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Epithelial expression of Gata4 and Sox2 regulates specification of the squamous–columnar junction via MAPK/ERK signaling in mice

Authors :
Nao Sankoda
Wataru Tanabe
Akito Tanaka
Hirofumi Shibata
Knut Woltjen
Tsutomu Chiba
Hironori Haga
Yoshiharu Sakai
Masaki Mandai
Takuya Yamamoto
Yasuhiro Yamada
Shinji Uemoto
Yoshiya Kawaguchi
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

How boundary regions form in the epithelia of tissues, for example, the squamous–columnar junction is unclear. Here, the authors identify the transcription factors Sox2 and Gata4 as specifying the transitional epithelium in the murine squamous–columnar junction region in the stomach epithelia.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5b4d6d2648f4fb79f5c508bf941f035
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20906-0