Subtle deregulation of the Wnt-signalling pathway through loss of Apc2 reduces the fitness of intestinal stem cells

Young, Madeleine, Daly, Carl, Taylor, Elaine, James, Rhiannon, Clarke, Alan and Reed, Karen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7467-1718 2018. Subtle deregulation of the Wnt-signalling pathway through loss of Apc2 reduces the fitness of intestinal stem cells. Stem Cells 36 (1) , pp. 114-122. 10.1002/stem.2712

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Abstract

The importance of the Wnt-signaling pathway on the regulation and maintenance of the intesti- nal stem cell (ISC) population is well recognized. However, our current knowledge base is founded on models using systems of gross deregulation of the Wnt-signaling pathway. Given the importance of this signaling pathway on intestinal homeostasis, there is a need to explore the role of more subtle alterations in Wnt-signaling levels within this tissue. Herein, we have used a model of Apc2 loss to meet this aim. Apc2 is a homolog of Apc which can also form a destruction complex capable of binding b-catenin, albeit less efficiently than Apc. We show that systemic loss of Apc2 results in an increase in the number of cells displaying nuclear b-catenin at the base of the intestinal crypt. This subsequently impacts the expression levels of several ISC markers and the fitness of ISCs as assessed by organoid formation efficiency. This work pro- vides the first evidence that the function and fitness of ISCs can be altered by even minor mis- regulation of the Wnt-signaling pathway. Our data highlights the importance of correct maintenance of this crucial signaling pathway in the maintenance and function of the ISC popu- lation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	AlphaMed Press
ISSN:	1066-5099
Funders:	Cancer Research UK
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	25 September 2017
Date of Acceptance:	13 September 2017
Last Modified:	10 May 2023 18:53
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/104981

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