Cell fate specification and differentiation in the adult mammalian intestine

J Beumer, H Clevers - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Intestinal stem cells at the bottom of crypts fuel the rapid renewal of the different cell types
that constitute a multitasking tissue. The intestinal epithelium facilitates selective uptake of …

Role of the gut–brain axis in energy and glucose metabolism

HR Wachsmuth, SN Weninger, FA Duca - Experimental & molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The gastrointestinal tract plays a role in the development and treatment of metabolic
diseases. During a meal, the gut provides crucial information to the brain regarding …

Tissue extracellular matrix hydrogels as alternatives to Matrigel for culturing gastrointestinal organoids

S Kim, S Min, YS Choi, SH Jo, JH Jung, K Han… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Matrigel, a mouse tumor extracellular matrix protein mixture, is an indispensable component
of most organoid tissue culture. However, it has limited the utility of organoids for drug …

[PDF][PDF] Spatiotemporal analysis of human intestinal development at single-cell resolution

D Fawkner-Corbett, A Antanaviciute, K Parikh… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Development of the human intestine is not well understood. Here, we link single-cell RNA
sequencing and spatial transcriptomics to characterize intestinal morphogenesis through …

Cell segmentation in imaging-based spatial transcriptomics

V Petukhov, RJ Xu, RA Soldatov, P Cadinu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Single-molecule spatial transcriptomics protocols based on in situ sequencing or
multiplexed RNA fluorescent hybridization can reveal detailed tissue organization. However …

Pathway paradigms revealed from the genetics of inflammatory bowel disease

DB Graham, RJ Xavier - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex genetic disease that is instigated and
amplified by the confluence of multiple genetic and environmental variables that perturb the …

Cells of the human intestinal tract mapped across space and time

R Elmentaite, N Kumasaka, K Roberts, A Fleming… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The cellular landscape of the human intestinal tract is dynamic throughout life, developing in
utero and changing in response to functional requirements and environmental exposures …

[PDF][PDF] Internal senses of the vagus nerve

SL Prescott, SD Liberles - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The vagus nerve is an indispensable body-brain connection that controls vital aspects of
autonomic physiology like breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and gut motility, reflexes …

[PDF][PDF] Human gastrointestinal epithelia of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum resolved at single-cell resolution

GA Busslinger, BLA Weusten, A Bogte, H Begthel… - Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
The upper gastrointestinal tract, consisting of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum,
controls food transport, digestion, nutrient uptake, and hormone production. By single-cell …

Temporal modelling using single-cell transcriptomics

J Ding, N Sharon, Z Bar-Joseph - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Methods for profiling genes at the single-cell level have revolutionized our ability to study
several biological processes and systems including development, differentiation, response …