Ludan Zhao1,2, Yinhua Jin1, Katie Donahue1, Margaret Tsui3, Matt Fish1, Catriona Y Logan1, Bruce Wang1,3, Roel Nusse1. 1. Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Developmental Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. 2. Medical Scientist Training Program, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. 3. Department of Medicine and Liver Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Abstract
In the liver, Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in regulating zonation and hepatocyte proliferation during homeostasis. We examined Wnt gene expression and signaling after injury, and we show by in situ hybridization that Wnts are activated by acute carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 ) toxicity. Following injury, peri-injury hepatocytes become Wnt-responsive, expressing the Wnt target gene axis inhibition protein 2 (Axin2). Lineage tracing of peri-injury Axin2+ hepatocytes shows that during recovery the injured parenchyma becomes repopulated and repaired by Axin2+ descendants. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we show that endothelial cells are the major source of Wnts following acute CCl4 toxicity. Induced loss of β-catenin in peri-injury hepatocytes results in delayed repair and ultimately injury-induced lethality, while loss of Wnt production from endothelial cells leads to a delay in the proliferative response after injury. Conclusion: Our findings highlight the importance of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in restoring tissue integrity following acute liver toxicity and establish a role of endothelial cells as an important Wnt-producing regulator of liver tissue repair following localized liver injury.
In the liver, Wnt/β-catenin signaling is involved in regulating zonation and hepatocyte proliferation during homeostasis. We examined Wnt gene expression and signaling after injury, and we show by in situ hybridization that Wnts are activated by acute carbon tetrachloride (CCl4 ) toxicity. Following injury, peri-injury hepatocytes become Wnt-responsive, expressing the Wnt target gene axis inhibition protein 2 (Axin2). Lineage tracing of peri-injury Axin2+ hepatocytes shows that during recovery the injured parenchyma becomes repopulated and repaired by Axin2+ descendants. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we show that endothelial cells are the major source of Wnts following acute CCl4toxicity. Induced loss of β-catenin in peri-injury hepatocytes results in delayed repair and ultimately injury-induced lethality, while loss of Wnt production from endothelial cells leads to a delay in the proliferative response after injury. Conclusion: Our findings highlight the importance of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in restoring tissue integrity following acute liver toxicity and establish a role of endothelial cells as an important Wnt-producing regulator of liver tissue repair following localized liver injury.
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