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Shi YB, Fu L, Tanizaki Y. Intestinal remodeling during Xenopus metamorphosis as a model for studying thyroid hormone signaling and adult organogenesis. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2024; 586:112193. [PMID: 38401883 PMCID: PMC10999354 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Intestinal development takes places in two phases, the initial formation of neonatal (mammals)/larval (anurans) intestine and its subsequent maturation into the adult form. This maturation occurs during postembryonic development when plasma thyroid hormone (T3) level peaks. In anurans such as the highly related Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis, the larval/tadpole intestine is drastically remodeled from a simple tubular structure to a complex, multi-folded adult organ during T3-dependent metamorphosis. This involved complete degeneration of larval epithelium via programmed cell death and de novo formation of adult epithelium, with concurrent maturation of the muscles and connective tissue. Here, we will summarize our current understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms, with a focus on more recent genetic and genome-wide studies.
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- Yun-Bo Shi
- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Jensen N, Weiland-Bräuer N, Joel S, Chibani CM, Schmitz RA. The Life Cycle of Aurelia aurita Depends on the Presence of a Microbiome in Polyps Prior to Onset of Strobilation. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0026223. [PMID: 37378516 PMCID: PMC10433978 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00262-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Aurelia aurita's intricate life cycle alternates between benthic polyp and pelagic medusa stages. The strobilation process, a critical asexual reproduction mechanism in this jellyfish, is severely compromised in the absence of the natural polyp microbiome, with limited production and release of ephyrae. Yet, the recolonization of sterile polyps with a native polyp microbiome can correct this defect. Here, we investigated the precise timing necessary for recolonization as well as the host-associated molecular processes involved. We deciphered that a natural microbiota had to be present in polyps prior to the onset of strobilation to ensure normal asexual reproduction and a successful polyp-to-medusa transition. Providing the native microbiota to sterile polyps after the onset of strobilation failed to restore the normal strobilation process. The absence of a microbiome was associated with decreased transcription of developmental and strobilation genes as monitored by reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. Transcription of these genes was exclusively observed for native polyps and sterile polyps that were recolonized before the initiation of strobilation. We further propose that direct cell contact between the host and its associated bacteria is required for the normal production of offspring. Overall, our findings indicate that the presence of a native microbiome at the polyp stage prior to the onset of strobilation is essential to ensure a normal polyp-to-medusa transition. IMPORTANCE All multicellular organisms are associated with microorganisms that play fundamental roles in the health and fitness of the host. Notably, the native microbiome of the Cnidarian Aurelia aurita is crucial for the asexual reproduction by strobilation. Sterile polyps display malformed strobilae and a halt of ephyrae release, which is restored by recolonizing sterile polyps with a native microbiota. Despite that, little is known about the microbial impact on the strobilation process's timing and molecular consequences. The present study shows that A. aurita's life cycle depends on the presence of the native microbiome at the polyp stage prior to the onset of strobilation to ensure the polyp-to-medusa transition. Moreover, sterile individuals correlate with reduced transcription levels of developmental and strobilation genes, evidencing the microbiome's impact on strobilation on the molecular level. Transcription of strobilation genes was exclusively detected in native polyps and those recolonized before initiating strobilation, suggesting microbiota-dependent gene regulation.
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- Nadin Jensen
- Institute of General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of General Microbiology, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Tanizaki Y, Shibata Y, Na W, Shi YB. Cell cycle activation in thyroid hormone-induced apoptosis and stem cell development during Xenopus intestinal metamorphosis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1184013. [PMID: 37265708 PMCID: PMC10230048 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1184013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Amphibian metamorphosis resembles mammalian postembryonic development, a period around birth when many organs mature into their adult forms and when plasma thyroid hormone (T3) concentration peaks. T3 plays a causative role for amphibian metamorphosis. This and its independence from maternal influence make metamorphosis of amphibians, particularly anurans such as pseudo-tetraploid Xenopus laevis and its highly related diploid species Xenopus tropicalis, an excellent model to investigate how T3 regulates adult organ development. Studies on intestinal remodeling, a process that involves degeneration of larval epithelium via apoptosis and de novo formation of adult stem cells followed by their proliferation and differentiation to form the adult epithelium, have revealed important molecular insights on T3 regulation of cell fate during development. Here, we review some evidence suggesting that T3-induced activation of cell cycle program is important for T3-induced larval epithelial cell death and de novo formation of adult intestinal stem cells.
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Giolito MV, Plateroti M. Thyroid hormone signaling in the intestinal stem cells and their niche. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:476. [PMID: 35947210 PMCID: PMC11072102 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04503-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Several studies emphasized the function of the thyroid hormones in stem cell biology. These hormones act through the nuclear hormone receptor TRs, which are T3-modulated transcription factors. Pioneer work on T3-dependent amphibian metamorphosis showed that the crosstalk between the epithelium and the underlying mesenchyme is absolutely required for intestinal maturation and stem cell emergence. With the recent advances of powerful animal models and 3D-organoid cultures, similar findings have now begun to be described in mammals, where the action of T3 and TRα1 control physiological and cancer-related stem cell biology. In this review, we have summarized recent findings on the multiple functions of T3 and TRα1 in intestinal epithelium stem cells, cancer stem cells and their niche. In particular, we have highlighted the regulation of metabolic functions directly linked to normal and/or cancer stem cell biology. These findings help explain other possible mechanisms by which TRα1 controls stem cell biology, beyond the more classical Wnt and Notch signaling pathways.
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- Maria Virginia Giolito
- Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, IRFAC/UMR-S1113, FMTS, 3 Avenue Molière 67200, Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, Inserm, IRFAC/UMR-S1113, FMTS, 3 Avenue Molière 67200, Strasbourg, France.
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Hasebe T, Fujimoto K, Ishizuya-Oka A. Essential roles of YAP-TEAD complex in adult stem cell development during thyroid hormone-induced intestinal remodeling of Xenopus laevis. Cell Tissue Res 2022; 388:313-329. [PMID: 35211820 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-022-03600-5] [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: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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During amphibian metamorphosis which is triggered by thyroid hormone (TH), the small intestine is extensively remodeled from the larval to adult form. In the Xenopus laevis intestine, some of the larval epithelial cells dedifferentiate into adult stem cells, which newly form the adult epithelium similar to the mammalian one. We have previously shown that TH-activated Shh, Wnt and Notch signaling pathways play important roles in adult epithelial development. Here we focus on the Hippo signaling pathway, which is known to interact with these pathways in the mammalian intestine. Our quantitative RT-PCR analysis indicates that the expression of genes involved in this pathway including YAP1, TAZ, TEAD1 and core kinases is differently regulated by TH in the metamorphosing intestine. Additionally, we show by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry that the transcriptional co-activator YAP1, a major effector of the Hippo signaling, is expressed in the adult stem cells and connective tissue cells surrounding them and that YAP1 protein is localized in either nucleus or cytoplasm of the stem cells. We further show that YAP1 binds its binding partner TEAD1 (transcription factor) in vivo and that their interaction is inhibited by verteporfin (VP). More importantly, by using VP in organ culture of the tadpole intestine, we experimentally demonstrate that the inhibition of YAP1-TEAD1 interaction decreases both TH-induced stem cells expressing LGR5 and nearby connective tissue cells in number and proliferation, leading to the failure of adult epithelial development. Our results indicate that YAP-TEAD complex is required for stem cell development during intestinal remodeling.
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- Takashi Hasebe
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-0023, Japan.
