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McGowan KP, Delgado E, Keeley TM, Hibdon ES, Turgeon DK, Stoffel EM, Samuelson LC. Region-specific Wnt signaling responses promote gastric polyp formation in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. JCI Insight 2023; 8:e174546. [PMID: 37943618 PMCID: PMC10896006 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.174546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Germline adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutation in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) promotes gastrointestinal polyposis, including the formation of frequent gastric fundic gland polyps (FGPs). In this study, we investigated how dysregulated Wnt signaling promotes FGPs and why they localize to the corpus region of the stomach. We developed a biobank of FGP and surrounding nonpolyp corpus biopsies and organoids from patients with FAP for comparative studies. Polyp biopsies and polyp-derived organoids exhibited enhanced Wnt target gene expression. Polyp-derived organoids with intrinsically upregulated Wnt signaling showed poor tolerance to further induction, suggesting that high Wnt restricts growth. Targeted genomic sequencing revealed that most gastric polyps did not arise via APC loss of heterozygosity. Studies in genetic mouse models demonstrated that heterozygous Apc loss increased epithelial cell proliferation in the corpus but not the antrum, while homozygous Apc loss was not maintained in the corpus yet induced hyperproliferation in the antrum. Our findings suggest that heterozygous APC mutation in patients with FAP may be sufficient to drive polyp formation in the corpus region while subsequent loss of heterozygosity to further enhance Wnt signaling is not tolerated. This finding contextualizes the abundant yet benign nature of gastric polyps in FAP patient corpus compared with the rare, yet adenomatous polyps in the antrum.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology and
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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McGowan KP, Delgado E, Hibdon ES, Samuelson LC. Differential sensitivity to Wnt signaling gradients in human gastric organoids derived from corpus and antrum. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2023; 325:G158-G173. [PMID: 37338119 PMCID: PMC10393332 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00092.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Wnt signaling regulates gastric stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Although similar Wnt gradients exist within the corpus and antrum of the human stomach, there are striking differences in gland architecture and disease manifestation that suggest Wnt may differentially regulate progenitor cell function in each compartment. In this study, we tested sensitivities to Wnt activation in human gastric corpus and antral organoids to determine whether progenitor cells have region-specific differences in Wnt responsiveness. Human patient-matched corpus and antral organoids were grown in the presence of varying concentrations of the Wnt pathway activator CHIR99021 to assess regional sensitivity to Wnt signaling on growth and proliferation. Corpus organoids were further studied to understand how high Wnt affected cellular differentiation and progenitor cell function. A lower concentration of CHIR99021 stimulated peak growth in corpus organoids compared with patient-matched antral organoids. Supramaximal Wnt signaling levels in corpus organoids suppressed proliferation, altered morphology, reduced surface cell differentiation, and increased differentiation of deep glandular neck and chief cells. Surprisingly, corpus organoids grown in high CHIR99021 had enhanced organoid forming potential, indicating that progenitor cell function was maintained in these nonproliferative, deep glandular cell-enriched organoids. Passaging high-Wnt quiescent organoids into low Wnt rescued normal growth, morphology, and surface cell differentiation. Our findings suggest that human corpus progenitor cells have a lower threshold for optimal Wnt signaling than antral progenitor cells. We demonstrate that Wnt signaling in the corpus regulates a bimodal axis of differentiation, with high Wnt promoting deep glandular cell differentiation and suppressing proliferation while simultaneously promoting progenitor cell function.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study demonstrates that human gastric corpus organoids have a lower Wnt signaling threshold to drive optimal growth relative to patient-matched antral organoids. Paradoxically, supramaximal Wnt levels suppress corpus organoid proliferation, yet promote differentiation toward deep glandular cell types while simultaneously enhancing progenitor cell function. These findings provide novel insights into how Wnt signaling differentially regulates homeostasis in the human gastric corpus and antrum and contextualizes patterns of Wnt activation diseases.
