VAMP8-mediated MUC2 mucin exocytosis from colonic goblet cells maintains innate intestinal homeostasis

VAMP8 is a secretory pathway protein implicated in mucus secretion. Here the authors describe alterations in intestinal immune state and microbiota composition, as well as increased susceptibility to experimental colitis in mice deficient for VAMP8.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Steve Cornick, Manish Kumar, France Moreau, Herbert Gaisano, Kris Chadee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11811-8