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ArticlePLoS genetics2025

The epigenetic factor Zrf1 regulates intestinal stem cell proliferation during midgut regeneration.

Joshua Shing Shun Li, Ying Liu, Ah-Ram Kim, Mujeeb Qadiri, Jun Xu, Baolong Xia, Richard Binari, John M Asara, Yanhui Hu, Norbert Perrimon

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Joshua Shing Shun LiDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Ying LiuDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Ah-Ram KimDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Mujeeb QadiriDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9697-6447
Jun XuDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Baolong XiaDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Richard BinariDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
John M AsaraDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Yanhui HuDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1494-1402
Norbert PerrimonDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7542-472X

Funding

Tuberous Sclerosis-Pathway and PathogenesisP01CA120964 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI David J. Kwiatkowski · 2007 to 2026
$35.9M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA120964
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cells are essential for tissue maintenance and regeneration, balancing self-renewal and differentiation to support homeostasis and repair. Through an RNAi screen in the Drosophila midgut, we identified the epigenetic factor Zrf1 as a critical regulator of intestinal stem cell (ISC) proliferation. Functional analyses reveal that Zrf1 integrates inputs from multiple signaling pathways and interacts with components of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC). Our findings suggest that Zrf1 is potentially a key chromatin regulator necessary for maintaining stem cell proliferation, enhancing our understanding of the molecular controls underlying stem cell function and chromatin-associated defects.

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Drosophila ProteinsIntestinesRegenerationStem CellsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationChromatinDrosophila melanogasterEpigenesis, GeneticRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionChromatinDrosophila Proteins

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PMID41144510
PMCPMC12574921

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