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Srinivasan T, Than EB, Bu P, Tung KL, Chen KY, Augenlicht L, Lipkin SM, Shen X. Notch signalling regulates asymmetric division and inter-conversion between lgr5 and bmi1 expressing intestinal stem cells. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26069. [PMID: 27181744 PMCID: PMC4867651 DOI: 10.1038/srep26069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Rapidly cycling LGR5+ intestinal stem cells (ISCs) located at the base of crypts are the primary driver of regeneration. Additionally, BMI1 expression is correlated with a slow cycling pool of ISCs located at +4 position. While previous reports have shown interconversion between these two populations following tissue injury, we provide evidence that NOTCH signaling regulates the balance between these two populations and promotes asymmetric division as a mechanism for interconversion in the mouse intestine. In both in vitro and in vivo models, NOTCH suppression reduces the ratio of BMI1+/LGR5+ ISCs while NOTCH stimulation increases this ratio. Furthermore, NOTCH signaling can activate asymmetric division after intestinal inflammation. Overall, these data provide insights into ISC plasticity, demonstrating a direct interconversion mechanism between slow- and fast-cycling ISCs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tara Srinivasan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York, 10021, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA.,School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461 USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York, 10021, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA.,School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27708 USA
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Srinivasan T, Walters J, Bu P, Than EB, Tung KL, Chen KY, Panarelli N, Milsom J, Augenlicht L, Lipkin SM, Shen X. NOTCH Signaling Regulates Asymmetric Cell Fate of Fast- and Slow-Cycling Colon Cancer-Initiating Cells. Cancer Res 2016; 76:3411-21. [PMID: 27197180 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-3198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Colorectal cancer cells with stem-like properties, referred to as colon cancer-initiating cells (CCIC), have high tumorigenic potential. While CCIC can differentiate to promote cellular heterogeneity, it remains unclear whether CCIC within a tumor contain distinct subpopulations. Here, we describe the co-existence of fast- and slow-cycling CCIC, which can undergo asymmetric division to generate each other, highlighting CCIC plasticity and interconvertibility. Fast-cycling CCIC express markers, such as LGR5 and CD133, rely on MYC for their proliferation, whereas slow-cycling CCIC express markers, such as BMI1 and hTERT, are independent of MYC. NOTCH signaling promotes asymmetric cell fate, regulating the balance between these two populations. Overall, our results illuminate the basis for CCIC heterogeneity and plasticity by defining a direct interconversion mechanism between slow- and fast-cycling CCIC. Cancer Res; 76(11); 3411-21. ©2016 AACR.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tara Srinivasan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Departments of Medicine, Genetic Medicine Surgery and Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Departments of Medicine, Genetic Medicine Surgery and Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Departments of Medicine, Genetic Medicine Surgery and Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Departments of Medicine, Genetic Medicine Surgery and Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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- Medicine and Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Departments of Medicine, Genetic Medicine Surgery and Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
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