Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Affiliated with the Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Sci Rep. 2023 Nov 22;13(1):20513. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47997-7.
Disruption of intestinal epithelial functions is linked to Crohn disease (CD) pathogenesis. We identified a widespread reduction in the expression of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) including LHFPL3-AS2 in the treatment-naïve CD ileum of the RISK pediatric cohort. We validated the reduction of LHFPL3-AS2 in adult CD and noted a further reduction in patients with more severe CD from the RISK cohort. LHFPL3-AS2 knockdown in Caco-2 cells robustly affected epithelial monolayer morphogenesis with markedly reduced confluency and spreading, showing atypical rounding, and clumping. mRNA-seq analysis of LHFPL3-AS2 knockdown cells highlighted the reduction of genes and pathways linked with apical polarity, actin bundles, morphogenesis, and the b-catenin-TCF4 complex. LHFPL3-AS2 knockdown significantly reduced the ability of cells to form an internal lumen within the 3-dimensional (3D) cyst model, with mislocalization of actin and adherent and tight junction proteins, affecting epithelial polarity. LHFPL3-AS2 knockdown also resulted in defective mitotic spindle formation and consequent reduction in epithelial proliferation. Altogether, we show that LHFPL3-AS2 reduction affects epithelial morphogenesis, polarity, mitotic spindle formation, and proliferation, which are key processes in maintaining epithelial homeostasis in CD. Reduced expression of LHFPL3-AS2 in CD patients and its further reduction with ileal ulceration outcome, emphasizes its significance in this context.
肠道上皮功能障碍与克罗恩病(CD)的发病机制有关。我们在 RISK 儿科队列未经治疗的 CD 回肠中发现大量长非编码 RNA(lncRNA)包括 LHFPL3-AS2 的表达减少。我们验证了成人 CD 中 LHFPL3-AS2 的减少,并注意到来自 RISK 队列的更严重 CD 患者的减少进一步增加。LHFPL3-AS2 在 Caco-2 细胞中的敲低显著影响上皮单层形态发生,导致细胞融合和扩散明显减少,细胞呈现非典型圆形和聚集。LHFPL3-AS2 敲低细胞的 mRNA-seq 分析突出了与顶极极性、肌动蛋白束、形态发生和 b-catenin-TCF4 复合物相关的基因和途径的减少。LHFPL3-AS2 敲低显著降低了细胞在 3 维(3D)囊肿模型中形成内部腔的能力,导致肌动蛋白和黏附及紧密连接蛋白定位错误,影响上皮极性。LHFPL3-AS2 敲低还导致有丝分裂纺锤体形成缺陷,进而导致上皮增殖减少。总的来说,我们表明 LHFPL3-AS2 的减少会影响上皮形态发生、极性、有丝分裂纺锤体形成和增殖,这是维持 CD 上皮细胞内稳态的关键过程。CD 患者中 LHFPL3-AS2 表达减少及其在回肠溃疡结局中的进一步减少,强调了其在这种情况下的重要性。