Ascl2 acts as an R-spondin/Wnt-responsive switch to control stemness in intestinal crypts.

Abstract:

:The Wnt signaling pathway controls stem cell identity in the intestinal epithelium and in many other adult organs. The transcription factor Ascl2 (a Wnt target gene) is a master regulator of intestinal stem cell identity. It is unclear how the continuous Wnt gradient along the crypt axis is translated into discrete expression of Ascl2 and discrete specification of stem cells at crypt bottoms. We show that (1) Ascl2 is regulated in a direct autoactivatory loop, leading to a distinct on/off expression pattern, and (2) Wnt/R-spondin can activate this regulatory loop. This mechanism interprets the Wnt levels in the intestinal crypt and translates the continuous Wnt signal into a discrete Ascl2 "on" or "off" decision. In turn, Ascl2, together with β-catenin/Tcf, activates the genes fundamental to the stem cell state. In this manner, Ascl2 forms a transcriptional switch that is both Wnt responsive and Wnt dependent to define stem cell identity.

journal_name

Cell Stem Cell

journal_title

Cell stem cell

authors

Schuijers J,Junker JP,Mokry M,Hatzis P,Koo BK,Sasselli V,van der Flier LG,Cuppen E,van Oudenaarden A,Clevers H

doi

10.1016/j.stem.2014.12.006

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-02-05 00:00:00

pages

158-70

issue

2

eissn

1934-5909

issn

1875-9777

pii

S1934-5909(14)00564-5

journal_volume

16

pub_type

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