Transcriptomic identification of TMIGD1 and its relationship with the ileal epithelial cell differentiation in Crohn’s disease
- 1 August 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
- Vol. 319 (2), G109-G120
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00027.2020
Abstract
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a complex and multifactorial illness. There are still considerable gaps in our knowledge regarding its pathophysiology. A transcriptomic approach could shed some light on little-known biological alterations of the disease. We therefore aimed to explore the ileal transcriptome to gain knowledge about CD. We performed whole transcriptome gene expression analysis on ileocecal resections from CD patients and inflammatory bowel disease-free controls, as well as on a CD-independent cohort to replicate selected results. Normalized data were hierarchically clustered, and gene ontology and the molecular network were studied. Cell cultures and molecular methods were used for further evaluations. Genome-wide expression data analysis identified a robust transmembrane immunoglobulin domain-containing 1 (TMIGD1) gene underexpression in CD tissue, which was even more marked in inflamed ileum, and which was replicated in the validation cohort. Immunofluorescence showed TMIGD1 to be located in the apical microvilli of well-differentiated enterocytes but not in intestinal crypt. This apical TMIGD1 was lower in the noninflamed tissue and almost disappeared in the inflamed mucosa of surgical resections. In vitro studies showed hypoxic-dependent TMIGD1 decreased its expression in enterocyte-like cells. The gene enrichment analysis linked TMIGD1 with cell recovery and tissue remodeling in CD settings, involving guanylate cyclase activities. Transcriptomics may be useful for finding new targets that facilitate studies of the CD pathology. This is how TMIGD1 was identified in CD patients, which was related to multiciliate ileal epithelial cell differentiation. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This is a single-center translational research study that aimed to look for key targets involved in Crohn’s disease and define molecular pathways through different functional analysis strategies. With this approach, we have identified and described a novel target, the almost unknown TMIGD1 gene, which may be key in the recovery of injured mucosa involving intestinal epithelial cell differentiation.Keywords
Funding Information
- Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI09/1294)
- Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI12/00621)
- Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI18/00892)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (EHD16PI02)
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