Project description:We report that adhesion of microbes to intestinal epithelial cells is a critical cue for Th17 induction. SFB colonized in the intestine of mice can adhere to mouse small intestinal epithelial cells and induce intestinal Th17 cells. However, SFB colonized in rats cannot adhere to mouse intestinal epithelial cells and induce Th17 cells. Likewise, Citrobacter rodentium (WT) can adhere to mouse colonic epithelial cells and induce Th17 cells, but non-adherent mutant of C. rodentium (Δeae) cannot induce Th17 cells. To examine the influence of adherent bacteria on intestinal epithelial cells, we performed RNA seq. Germ free mice were orally inoculated with M-SFB or R-SFB and total RNA was isolated from small intestinal epithelial cells 1 week after inoculation. Alternatively, germ free mice were orally inoculated with C. rodentium WT or eae mutant and total RNA was isolated from colonic epithelial cells 5 days after inoculation. The gene expression of small intestinal epithelial cells isolated from small intestine of germ free mice (2 mice), mice monocolonized with M-SFB (2 mice) or R-SFB (3 mice), and colon of germ free mice (3 mice), mice monocolonized C. rodentium WT (3 mice) or eae mutant (3 mice).
Project description:We report that adhesion of microbes to intestinal epithelial cells is a critical cue for Th17 induction. SFB colonized in the intestine of mice can adhere to mouse small intestinal epithelial cells and induce intestinal Th17 cells. However, SFB colonized in rats cannot adhere to mouse intestinal epithelial cells and induce Th17 cells. Likewise, Citrobacter rodentium (WT) can adhere to mouse colonic epithelial cells and induce Th17 cells, but non-adherent mutant of C. rodentium (Δeae) cannot induce Th17 cells. To examine the influence of adherent bacteria on intestinal epithelial cells, we performed RNA seq. Germ free mice were orally inoculated with M-SFB or R-SFB and total RNA was isolated from small intestinal epithelial cells 1 week after inoculation. Alternatively, germ free mice were orally inoculated with C. rodentium WT or eae mutant and total RNA was isolated from colonic epithelial cells 5 days after inoculation.
Project description:The columnar epithelial cells comprising the intestinal tract, stomach, and uterus can be cultured in vitro as organoids or in adherent culture. However, the proliferation of these columnar epithelial cells in adherent culture is limited. Likewise, human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived intestinal epithelial cells do not show extensive or clonal propagation in vitro. In this study, we induced proliferation of hPSC-derived small intestinal epithelium for a longer time by utilizing mesenchymal stromal cells derived from self-organized intestinal organoids as feeders. The proliferating cells exhibited columnar form, microvilli and glycocalyx formation, and cell polarity, as well as expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters. It is noteworthy that small intestinal epithelial stem cells cannot be cultured in adherent culture alone, and the stromal cells cannot be replaced by other feeders. Organoid-derived mesenchymal stromal cells resemble the trophocytes essential for maintaining small intestinal epithelial stem cells and play a crucial role in adherent culture. The high proliferative expansion, productivity, and functionality of hPSC-derived small intestinal epithelial stem cells could have potential applications in pharmacokinetic and toxicity studies and regenerative medicine.
Project description:We compare global H3K9Ac enrichment in intestinal epithelial cells from germ-free, E.coli mono-associated, and conventionally-housed mice. Microbiota colonization resulted in significant genome-wide differences in H3K9Ac levels in epithelial cells.
Project description:H3K27Ac enrichment in intestinal epithelial cells from intestine of germ-free and segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB)-monoassociated mice. Intestinal epithelial cells were harvested from the terminal ileum of germ-free or SFB mice. Chromatin immunoprecipitation was performed with anti-H3K27Ac. Sequencing was performed using the Illumina HiSeq2500. Reads were mapped to the mm10 genome using Bowtie.