Bmi1 regulates murine intestinal stem cell proliferation and self-renewal downstream of Notch

Erika López-Arribillaga, Verónica Rodilla, Luca Pellegrinet, Jordi Guiu, Mar Iglesias, Angel Carlos Roman, Susana Gutarra, Susana González, Pura Muñoz-Cánoves, Pedro Fernández-Salguero, Freddy Radtke, Anna Bigas*, Lluís Espinosa

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde
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Abstract

Genetic data indicate that abrogation of Notch-Rbpj or Wnt-β-catenin pathways results in the loss of the intestinal stem cells (ISCs). However, whether the effect of Notch is direct or due to the aberrant differentiation of the transit-amplifying cells into post-mitotic goblet cells is unknown. To address this issue,we have generated composite tamoxifen-inducible intestine-specific genetic mouse models and analyzed the expression of intestinal differentiation markers. Importantly, we found that activation of β-catenin partially rescues the differentiation phenotype of Rbpj deletion mutants, but not the loss of the ISC compartment. Moreover, we identified Bmi1, which is expressed in the ISC and progenitor compartments, as a gene that is co-regulated by Notch and β-catenin. Loss of Bmi1 resulted in reduced proliferation in the ISC compartment accompanied by p16INK4aand p19ARF(splice variants of Cdkn2a) accumulation, and increased differentiation to the post-mitotic goblet cell lineage that partially mimics Notch loss-of-function defects. Finally, we provide evidence that Bmi1 contributes to ISC self-renewal.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftDevelopment (Cambridge)
Vol/bind142
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)41-50
Antal sider10
ISSN0950-1991
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 jan. 2015
Udgivet eksterntJa

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