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-0023, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-0023, Japan
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Westra WM, Straub D, Milano F, Buttar NS, Wang KK, Krishnadath KK. Inhibition of the BMP pathway prevents development of Barrett's-associated adenocarcinoma in a surgical rat model. Dis Esophagus 2021; 35:6412930. [PMID: 34718471 PMCID: PMC9113020 DOI: 10.1093/dote/doab072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is an aggressive cancer, associated with reflux esophagitis and intestinal metaplasia (IM). One underlying biological mechanism, which possibly drives the development of EAC, is the dysregulated expression of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs). AIM To investigate if local delivery of Noggin, a BMP antagonist, reduced EAC. METHODS After obtaining proof of principal on local delivery of a Noggin/Sucralfate substance, a randomized controlled trial to test the effects of Noggin on EAC development was performed in a surgical rat model. In the model, an esophago-jejunostomy leads to development of reflux-esophagitis, IM and eventually EAC. Rats were treated by Noggin/Sucralfate or Sucralfate alone. Treatment was administered from 26 to 29 weeks after the operation. RESULTS Of the 112 operated rats, 52 survived beyond 26 weeks. Finally, 25 rats treated with Noggin/Sucralfate and 21 with Sucralfate, were evaluated. At the end, 39 (85%) of the animals had IM while 28 (61%) developed cancer. There were significantly more cancers in the Noggin/Sucralfate arm (50%) versus the Sucralfate group (73%) (Chi square, P < 0.05). Most cancers were mucous producing T3 adenocarcinomas. There were no significant differences in the amount of IM, size or grade of the cancers, or expression of columnar and squamous markers between the two groups. CONCLUSION In this study, we demonstrated that inhibition of BMPs by Noggin reduced development of EAC in a surgical esophagitis-IM-EAC rat model. In future, effective targeting of the BMP pathway with selective BMP-inhibitors could become an important asset to improve EAC patient outcome.
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- Wytske M Westra
- Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), AUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), AUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), AUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Address correspondence to: Professor Kausilia K. Krishnadath, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Amsterdam Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 20 5666703; Fax: +31 20 6917033;
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Shi YB, Shibata Y, Tanizaki Y, Fu L. The development of adult intestinal stem cells: Insights from studies on thyroid hormone-dependent anuran metamorphosis. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2021; 116:269-293. [PMID: 33752821 DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2021.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Vertebrates organ development often takes place in two phases: initial formation and subsequent maturation into the adult form. This is exemplified by the intestine. In mouse, the intestine at birth has villus, where most differentiated epithelial cells are located, but lacks any crypts, where adult intestinal stem cells reside. The crypt is formed during the first 3 weeks after birth when plasma thyroid hormone (T3) levels are high. Similarly, in anurans, the intestine undergoes drastic remodeling into the adult form during metamorphosis in a process completely dependent on T3. Studies on Xenopus metamorphosis have revealed important clues on the formation of the adult intestine during metamorphosis. Here we will review our current understanding on how T3 induces the degeneration of larval epithelium and de novo formation of adult intestinal stem cells. We will also discuss the mechanistic conservations in intestinal development between anurans and mammals.
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- Yun-Bo Shi
- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States.
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States
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Hasebe T, Fujimoto K, Ishizuya-Oka A. Thyroid hormone-induced expression of Foxl1 in subepithelial fibroblasts correlates with adult stem cell development during Xenopus intestinal remodeling. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20715. [PMID: 33244068 PMCID: PMC7693326 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77817-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In the Xenopus laevis intestine during metamorphosis, stem cells appear and generate the adult epithelium analogous to the mammalian one. We have previously shown that connective tissue cells surrounding the epithelium are essential for the stem cell development. To clarify whether such cells correspond to mammalian Foxl1-expressing mesenchymal cells, which have recently been shown to be a critical component of intestinal stem cell niche, we here examined the expression profile of Foxl1 in the X. laevis intestine by using RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. Foxl1 expression was transiently upregulated only in connective tissue cells during the early period of metamorphic climax and was the highest just beneath the proliferating stem/progenitor cells. In addition, electron microscopic analysis showed that these subepithelial cells are ultrastructurally identified as telocytes like the mammalian Foxl1-expressing cells. Furthermore, we experimentally showed that Foxl1 expression is indirectly upregulated by thyroid hormone (TH) through Shh signaling and that TH organ-autonomously induces the Foxl1-expressing cells concomitantly with appearance of the stem cells in the tadpole intestine in vitro. The present results suggest that intestinal niche cells expressing Foxl1 are evolutionally conserved among terrestrial vertebrates and can be induced by TH/Shh signaling during amphibian metamorphosis for stem cell development.
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- Takashi Hasebe
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-0023, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-0023, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo, 180-0023, Japan.
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Durel JF, Nerurkar NL. Mechanobiology of vertebrate gut morphogenesis. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2020; 63:45-52. [PMID: 32413823 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2020.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Approximately a century after D'Arcy Thompson's On Growth and Form, there continues to be widespread interest in the biophysical and mathematical basis of morphogenesis. Particularly over the past 20 years, this interest has led to great advances in our understanding of a broad range of processes in embryonic development through a quantitative, mechanically driven framework. Nowhere in vertebrate development is this more apparent than the development of endodermally derived organs. Here, we discuss recent advances in the study of gut development that have emerged primarily from mechanobiology-motivated approaches that span from gut tube morphogenesis and later organogenesis of the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems.
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- John F Durel
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, United States; Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, United States.
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Gonçalves O, Freitas R, Ferreira P, Araújo M, Zhang G, Mazan S, Cohn MJ, Castro LFC, Wilson JM. Molecular ontogeny of the stomach in the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula. Sci Rep 2019; 9:586. [PMID: 30679499 PMCID: PMC6346038 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36413-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The origin of extracellular digestion in metazoans was accompanied by structural and physiological alterations of the gut. These adaptations culminated in the differentiation of a novel digestive structure in jawed vertebrates, the stomach. Specific endoderm/mesenchyme signalling is required for stomach differentiation, involving the growth and transcription factors: 1) Shh and Bmp4, required for stomach outgrowth; 2) Barx1, Sfrps and Sox2, required for gastric epithelium development and 3) Cdx1 and Cdx2, involved in intestinal versus gastric identity. Thus, modulation of endoderm/mesenchyme signalling emerges as a plausible mechanism linked to the origin of the stomach. In order to gain insight into the ancient mechanisms capable of generating this structure in jawed vertebrates, we characterised the development of the gut in the catshark Scyliorhinus canicula. As chondrichthyans, these animals retained plesiomorphic features of jawed vertebrates, including a well-differentiated stomach. We identified a clear molecular regionalization of their embryonic gut, characterised by the expression of barx1 and sox2 in the prospective stomach region and expression of cdx1 and cdx2 in the prospective intestine. Furthermore, we show that gastric gland development occurs close to hatching, accompanied by the onset of gastric proton pump activity. Our findings favour a scenario in which the developmental mechanisms involved in the origin of the stomach were present in the common ancestor of chondrichthyans and osteichthyans.
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- Odete Gonçalves
- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- I3S- Institute for Innovation and Health Research, Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal. .,IBMC- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- I3S- Institute for Innovation and Health Research, Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal.,IBMC- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue Univ., Lafayette, USA.,Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue Univ., Lafayette, USA.,Purdue Univ. Center for Cancer, Purdue Univ., Lafayette, USA.,Purdue Institute for Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Purdue Univ., Lafayette, USA
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- CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris, Observatoire Océanologique, Banyuls, France
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, UF Genetics Institute, Univ. Florida, Florida, USA.,Department of Biology, UF Genetics Institute, Univ. Florida, Florida, USA.,Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, UF Genetics Institute, Univ. Florida, Florida, USA
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal. .,Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Univ. Porto, Porto, Portugal. .,Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier Univ., Waterloo, Canada.
