Lgr4 is required for Paneth cell differentiation and maintenance of intestinal stem cells
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ABSTRACT: Gene inactivation of the orphan G protein-coupled receptor Lgr4, a paralog of the epithelial stem cell marker Lgr5, results in 50% decrease of epithelial cell proliferation and 80% reduction in terminal differentiation of Paneth cells in postnatal mouse intestinal crypts. When cultured ex vivo, Lgr4-deficient crypts or progenitors, but not Lgr5-deficient progenitors, die rapidly with dramatic downregulation of stem cell markers and Wnt target genes, including Lgr5. Partial rescue of this phenotype is achieved by LiCl addition to the culture medium, but not by Wnt agonists. Our results identify Lgr4 as a permissive factor of the Wnt pathway in the intestine and, as such, as a potential target for intestinal cancer therapy.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE27904 | GEO | 2012/03/10
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA138217
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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