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Increased intracellular pH is necessary for adult epithelial and embryonic stem cell differentiation.


ABSTRACT: Despite extensive knowledge about the transcriptional regulation of stem cell differentiation, less is known about the role of dynamic cytosolic cues. We report that an increase in intracellular pH (pHi) is necessary for the efficient differentiation of Drosophila adult follicle stem cells (FSCs) and mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs). We show that pHi increases with differentiation from FSCs to prefollicle cells (pFCs) and follicle cells. Loss of the Drosophila Na+-H+ exchanger DNhe2 lowers pHi in differentiating cells, impairs pFC differentiation, disrupts germarium morphology, and decreases fecundity. In contrast, increasing pHi promotes excess pFC cell differentiation toward a polar/stalk cell fate through suppressing Hedgehog pathway activity. Increased pHi also occurs with mESC differentiation and, when prevented, attenuates spontaneous differentiation of naive cells, as determined by expression of microRNA clusters and stage-specific markers. Our findings reveal a previously unrecognized role of pHi dynamics for the differentiation of two distinct types of stem cell lineages, which opens new directions for understanding conserved regulatory mechanisms.

SUBMITTER: Ulmschneider B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5100294 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Increased intracellular pH is necessary for adult epithelial and embryonic stem cell differentiation.

Ulmschneider Bryne B   Grillo-Hill Bree K BK   Benitez Marimar M   Azimova Dinara R DR   Barber Diane L DL   Nystul Todd G TG  

The Journal of cell biology 20161101 3


Despite extensive knowledge about the transcriptional regulation of stem cell differentiation, less is known about the role of dynamic cytosolic cues. We report that an increase in intracellular pH (pHi) is necessary for the efficient differentiation of Drosophila adult follicle stem cells (FSCs) and mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs). We show that pHi increases with differentiation from FSCs to prefollicle cells (pFCs) and follicle cells. Loss of the Drosophila Na<sup>+</sup>-H<sup>+</sup> exch  ...[more]

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