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Fu L, Yin J, Shi YB. Involvement of epigenetic modifications in thyroid hormone-dependent formation of adult intestinal stem cells during amphibian metamorphosis. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2019; 271:91-96. [PMID: 30472386 PMCID: PMC6322911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Amphibian metamorphosis has long been used as model to study postembryonic development in vertebrates, a period around birth in mammals when many organs/tissues mature into their adult forms and is characterized by peak levels of plasma thyroid hormone (T3). Of particular interest is the remodeling of the intestine during metamorphosis. In the highly-related anurans Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis, this remodeling process involves larval epithelial cell death and de novo formation of adult stem cells via dedifferentiation of some larval cells under the induction of T3, making it a valuable system to investigate how adult organ-specific stem cells are formed during vertebrate development. Here, we will review some studies by us and others on how T3 regulates the formation of the intestinal stem cells during metamorphosis. We will highlight the involvement of nucleosome removal and a positive feedback mechanism involving the histone methyltransferases in gene regulation by T3 receptor (TR) during this process.
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- Liezhen Fu
- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 49 Convent Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 49 Convent Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 49 Convent Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892, United States.
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Liu L, Zhu W, Liu J, Wang S, Jiang J. Identification and differential regulation of microRNAs during thyroid hormone-dependent metamorphosis in Microhyla fissipes. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:507. [PMID: 29954327 PMCID: PMC6025837 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4848-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Anuran metamorphosis, which is obligatorily initiated and sustained by thyroid hormone (TH), is a dramatic example of extensive morphological, biochemical and cellular changes occurring during post-embryonic development. Thus, it provides an ideal model to understand the actions of the hormone and molecular mechanisms underlying these developmental and apoptotic processes. In addition to transcriptional factors, microRNAs (miRNAs) play key roles in diverse biological processes via post-transcriptional repression of mRNAs. However, the possible role of miRNAs in anuran metamorphosis is not well understood. Screening and identification of TH-responding miRNAs are required to reveal the integrated regulatory mechanisms of TH during metamorphosis. Given the specific role of TRs during M. fissipes metamorphosis and the characteristics of M. fissipes as an ideal model, Illumina sequencing technology was employed to get a full scope of miRNA in M. fissipes metamorphosis treated by T3. RESULTS Morphological and histological analysis revealed that 24 h T3 treatment M. fissipes tadpoles resembled that at the climax of natural metamorphosis. Thus, small RNA libraries were constructed from control and 24 h T3 treatment groups. A total of 164 conserved miRNAs and 36 predicted novel miRNAs were characterized. Furthermore, 5' first and ninth nucleotides of miRNAs were significantly enriched in U in our study. In all, 21 miRNAs were differentially expressed between the T3 and control groups (p < 0.01). A total of 10,206 unigenes were identified as target genes of these differentially expressed miRNAs. KEGG pathway analysis indicated that the most overrepresented miRNA target genes were enriched in the "PI3k-Akt signaling pathway". In addition, a network associated with the TH signaling pathway provides an opportunity to further understand the complex biological processes that occur in metamorphosis. CONCLUSIONS We identified a large number of miRNAs during M. fissipes metamorphosis, and 21 of them were differentially expressed in the two groups that represented two different metamorphic stages. These miRNAs may play important roles during metamorphosis. The study gives us clues for further studies of the mechanisms of anuran metamorphosis and provides a model to study the mechanism of TH-affected biological processes in humans.
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- Lusha Liu
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041 China
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Ishizuya-Oka A. How thyroid hormone regulates transformation of larval epithelial cells into adult stem cells in the amphibian intestine. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2017; 459:98-103. [PMID: 28232053 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In the amphibian intestine during metamorphosis, a small number of larval epithelial cells dedifferentiate into adult stem cells that newly form the adult epithelium analogous to the mammalian counterpart, while most of them undergo apoptosis. Because this larval-to-adult intestinal remodeling can be experimentally induced by thyroid hormone (TH) both in vivo and in vitro, TH response genes identified in the Xenopus intestine provide us valuable clues to investigating how adult stem cells and their niche are formed during postembryonic development. Their expression and functional analyses by using the culture and recent transgenic (Tg) techniques have shed light on key signaling pathways essential for intestinal stem cell development. The present review focuses on such recent findings and discusses the evolutionally conserved roles of TH in development or maintenance of the stem cells which are common to the terrestrial vertebrate intestines.
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- Atsuko Ishizuya-Oka
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Musashino, Tokyo 180-0023, Japan.
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Hasebe T, Fujimoto K, Kajita M, Ishizuya-Oka A. Essential Roles of Thyroid Hormone-Regulated Hyaluronan/CD44 Signaling in Adult Stem Cell Development During Xenopus laevis
Intestinal Remodeling. Stem Cells 2017; 35:2175-2183. [DOI: 10.1002/stem.2671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Takashi Hasebe
- Department of Biology; Nippon Medical School; Musashino Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Biology; Nippon Medical School; Musashino Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology; Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Nippon Medical School; Kawasaki Kanagawa Japan
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Elliott EN, Kaestner KH. Epigenetic regulation of the intestinal epithelium. Cell Mol Life Sci 2015; 72:4139-56. [PMID: 26220502 PMCID: PMC4607638 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-1997-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The intestinal epithelium is an ideal model system for the study of normal and pathological differentiation processes. The mammalian intestinal epithelium is a single cell layer comprising proliferative crypts and differentiated villi. The crypts contain both proliferating and quiescent stem cell populations that self-renew and produce all the differentiated cell types, which are replaced every 3-5 days. The genetics of intestinal development, homeostasis, and disease are well defined, but less is known about the contribution of epigenetics in modulating these processes. Epigenetics refers to heritable phenotypic traits, including gene expression, which are independent of mutations in the DNA sequence. We have known for several decades that human colorectal cancers contain hypomethylated DNA, but the causes and consequences of this phenomenon are not fully understood. In contrast, tumor suppressor gene promoters are often hypermethylated in colorectal cancer, resulting in decreased expression of the associated gene. In this review, we describe the role that epigenetics plays in intestinal homeostasis and disease, with an emphasis on results from mouse models. We highlight the importance of producing and analyzing next-generation sequencing data detailing the epigenome from intestinal stem cell to differentiated intestinal villus cell.
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- Ellen N Elliott
- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 12-126 Translational Research Center, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 12-126 Translational Research Center, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Shkil FN, Lazebnyi OE, Kapitanova DV, Abdissa B, Borisov VB, Smirnov SV. Ontogenetic mechanisms of explosive morphological divergence in the Lake Tana (Ethiopia) species flock of large African barbs (Labeobarbus; Cyprinidae; Teleostei). Russ J Dev Biol 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062360415050069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Krishnadath KK, Wang KK. Molecular pathogenesis of Barrett esophagus: current evidence. Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2015; 44:233-47. [PMID: 26021192 DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2015.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This article focuses on recent findings on the molecular mechanisms involved in esophageal columnar metaplasia. Signaling pathways and their downstream targets activate specific transcription factors leading to the expression of columnar and the more specific intestinal-type of genes, which gives rise to Barrett metaplasia. Several animal models have been generated to validate and study these distinct molecular pathways but also to identify the Barrett progenitor cell. Currently, the many aspects involved in the development of esophageal metaplasia that have been elucidated can serve to develop novel molecular therapies to improve treatment or prevent metaplasia. Nevertheless, several key events are still poorly understood and require further investigation.
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- Kausilia K Krishnadath
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands.
