The role of p38b MAPK in age-related modulation of intestinal stem cell proliferation and differentiation in Drosophila.
It is important to understand how age-related changes in intestinal stem cells (ISCs) may contribute to age-associated intestinal diseases, including cancer. Drosophila midgut is an excellent model system for the study of ISC proliferation and differentiation. Recently, age-related changes in the Drosophila midgut have been shown to include an increase in ISC proliferation and accumulation of mis-differentiated ISC daughter cells. Here, we show that the p38b MAPK pathway contributes to the age-related changes in ISC and progenitor cells in Drosophila. D-p38b MAPK is required for an age-related increase of ISC proliferation. In addition, this pathway is involved in age and oxidative stress-associated mis-differentiation of enterocytes and upregulation of Delta, a Notch receptor ligand. Furthermore, we also show that D-p38b acts downstream of PVF2/PVR signaling in these age-related changes. Taken together, our findings suggest that p38 MAPK plays a crucial role in the balance between ISC proliferation and proper differentiation in the adult Drosophila midgut.
Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea.
Joung-Sun
JS
Park
Young-Shin
YS
Kim
Mi-Ae
MA
Yoo
D053687:Adult Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology*; D020895:Enterocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D019858:Enteroendocrine Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000166:cytology*; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D048290:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 11 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology; D010269:Paraquat / Q000494:pharmacology; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C088731:Su(H) protein, Drosophila; D014157:Transcription Factors; C064045:delta protein; C467520:esg protein, Drosophila; C073099:pros protein, Drosophila; C438368:Pvr protein, Drosophila; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D048290:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 11; D010269:Paraquat