Jak/Stat 和 Egfr 通路之间的非自主串扰介导了果蝇成年中肠中 Apc1 驱动的肠干细胞增生。
Non-autonomous crosstalk between the Jak/Stat and Egfr pathways mediates Apc1-driven intestinal stem cell hyperplasia in the Drosophila adult midgut.
机构信息
Wnt Signaling and Colorectal Cancer Group, The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
出版信息
Development. 2012 Dec;139(24):4524-35. doi: 10.1242/dev.078261.
Inactivating mutations within adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), a negative regulator of Wnt signaling, are responsible for most sporadic and hereditary forms of colorectal cancer (CRC). Here, we use the adult Drosophila midgut as a model system to investigate the molecular events that mediate intestinal hyperplasia following loss of Apc in the intestine. Our results indicate that the conserved Wnt target Myc and its binding partner Max are required for the initiation and maintenance of intestinal stem cell (ISC) hyperproliferation following Apc1 loss. Importantly, we find that loss of Apc1 leads to the production of the interleukin-like ligands Upd2/3 and the EGF-like Spitz in a Myc-dependent manner. Loss of Apc1 or high Wg in ISCs results in non-cell-autonomous upregulation of upd3 in enterocytes and subsequent activation of Jak/Stat signaling in ISCs. Crucially, knocking down Jak/Stat or Spitz/Egfr signaling suppresses Apc1-dependent ISC hyperproliferation. In summary, our results uncover a novel non-cell-autonomous interplay between Wnt/Myc, Egfr and Jak/Stat signaling in the regulation of intestinal hyperproliferation. Furthermore, we present evidence suggesting potential conservation in mouse models and human CRC. Therefore, the Drosophila adult midgut proves to be a powerful genetic system to identify novel mediators of APC phenotypes in the intestine.
腺瘤性结肠息肉病基因(APC)是 Wnt 信号通路的负调控因子,其失活突变是大多数散发性和遗传性结直肠癌(CRC)的原因。在这里,我们使用成年果蝇中肠作为模型系统,研究 APC 缺失后肠道中发生的肠上皮细胞过度增生的分子事件。我们的结果表明,保守的 Wnt 靶基因 Myc 及其结合蛋白 Max 对于 APC1 缺失后肠干细胞(ISC)过度增殖的起始和维持是必需的。重要的是,我们发现 APC1 的缺失以 Myc 依赖的方式导致白细胞介素样配体 Upd2/3 和 EGF 样 Spitz 的产生。APC1 缺失或 ISC 中高 Wg 导致肠细胞中 upd3 的非细胞自主上调,随后 Jak/Stat 信号在 ISC 中被激活。至关重要的是,敲低 Jak/Stat 或 Spitz/Egfr 信号会抑制 APC1 依赖性 ISC 过度增殖。总之,我们的研究结果揭示了 Wnt/Myc、Egfr 和 Jak/Stat 信号在调节肠上皮细胞过度增生中的一种新的非细胞自主相互作用。此外,我们提供的证据表明,在小鼠模型和人类 CRC 中存在潜在的保守性。因此,果蝇成年中肠被证明是一种强大的遗传系统,可以鉴定 APC 表型在肠道中的新调节因子。