PMID- 27581568 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170829 LR - 20230603 IS - 1469-7793 (Electronic) IS - 0022-3751 (Print) IS - 0022-3751 (Linking) VI - 594 IP - 17 DP - 2016 Sep 1 TI - Wnt pathway regulation of intestinal stem cells. PG - 4837-47 LID - 10.1113/JP271754 [doi] AB - Wnt signalling is involved in multiple aspects of embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis, notably via controlling cellular proliferation and differentiation. Wnt signalling is subject to stringent positive and negative regulation to promote proper development and homeostasis yet avoid aberrant growth. Such multi-layer regulation includes post-translational modification and processing of Wnt proteins themselves, R-spondin (Rspo) amplification of Wnt signalling, diverse receptor families, and intracellular and extracellular antagonists and destruction and transcription complexes. In the gastrointestinal tract, Wnt signalling is crucial for development and renewal of the intestinal epithelium. Intestinal stem cells (ISCs) undergo symmetric division and neutral drift dynamics to renew the intestinal epithelium. Sources of Wnts and Wnt amplifers such as R-spondins are beginning to be elucidated as well as their functional contribution to intestinal homeostasis. In this review we focus on regulation of ISCs and intestinal homeostasis by the Wnt/Rspo pathway, the potential cellular sources of Wnt signalling regulators and highlight potential future areas of study. CI - (c) 2016 The Authors. The Journal of Physiology (c) 2016 The Physiological Society. FAU - Mah, Amanda T AU - Mah AT AD - Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. FAU - Yan, Kelley S AU - Yan KS AD - Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. FAU - Kuo, Calvin J AU - Kuo CJ AD - Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. LA - eng GR - U01 CA151920/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 CA176299/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - U24 DK085532/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 DK085532/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - K08 DK096048/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 DE025188/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - U19 AI116484/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 DK085527/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Review DEP - 20160616 PL - England TA - J Physiol JT - The Journal of physiology JID - 0266262 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Intestines/*cytology/physiology MH - Regeneration MH - Stem Cells/*physiology MH - *Wnt Signaling Pathway PMC - PMC5009769 EDAT- 2016/09/02 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/30 06:00 PMCR- 2017/09/01 CRDT- 2016/09/02 06:00 PHST- 2015/10/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/02/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/09/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/09/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - TJP7268 [pii] AID - 10.1113/JP271754 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Physiol. 2016 Sep 1;594(17):4837-47. doi: 10.1113/JP271754. Epub 2016 Jun 16.