Progenitor translatome changes coordinated by Tsc1 increase perception of Wnt signals to end nephrogenesis

Alison E. Jarmas, Eric W. Brunskill, Praneet Chaturvedi, Nathan Salomonis and Raphael Kopan ()
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Alison E. Jarmas: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Eric W. Brunskill: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Praneet Chaturvedi: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Nathan Salomonis: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Raphael Kopan: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Abstract Mammalian nephron endowment is determined by the coordinated cessation of nephrogenesis in independent niches. Here we report that translatome analysis in Tsc1+/− nephron progenitor cells from mice with elevated nephron numbers reveals how differential translation of Wnt antagonists over agonists tips the balance between self-renewal and differentiation. Wnt agonists are poorly translated in young niches, resulting in an environment with low R-spondin and high Fgf20 promoting self-renewal. In older niches we find increased translation of Wnt agonists, including R-spondin and the signalosome-promoting Tmem59, and low Fgf20, promoting differentiation. This suggests that the tipping point for nephron progenitor exit from the niche is controlled by the gradual increase in stability and possibly clustering of Wnt/Fzd complexes in individual cells, enhancing the response to ureteric bud-derived Wnt9b inputs and driving synchronized differentiation. As predicted by these findings, removing one Rspo3 allele in nephron progenitors delays cessation and increases nephron numbers in vivo.

Date: 2021
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