Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE23672: COMPARATIVE TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF LGR5+ve STEM CELLS AND THEIR DAUGHTERS (AGILENT ARRAYS) GSE33948: COMPARATIVE TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF LGR5+ve STEM CELLS AND THEIR DAUGHTERS (AFFYMETRIX ARRAYS) Refer to individual Series
Project description:Atoh1 is the master transcription factor of intestinal secretory cells. Lineage-tracing model of Atoh1+ve cells showed that the progeny of Atoh1+ve cells can develop into either LGR5+ve or LGR5-ve cells. Present analysis compared the gene expression profile of Atoh1+ve cell-derived LGR5+ve cells and LGR5-ve cells, compared to the resident LGR5+ve cell population of the mouse small intestine.
Project description:The Wnt target gene Lgr5 marks cycling stem cells in the small intestine, colon and hair-follicle. In the adult stomach, Lgr5 expression is confined to 3-4 proliferating cells at the gland base throughout the pylorus and limited numbers of corpus-type glands adjacent to the esophagus and squamous forestomach. In-vivo lineage tracing reveals that the pyloric Lgr5+ve cells rapidly generate all the major cell-types present in the gastric epithelium and maintain this multipotent stem cell activity over at least 20 months. In-vitro, single adult Lgr5+ve cells efficiently generate gastric units closely resembling mature pyloric glands. We conclude that Lgr5 is marking an active stem cell population at the base of the pyloric glands contributing to the long-term renewal of the adult gastric epithelium. The transcriptome of the adult Lgr5+ve stem cells harbors multiple Wnt target genes, implying a role for Wnt signaling in regulating pyloric stem cell function in-vivo. Conditional deletion of APC in these Lgr5+ve stem cells rapidly initiates tumor formation, supporting a potential role for aberrant Wnt signaling activity in gastric cancer.
Project description:The identification of Lgr5 as an intestinal stem cell marker has made it possible to isolate and study primary intestinal stem cells. Applying quantitative mass spectrometry as well as transcriptomic analysis, we profiled the protein and gene changes between FACS-sorted Lgr5+ve stem cells and their immediate undifferentiated daughter cells. The overall comparison of mRNA and protein levels revealed a high level of correlation, implying that the initial control of intestinal stem cell biology occurs largely at the mRNA level. Taken together, our study presents a valuable resource for the study of intestinal stem cell biology.
Project description:The identification of Lgr5 as an intestinal stem cell marker has made it possible to isolate and study primary intestinal stem cells. Applying quantitative mass spectrometry as well as transcriptomic analysis, we profiled the protein and gene changes between FACS-sorted Lgr5+ve stem cells and their immediate undifferentiated daughter cells. The overall comparison of mRNA and protein levels revealed a high level of correlation, implying that the initial control of intestinal stem cell biology occurs largely at the mRNA level. Taken together, our study presents a valuable resource for the study of intestinal stem cell biology.
Project description:The identification of Lgr5 as an intestinal stem cell marker has made it possible to isolate and study primary intestinal stem cells. Applying quantitative mass spectrometry as well as transcriptomic analysis, we profiled the protein and gene changes between FACS-sorted Lgr5+ve stem cells and their immediate undifferentiated daughter cells. The overall comparison of mRNA and protein levels revealed a high level of correlation, implying that the initial control of intestinal stem cell biology occurs largely at the mRNA level. Taken together, our study presents a valuable resource for the study of intestinal stem cell biology. We used cell fractions of intestines from Lgr5-EGFP-ires-CreERT2 mice, expressing GFP under the control of the Lgr5 promoter. RNA was isolated from two FACS sorted cell populations, one expressing GFP at high levels (GFPbright) and the other expressing GFP at low levels (GFPdim). The gates set to sort cells for the expression profiling were the same as for the cells used for the mass spectometry analysis. cRNA from GFPbright and GFPdim cells from three different sorts (each combining three to four mice) were hybridized on Affymetrix Mouse HT MG-430 PM plate arrays.
Project description:Gastric epithelial stem cells are responsible for constant epithelial self-renewal, which is accelerated by infection with the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori. However, the mechanism that regulates stem cell turnover in the stomach remains unknown. Here we show that signaling by R-spondin 3 and Wnt hierarchically organizes the stem cell compartment in the antrum, producing two Wnt-responsive populations, which are either Lgr5+ve or Axin2 +ve. The positional identity of the Axin2+ve population relies on R-spondin 3 produced by stromal myofibroblasts. Increased availability of R-spondin induces hyperproliferation through specific expansion of Axin2+ve but not Lgr5+ve cells. Similarly, infection with H. pylori induces an increase in stromal R-spondin 3 expression, resulting in hyperplasia as well as shedding of bacteria that have entered the gland. This identifies a role for stromal cells in environmental sensing to orchestrate epithelial homeostasis via Wnt signaling.