Intracellular polarization of RNAs and proteins in the human small intestinal epithelium.

The intestinal epithelium is a polarized monolayer of cells, with an apical side facing the lumen and a basal side facing the blood stream. In mice, both proteins and mRNAs have been shown to exhibit global basal-apical polarization; however, polarization in the human intestine has not been systemat...

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Main Authors: Roy Novoselsky, Yotam Harnik, Oran Yakubovsky, Corine Katina, Yishai Levin, Keren Bahar Halpern, Niv Pencovich, Ido Nachmany, Shalev Itzkovitz
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002942
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Oran Yakubovsky
Corine Katina
Yishai Levin
Keren Bahar Halpern
Niv Pencovich
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Shalev Itzkovitz
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description The intestinal epithelium is a polarized monolayer of cells, with an apical side facing the lumen and a basal side facing the blood stream. In mice, both proteins and mRNAs have been shown to exhibit global basal-apical polarization; however, polarization in the human intestine has not been systematically explored. Here, we employed laser-capture microdissection to isolate apical and basal epithelial segments from intestinal tissues of 8 individuals and performed RNA sequencing and mass-spectrometry proteomics. We find a substantial polarization of mRNA molecules that largely overlaps polarization patterns observed in mice. This mRNA polarization remains consistent across different zones of the intestinal villi and is generally correlated with the polarization of proteins. Our protein analysis exposes streamlined intracellular nutrient transport and processing and reveals that mitochondria and ribosomes are less polarized in humans compared to mice. Our study provides a resource for understanding human intestinal epithelial biology.
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spelling doaj-art-dee84d37441c4336aedfc999ceee2a432025-08-20T01:58:27ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852024-12-012212e300294210.1371/journal.pbio.3002942Intracellular polarization of RNAs and proteins in the human small intestinal epithelium.Roy NovoselskyYotam HarnikOran YakubovskyCorine KatinaYishai LevinKeren Bahar HalpernNiv PencovichIdo NachmanyShalev ItzkovitzThe intestinal epithelium is a polarized monolayer of cells, with an apical side facing the lumen and a basal side facing the blood stream. In mice, both proteins and mRNAs have been shown to exhibit global basal-apical polarization; however, polarization in the human intestine has not been systematically explored. Here, we employed laser-capture microdissection to isolate apical and basal epithelial segments from intestinal tissues of 8 individuals and performed RNA sequencing and mass-spectrometry proteomics. We find a substantial polarization of mRNA molecules that largely overlaps polarization patterns observed in mice. This mRNA polarization remains consistent across different zones of the intestinal villi and is generally correlated with the polarization of proteins. Our protein analysis exposes streamlined intracellular nutrient transport and processing and reveals that mitochondria and ribosomes are less polarized in humans compared to mice. Our study provides a resource for understanding human intestinal epithelial biology.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002942
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Yishai Levin
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Niv Pencovich
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Shalev Itzkovitz
Intracellular polarization of RNAs and proteins in the human small intestinal epithelium.
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title Intracellular polarization of RNAs and proteins in the human small intestinal epithelium.
title_full Intracellular polarization of RNAs and proteins in the human small intestinal epithelium.
title_fullStr Intracellular polarization of RNAs and proteins in the human small intestinal epithelium.
title_full_unstemmed Intracellular polarization of RNAs and proteins in the human small intestinal epithelium.
title_short Intracellular polarization of RNAs and proteins in the human small intestinal epithelium.
title_sort intracellular polarization of rnas and proteins in the human small intestinal epithelium
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