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- Kevin P McGowan
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Delgado E, Keeley TM, Hibdon ES, McGowan KP, Gillilland MG, Colacino JA, Stoffel E, Samuelson LC. Distinct Wnt Signaling Thresholds Required for Polyposis in the Proximal and Distal Stomach. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r2025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Elizabeth Delgado
- Department of Molecular & Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMI
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Bohin N, McGowan KP, Keeley TM, Carlson EA, Yan KS, Samuelson LC. Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 and mTORC1 Signaling Promote the Intestinal Regenerative Response After Irradiation Injury. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 10:797-810. [PMID: 32502530 PMCID: PMC7502577 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2020.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Intestinal crypts have a remarkable capacity to regenerate after injury from loss of crypt base columnar (CBC) stem cells. After injury, facultative stem cells (FSCs) are activated to replenish the epithelium and replace lost CBCs. Our aim was to assess the role of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) to activate FSCs for crypt repair. METHODS The intestinal regenerative response was measured after whole body 12-Gy γ-irradiation of adult mice. IGF-1 signaling or its downstream effector mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) was inhibited by administering BMS-754807 or rapamycin, respectively. Mice with inducible Rptor gene deletion were studied to test the role of mTORC1 signaling in the intestinal epithelium. FSC activation post-irradiation was measured by lineage tracing. RESULTS We observed a coordinate increase in growth factor expression, including IGF-1, at 2 days post-irradiation, followed by a surge in mTORC1 activity during the regenerative phase of crypt repair at day 4. IGF-1 was localized to pericryptal mesenchymal cells, and IGF-1 receptor was broadly expressed in crypt progenitor cells. Inhibition of IGF-1 signaling via BMS-754807 treatment impaired crypt regeneration after 12-Gy irradiation, with no effect on homeostasis. Similarly, rapamycin inhibition of mTORC1 during the growth factor surge blunted the regenerative response. Analysis of Villin-CreERT2;Rptorfl/fl mice showed that epithelial mTORC1 signaling was essential for crypt regeneration. Lineage tracing from Bmi1-marked cells showed that rapamycin blocked FSC activation post-irradiation. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that IGF-1 signaling through mTORC1 drives crypt regeneration. We propose that IGF-1 release from pericryptal cells stimulates mTORC1 in FSCs to regenerate lost CBCs.
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- Natacha Bohin
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Columbia Center for Human Development, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Departments of Medicine and Genetics and Development, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Abushukur Y, Bohin N, McGowan KP, Keeley TM, Carlson EA, Samuelson LC. IGF1‐mTORC1 Signaling Drives Intestinal Epithelial Regeneration After Irradiation Injury. FASEB J 2019. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.869.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Cellular & Molecular Biology ProgramUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMI
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- Molecular & Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMI
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- Molecular & Integrative PhysiologyUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMI
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McGowan KP, O'Reilly ME, Ghiviriga I, Abboud KA, Veige AS. Compelling mechanistic data and identification of the active species in tungsten-catalyzed alkyne polymerizations: conversion of a trianionic pincer into a new tetraanionic pincer-type ligand. Chem Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2sc21750c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Sarkar S, McGowan KP, Kuppuswamy S, Ghiviriga I, Abboud KA, Veige AS. An OCO3– Trianionic Pincer Tungsten(VI) Alkylidyne: Rational Design of a Highly Active Alkyne Polymerization Catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:4509-12. [DOI: 10.1021/ja2117975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Soumya Sarkar
- Center for Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611,
United States
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- Center for Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611,
United States
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- Center for Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611,
United States
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- Center for Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611,
United States
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- Center for Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611,
United States
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- Center for Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611,
United States
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McGowan KP, Abboud KA, Veige AS. Trianionic NCN3– Pincer Complexes of Chromium in Four Oxidation States (CrII, CrIII, CrIV, CrV): Determination of the Active Catalyst in Selective 1-Alkene to 2-Alkene Isomerization. Organometallics 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/om200547u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Kevin P. McGowan
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Sarkar S, McGowan KP, Culver JA, Carlson AR, Koller J, Peloquin AJ, Veige MK, Abboud KA, Veige AS. NCN Trianionic Pincer Ligand Precursors: Synthesis of Bimetallic, Chelating Diamide, and Pincer Group IV Complexes. Inorg Chem 2010; 49:5143-56. [DOI: 10.1021/ic100232s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Soumya Sarkar
- Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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- Center for Catalysis, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611
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