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Wen L, Hasebe T, Miller TC, Ishizuya-Oka A, Shi YB. A requirement for hedgehog signaling in thyroid hormone-induced postembryonic intestinal remodeling. Cell Biosci 2015; 5:13. [PMID: 25859319 PMCID: PMC4391142 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-015-0004-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Intestinal remodeling during amphibian metamorphosis has long been studied as a model for the formation of the adult organs in vertebrates, especially the formation of adult organ-specific stem cells. Like all other processes during metamorphosis, this process is controlled by thyroid hormone (T3), which affects cell fate and behavior through transcriptional regulation of target genes by binding to T3 receptors (TRs). Earlier studies have shown that Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is induced by T3 in the developing adult stem cells and that the Shh receptor and other downstream components are present in the connective tissue and at lower levels in the muscles at the climax of intestinal remodeling. However, no in vivo studies have carried out to investigate whether Shh produced in the adult cells can regulate the connective tissue to promote intestinal maturation. Results We have addressed this issue by treating tadpoles with Shh inhibitor cyclopamine. We showed that cyclopamine but not the structurally related chemical tomatidine inhibited the expression of Shh response genes BMP4, Snai2, and Twist1. More importantly, we showed that cyclopamine reduced the cell proliferation of both the developing adult stem cells as well as cells in the other intestinal tissues at the climax of metamorphosis, leading to delayed/incomplete remodeling of the intestine at the end of metamorphosis. We further revealed that both Snai2 and Twist1 were strongly upregulated during metamorphosis in the intestine and their expression was restricted to the connective tissue. Conclusions Our results suggest that Shh indeed signals the connective tissue whereby it can increase adult stem cell proliferation and promote formation of the adult intestine.
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- Luan Wen
- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Program on Cell Regulation and Metabolism, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 18 T, Rm. 106, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo 180-0023 Japan
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Program on Cell Regulation and Metabolism, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 18 T, Rm. 106, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, 1-7-1 Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo 180-0023 Japan
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Program on Cell Regulation and Metabolism, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 18 T, Rm. 106, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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Ishizuya-Oka A, Kajita M, Hasebe T. Thyroid hormone-regulated Wnt5a/Ror2 signaling is essential for dedifferentiation of larval epithelial cells into adult stem cells in the Xenopus laevis intestine. PLoS One 2014; 9:e107611. [PMID: 25211363 PMCID: PMC4161470 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background and Aims Amphibian intestinal remodeling, where thyroid hormone (T3) induces some larval epithelial cells to become adult stem cells analogous to the mammalian intestinal ones, serves as a unique model for studying how the adult stem cells are formed. To clarify its molecular mechanisms, we here investigated roles of non-canonical Wnt signaling in the larval-to-adult intestinal remodeling during Xenopus laevis metamorphosis. Methods/Findings Our quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) and immunohistochemical analyses indicated that the expressions of Wnt5a and its receptors, frizzled 2 (Fzd2) and receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 (Ror2) are up-regulated by T3 and are spatiotemporally correlated with adult epithelial development in the X. laevis intestine. Notably, changes in morphology of larval absorptive epithelial cells expressing Ror2 coincide well with formation of the adult stem cells during metamorphosis. In addition, by using organ cultures of the tadpole intestine, we have experimentally shown that addition of exogenous Wnt5a protein to the culture medium causes morphological changes in the larval epithelium expressing Ror2 even in the absence of T3. In contrast, in the presence of T3 where the adult stem cells are formed in vitro, inhibition of endogenous Wnt5a by an anti-Wnt5a antibody suppressed the epithelial morphological changes, leading to the failure of stem cell formation. Significance Our findings strongly suggest that the adult stem cells originate from the larval absorptive cells expressing Ror2, which require Wnt5a/Ror2 signaling for their dedifferentiation accompanied by changes in cell morphology.
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- Atsuko Ishizuya-Oka
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Development and Aging Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Kosugi-cho, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Kyonan-cho, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
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Gomes AS, Kamisaka Y, Harboe T, Power DM, Rønnestad I. Functional modifications associated with gastrointestinal tract organogenesis during metamorphosis in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2014; 14:11. [PMID: 24552353 PMCID: PMC3940299 DOI: 10.1186/1471-213x-14-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Flatfish metamorphosis is a hormone regulated post-embryonic developmental event that transforms a symmetric larva into an asymmetric juvenile. In altricial-gastric teleost fish, differentiation of the stomach takes place after the onset of first feeding, and during metamorphosis dramatic molecular and morphological modifications of the gastrointestinal (GI-) tract occur. Here we present the functional ontogeny of the developing GI-tract from an integrative perspective in the pleuronectiforme Atlantic halibut, and test the hypothesis that the multiple functions of the teleost stomach develop synchronously during metamorphosis. RESULTS Onset of gastric function was determined with several approaches (anatomical, biochemical, molecular and in vivo observations). In vivo pH analysis in the GI-tract lumen combined with quantitative PCR (qPCR) of α and β subunits of the gastric proton pump (H+/K+-ATPase) and pepsinogen A2 indicated that gastric proteolytic capacity is established during the climax of metamorphosis. Transcript abundance of ghrelin, a putative orexigenic signalling molecule produced in the developing stomach, correlated (p < 0.05) with the emergence of gastric proteolytic activity, suggesting that the stomach's role in appetite regulation occurs simultaneously with the establishment of proteolytic function. A 3D models series of the GI-tract development indicated a functional pyloric sphincter prior to first feeding. Observations of fed larvae in vivo confirmed that stomach reservoir function was established before metamorphosis, and was thus independent of this event. Mechanical breakdown of food and transportation of chyme through the GI-tract was observed in vivo and resulted from phasic and propagating contractions established well before metamorphosis. The number of contractions in the midgut decreased at metamorphic climax synchronously with establishment of the stomach's proteolytic capacity and its increased peristaltic activity. Putative osmoregulatory competence of the GI-tract, inferred by abundance of Na+/K+-ATPase α transcripts, was already established at the onset of exogenous feeding and was unmodified by metamorphosis. CONCLUSIONS The functional specialization of the GI-tract was not exclusive to metamorphosis, and its osmoregulatory capacity and reservoir function were established before first feeding. Nonetheless, acid production and the proteolytic capacity of the stomach coincided with metamorphic climax, and also marked the onset of the stomach's involvement in appetite regulation via ghrelin.
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- Ana S Gomes
- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Po. Box 7803, NO-5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Po. Box 7803, NO-5020 Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, NO-5392 Storebø, Norway
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- Comparative and Molecular Endocrinology Group, Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Po. Box 7803, NO-5020 Bergen, Norway
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Many organs respond to physiological challenges by changing tissue size or composition. Such changes may originate from tissue-specific stem cells and their supportive environment (niche). The endocrine system is a major effector and conveyor of physiological changes and as such could alter stem cell behavior in various ways. In this review, we examine how hormones affect stem cell biology in four different organs: the ovary, intestine, hematopoietic system, and mammary gland. Hormones control every stage of stem cell life, including establishment, expansion, maintenance, and differentiation. The effects can be cell autonomous or non-cell autonomous through the niche. Moreover, a single hormone can affect different stem cells in different ways or affect the same stem cell differently at various developmental times. The vast complexity and diversity of stem cell responses to hormonal cues allow hormones to coordinate the body's reaction to physiological challenges.
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- Dana Gancz
- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100 Israel; ,
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Hasebe T, Fu L, Miller TC, Zhang Y, Shi YB, Ishizuya-Oka A. Thyroid hormone-induced cell-cell interactions are required for the development of adult intestinal stem cells. Cell Biosci 2013; 3:18. [PMID: 23547658 PMCID: PMC3621685 DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-3-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The mammalian intestine has long been used as a model to study organ-specific adult stem cells, which are essential for organ repair and tissue regeneration throughout adult life. The establishment of the intestinal epithelial cell self-renewing system takes place during perinatal development when the villus-crypt axis is established with the adult stem cells localized in the crypt. This developmental period is characterized by high levels of plasma thyroid hormone (T3) and T3 deficiency is known to impair intestinal development. Determining how T3 regulates adult stem cell development in the mammalian intestine can be difficult due to maternal influences. Intestinal remodeling during amphibian metamorphosis resembles perinatal intestinal maturation in mammals and its dependence on T3 is well established. A major advantage of the amphibian model is that it can easily be controlled by altering the availability of T3. The ability to manipulate and examine this relatively rapid and localized formation of adult stem cells has greatly assisted in the elucidation of molecular mechanisms regulating their formation and further revealed evidence that supports conservation in the underlying mechanisms of adult stem cell development in vertebrates. Furthermore, genetic studies in Xenopus laevis indicate that T3 actions in both the epithelium and the rest of the intestine, most likely the underlying connective tissue, are required for the formation of adult stem cells. Molecular analyses suggest that cell-cell interactions involving hedgehog and BMP pathways are critical for the establishment of the stem cell niche that is essential for the formation of the adult intestinal stem cells.
