Nutrient-driven dedifferentiation of enteroendocrine cells promotes adaptive intestinal growth
Nagai, H.; Nagai, L. A. E.; Tasaki, S.; Nakato, R.; Umetsu, D.; Kuranaga, E.; Miura, M.; Nakajima, Y.
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Post-developmental organ resizing improves organismal fitness under constantly changing nutrient environments. Although stem cell abundance is a fundamental determinant of adaptive resizing, our understanding of its underlying mechanisms remains primarily limited to the regulation of stem cell division. Here we demonstrate that nutrient fluctuation induces dedifferentiation in the Drosophila adult midgut to drive adaptive intestinal growth. From lineage tracing and single-cell RNA-sequencing, we identify a subpopulation of enteroendocrine cells (EEs) that convert into functional intestinal stem cells (ISCs) in response to dietary glucose and amino acids by activating the JAK-STAT pathway. Genetic ablation of EE-derived ISCs severely impairs ISC expansion and midgut growth despite the retention of resident ISCs, and in silico modeling further indicates that EE dedifferentiation enables efficient increase in the midgut cell number while maintaining epithelial cell composition. Our findings uncover a physiologically-induced dedifferentiation that ensures ISC expansion during adaptive organ growth in concert with nutrient conditions.
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