New Publication Spotlight: Feb. 18, 2024

Our lab has recently published a new article in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS), titled “Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulates Muc2 Production Independently of IL-22 during Colitis“. In this publication, we highlight the importance of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in regulating mucin proteins, particularly mucin-2 (Muc2) by special intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), such as goblet cells, during colitis. New insights from the publication are that AhR directly effects production of certain mucins which appear to be independent of other factors, such as goblet cell development and interleukin-22 (IL-22) signaling.

Link to publications: IJMS website, Research Spotlight on ResearchGate