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- Takashi Hasebe
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, 2-297-2 Nakahara-ku, Kosugi-cho, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 211-0063, Japan.
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Ishizuya-Oka A, Hasebe T. Establishment of intestinal stem cell niche during amphibian metamorphosis. Curr Top Dev Biol 2013; 103:305-27. [PMID: 23347524 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385979-2.00011-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In the amphibian intestine during metamorphosis, most of the larval epithelial cells undergo apoptosis, whereas a small number of them survive. These cells dedifferentiate into stem cells through interactions with the microenvironment referred to as "stem cell niche" and generate the adult epithelium analogous to the mammalian counterpart. Since all processes of the larval-to-adult intestinal remodeling can be experimentally induced by thyroid hormone (TH) both in vivo and in vitro, the amphibian intestine provides us a valuable opportunity to study how adult stem cells and their niche are formed during postembryonic development. To address this issue, a number of expression and functional analyses of TH response genes have been intensely performed in the Xenopus laevis over the past two decades, by using organ culture and transgenic techniques. We here review recent progress in this field, focusing on key signaling pathways involved in establishment of the stem cell niche and discuss their evolutionarily conserved roles in the vertebrate intestine.
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Developmental Programs and Endocrine Disruption in Frog Metamorphosis: The Perspective from Microarray Analysis. Curr Top Dev Biol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385979-2.00012-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Sheaffer KL, Kaestner KH. Transcriptional networks in liver and intestinal development. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2012; 4:a008284. [PMID: 22952394 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a008284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The development of the gastrointestinal tract is a complex process that integrates signaling processes with downstream transcriptional responses. Here, we discuss the regionalization of the primitive gut and formation of the intestine and liver. Anterior-posterior position in the primitive gut is important for establishing regions that will become functional organs. Coordination of signaling between the epithelium and mesenchyme and downstream transcriptional responses is required for intestinal development and homeostasis. Liver development uses a complex transcriptional network that controls the establishment of organ domains, cell differentiation, and adult function. Discussion of these transcriptional mechanisms gives us insight into how the primitive gut, composed of simple endodermal cells, develops into multiple diverse cell types that are organized into complex mature organs.
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- Karyn L Sheaffer
- Department of Genetics, Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Zeng L, Childs SJ. The smooth muscle microRNA miR-145 regulates gut epithelial development via a paracrine mechanism. Dev Biol 2012; 367:178-86. [PMID: 22609551 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Revised: 04/27/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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MicroRNAs are potent modulators of cellular differentiation. miR-145 is expressed in, and promotes the differentiation of vascular and visceral smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Interestingly, we have observed that miR-145 also promotes differentiation of the gut epithelium in the developing zebrafish, a cell type where it is not expressed. Here we identify that a paracrine pathway involving the morphogens Sonic hedgehog (Shh) in epithelium and bone morphogenic protein 4 (Bmp4) in SMCs is modulated by miR-145. We show that expression of miR-145 in visceral SMCs normally represses the expression of the morphogen bmp4, as loss of miR-145 leads to upregulation of bmp4 in SMCs. We show that bmp4 in turn controls expression of Shh in the visceral epithelium. Conversely, in miR-145 morphants where bmp4 expression is increased, expression of sonic hedgehog a (shha) is strongly increased in gut epithelium. We show that expression of bmp4 is modulated by the miR-145 direct target gata6 but not a second potential direct target, klf5a. Thus although miR-145 is a tissue-restricted microRNA, it plays an essential role in promoting the patterning of both gut layers during gut development via a paracrine mechanism.
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- Lei Zeng
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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Fujimoto K, Matsuura K, Hu-Wang E, Lu R, Shi YB. Thyroid hormone activates protein arginine methyltransferase 1 expression by directly inducing c-Myc transcription during Xenopus intestinal stem cell development. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:10039-10050. [PMID: 22315222 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.335661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Adult organ-specific stem cells are essential for organ homeostasis and tissue repair and regeneration. The formation of such stem cells during vertebrate development is poorly understood. Intestinal remodeling during thyroid hormone (T3)-dependent Xenopus metamorphosis resembles postembryonic intestinal maturation in mammals. During metamorphosis, the intestine is remodeled de novo via a yet unknown mechanism. Protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) is up-regulated in and required for adult intestinal stem cells during metamorphosis. PRMT1 up-regulation is the earliest known molecular event for the developing stem cells and is also conserved during zebrafish and mouse intestinal development. To analyze how PRMT1 is specifically up-regulated during the formation of the adult intestinal stem cells, we cloned the Xenopus PRMT1 promoter and characterized it in CaCo-2 cells, a human cell line with intestinal stem cell characteristics. Through a series deletion and mutational analyses, we showed that the stem cell-associated transcription factor c-Myc could bind to a conserved site in the first intron to activate the promoter. Furthermore, we demonstrated that during metamorphosis, both c-Myc and PRMT1 were highly up-regulated, specifically in the remodeling intestine but not the resorbing tail, and that c-Myc was induced by T3 prior to PRMT1 up-regulation. In addition, we showed that T3 directly activated the c-Myc gene during metamorphosis in the intestine via binding of the T3 receptor to the c-Myc promoter. These results suggest that T3 induces c-Myc transcription directly in the intestine, that c-Myc, in turn, activates PRMT1 expression, and that this is an important gene regulation cascade controlling intestinal stem cell development.
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- Kenta Fujimoto
- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, National Institutes of Health (NIH)), Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, National Institutes of Health (NIH)), Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, National Institutes of Health (NIH)), Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, National Institutes of Health (NIH)), Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, National Institutes of Health (NIH)), Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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Indian hedgehog signaling is required for proper formation, maintenance and migration of Xenopus neural crest. Dev Biol 2012; 364:99-113. [PMID: 22309705 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2011] [Revised: 12/30/2011] [Accepted: 01/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Neural crest induction is the result of the combined action at the neural plate border of FGF, BMP, and Wnt signals from the neural plate, mesoderm and nonneural ectoderm. In this work we show that the expression of Indian hedgehog (Ihh, formerly named Banded hedgehog) and members of the Hedgehog pathway occurs at the prospective neural fold, in the premigratory and migratory neural crest. We performed a functional analysis that revealed the requirement of Ihh signaling in neural crest development. During the early steps of neural crest induction loss of function experiments with antisense morpholino or locally grafted cyclopamine-loaded beads suppressed the expression of early neural crest markers concomitant with the increase in neural and epidermal markers. We showed that changes in Ihh activity produced no alterations in either cell proliferation or apoptosis, suggesting that this signal involves cell fate decisions. A temporal analysis showed that Hedgehog is continuously required not only in the early and late specification but also during the migration of the neural crest. We also established that the mesodermal source of Ihh is important to maintain specification and also to support the migratory process. By a combination of embryological and molecular approaches our results demonstrated that Ihh signaling drives in the migration of neural crest cells by autocrine or paracrine mechanisms. Finally, the abrogation of Ihh signaling strongly affected only the formation of cartilages derived from the neural crest, while no effects were observed on melanocytes. Taken together, our results provide insights into the role of the Ihh cell signaling pathway during the early steps of neural crest development.
