JAG1-Mediated Notch Signaling Regulates Secretory Cell Differentiation of the Human Airway Epithelium. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Basal cells (BC) are the stem/progenitor cells of the human airway epithelium capable of differentiating into secretory and ciliated cells. Notch signaling activation increases BC differentiation into secretory cells, but the role of individual Notch ligands in regulating this process in the human airway epithelium is largely unknown. The objective of this study was to define the role of the Notch ligand JAG1 in regulating human BC differentiation. JAG1 over-expression in BC increased secretory cell differentiation, with no effect on ciliated cell differentiation. Conversely, knockdown of JAG1 decreased expression of secretory cell genes. These data demonstrate JAG1-mediated Notch signaling regulates differentiation of BC into secretory cells.

publication date

  • August 1, 2016

Research

keywords

  • Cell Differentiation
  • Epithelium
  • Jagged-1 Protein
  • Receptors, Notch
  • Respiratory Mucosa
  • Signal Transduction

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4926772

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84969902401

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s12015-016-9656-6

PubMed ID

  • 27216293

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 12

issue

  • 4