BMP4 and BMP6 stimulation of adult mouse muscle stem cells activates the Notch signaling pathway
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ABSTRACT: In this study, we investigated the effect of bone morphogenetic protein 4 and 6 (BMP4 and BMP6) on transcriptional regulation and intracellular signaling of adult murine stem cells (MuSCs) using RNA-sequencing, RNA-expression arrays, pathway-specific qPCR arrays, and Cleavage Under Targets and Tagmentation (CUT&Tag). Freshly MACS-isolated or FACS sorted MuSCs were grown for 48 to 72 hours, kept serum deprived for 6 hours and then stimulated with BMP4 or BMP6. Intrinsic BMPs were optionally removed from the medium during serum deprivation by adsorption to soluble Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type 1A (sBMPR1A). BMP4 or BMP6 addition resulted in a rapid increase in Id1-expression, a "classic" BMP target gene, which peaked after one hour. This proportional increase was much more pronounced after removal of BMPs from serum-free medium by sBMPR1A, suggesting that MuSCs secrete BMPs cell-autonomously. BMP4 kept MuSCs longer in Pax7-positive state. As expected, stimulation by BMP4 and BMP6 resulted in a significant increase in transcription of BMP-target genes (Dlx2 => 6-fold, Fos, Smad7, Gdf5, Id1, Junb, Serpine, Nog), but also a strong increase in transcription for Notch pathway genes (Hes1 => 4.9-fold, Jag1, Jag2, Lfng). Our results suggest that the rapid expression of genes encoding Notch signaling components is due to direct BMP signaling and that BMP signaling maintains the muscle MuSC pool, possible via regulation of Hes1 expression.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE159594 | GEO | 2023/10/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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