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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2021

Foxo1 controls gut homeostasis and commensalism by regulating mucus secretion.

Zuojia Chen, Jialie Luo, Jian Li, Girak Kim, Eric S Chen, Sheng Xiao, Scott B Snapper, Bin Bao, Dingding An, Richard S Blumberg and 7 more

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Article in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
7.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. FOXO transcription factors as mediators of stress adaptation.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Zuojia ChenEvergrande Center for Immunological Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-8151-8351
Jialie LuoExperimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-0489-4270
Jian LiExperimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0002-7076-3332
Girak KimExperimental Immunology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.ORCID 0000-0003-2613-1140
Eric S ChenEvergrande Center for Immunological Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-9772-2357
Sheng XiaoEvergrande Center for Immunological Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-6458-2490
Scott B SnapperDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-0267-4247
Bin BaoDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-7610-3426
Dingding AnDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-5082-1857
Richard S BlumbergDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-9704-248X
Cheng-Hui LinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-1479-9533
Sui WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.ORCID 0000-0003-1563-9117
Jiaxin ZhongDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6860-2225
Kuai LiuDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3687-6402
Qiyuan LiDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8934-8948
Chuan WuEvergrande Center for Immunological Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0003-2288-353X
Vijay K KuchrooEvergrande Center for Immunological Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.ORCID 0000-0001-7177-2110
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USBoston Children's Hospital · USNational Institutes of Health · USXiamen University · CNStanford University · USBroad Institute · US

Funding

STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ALIMENTARY TRACTP30DK034854 · NIDDK · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI JONATHAN C KAGAN · 1986 to 2026
$32.4M
Endoplasmic reticulum stress and intestinal inflammationR01DK088199 · NIDDK · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Richard S Blumberg · 2010 to 2026
$9.6M
Stanford Vision Research CoreP30EY026877 · NEI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Jeffrey L Goldberg · 2017 to 2026
$8.0M
The role of Foxo1 for intestinal epithelial cells during mucosal immune responseZIABC011755 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI WU, CHUAN · 2017 to 2025
$4.1M
Neuroimmune interactions regulate development of allergic inflammationR01AI139536 · NIAID · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI KUCHROO, VIJAY K. · 2018 to 2022
$2.9M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY026877NEI NIH HHS P30-EY026877NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI139536NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK034854NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK088199NIH HHS R01 AI139536
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucus produced by goblet cells in the gastrointestinal tract forms a biological barrier that protects the intestine from invasion by commensals and pathogens. However, the host-derived regulatory network that controls mucus secretion and thereby changes gut microbiota has not been well studied. Here, we identify that Forkhead box protein O1 (Foxo1) regulates mucus secretion by goblet cells and determines intestinal homeostasis. Loss of Foxo1 in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) results in defects in goblet cell autophagy and mucus secretion, leading to an impaired gut microenvironment and dysbiosis. Subsequently, due to changes in microbiota and disruption in microbiome metabolites of short-chain fatty acids, Foxo1 deficiency results in altered organization of tight junction proteins and enhanced susceptibility to intestinal inflammation. Our study demonstrates that Foxo1 is crucial for IECs to establish commensalism and maintain intestinal barrier integrity by regulating goblet cell function.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutophagyColitisDysbiosisFatty Acids, VolatileFemaleForkhead Box Protein O1Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeGastrointestinal TractGoblet CellsIntestinal MucosaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMucin-2MucusFatty Acids, VolatileForkhead Box Protein O1Foxo1 protein, mouseMuc2 protein, mouseMucin-2

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PMID34287641
PMCPMC8424467
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