Single-Cell Analysis of Proxy Reporter Allele-Marked Epthelial Cells Establishes Intestinal Stem Cell Hierarchy

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Biological Phenomena, Cell Phenomena, and Immunity
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Li, Ning
Yousefi, Maryam
Nakauka-Ddamba, Angela
Jain, Rajan
Tobias, John
Epstein, Jonathan A
Jensen, Shane T
Lengner, Christopher J
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The recent development of targeted murine reporter alleles as proxies for intestinal stem cell activity has led to significant advances in our understanding of somatic stem cell hierarchies and dynamics. Analysis of these reporters has led to a model in which an indispensable reserve stem cell at the top of the hierarchy (marked by Bmi1 and Hopx reporters) gives rise to active intestinal stem cells (marked by an Lgr5 reporter). Despite these advances, controversy exists regarding the specificity and fidelity with which these alleles distinguish intestinal stem cell populations. Here, we undertake a comprehensive comparison of widely used proxy reporters including both CreERT2 and EGFP cassettes targeted to the Lgr5, Bmi1, and Hopx loci. Single-cell transcriptional profiling of these populations and their progeny reveals that reserve and active intestinal stem cells are molecularly and functionally distinct, supporting a two-stem-cell model for intestinal self-renewal.

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2014-11-11
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