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Expression profiling of Troy positive gastric cells

ABSTRACT: Proliferation of the self-renewing epithelium of the gastric corpus occurs almost exclusively in the isthmus of the glands, from where cells migrate bi-directionally towards pit and base. The isthmus is therefore generally viewed as the stem cell zone. We find that the stem cell marker Troy is expressed at the gland base by a small subpopulation of chief cells. By lineage tracing using a Troy-eGFP-ires-CreERT2 allele, single marked cells are shown to generate entirely labeled gastric units over periods of months. This phenomenon accelerates upon tissue damage. Troy+ chief cells can be cultured to generate long-lived gastric organoids. Troy marks a specific, 'plastic' subset of differentiated chief cells capable of replenishing entire gastric units, essentially serving as a quiescent ‘reserve’ stem cell. An EGFP-ires-CreERT2 cassette was introduced into the transcriptional start side of Tnfrsf19 (Troy), resulting in the expression of EGFP and CreERT2 under the control of endogenous Troy-regulatory sequences. Troy is expressed in basally located chief and parietal cells. Using FACS, Troy positive chief and parietal cells can be isolated separately. Expression profiling was performed on these two cell types: three arrays of sorted chief cells, two arrays of sorted parietal cells. As a reference, two arrays of separately isolated whole gastric corpus glands were added. In addition, single sorted Troy positive chief cells can be placed in culture, forming 3D cultures called organoids. Three arrays were generated from different organoid cultures, one time in normal medium containing the factors EGF, Gastrin, FGF10, Noggin, Wnt3a and Rspondin (EGFNWR medium) and one time in medium containing only EGF and Rspondin (ER medium).

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Daniel Stange

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-44060 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Project description:Background & Aims: Metaplasia and dysplasia in the corpus are reportedly derived from dedifferentiation of chief cells. However, the cellular origin of metaplasia and cancer remained uncertain. Therefore, we investigated whether pepsinogen Ctranscript expressing cells (PGC-transcript expressing cells) represent the cellular origin of metaplasia and cancer using a novel Pgc-specific CreERT2 recombinase mouse model. Methods: We generated a Pgc-mCherry-IRES-CreERT2 (Pgc-CreERT2) knock-in mouse model. Pgc-CreERT2/+ and Rosa-EYFP mice were crossed to generate PgcCreERT2/Rosa-EYFP (Pgc-CreERT2/YFP) mice. Gastric tissues were collected, followed by lineage-tracing experiments, histological and immunofluorescence staining. We further established Pgc-CreERT2;Kras G12D/+ mice and investigated whether PGCtranscript expressing cells are responsible for the precancerous state in gastric glands. To investigate cancer development from PGC-transcript expressing cells with activated Kras, inactivated Apc and Trp53 signaling pathways, we crossed Pgc-CreERT2/+ mice with conditional KrasG12D , Apcflox , Trp53 flox mice. Results: Expectedly, mCherry mainly labeled chief cells in the Pgc-CreERT2 mice. However, mCherry was also detected throughout the neck cell and isthmal stem/progenitor regions, albeit at lower levels. In the Pgc-CreERT2;Kras G12D/+ mice, PGC-transcript expressing cells with Kras G12D/+ mutation presented pseudopyloric metaplasia. The early induction of proliferation at the isthmus may reflect the ability of isthmal progenitors to react rapidly to Pgc-driven Kras G12D/+ oncogenic mutation. Furthermore, Pgc-CreERT2;KrasG12D/+ ;Apc flox/flox mice presented intramucosal dysplasia/carcinoma, while Pgc-CreERT2;KrasG12D/+ ;Apcflox/flox ;Trp53 flox/flox mice presented invasive and metastatic gastric carcinoma. Conclusions: The Pgc-CreERT2 knock-in mouse is an invaluable tool to study the effects of successive oncogenic activation in the mouse corpus. Time-course observations can be made regarding the responses of isthmal and chief cells to oncogenic insults. We can observe stomach-specific tumorigenesis from the beginning to metastatic development.

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Expression profiling of Troy positive gastric cells

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