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ArticleCell regeneration (London, England)2025

The critical role of BMP signaling in gastric epithelial cell differentiation revealed by organoids.

Fan Hong, Xiaodan Wang, Nanshan Zhong, Ze Zhang, Shibo Lin, Mengxian Zhang, Haonan Li, Yuan Liu, Yalong Wang, Lianzheng Zhao and 4 more

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Article in Cell regeneration (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A Defined Strategy for Multi-Lineage Differentiation of Gastric Organoids.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2027
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  4. Super-enhancer profiling reveals ThPOK/ZBTB7B, a CD4Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
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14 authors.

Fan Hong *Guangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510005, China.
Xiaodan Wang *The State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Nanshan ZhongThe MOE Basic Research and Innovation Center for the Targeted Therapeutics of Solid Tumors, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China.
Ze ZhangGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510005, China.
Shibo LinDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Mengxian ZhangThe State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Haonan LiThe State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Yuan LiuThe State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Yalong WangGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510005, China.
Lianzheng ZhaoThe State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Xiao YangState Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, 102206, China.
Hongwen ZhouDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Hui LiangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Ye-Guang ChenGuangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, 510005, China. ygchen@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6701-0065

Funding

Beijing Science and Technology Planning Project Z231100007223006the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFA1800603The Natural Science Foundation of China 31988101The Natural Science Foundation of China 92354306the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province 20224ACB209001the Shenzhen Medical Research Fund B2302022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The efficient differentiation of adult gastric stem cells into specific epithelial cell types is crucial for gastric homeostasis. Although it is well appreciated that the niche plays a critical role in gastric epithelium cell differentiation, the relevant molecular factors and the underlying regulatory mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, by combining the knowledge of the niche cells obtained from single-cell RNA sequencing and manipulation of signaling pathways, we achieved effective differentiation of various gastric epithelial cell types in mouse and human gastric organoids. These in vitro differentiated cells showed a similar gene expression profile to those in gastric tissues. Specifically, BMP4 signaling stimulates pit cell and parietal cell differentiation. Furthermore, BMP4 and EGF signaling cooperate to enhance pit cell differentiation, whereas inhibition of TGF-β and BMP4 signaling promotes chief cell differentiation. We demonstrated that Zbtb7b is a novel regulator controlling pit cell differentiation. In addition, BMP4, together with the small molecule Isoxazole 9, promotes parietal and enteroendocrine cell differentiation. Our data also revealed the different requirements of parietal and chief cell differentiation between mouse and human. Together, our findings provide a mechanistic insight into gastric epithelial cell differentiation and uncover its similarities and differences between mouse and human, laying a foundation for future investigation and potential clinical use of gastric organoids.

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Cell differentiationGastric epitheliumNiche factorsOrganoidsSingle cell RNA-seq

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