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Hasebe T, Kajita M, Fu L, Shi YB, Ishizuya-Oka A. Thyroid hormone-induced sonic hedgehog signal up-regulates its own pathway in a paracrine manner in the Xenopus laevis intestine during metamorphosis. Dev Dyn 2011; 241:403-14. [PMID: 22190352 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND During Xenopus laevis metamorphosis, Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is directly induced by thyroid hormone (TH) at the transcription level as one of the earliest events in intestinal remodeling. However, the regulation of other components of this signaling pathway remains to be analyzed. Here, we analyzed the spatiotemporal expression of Patched (Ptc)-1, Smoothened (Smo), Gli1, Gli2, and Gli3 during natural and TH-induced intestinal remodeling. RESULTS We show that all of the genes examined are transiently up-regulated in the mesenchymal tissues during intestinal metamorphosis. CONCLUSIONS Interestingly, in the presence of protein synthesis inhibitors, Gli2 but not the others was induced by TH, suggesting that Gli2 is a direct TH response gene, while the others are likely indirect ones. Furthermore, we demonstrate by the organ culture experiment that overexpression of Shh enhances the expression of Ptc-1, Smo, and Glis even in the absence of TH, indicating that Shh regulates its own pathway components during intestinal remodeling.
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- Takashi Hasebe
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Dvorak K, Goldman A, Kong J, Lynch JP, Hutchinson L, Houghton JM, Chen H, Chen X, Krishnadath KK, Westra WM. Molecular mechanisms of Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2011; 1232:381-91. [PMID: 21950830 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06062.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The following on molecular mechanisms of Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma contains commentaries on the mechanism of bile and gastric acid induced damage; the roles of BMP-4 and CDX-2 in the development of intestinal metaplasia; the transcription factors driving intestinalization in Barrett's esophagus; the contribution of bone marrow to metaplasia and adenocarcinoma; activation and inactivation of transcription factors; and a novel study design targeting molecular pathways in Barrett's esophagus.
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- Katerina Dvorak
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Hasebe T, Buchholz DR, Shi YB, Ishizuya-Oka A. Epithelial-connective tissue interactions induced by thyroid hormone receptor are essential for adult stem cell development in the Xenopus laevis intestine. Stem Cells 2011; 29:154-61. [PMID: 21280164 DOI: 10.1002/stem.560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In the amphibian intestine during metamorphosis, stem cells appear and generate the adult absorptive epithelium, analogous to the mammalian one, under the control of thyroid hormone (TH). We have previously shown that the adult stem cells originate from differentiated larval epithelial cells in the Xenopus laevis intestine. To clarify whether TH signaling in the epithelium alone is sufficient for inducing the stem cells, we have now performed tissue recombinant culture experiments using transgenic X. laevis tadpoles that express a dominant-positive TH receptor (dpTR) under a control of heat shock promoter. Wild-type (Wt) or dpTR transgenic (Tg) larval epithelium (Ep) was isolated from the tadpole intestine, recombined with homologous or heterologous nonepithelial tissues (non-Ep), and then cultivated in the absence of TH with daily heat shocks to induce transgenic dpTR expression. Adult epithelial progenitor cells expressing sonic hedgehog became detectable on day 5 in both the recombinant intestine of Tg Ep and Tg non-Ep (Tg/Tg) and that of Tg Ep and Wt non-Ep (Tg/Wt). However, in Tg/Wt intestine, they did not express other stem cell markers such as Musashi-1 and never generated the adult epithelium expressing a marker for absorptive epithelial cells. Our results indicate that, while it is unclear why some larval epithelial cells dedifferentiate into adult progenitor/stem cells, TR-mediated gene expression in the surrounding tissues other than the epithelium is required for them to develop into adult stem cells, suggesting the importance of TH-inducible epithelial-connective tissue interactions in establishment of the stem cell niche in the amphibian intestine.
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- Takashi Hasebe
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Dentice M. Hedgehog-mediated regulation of thyroid hormone action through iodothyronine deiodinases. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2011; 15:493-504. [DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2011.553607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Singamsetty S, Elinson RP. Novel regulation of yolk utilization by thyroid hormone in embryos of the direct developing frog Eleutherodactylus coqui. Evol Dev 2011; 12:437-48. [PMID: 20883213 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142x.2010.00430.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Thyroid hormone (TH) is required for metamorphosis of the long, coiled tadpole gut into the short frog gut. Eleutherodactylus coqui, a direct developing frog, lacks a tadpole. Its embryonic gut is a miniature adult form with a mass of yolky cells, called nutritional endoderm, attached to the small intestine. We tested the TH requirement for gut development in E. coqui. Inhibition of TH synthesis with methimazole arrested gut development in its embryonic form. Embryos treated with methimazole failed to utilize the yolk in their nutritional endoderm, and survived for weeks without further development. Conversely, methimazole and 3,3',5-tri-iodo-l-thyronine, the active form of TH, stimulated gut development and utilization and disappearance of the nutritional endoderm. In Xenopus laevis, the receptor for TH, TRβ, is upregulated in response to TH. Similarly, EcTRβ, the E. coqui ortholog, was upregulated by TH in the gut. EcTRβ expression was high in the nutritional endoderm, suggesting a direct role for TH in yolk utilization by these cells. An initial step in the breakdown of yolk in X. laevis is acidification of the yolk platelet. E. coqui embryos in methimazole failed to acidify their yolk platelets, but acidification was stimulated by TH indicating its role in an early step of yolk utilization. In addition to a conserved TH role in gut development, a novel regulatory role for TH in yolk utilization has evolved in these direct developers.
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- Srikanth Singamsetty
- Department of Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
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Sun G, Hasebe T, Fujimoto K, Lu R, Fu L, Matsuda H, Kajita M, Ishizuya-Oka A, Shi YB. Spatio-temporal expression profile of stem cell-associated gene LGR5 in the intestine during thyroid hormone-dependent metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis. PLoS One 2010; 5:e13605. [PMID: 21042589 PMCID: PMC2962644 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The intestinal epithelium undergoes constant self-renewal throughout adult life across vertebrates. This is accomplished through the proliferation and subsequent differentiation of the adult stem cells. This self-renewal system is established in the so-called postembryonic developmental period in mammals when endogenous thyroid hormone (T3) levels are high. Methodology/Principal Findings The T3-dependent metamorphosis in anurans like Xenopus laevis resembles the mammalian postembryonic development and offers a unique opportunity to study how the adult stem cells are developed. The tadpole intestine is predominantly a monolayer of larval epithelial cells. During metamorphosis, the larval epithelial cells undergo apoptosis and, concurrently, adult epithelial stem/progenitor cells develop de novo, rapidly proliferate, and then differentiate to establish a trough-crest axis of the epithelial fold, resembling the crypt-villus axis in the adult mammalian intestine. The leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5) is a well-established stem cell marker in the adult mouse intestinal crypt. Here we have cloned and analyzed the spatiotemporal expression profile of LGR5 gene during frog metamorphosis. We show that the two duplicated LGR5 genes in Xenopus laevis and the LGR5 gene in Xenopus tropicalis are highly homologous to the LGR5 in other vertebrates. The expression of LGR5 is induced in the limb, tail, and intestine by T3 during metamorphosis. More importantly, LGR5 mRNA is localized to the developing adult epithelial stem cells of the intestine. Conclusions/Significance These results suggest that LGR5-expressing cells are the stem/progenitor cells of the adult intestine and that LGR5 plays a role in the development and/or maintenance of the adult intestinal stem cells during postembryonic development in vertebrates.
