Smooth muscle-specific MMP17 (MT4-MMP) regulates the intestinal stem cell niche and regeneration after damage

Autor: Mara Martín-Alonso, Sharif Iqbal, Pia M. Vornewald, Håvard T. Lindholm, Mirjam J. Damen, Fernando Martínez, Sigrid Hoel, Alberto Díez-Sánchez, Maarten Altelaar, Pekka Katajisto, Alicia G. Arroyo, Menno J. Oudhoff
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26904-6
Popis: While the role of smooth muscle in peristalsis has been studied extensively, little is known about its other functions in the intestine. Here the authors identify MMP17, expressed by smooth muscle cells, as a modulator of intestinal epithelial regeneration and the intestinal stem cell niche.
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