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Lola regulates Drosophila adult midgut homeostasis via non-canonical Hippo signaling

  1. Xue Hao
  2. Shimin Wang
  3. Yi Lu
  4. Wentao Yu
  5. Pengyue Li
  6. Dan Jiang
  7. Tong Guo
  8. Mengjie Li
  9. Jinhui Li
  10. Jinjin Xu
  11. Wenqing Wu
  12. Margaret S Ho  Is a corresponding author
  13. Lei Zhang  Is a corresponding author
  1. Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  2. Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  3. School of Life Science and Biotechnology, The Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
  4. School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, China
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Cite this article as: eLife 2020;9:e47542 doi: 10.7554/eLife.47542

Abstract

Tissue homeostasis and regeneration in the Drosophila midgut is regulated by a diverse array of signaling pathways including the Hippo pathway. Hippo signaling restricts intestinal stem cell (ISC) proliferation by sequestering the transcription co-factor Yorkie (Yki) in the cytoplasm, a factor required for rapid ISC proliferation under injury-induced regeneration. Nonetheless, the mechanism of Hippo-mediated midgut homeostasis and whether canonical Hippo signaling is involved in ISC basal proliferation are less characterized. Here we identify Lola as a transcription factor acting downstream of Hippo signaling to restrict ISC proliferation in a Yki-independent manner. Not only that Lola interacts with and is stabilized by the Hippo signaling core kinase Warts (Wts), Lola rescues the enhanced ISC proliferation upon Wts depletion via suppressing Dref and SkpA expressions. Our findings reveal that Lola is a non-canonical Hippo signaling component in regulating midgut homeostasis, providing insights on the mechanism of tissue maintenance and intestinal function.

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Sequencing data have been deposited in GEO under accession code GSE136999, and SRA under accession code SRP220236.All data generated or analysed during this study are included in the manuscript.

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  1. Xue Hao

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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  2. Shimin Wang

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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  3. Yi Lu

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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  4. Wentao Yu

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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  5. Pengyue Li

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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  6. Dan Jiang

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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  7. Tong Guo

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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  8. Mengjie Li

    State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, The Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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  9. Jinhui Li

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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  10. Jinjin Xu

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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  11. Wenqing Wu

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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  12. Margaret S Ho

    School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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  13. Lei Zhang

    State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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    rayzhang@sibcb.ac.cn
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Funding

Chinese Academy of Sciences (Strategic Priority Research Program XDB19000000)

  • Lei Zhang

National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31530043)

  • Lei Zhang

National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31625017)

  • Lei Zhang

National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31871039)

  • Margaret S Ho

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Kathryn Song Eng Cheah, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Publication history

  1. Received: April 9, 2019
  2. Accepted: January 10, 2020
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: January 14, 2020 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: January 24, 2020 (version 2)

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© 2020, Hao et al.

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