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- Guihong Sun
- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Development and Aging Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Development and Aging Sciences, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Pathophysiology of intestinal metaplasia of the stomach: emphasis on CDX2 regulation. Biochem Soc Trans 2010; 38:358-63. [PMID: 20298183 DOI: 10.1042/bst0380358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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IM (intestinal metaplasia) of the stomach is a pre-neoplastic lesion that usually follows Helicobacter pylori infection and that confers increased risk for gastric cancer development. After setting the role played by CDX2 (Caudal-type homeobox 2) in the establishment of gastric IM, it became of foremost importance to unravel the regulatory mechanisms behind its de novo expression in the stomach. In the present paper, we review the basic pathology of gastric IM as well as the current knowledge on molecular pathways involved in CDX2 regulation in the gastric context.
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Heath JK. Transcriptional Networks and Signaling Pathways that Govern Vertebrate Intestinal Development. Curr Top Dev Biol 2010; 90:159-92. [DOI: 10.1016/s0070-2153(10)90004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Stairs DB, Kong J, Lynch JP. Cdx genes, inflammation, and the pathogenesis of intestinal metaplasia. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2010; 96:231-70. [PMID: 21075347 PMCID: PMC6005371 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-381280-3.00010-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Intestinal metaplasia (IM) is a biologically interesting and clinically relevant condition in which one differentiated type of epithelium is replaced by another that is morphologically similar to normal intestinal epithelium. Two classic examples of this are gastric IM and Barrett's esophagus (BE). In both, a chronic inflammatory microenvironment, provoked either by Helicobacter pylori infection of the stomach or acid and bile reflux into the esophagus, precedes the metaplasia. The Caudal-related homeodomain transcription factors Cdx1 and Cdx2 are critical regulators of the normal intestinal epithelial cell phenotype. Ectopic expression of Cdx1 and Cdx2 occurs in both gastric IM as well as in BE. This expression precedes the onset of the metaplasia and implies a causal role for these factors in this process. We review the observations regarding the role of chronic inflammation and the Cdx transcription factors in the pathogenesis of gastric IM and BE.
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- Douglas B Stairs
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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McLin VA, Henning SJ, Jamrich M. The role of the visceral mesoderm in the development of the gastrointestinal tract. Gastroenterology 2009; 136:2074-91. [PMID: 19303014 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2008] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract forms from the endoderm (which gives rise to the epithelium) and the mesoderm (which develops into the smooth muscle layer, the mesenchyme, and numerous other cell types). Much of what is known of GI development has been learned from studies of the endoderm and its derivatives, because of the importance of epithelial biology in understanding and treating human diseases. Although the necessity of epithelial-mesenchymal cross talk for GI development is uncontested, the role of the mesoderm remains comparatively less well understood. The transformation of the visceral mesoderm during development is remarkable; it differentiates from a very thin layer of cells into a complex tissue comprising smooth muscle cells, myofibroblasts, neurons, immune cells, endothelial cells, lymphatics, and extracellular matrix molecules, all contributing to the form and function of the digestive system. Understanding the molecular processes that govern the development of these cell types and elucidating their respective contribution to GI patterning could offer insight into the mechanisms that regulate cell fate decisions in the intestine, which has the unique property of rapid cell renewal for the maintenance of epithelial integrity. In reviewing evidence from both mammalian and nonmammalian models, we reveal the important role of the visceral mesoderm in the ontogeny of the GI tract.
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- Valérie A McLin
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Schreiber AM, Mukhi S, Brown DD. Cell-cell interactions during remodeling of the intestine at metamorphosis in Xenopus laevis. Dev Biol 2009; 331:89-98. [PMID: 19409886 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Revised: 04/09/2009] [Accepted: 04/25/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Amphibian metamorphosis is accompanied by extensive intestinal remodeling. This process, mediated by thyroid hormone (TH) and its nuclear receptors, affects every cell type. Gut remodeling in Xenopus laevis involves epithelial and mesenchymal proliferation, smooth muscle thickening, neuronal aggregation, formation of intestinal folds, and shortening of its length by 75%. Transgenic tadpoles expressing a dominant negative TH receptor (TRDN) controlled by epithelial-, fibroblast-, and muscle-specific gene promoters were studied. TRDN expression in the epithelium caused abnormal development of virtually all cell types, with froglet guts displaying reduced intestinal folds, thin muscle and mesenchyme, absence of neurons, and reduced cell proliferation. TRDN expression in fibroblasts caused abnormal epithelia and mesenchyme development, and expression in muscle produced fewer enteric neurons and a reduced inter-muscular space. Gut shortening was inhibited only when TRDN was expressed in fibroblasts. Gut remodeling results from both cell-autonomous and cell-cell interactions.
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Hasebe T, Kajita M, Shi YB, Ishizuya-Oka A. Thyroid hormone-up-regulated hedgehog interacting protein is involved in larval-to-adult intestinal remodeling by regulating sonic hedgehog signaling pathway in Xenopus laevis. Dev Dyn 2008; 237:3006-15. [PMID: 18816855 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Sonic hedgehog (Shh) was previously shown to be involved in the larval-to-adult remodeling of the Xenopus laevis intestine. While Shh is transcriptionally regulated by thyroid hormone (TH), the posttranscriptional regulation of Shh signaling during intestinal remodeling is largely unknown. In the present study, we focused on a role of the pan-hedgehog inhibitor, hedgehog interacting protein (Hip), in the spatiotemporal regulation of Shh signaling. Using real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and in situ hybridization, we show that Hip expression is transiently up-regulated during both natural and TH-induced metamorphosis and that Hip mRNA is localized in the connective tissue adjacent to the adult epithelial primordia expressing Shh. Interestingly, the expression of bone morphogenetic protein-4, a Shh target gene, is hardly detectable where Hip is strongly expressed. Finally, we demonstrate that Hip binds to the N-terminal fragment of processed Shh in vivo, suggesting that Hip suppresses Shh signaling through sequestering Shh.
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- Takashi Hasebe
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Ledon-Rettig CC, Pfennig DW, Nascone-Yoder N. Ancestral variation and the potential for genetic accommodation in larval amphibians: implications for the evolution of novel feeding strategies. Evol Dev 2008; 10:316-25. [PMID: 18460093 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142x.2008.00240.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Few studies provide empirical evidence for phenotypic plasticity's role in the evolution of novel traits. One way to do so is to test whether latent plasticity is present in an ancestor that can be refined, enhanced, or diminished by selection in derived taxa (through "genetic accommodation"), thereby producing novel traits. Here, we evaluated whether gut plasticity preceded and promoted the evolution of a novel feeding strategy in spadefoot toad tadpoles. We studied Scaphiopus couchii, whose tadpoles develop an elongate gut and consume only detritus, and two derived species, Spea multiplicata and Sp. bombifrons, whose tadpoles also express a novel, short-gut phenotype in response to a novel resource (anostracan shrimp). Consistent with the expectations of plasticity-mediated trait evolution, we found that shrimp induced a range of phenotypes in Scaphiopus that were not produced with detritus. This plasticity was either suppressed or exaggerated in Spea depending on whether the induced phenotypes were adaptive. Moreover, in contrast to its effects on morphology, shrimp induced little or no functional plasticity, as assessed by gut cell proliferation, in Scaphiopus. Shrimp did, however, induce substantial proliferation in Sp. bombifrons, the species that consumes the most shrimp and that produces the short-gut phenotype the most frequently. Thus, if Spea had ancestral morphological plasticity in response to a novel diet, their shrimp-induced short-gut morphology may have undergone subsequent genetic accommodation that improved its functionality. Hence, diet-induced phenotypic plasticity may have preceded and even promoted the evolution of a novel phenotype.
