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Labeling and Characterization of Human GLP-1-Secreting L-cells in Primary Ileal Organoid Culture.

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Goldspink, Deborah A 
Lu, Van B 
Miedzybrodzka, Emily L 
Smith, Christopher A 
Foreman, Rachel E 

Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) from intestinal L-cells stimulates insulin secretion and reduces appetite after food ingestion, and it is the basis for drugs against type-2 diabetes and obesity. Drugs targeting L- and other enteroendocrine cells are under development, with the aim to mimic endocrine effects of gastric bypass surgery, but they are difficult to develop without human L-cell models. Human ileal organoids, engineered by CRISPR-Cas9, express the fluorescent protein Venus in the proglucagon locus, enabling maintenance of live, identifiable human L-cells in culture. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS)-purified organoid-derived L-cells, analyzed by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), express hormones, receptors, and ion channels, largely typical of their murine counterparts. L-cells are electrically active and exhibit membrane depolarization and calcium elevations in response to G-protein-coupled receptor ligands. Organoids secrete hormones in response to glucose and other stimuli. The ability to label and maintain human L-cells in organoid culture opens avenues to explore L-cell function and develop drugs targeting the human enteroendocrine system.

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Keywords

CRISPR-Cas9, GLP-1, L-cells, RNA sequencing, calcium, diabetes, electrophysiology, mass spectrometry, obesity, organoids, Animals, Cells, Cultured, Electrophysiological Phenomena, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Glucose, Humans, Ileum, L Cells, Mice, Organoids, Peptides, Staining and Labeling

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Cell Rep

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Journal ISSN

2211-1247
2211-1247

Volume Title

31

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Elsevier BV

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Sponsorship
Wellcome Trust (100574/Z/12/Z)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_12012/3)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_12012/5)
Wellcome Trust (106262/Z/14/Z)
Medical Research Council (MR/M009041/1)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_12012/1)
MRC (MC_UU_00014/3)
MRC (MC_UU_00014/5)
Medical Research Council (MC_PC_12012)
Wellcome and MRC and BBSRC