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HMGA1 amplifies Wnt signalling and expands the intestinal stem cell compartment and Paneth cell niche

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  • Lingling Xian

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Dan Georgess

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Tait Huso

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Leslie Cope

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Amy Belton

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Yu-Ting Chang

    (Pathobiology Graduate Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Wenyong Kuang

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Qihua Gu

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Xiaoyan Zhang

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Stefania Senger

    (Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital East)

  • Alessio Fasano

    (Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital East)

  • David L. Huso

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Andrew J. Ewald

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

  • Linda M. S. Resar

    (The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)

Abstract

High-mobility group A1 (Hmga1) chromatin remodelling proteins are enriched in intestinal stem cells (ISCs), although their function in this setting was unknown. Prior studies showed that Hmga1 drives hyperproliferation, aberrant crypt formation and polyposis in transgenic mice. Here we demonstrate that Hmga1 amplifies Wnt/β-catenin signalling to enhance self-renewal and expand the ISC compartment. Hmga1 upregulates genes encoding both Wnt agonist receptors and downstream Wnt effectors. Hmga1 also helps to ‘build’ an ISC niche by expanding the Paneth cell compartment and directly inducing Sox9, which is required for Paneth cell differentiation. In human intestine, HMGA1 and SOX9 are positively correlated, and both become upregulated in colorectal cancer. Our results define a unique role for Hmga1 in intestinal homeostasis by maintaining the stem cell pool and fostering terminal differentiation to establish an epithelial stem cell niche. This work also suggests that deregulated Hmga1 perturbs this equilibrium during intestinal carcinogenesis.

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  • Lingling Xian & Dan Georgess & Tait Huso & Leslie Cope & Amy Belton & Yu-Ting Chang & Wenyong Kuang & Qihua Gu & Xiaoyan Zhang & Stefania Senger & Alessio Fasano & David L. Huso & Andrew J. Ewald & Li, 2017. "HMGA1 amplifies Wnt signalling and expands the intestinal stem cell compartment and Paneth cell niche," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms15008
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15008
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