TSC2/mTORC1 signaling controls Paneth and goblet cell differentiation in the intestinal epithelium.

ABSTRACT: The intestinal mucosa undergoes a continual process of proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis, which is regulated by multiple signaling pathways. Notch signaling is critical for the control of intestinal stem cell maintenance and differentiation. However, the precise mechanisms involved in the regulation of differentiation are not fully understood. Previously, we have shown that tuberous sclerosis 2 (TSC2) positively regulates the expression of the goblet cell differentiation marker, MUC2, in intestinal cells. Using transgenic mice constitutively expressing a dominant negative TSC2 allele, we observed that TSC2 inactivation increased mTORC1 and Notch activities, and altered differentiation throughout the intestinal epithelium, with a marked decrease in the goblet and Paneth cell line

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4669793 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature