ARTS mediates apoptosis and regeneration of the intestinal stem cell niche

Elle Koren; Yahav Yosefzon; Roi Ankawa; Despina Soteriou; Avi Jacob; Alexander Nevelsky; Rahamim Ben-Yosef; Gil Bar-Sela; Yaron Fuchs

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06941-4

ARTS mediates apoptosis and regeneration of the intestinal stem cell niche

Elle Koren, Yahav Yosefzon, Roi Ankawa, Despina Soteriou, Avi Jacob, Alexander Nevelsky, Rahamim Ben-Yosef, Gil Bar-Sela, Yaron Fuchs

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Stem cells (SCs) play a pivotal role in fueling homeostasis and regeneration. While much focus has been given to self-renewal and differentiation pathways regulating SC fate, little is known regarding the specific mechanisms utilized for their elimination. Here, we report that the pro-apoptotic protein ARTS (a Septin4 isoform) is highly expressed in cells comprising the intestinal SC niche and that its deletion protects Lgr5 ⁺ and Paneth cells from undergoing apoptotic cell death. As a result, the Sept4/ARTS ^−/− crypt displays augmented proliferation and, in culture, generates massive cystic-like organoids due to enhanced Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Importantly, Sept4/ARTS ^−/− mice exhibit resistance against intestinal damage in a manner dependent upon Lgr5 ⁺ SCs. Finally, we show that ARTS interacts with XIAP in intestinal crypt cells and that deletion of XIAP can abrogate Sept4/ARTS ^−/− -dependent phenotypes. Our results indicate that intestinal SCs utilize specific apoptotic proteins for their elimination, representing a unique target for regenerative medicine.

Original language	English
Article number	4582
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06941-4
State	Published - 2 Nov 2018

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We apologize to colleagues whose important contributions we could not cite due to space constraints. We thank I. Maniv, Y. Koren, A. Feldman and R. Sinreich for advice and technical assistance; V. Zlobin at the PCRA for animal health care; X. Velasquez at the Technion Biomedical Core Facility for sample preparations; S. Kirzner for cell sorting and all members of the Fuchs lab. Y.F. is the Deloro Career Advancement Chair and is supported by GIF (I-2381-412.13/2015) and ICRF (15-771-RCDA) grants.

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Israel Cancer Research Fund	15-771-RCDA
German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development	I-2381-412.13/2015

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