Hippo signaling regulates Drosophila intestine stem cell proliferation through multiple pathways

F Ren, B Wang, T Yue, EY Yun… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
F Ren, B Wang, T Yue, EY Yun, YT Ip, J Jiang
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010National Acad Sciences
Intestinal stem cells (ISCs) in the Drosophila adult midgut are essential for maintaining
tissue homeostasis and replenishing lost cells in response to tissue damage. Here we
demonstrate that the Hippo (Hpo) signaling pathway, an evolutionarily conserved pathway
implicated in organ size control and tumorigenesis, plays an essential role in regulating ISC
proliferation. Loss of Hpo signaling in either midgut precursor cells or epithelial cells
stimulates ISC proliferation. We provide evidence that loss of Hpo signaling in epithelial …
Intestinal stem cells (ISCs) in the Drosophila adult midgut are essential for maintaining tissue homeostasis and replenishing lost cells in response to tissue damage. Here we demonstrate that the Hippo (Hpo) signaling pathway, an evolutionarily conserved pathway implicated in organ size control and tumorigenesis, plays an essential role in regulating ISC proliferation. Loss of Hpo signaling in either midgut precursor cells or epithelial cells stimulates ISC proliferation. We provide evidence that loss of Hpo signaling in epithelial cells increases the production of cytokines of the Upd family and multiple EGFR ligands that activate JAK-STAT and EGFR signaling pathways in ISCs to stimulate their proliferation, thus revealing a unique non–cell-autonomous role of Hpo signaling in blocking ISC proliferation. Finally, we show that the Hpo pathway mediator Yorkie (Yki) is also required in precursor cells for injury-induced ISC proliferation in response to tissue-damaging reagent DSS.
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