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ArticleNature2025

Topological segregation of stress sensors along the gut crypt-villus axis.

Kouki K Touhara, Nathan D Rossen, Fei Deng, Joel Castro, Andrea M Harrington, Tifany Chu, Sonia Garcia-Caraballo, Mariana Brizuela, Tracey O'Donnell, Jinhao Xu and 4 more

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Article in Nature, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Gut-brain communication: types of sensory nerves and mechanisms of activation.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026
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  10. Microbial dysbiosis alters serotonin signaling in a postinflammatory murine model of visceral pain.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2026
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  14. Sensory signals for nausea.Trends in neurosciences · 2025
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  17. Population imaging of enterochromaffin cell activity reveals regulation by somatostatin.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Kouki K TouharaDepartment of Physiology, University of California San Franscisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. Koki.Tohara@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3167-9784
Nathan D Rossen *Department of Physiology, University of California San Franscisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Fei Deng *State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1997-4572
Joel Castro *Visceral Pain Research Group, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Andrea M HarringtonVisceral Pain Research Group, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Tifany ChuDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Sonia Garcia-CaraballoVisceral Pain Research Group, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Mariana BrizuelaVisceral Pain Research Group, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Tracey O'DonnellVisceral Pain Research Group, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Jinhao XuDepartment of Physiology, University of California San Franscisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4018-2825
Onur CilDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5178-0199
Stuart M BrierleyVisceral Pain Research Group, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Stuart.Brierley@sahmri.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2527-2905
Yulong LiState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China. yulongli@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-9166-9919
David JuliusDepartment of Physiology, University of California San Franscisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. David.Julius@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6365-4867

Funding

SynthesisP30DK072517 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI VERKMAN, ALAN S · 2005 to 2022
$18.1M
Natural products as probes of the pain pathwayR35NS105038 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JULIUS, DAVID · 2018 to 2025
$9.0M
Novel fluorescent sensors for imaging neuromodulationU01NS113358 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI DAN, YANG, LI, YULONG · 2019 to 2022
$4.3M
Optimization of GPCR-based fluorescent sensors for large-scale multiplexed in vivo imaging of neuromodulationU01NS120824 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI HIRES, SAMUEL ANDREW, LI, YULONG · 2021 to 2024
$3.6M
Understanding Mechanisms and Sex-Differences in Visceral PainR01DK135714 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI HOLLY A. INGRAHAM, David Julius · 2023 to 2026
$3.4M
Mapping gut-spinal cord connections in visceral painU01NS113869 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI INGRAHAM, HOLLY A., JULIUS, DAVID · 2019 to 2021
$2.4M
SLC26A3 (DRA) Inhibitors for Treatment of Hyperoxaluria and NephrolithiasisR01DK126070 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CIL, ONUR · 2020 to 2024
$1.6M
Roles of CaSR in ocular surface health and diseaseR01EY036139 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Onur Cil · 2024 to 2026
$1.2M
Wide field-of-view Spinning Disk Confocal with Photoactivation and PhotobleachingS10OD017993 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI THORN, KURT · 2015 to 2015
$274k
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY036139NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK072517NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK126070NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK135714NIH HHS S10 OD017993NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS105038NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS113358NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS113869NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS120824
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The crypt-villus structure of the small intestine serves as an essential protective barrier. The integrity of this barrier is monitored by the complex sensory system of the gut, in which serotonergic enterochromaffin (EC) cells play an important part

Indexed as

Enterochromaffin CellsIntestinal MucosaIntestine, SmallStress, PhysiologicalAnimalsFemaleMaleMiceReceptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4SerotoninTRPA1 Cation ChannelReceptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4SerotoninTRPA1 Cation ChannelTrpa1 protein, mouse

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PMID39939779
PMCPMC12090882

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