Genetic and biological hallmarks of colorectal cancer

J Li, X Ma, D Chakravarti, S Shalapour… - Genes & …, 2021‏ - genesdev.cshlp.org
Colorectal cancer has served as a genetic and biological paradigm for the evolution of solid
tumors, and these insights have illuminated early detection, risk stratification, prevention …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Differential pre-malignant programs and microenvironment chart distinct paths to malignancy in human colorectal polyps

B Chen, S Cherie'R, ET McKinley, AJ Simmons… - Cell, 2021‏ - cell.com
Colorectal cancers (CRCs) arise from precursor polyps whose cellular origins, molecular
heterogeneity, and immunogenic potential may reveal diagnostic and therapeutic insights …

Hallmarks of stemness in mammalian tissues

J Beumer, H Clevers - Cell Stem Cell, 2024‏ - cell.com
All adult tissues experience wear and tear. Most tissues can compensate for cell loss
through the activity of resident stem cells. Although the cellular maintenance strategies vary …

Tales from the crypt: new insights into intestinal stem cells

H Gehart, H Clevers - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2019‏ - nature.com
The intestinal epithelium withstands continuous mechanical, chemical and biological insults
despite its single-layered, simple epithelial structure. The crypt–villus tissue architecture in …

Single-cell transcriptomes of the regenerating intestine reveal a revival stem cell

A Ayyaz, S Kumar, B Sangiorgi, B Ghoshal, J Gosio… - Nature, 2019‏ - nature.com
The turnover of the intestinal epithelium is driven by multipotent LGR5+ crypt-base columnar
cells (CBCs) located at the bottom of crypt zones. However, CBCs are lost following injury …

Molecular pathogenesis, targeted therapies, and future perspectives for gastric cancer

Y Zeng, RU ** - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Gastric cancer is a major source of global cancer mortality with limited treatment options and
poor patient survival. As our molecular understanding of gastric cancer improves, we are …

Transfer of functional cargo in exomeres

Q Zhang, JN Higginbotham, DK Jeppesen, YP Yang… - Cell reports, 2019‏ - cell.com
Exomeres are a recently discovered type of extracellular nanoparticle with no known
biological function. Herein, we describe a simple ultracentrifugation-based method for …

The intestinal epithelial barrier: a therapeutic target?

MA Odenwald, JR Turner - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2017‏ - nature.com
A fundamental function of the intestinal epithelium is to act as a barrier that limits interactions
between luminal contents such as the intestinal microbiota, the underlying immune system …

Cell biology of tight junction barrier regulation and mucosal disease

A Buckley, JR Turner - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2018‏ - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Mucosal surfaces are lined by epithelial cells. In the intestine, the epithelium establishes a
selectively permeable barrier that supports nutrient absorption and waste secretion while …