Wnt/PCP-primed intestinal stem cells directly differentiate into enteroendocrine or Paneth cells
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE152325 | GEO | 2020/09/11
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:Paneth cells are antimicrobial peptide-secreting cells located at the base of the crypts of the small intestine. The proteome of Paneth cells is not well defined because of their co-existence with stem cells making it difficult to culture Panth cells alone in vitro. Using a simplied toluidine blue O method for staining mouse intestinal tissue, laser capture microdissection (LCM) to isolate cells from the crypt region and surfactant assisted one pot protein digestion, we identified more than 1,300 proteins from crypts equivalent to 18,000 cells. Compared with the proteomes of villi and smooth muscle regions, the crypt proteome is highly enriched in defensins, lysozymes and other antimicrobial peptides that are characteristic of Paneth cells. The sensitivity of the LCM-based proteomics approach was also assessed using a smaller number of cell equivalent tissues, a comparable proteomic coverage can be achieved with 3,600 cells. This work is the first proteomics study of intestinal tissue enriched with Paneth cells. The simplied workflow enables profiling of Paneth cell associated pathological changes at the proteome level directly from frozen intestinal tissue. It may also be useful for proteomics studies of other spatially resolved cell types from other tissues.
2022-10-12 | PXD034143 | Pride
Project description:A detailed understanding of intestinal stem cell (ISC) self-renewal and differentiation is required for better treatment options for a variety of chronic intestinal diseases, however, current models of ISC lineage hierarchy and segregation are still under debate. Here we report the identification of Lgr5+ ISCs that express Flattop (Fltp), a Wnt/planar cell polarity (PCP) reporter and effector gene. Functional analysis and lineage tracing revealed that Wnt/PCP-activated Fltp+ ISCs are primed towards either the enteroendocrine or Paneth cell lineage in vivo, while retaining self-renewal and multi-lineage capacity in vitro. Surprisingly, canonical Wnt/beta-catenin- and non-canonical Wnt/PCP-activated Lgr5+ ISCs are indistinguishable by the expression of stem-cell signature or secretory lineage-specifying genes, suggesting that lineage priming and cell-cycle exit is triggered at the post-transcriptional level by polarity cues and a switch of canonical to non-canonical Wnt signalling. Pseudotemporal ordering of targeted single-cell gene expression data allowed us to delineate the ISC differentiation path into enteroendocrine and Paneth cells. Strikingly, both lineages are directly recruited from ISCs via unipotent transition states, excluding the existence of formerly predicted bi- or multipotent secretory progenitors. Transitory cells that mature into Paneth cells are defined by label-retention and co-expression of stem cell and secretory lineage genes, indicating that these cells are the previously described Lgr5+ label-retaining cells (LRCs). Taken together, we identified the Wnt/PCP pathway as a new niche signal and polarity cue regulating stem cell fate. Active Wnt/PCP signalling represents one of the earliest events in ISC lineage priming towards the Paneth and enteroendocrine cell fate, preceding lateral inhibition and expression of secretory lineage-specifying genes. Thus, our findings provide a better understanding of the niche signals and redefine the mechanisms underlying ISC lineage hierarchy and segregation. Here we establish the Wnt/Planar cell polarity (PCP) gene Flattop (Fltp) as a unique marker for intestinal LRCs and their distinct secretory fate. We show that Fltp+ cells are characterized by a combined stem cell and secretory gene signature. A subset of Fltp+ cells is classified by label-retention and predominantly locates at position +4, indicative of quiescent stem cells. Strikingly, Fltp+ LRCs are specified by Wnt/PCP signaling in contrast to actively cycling stem cells that rely on the canonical Wnt/β-catenin pathway. In mice with disturbed Wnt/PCP signaling, the differentiation of enteroendocrine cells from LRCs is impaired. These findings establish Fltp as a novel marker for intestinal LRCs and implicate Wnt/PCP signaling in cell-cycle exit and commitment of ISCs to the secretory lineage. Taken together, we not only provide a marker to study LRCs in homeostatic and diseased conditions, but also identify the Wnt/PCP signaling pathway as a therapeutic target for colorectal cancer and metabolic disease.
