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Intestinal stem cells lacking the Math1 tumour suppressor are refractory to Notch inhibitors

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  • Johan H. van Es

    (Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research and University Medical Centre Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 8, Utrecht 3584CT, Netherlands)

  • Natalie de Geest

    (Laboratory of Neurogenetics, VIB
    Centre for Human Genetics, KU Leuven School of Medicine)

  • Maaike van de Born

    (Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research and University Medical Centre Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 8, Utrecht 3584CT, Netherlands)

  • Hans Clevers

    (Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research and University Medical Centre Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 8, Utrecht 3584CT, Netherlands)

  • Bassem A. Hassan

    (Laboratory of Neurogenetics, VIB
    Centre for Human Genetics, KU Leuven School of Medicine)

Abstract

Intestinal cells are constantly produced from a stem cell reservoir that gives rise to proliferating transient amplifying cells, which subsequently differentiate into one of the four principal cell types. Signalling pathways, including the Notch signalling pathway, coordinate these differentiation processes and their deregulation may cause cancer. Pharmacological inhibition through γ-secretase inhibitors or genetic inactivation of the Notch signalling pathway results in the complete loss of proliferating crypt progenitors due to their conversion into post-mitotic goblet cells. The basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor Math1 is essential for intestinal secretory cell differentiation. Because of the critical roles of both Math1 and Notch signalling in intestinal homeostasis and neoplastic transformation, we sought to determine the genetic hierarchy regulating the differentiation of intestinal stem cells into secretory cells. In this paper, we demonstrate that the conversion of intestinal stem cells into goblet cells upon inhibition of the Notch signalling pathway requires Math1.

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  • Johan H. van Es & Natalie de Geest & Maaike van de Born & Hans Clevers & Bassem A. Hassan, 2010. "Intestinal stem cells lacking the Math1 tumour suppressor are refractory to Notch inhibitors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 1(1), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:1:y:2010:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms1017
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1017
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