Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 16, 2024
Abstract
Aging
in
mammals
is
accompanied
by
an
imbalance
of
intestinal
homeostasis
and
accumulation
mitochondrial
DNA
(mtDNA)
mutations.
However,
little
known
about
how
accumulated
mtDNA
mutations
modulate
homeostasis.
We
observe
the
small
intestine
aged
male
mice,
suggesting
association
with
physiological
aging.
Using
polymerase
gamma
(POLG)
mutator
mice
wild-type
we
generate
progressive
mutation
burdens.
Investigation
utilizing
organoid
technology
vivo
stem
cell
labeling
reveals
decreased
colony
formation
efficiency
crypts
LGR5-expressing
cells
response
to
a
threshold
burden.
Mechanistically,
increased
burden
exacerbates
aging
phenotype
through
ATF5
dependent
unfolded
protein
(UPR
mt
)
activation.
This
reversed
supplementation
NAD
+
precursor,
NMN.
Thus,
uncover
UPR
triggered
that
regulates
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: Aug. 18, 2023
Abstract
The
past
decade
has
seen
significant
advances
in
our
understanding
of
Hedgehog
(HH)
signaling
pathway
various
biological
events.
HH
exerts
its
effects
through
a
complex
cascade
involved
with
primary
cilium.
important
functions
embryonic
development
and
tissue
homeostasis.
It
plays
central
role
the
regulation
proliferation
differentiation
adult
stem
cells.
Importantly,
it
become
increasingly
clear
that
is
associated
increased
cancer
prevalence,
malignant
progression,
poor
prognosis
even
mortality.
Understanding
integrative
nature
opened
up
potential
for
new
therapeutic
targets
cancer.
A
variety
drugs
have
been
developed,
including
small
molecule
inhibitors,
natural
compounds,
long
non-coding
RNA
(LncRNA),
some
which
are
approved
clinical
use.
This
review
outlines
recent
discoveries
homeostasis
discusses
how
these
paving
way
biologically
based
therapies
Furthermore,
we
address
status
quo
limitations
targeted
pathway.
Insights
from
this
will
help
readers
understand
function
cancer,
as
well
opportunities
challenges
Cell,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
186(25), P. 5554 - 5568.e18
Published: Dec. 1, 2023
Cancer
cells
are
regulated
by
oncogenic
mutations
and
microenvironmental
signals,
yet
these
processes
often
studied
separately.
To
functionally
map
how
cell-intrinsic
cell-extrinsic
cues
co-regulate
cell
fate,
we
performed
a
systematic
single-cell
analysis
of
1,107
colonic
organoid
cultures
(1)
colorectal
cancer
(CRC)
mutations,
(2)
fibroblasts
macrophages,
(3)
stromal
ligands,
(4)
signaling
inhibitors.
Multiplexed
revealed
stepwise
epithelial
differentiation
phenoscape
dictated
combinations
oncogenes
spanning
from
fibroblast-induced
Clusterin
(CLU)+
revival
stem
(revCSCs)
to
oncogene-driven
LRIG1+
hyper-proliferative
CSCs
(proCSCs).
The
transition
revCSCs
proCSCs
is
decreasing
WNT3A
TGF-β-driven
YAP
increasing
KRASG12D
or
EGF/Epiregulin-activated
MAPK/PI3K
flux.
We
find
that
APC
loss
collaboratively
limit
access
disrupt
stromal-epithelial
communication—trapping
epithelia
in
the
proCSC
fate.
These
results
reveal
dominate
homeostatic
obstructing
regulation
cell-fate
plasticity.
Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
383(6685)
Published: Feb. 22, 2024
The
steps
governing
healing
with
or
without
fibrosis
within
the
same
microenvironment
are
unclear.
After
acute
kidney
injury
(AKI),
injured
proximal
tubular
epithelial
cells
activate
SOX9
for
self-restoration.
Using
a
multimodal
approach
head-to-head
comparison
of
injury-induced
lineages,
we
identified
dynamic
switch
in
repairing
epithelia.
Lineages
that
regenerated
epithelia
silenced
and
healed
(SOX9
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 16, 2024
Abstract
Aging
in
mammals
is
accompanied
by
an
imbalance
of
intestinal
homeostasis
and
accumulation
mitochondrial
DNA
(mtDNA)
mutations.
However,
little
known
about
how
accumulated
mtDNA
mutations
modulate
homeostasis.
We
observe
the
small
intestine
aged
male
mice,
suggesting
association
with
physiological
aging.
Using
polymerase
gamma
(POLG)
mutator
mice
wild-type
we
generate
progressive
mutation
burdens.
Investigation
utilizing
organoid
technology
vivo
stem
cell
labeling
reveals
decreased
colony
formation
efficiency
crypts
LGR5-expressing
cells
response
to
a
threshold
burden.
Mechanistically,
increased
burden
exacerbates
aging
phenotype
through
ATF5
dependent
unfolded
protein
(UPR
mt
)
activation.
This
reversed
supplementation
NAD
+
precursor,
NMN.
Thus,
uncover
UPR
triggered
that
regulates