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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Intestinal Mucin Glycosylation: Structural Regulation, Homeostasis Maintenance and Disease Association.

Yunye Li, Jia Pan, Huimin Liu, Chuanguo Liu

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Gut microbes · 2026
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  6. International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  9. Distinct O-Linked Glycosylation Systems in Signaling and Immune Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  12. The Role of Mucins in Esophageal Inflammatory Diseases.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yunye LiDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 4655, Daxue Road, Changqing District, Jinan 250355, China.
Jia PanDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 4655, Daxue Road, Changqing District, Jinan 250355, China.
Huimin LiuDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 4655, Daxue Road, Changqing District, Jinan 250355, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7681-1326
Chuanguo LiuExperimental Center, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 4655, Daxue Road, Changqing District, Jinan 250355, China.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2022MH181
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intestinal barrier is a complex configuration that defends against external assaults and maintains intestinal health. Disruption of barrier function can lead to intestinal inflammation and various diseases. Mucins are the primary structural components of the intestinal barrier, and their extensive glycosylation is critical for their protective function. Mucin glycans enhance the physicochemical integrity of the mucus barrier, protect against enzymatic degradation, modulate host immune responses, and shape the gut microbiota by providing adhesion sites and selective nutrient sources. While proper glycosylation maintains barrier integrity, supports a balanced microbial ecosystem, and limits unnecessary immune activation, its disruption leads to compromised barrier function, microbial dysbiosis, increased intestinal permeability, and ultimately contributes to the development of chronic colitis and colorectal cancer. Therefore, mucin glycosylation plays a crucial role in preserving intestinal barrier integrity and preventing colonic diseases. This review summarizes the classifications and structural features of intestinal mucin glycosylation, elucidates their roles in maintaining barrier function and their pathological alterations in intestinal disorders, and highlights the implications of mucin glycosylation for precision diagnosis and targeted therapy of intestinal diseases.

Indexed as

HomeostasisIntestinal MucosaMucinsAnimalsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGlycosylationHumansMucinsgut microbiotainflammatory bowel disease (IBD)intestinal barrierintestinal homeostasismucin glycosylation

Identifiers

PMID41301470
PMCPMC12650285

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