Posttranscriptional regulation of colonic epithelial repair by RNA binding protein IMP1/IGF2BP1

Priya Chatterji, Patrick A. Williams, Kelly A. Whelan, Fernando C. Samper, Sarah F. Andres, Lauren A. Simon, Louis R. Parham, Rei Mizuno, Emma T. Lundsmith, David S.M. Lee, Shun Liang, HR Sagara Wijeratne, Stefanie Marti, Lillian Chau, Veronique Giroux, Benjamin J. Wilkins, Gary D. Wu, Premal Shah, Gian G. Tartaglia, Kathryn E. Hamilton

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Abstract

RNA binding proteins, including IMP1/IGF2BP1, are essential regulators of intestinal development and cancer. Imp1 hypomorphic mice exhibit gastrointestinal growth defects, yet the specific role for IMP1 in colon epithelial repair is unclear. Our prior work revealed that intestinal epithelial cell-specific Imp1 deletion (Imp1ΔIEC) was associated with better regeneration in mice after irradiation. Here, we report increased IMP1 expression in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. We demonstrate that Imp1ΔIEC mice exhibit enhanced recovery following dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-mediated colonic injury. Imp1ΔIEC mice exhibit Paneth cell granule changes, increased autophagy flux, and upregulation of Atg5. In silico and biochemical analyses revealed direct binding of IMP1 to MAP1LC3B, ATG3, and ATG5 transcripts. Genetic deletion of essential autophagy gene Atg7 in Imp1ΔIEC mice revealed increased sensitivity of double-mutant mice to colonic injury compared to control or Atg7 single mutant mice, suggesting a compensatory relationship between Imp1 and the autophagy pathway. The present study defines a novel interplay between IMP1 and autophagy, where IMP1 may be transiently induced during damage to modulate colonic epithelial cell responses to damage.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere47074
JournalEMBO Reports
Volume20
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • IGF2BP1
  • IMP1
  • RNA binding protein
  • colonic repair
  • inflammatory bowel disease

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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