap regenerative pathway in driving cancer initiation.
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- Alex Gregorieff
- Centre for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Centre for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada.,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Centre for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Centre for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Centre for Systems Biology, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada.,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Shah MS, Kim E, Davidson LA, Knight JM, Zoh RS, Goldsby JS, Callaway ES, Zhou B, Ivanov I, Chapkin RS. Comparative effects of diet and carcinogen on microRNA expression in the stem cell niche of the mouse colonic crypt. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2015; 1862:121-34. [PMID: 26493444 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
There is mounting evidence that noncoding microRNAs (miRNA) are modulated by select chemoprotective dietary agents. For example, recently we demonstrated that the unique combination of dietary fish oil (containing n-3 fatty acids) plus pectin (fermented to butyrate in the colon) (FPA) up-regulates a subset of putative tumor suppressor miRNAs in intestinal mucosa, and down-regulates their predicted target genes following carcinogen exposure as compared to control (corn oil plus cellulose (CCA)) diet. To further elucidate the biological effects of diet and carcinogen modulated miR's in the colon, we verified that miR-26b and miR-203 directly target PDE4B and TCF4, respectively. Since perturbations in adult stem cell dynamics are generally believed to represent an early step in colon tumorigenesis and to better understand how the colonic stem cell population responds to environmental factors such as diet and carcinogen, we additionally determined the effects of the chemoprotective FPA diet on miRNAs and mRNAs in colonic stem cells obtained from Lgr5-EGFP-IRES-creER(T2) knock-in mice. Following global miRNA profiling, 26 miRNAs (P<0.05) were differentially expressed in Lgr5(high) stem cells as compared to Lgr5(negative) differentiated cells. FPA treatment up-regulated miR-19b, miR-26b and miR-203 expression as compared to CCA specifically in Lgr5(high) cells. In contrast, in Lgr5(negative) cells, only miR-19b and its indirect target PTK2B were modulated by the FPA diet. These data indicate for the first time that select dietary cues can impact stem cell regulatory networks, in part, by modulating the steady-state levels of miRNAs. To our knowledge, this is the first study to utilize Lgr5(+) reporter mice to determine the impact of diet and carcinogen on miRNA expression in colonic stem cells and their progeny.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manasvi S Shah
- Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Intercollegiate Faculty of Genetics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Divison of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, United States; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Departments of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Center for Translational Environmental Health Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Statistics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Center for Translational Environmental Health Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Center for Translational Environmental Health Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Center for Translational Environmental Health Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Program in Integrative Nutrition & Complex Diseases, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Intercollegiate Faculty of Genetics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States; Center for Translational Environmental Health Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States.
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