Intestinal stem cell aging signature reveals a reprogramming strategy to enhance regenerative potential.
Christian Maximilian NefzgerThierry JardéAkanksha SrivastavaJan SchroederFernando J RosselloKatja HorvayMirsada PraskoJacob M PaynterJoseph ChenChen-Fang WengYu B Y SunXiaodong LiuEva ChanNikita DeshpandeXiaoli ChenY Jinhua LiJahnvi PfluegerRebekah M EngelAnja S KnauppKirill TsyganovSusan K NilssonRyan ListerOwen J L RackhamHelen E AbudMohammad Mahfuz ChowdhuryPublished in: NPJ Regenerative medicine (2022)
The impact of aging on intestinal stem cells (ISCs) has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we identified widespread epigenetic and transcriptional alterations in old ISCs. Using a reprogramming algorithm, we identified a set of key transcription factors (Egr1, Irf1, FosB) that drives molecular and functional differences between old and young states. Overall, by dissecting the molecular signature of aged ISCs, our study identified transcription factors that enhance the regenerative capacity of ISCs.