2020-09-11 | GSE72112 | GEO
Project description:At the base of the intestinal crypt, long-lived Lgr5+ stem cells are intercalated by Paneth cells that provide essential niche signals for stem-cell maintenance. This unique epithelial anatomy makes the intestinal crypt one of the most accessible models for the study of adult stem cell biology. The glycosylation patterns of this compartment are poorly characterized and the impact of glycans on stem cell differentiation remains largely unexplored. We found that Paneth cells, but not Lgr5+ stem cells, express abundant terminal N-acetyllactosamine (LacNAc). Employing an enzymatic method to edit glycans in cultured crypt organoids, we assessed the functional role of LacNAc in the intestinal crypt. We show that blocking access to LacNAc on Paneth cells leads to hyperproliferation of the neighbouring Lgr5+ stem cells, which is accompanied by the down-regulation of genes that are known as negative regulators of proliferation
2017-12-27 | GSE108512 | GEO
Project description:Homeostasis of self-renewing small intestinal crypts results from neutral competition between Lgr5 stem cells, small cycling cells located at crypt bottoms1, 2. Lgr5 stem cells are interspersed between terminally differentiated Paneth cells, that are known to produce bactericidal products such as lysozyme and cryptdins/defensins3. Single Lgr5-expressing stem cells can be cultured to form long-lived, self-organizing crypt-villus organoids in the absence of non-epithelial niche cells4. Here, we note a close physical association of Lgr5 stem cells with Paneth cells in vivo and in vitro. CD24+ Paneth cells express EGF, TGF?, Wnt3 and the Notch-ligand Dll4, all essential signals for stem cell maintenance in culture. Co-culturing of sorted stem cells with Paneth cells dramatically improves organoid formation. This Paneth cell requirement can be substituted by a pulse of exogenous Wnt. Genetic removal of Paneth cells in vivo results in the concomitant loss of Lgr5 stem cells. In colon crypts, CD24+ cells residing between Lgr5 stem cells may represent the Paneth cell equivalents. We conclude that Lgr5 stem cells compete for essential niche signals provided by a specialized daughter cell, the Paneth cell. We used intestinal cell fractions from Lgr5-EGFP-ires-CreERT2 mice, expressing GFP under the control of the Lgr5 promoter. RNA was isolated from two FACS sorted cell populations: stem cells were sorted based on high level of GFP expression (GFPhi) and Paneth cells were sorted based on high level of CD24 expression (CD24hi) and high side-scatter (SSChi). Differentially labelled cRNA from GFPhi and CD24hi/SSChi cells from two different sorts (each combining ten individual mice) were hybridized on 4X44K Agilent Whole Mouse Genome dual colour Microarrays (G4122F) in two dye swap experiments, resulting in four individual arrays.
2010-11-29 | E-GEOD-25109 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Paneth cells recide in the intestinal crypt bottom and are part of the innate immunity and of the intestinal stem cell niche. We used microarrays to detail the global changes in gene expression following reduced calorie intake. Mice were kept on ad libitum or calorie restricted (60% of calories of ad libitum) diets for 4-7 weeks and paneth cells were isolated using flowcytometry
2012-04-11 | E-GEOD-37209 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Paneth cells recide in the intestinal crypt bottom and are part of the innate immunity and of the intestinal stem cell niche. We used microarrays to detail the global changes in gene expression following reduced calorie intake.
2012-04-12 | GSE37209 | GEO
Project description:The intestine is the critical organ not only for processing and resorbing nutrients from ingested food but also for defending the organism from external stresses such as pathogens. These functions are mainly carried out by the epithelium which is constantly being self-renewed throughout adult life. Intestinal epithelial homeostasis is maintained through well-controlled cell proliferation of the stem cells and transient amplifying cells and the apoptotic degeneration of epithelial cells, mostly at or near the tip of the villi. Many genes and pathways have been found to influence intestinal epithelial cell proliferation. Among them is the mTORC1 signaling pathway, whose activation is known to increase cell proliferation. Here, we report the first intestinal epithelial specific knockout (IEC-KO) of an amino acid transporter capable of activating mTORC1. We show that the transporter, slc7a5, is highly expressed in the intestinal crypt and slc7a5 IEC-KO leads to expected reduction in mTORC1 signal in the crypt or even in intestinal organoids in vitro. Surprisingly, slc7a5 IEC-KO leads to increased proliferation of both transit amplifying cells and crypt base stem cells but a reduction in the secretory cells, particularly mature Paneth cells in the crypt base. Our scRNA-seq and electron microscopic analyses reveals that slc7a5 IEC-KO causes dedifferentiation of the Paneth cells, leading to drastically reduced secretory granules and lysozyme expression without affecting the overall Paneth cell number. We further show that slc7a5 IEC-KO mice are prone to induced colitis due to this loss of Paneth cell differentiation. We propose a model where slc7a5 regulates secretory cell differentiation to affect stem cell niche and/or inflammatory response to regulate cell proliferation in the crypts.
2024-04-24 | GSE216930 | GEO
Project description:To assess the role of LSD1 in mouse small intestinal epithelium, we isolated small intestinal crypts and villus from wild type (WT) (Villin-Cre -; Lsd1f/f) and intestinal-epithelial-specific knock-out (cKO) (Villin-Cre+; Lsd1f/f) mice. This experiment uses a new Cre strain with 100% deletion efficiency. RNA was directly isolated from intestinal crypt and villus, and this was used for RNAseq. Gene expression analysis of cKO derived crypt and villus provides a spatially restricted outlook on the maturation status of the intestinal epithelium in the villi and the absence of Paneth cells in the crypt.
2023-08-02 | E-MTAB-10498 | biostudies-arrayexpress
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2016-10-05 | GSE63256 | GEO
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2005-07-18 | GSE2958 | GEO