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Transcriptomic and proteomic signatures of stemness and differentiation in the colon crypt.

ABSTRACT: Intestinal stem cells are non-quiescent, dividing epithelial cells that rapidly differentiate into progenitor cells of the absorptive and secretory cell lineages. The kinetics of this process is rapid such that the epithelium is replaced weekly. To determine how the transcriptome and proteome keep pace with rapid differentiation, we developed a new cell sorting method to purify mouse colon epithelial cells. Here we show that alternative mRNA splicing and polyadenylation dominate changes in the transcriptome as stem cells differentiate into progenitors. In contrast, as progenitors differentiate into mature cell types, changes in mRNA levels dominate the transcriptome. RNA processing targets regulators of cell cycle, RNA, cell adhesion, SUMOylation, and Wnt and Notch signaling. Additionally, global proteome profiling detected >2,800 proteins and revealed RNA:protein patterns of abundance and correlation. Paired together, these data highlight new potentials for autocrine and feedback regulation and provide new insights into cell state transitions in the crypt.

SUBMITTER: Habowski AN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7438495 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Transcriptomic and proteomic signatures of stemness and differentiation in the colon crypt.

Habowski Amber N AN Flesher Jessica L JL Bates Jennifer M JM Tsai Chia-Feng CF Martin Kendall K Zhao Rui R Ganesan Anand K AK Edwards Robert A RA Shi Tujin T Wiley H Steven HS Shi Yongsheng Y Hertel Klemens J KJ Waterman Marian L ML

Communications biology 20200819 1

Intestinal stem cells are non-quiescent, dividing epithelial cells that rapidly differentiate into progenitor cells of the absorptive and secretory cell lineages. The kinetics of this process is rapid such that the epithelium is replaced weekly. To determine how the transcriptome and proteome keep pace with rapid differentiation, we developed a new cell sorting method to purify mouse colon epithelial cells. Here we show that alternative mRNA splicing and polyadenylation dominate changes in the t ...[more]

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