Human AGR2 Deficiency Causes Mucus Barrier Dysfunction and Infantile Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseSummary

Background & Aims: The gastrointestinal epithelium plays a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis with the gut microbiome. Mucins are essential for intestinal barrier function and serve as a scaffold for antimicrobial factors. Mucin 2 (MUC2) is the major intestinal gel-forming mucin produce...

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Main Authors: Ahmad A. Al-Shaibi, Ussama M. Abdel-Motal, Satanay Z. Hubrack, Alex N. Bullock, Amna A. Al-Marri, Nourhen Agrebi, Abdulrahman A. Al-Subaiey, Nazira A. Ibrahim, Adrian K. Charles, Mamoun Elawad, Holm H. Uhlig, Bernice Lo, Saad R. Al-Kaabi, Muneera J. Al-Mohannadi, Fayaz A. Mir, Simon P.L. Travis, Anthony K. Akobeng, Fatma Al-Mudahka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352345X21001429