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- Cris C Ledon-Rettig
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, CB#3280, Coker Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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Souza RF, Krishnan K, Spechler SJ. Acid, bile, and CDX: the ABCs of making Barrett's metaplasia. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 295:G211-8. [PMID: 18556417 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.90250.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Barrett's esophagus, a squamous-to-columnar cell metaplasia that develops as a result of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is a risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma. The molecular events underlying the pathogenesis of Barrett's metaplasia are poorly understood, but recent studies suggest that interactions among developmental signaling pathways, morphogenetic factors, and Caudal homeobox (Cdx) genes play key roles. Strong expression of Cdx genes normally is found in the intestine but not in the esophagus and stomach. When mice are genetically engineered so that their gastric cells express Cdx, the stomach develops a metaplastic, intestinal-type epithelium similar to that of Barrett's esophagus. Exposure to acid and bile has been shown to activate the Cdx promoter in certain esophageal cell lines, and Cdx expression has been found in inflamed esophageal squamous epithelium and in the specialized intestinal metaplasia of Barrett's esophagus. Barrett's metaplasia must be sustained by stem cells, which might be identified by putative, intestinal stem cell markers like leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 (Lgr5) and doublecortin and CaM kinase-like-1 (DCAMKL-1). Emerging concepts in tumor biology suggest that Barrett's cancers may develop from growth-promoting mutations in metaplastic stem cells or their progenitor cell progeny. This report reviews the roles of developmental signaling pathways and the Cdx genes in the development of normal gut epithelia and the potential mechanisms whereby GERD may induce the esophageal expression of Cdx genes and other morphogenetic factors that mediate the development of Barrett's metaplasia. The role of stem cells in the development of metaplasia and in carcinogenesis and the potential for therapies directed at those stem cells also is addressed.
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- Rhonda F Souza
- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, USA.
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Ishizuya-Oka A, Shi YB. Thyroid hormone regulation of stem cell development during intestinal remodeling. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2008; 288:71-8. [PMID: 18400374 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2007] [Revised: 01/28/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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During amphibian metamorphosis the small intestine is remodeled from larval to adult form, analogous to the mammalian intestine. The larval epithelium mostly undergoes apoptosis, while a small number of stem cells appear, actively proliferate, and differentiate into the adult epithelium possessing a cell-renewal system. Because amphibian intestinal remodeling is completely controlled by thyroid hormone (T3) through T3 receptors (TRs), it serves as an excellent model for studying the molecular mechanism of the mammalian intestinal development. TRs bind T3 response elements in target genes and have dual functions by interacting with coactivators or corepressors in a T3-dependent manner. A number of T3 response genes have been isolated from the Xenopus laevis intestine. They include signaling molecules, matrix metalloproteinases, and transcription factors. Functional studies have been carried out on many such genes in vitro and in vivo by using transgenic and culture technologies. Here we will review recent findings from such studies with a special emphasis on the adult intestinal stem cells, and discuss the evolutionarily conserved roles of T3 in the epithelial cell-renewal in the vertebrate intestine.
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We have engaged in a number of studies in our laboratory that have focused on the molecular mechanisms underlying gut formation, with particular attention being paid to the establishment of regional differences found in the entire gut and within each digestive organ. We have found from our analyses that the presumptive fate of the endoderm in the embryos of vertebrates is determined quite early during development, but the realization of this fate often requires molecular cues from the neighboring tissues such as the lateral plate mesoderm and the mesenchyme derived from it. The mesenchyme seems often to exert instructive or supportive induction effects and, in some cases, a completely inhibitory role during the differentiation of the endodermal epithelium. In addition, many reports on the formation of the stomach, intestine, liver and salivary gland in vertebrates, and of Drosophila gut, all indicate that the morphogenesis and cytodifferentiation of these organs are regulated by the regulated expression of genes encoding growth factors and transcription factors. We have further shown that the epithelium can regulate the differentiation of the mesenchyme into the connective tissue and the smooth muscle layers, thus demonstrating the occurrence of literally interactive processes in the development of the digestive organs.
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- Sadao Yasugi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minamiohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan.
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Krishnadath KK. Novel findings in the pathogenesis of esophageal columnar metaplasia or Barrett's esophagus. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2007; 23:440-5. [PMID: 17545783 DOI: 10.1097/mog.0b013e32814e6b4f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In esophageal metaplasia the transdifferentiation of the epithelium is the result of longstanding gastroesophageal reflux disease that causes inflammation of the esophageal squamous mucosa, and occasionally is followed by replacement of the squamous epithelium by a columnar type of mucosa. For a long time, the molecular mechanisms involved in metaplasia were poorly understood. This review focuses on several recent findings on the molecular mechanisms involved in esophageal columnar metaplasia. RECENT FINDINGS Our recent findings on bone morphogenetic protein 4 and other recent discoveries in the field of cell signaling that take place during the sequence of inflammation and epithelial transdifferentiation are highlighted. In this process, several embryonic pathways that were silenced in the adult esophagus, and factors that are normally involved in the homeostasis of the large intestine, seem to be induced. These factors may mediate transdifferentiation of the esophageal epithelium. SUMMARY Although there are many aspects that need further investigation, it seems that in columnar metaplasia of the esophagus inductive morphogenes such as bone morphogenetic protein 4 are important for development and differentiation. Development of specialized intestinal type of metaplasia is the result of a succession of events, in which the effect of stromal factors is followed by expression of intestine-specific factors.
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- Kausilia K Krishnadath
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Amphibian metamorphosis. Dev Biol 2007; 306:20-33. [PMID: 17449026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 311] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2007] [Revised: 03/09/2007] [Accepted: 03/18/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ishizuya-Oka A. Regeneration of the amphibian intestinal epithelium under the control of stem cell niche. Dev Growth Differ 2007; 49:99-107. [PMID: 17335431 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169x.2007.00913.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The epithelium of the mammalian digestive tract originates from stem cells and undergoes rapid cell-renewal throughout adulthood. It has been proposed that the microenvironment around the stem cells, called 'niche', plays an important role in epithelial cell-renewal through cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions. The amphibian intestine, which establishes epithelial cell-renewal during metamorphosis, serves as a unique and good model for studying molecular mechanisms of the stem cell niche. By using the organ culture of the Xenopus laevis intestine, we have previously shown that larval-to-adult epithelial remodeling can be organ-autonomously induced by thyroid hormone (TH) and needs interactions with the surrounding connective tissue. Thus, in this animal model, the functional analysis of TH response genes is useful for clarifying the epithelial-connective tissue interactions essential for intestinal remodeling at the molecular level. Recent progress in culture and transgenic technology now enables us to investigate functions of such TH response genes in the X. laevis intestine and sheds light on molecular aspects of the stem cell niche that are common to the mammalian intestine.
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- Atsuko Ishizuya-Oka
- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, 2-297-2 Kosugi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-0063, Japan.
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Ishizuya-Oka A, Shi YB. Regulation of adult intestinal epithelial stem cell development by thyroid hormone duringXenopus laevis metamorphosis. Dev Dyn 2007; 236:3358-68. [PMID: 17705305 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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During amphibian metamorphosis, most or all of the larval intestinal epithelial cells undergo apoptosis. In contrast, stem cells of yet-unknown origin actively proliferate and, under the influence of the connective tissue, differentiate into the adult epithelium analogous to the mammalian counterpart. Thus, amphibian intestinal remodeling is useful for studying the stem cell niche, the clarification of which is urgently needed for regenerative therapies. This review highlights the molecular aspects of the niche using the Xenopus laevis intestine as a model. Because amphibian metamorphosis is completely controlled by thyroid hormone (TH), the analysis of TH response genes serves as a powerful means for clarifying its molecular mechanisms. Although functional analysis of the genes is still on the way, recent progresses in organ culture and transgenic studies have gradually uncovered important roles of cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions through stromelysin-3 and sonic hedgehog/bone morphogenetic protein-4 signaling pathway in the epithelial stem cell development.
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