AWD regulates timed activation of BMP signaling in intestinal stem cells to maintain tissue homeostasis

Abstract: Precise control of stem cell (SC) proliferation ensures tissue homeostasis. In the Drosophila intestine, injury-induced regeneration involves initial activation of intestinal SC (ISC) proliferation and subsequent return to quiescence. These two phases of the regenerative response are controlled by differential availability of the BMP type I receptor Thickveins (Tkv), yet how its expression is dynamically regulated remains unclear. Here we show that during homeostasis, the E3 ubiquitin ligase Highwire and the ubiquitin-proteasome system maintain low Tkv protein expression. After ISC activation, Tkv is stabilized by proteasome inhibition and undergoes endocytosis due to the induction of the nucleoside diphosphate kinase Abnormal Wing Disc (AWD). Tkv internalization is required for the activation of the Smad protein Mad, and for the return to quiescence after a regenerative episode. Our data provide insight into the mechanisms ensuring tissue homeostasis by dynamic control of somatic stem cell activity

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Nature communications. - 10, 1 (2019) , 2988, ISSN: 2041-1723

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Veröffentlichung
(where)
Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2023
Creator
Tracy Cai, Xiaoyu
Li, Hongjie
Safyan, Abu
Gawlik, Jennifer
Pyrowolakis, George
Jasper, Heinrich
Contributor
Professur für Entwicklungsbiologie der Tiere

DOI
10.1038/s41467-019-10926-2
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2333875
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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