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BMP restricts stemness of intestinal Lgr5+ stem cells by directly suppressing their signature genes

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  • Zhen Qi

    (The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University)

  • Yehua Li

    (The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University)

  • Bing Zhao

    (The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University)

  • Chi Xu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Max Planck Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yuan Liu

    (The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University)

  • Haonan Li

    (The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University)

  • Bingjie Zhang

    (The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University)

  • Xinquan Wang

    (Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Protein Science, Center for Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University)

  • Xiao Yang

    (State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Genetic Laboratory of Development and Diseases, Institute of Biotechnology)

  • Wei Xie

    (The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University)

  • Baojie Li

    (Bio-X Institutes, Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Jing-Dong Jackie Han

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Max Planck Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Ye-Guang Chen

    (The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University)

Abstract

The intestinal epithelium possesses a remarkable self-renewal ability, which is mediated by actively proliferating Lgr5+ stem cells. Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling represents one major counterforce that limits the hyperproliferation of intestinal epithelium, but the exact mechanism remains elusive. Here we demonstrate that epithelial BMP signalling plays an indispensable role in restricting Lgr5+ stem cell expansion to maintain intestinal homeostasis and prevent premalignant hyperproliferation on damage. Mechanistically, BMP inhibits stemness of Lgr5+ stem cells through Smad-mediated transcriptional repression of a large number of stem cell signature genes, including Lgr5, and this effect is independent of Wnt/β-catenin signalling. Smad1/Smad4 recruits histone deacetylase HDAC1 to the promoters to repress transcription, and knockout of Smad4 abolishes the negative effects of BMP on stem cells. Our findings therefore demonstrate that epithelial BMP constrains the Lgr5+ stem cell self-renewal via Smad-mediated repression of stem cell signature genes to ensure proper homeostatic renewal of intestinal epithelium.

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  • Zhen Qi & Yehua Li & Bing Zhao & Chi Xu & Yuan Liu & Haonan Li & Bingjie Zhang & Xinquan Wang & Xiao Yang & Wei Xie & Baojie Li & Jing-Dong Jackie Han & Ye-Guang Chen, 2017. "BMP restricts stemness of intestinal Lgr5+ stem cells by directly suppressing their signature genes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-14, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms13824
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13824
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    1. Jong Hoon Won & Jacob S. Choi & Joon-Il Jun, 2022. "CCN1 interacts with integrins to regulate intestinal stem cell proliferation and differentiation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-15, December.
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