ArticleNature cell biology2021
Opposing Wnt signals regulate cervical squamocolumnar homeostasis and emergence of metaplasia.
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- Non-Canonical Wnt11 Signaling Regulates Pulmonary Fibrosis via Fibroblast and Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cell Crosstalk.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- TGFBR2 coordinates the endometrial response to estrogen, regulating endometrial hyperplasia and fertility.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Fusobacterium mortiferum and its metabolite 5-aminovaleric acid promote the development of colorectal cancer in obese individuals through Wnt/β-catenin pathway by DKK2.Gut microbes · 2025Article
- Nicheformer: a foundation model for single-cell and spatial omics.Nature methods · 2025Article
- Classifying the tumor immune microenvironment in cervical cancer based on nuclear cytoplasmic consistent genes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Single-cell atlas of cervical organoids uncovers epithelial immune heterogeneity and intercellular cross-talk during Chlamydia infection.Science advances · 2025Article
- Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Divergences in HPV-Positive Cervical vs. Oropharyngeal Cancers: A Critical Narrative Review.BMC medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
The transition zones of the squamous and columnar epithelia constitute hotspots for the emergence of cancer, often preceded by metaplasia, in which one epithelial type is replaced by another. It remains unclear how the epithelial spatial organization is maintained and how the transition zone niche is remodelled during metaplasia. Here we used single-cell RNA sequencing to characterize epithelial subpopulations and the underlying stromal compartment of endo- and ectocervix, encompassing the transition zone. Mouse lineage tracing, organoid culture and single-molecule RNA in situ hybridizations revealed that the two epithelia derive from separate cervix-resident lineage-specific stem cell populations regulated by opposing Wnt signals from the stroma. Using a mouse model of cervical metaplasia, we further show that the endocervical stroma undergoes remodelling and increases expression of the Wnt inhibitor Dickkopf-2 (DKK2), promoting the outgrowth of ectocervical stem cells. Our data indicate that homeostasis at the transition zone results from divergent stromal signals, driving the differential proliferation of resident epithelial lineages.
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