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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2021

High Yap and Mll1 promote a persistent regenerative cell state induced by Notch signaling and loss of p53.

Julian Heuberger, Johanna Grinat, Frauke Kosel, Lichao Liu, Séverine Kunz, Ramon Oliveira Vidal, Marlen Keil, Johannes Haybaeck, Sylvie Robine, Daniel Louvard and 6 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Julian HeubergerCancer Research Program, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Society, 13125 Berlin, Germany; julian.heuberger@charite.de michael.sigal@charite.de wbirch@mdc-berlin.de.ORCID 0000-0001-7205-732X
Johanna GrinatCancer Research Program, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Society, 13125 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0152-4941
Frauke KoselCancer Research Program, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Society, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
Lichao LiuMedical Department, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charité University Medicine, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Séverine KunzElectron Microscopy Core Facility, MDC in the Helmholtz Society, 13125 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0131-3506
Ramon Oliveira VidalCancer Research Program, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Society, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
Marlen KeilExperimental Pharmacology & Oncology, Berlin-Buch Gmbh, 13125 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6009-9845
Johannes HaybaeckInstitute of Pathology, Neuropathology, and Molecular Pathology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5518-3359
Sylvie RobineInstitut Curie, Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8885-0389
Daniel LouvardInstitut Curie, Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5956-7755
Christian RegenbrechtCELLphenomics GmbH, 13125 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9494-5977
Anje SporbertAdvanced Light Microscopy, MDC in the Helmholtz Society, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
Sascha SauerBerlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, MDC in the Helmholtz Society, 13125 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4794-3693
Björn von EyssLeibniz Institute on Aging, Fritz Lipmann Institute, 07745 Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4731-6841
Michael SigalBerlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, MDC in the Helmholtz Society, 13125 Berlin, Germany; julian.heuberger@charite.de michael.sigal@charite.de wbirch@mdc-berlin.de.ORCID 0000-0003-4772-0761
Walter BirchmeierCancer Research Program, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Society, 13125 Berlin, Germany; julian.heuberger@charite.de michael.sigal@charite.de wbirch@mdc-berlin.de.ORCID 0000-0003-1173-0829
Max Delbrück Center · DECentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEBerlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEHelmholtz Association of German Research Centres · DEInnsbruck Medical University · ATLeibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) · DEUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Specified intestinal epithelial cells reprogram and contribute to the regeneration and renewal of the epithelium upon injury. Mutations that deregulate such renewal processes may contribute to tumorigenesis. Using intestinal organoids, we show that concomitant activation of Notch signaling and ablation of p53 induce a highly proliferative and regenerative cell state, which is associated with increased levels of Yap and the histone methyltransferase Mll1. The induced signaling system orchestrates high proliferation, self-renewal, and niche-factor-independent growth, and elevates the trimethylation of histone 3 at lysine 4 (H3K4me3). We demonstrate that Yap and Mll1 are also elevated in patient-derived colorectal cancer (CRC) organoids and control growth and viability. Our data suggest that Notch activation and p53 ablation induce a signaling circuitry involving Yap and the epigenetic regulator Mll1, which locks cells in a proliferative and regenerative state that renders them susceptible for tumorigenesis.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionCell Cycle ProteinsCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansMutationMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinOrganoidsReceptors, NotchTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Cell Cycle ProteinsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseKMT2A protein, humanMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinReceptors, NotchTP53 protein, humanTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53YY1AP1 protein, humancancerKmt2aNotchregenerationYap

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PMID34039707
PMCPMC8179171
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