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Chondroitin sulfate regulates proliferation of Drosophila intestinal stem cells.
PLoS genetics - 1 May 2025
Knudsen Collin, Moriya Ayano, Nakato Eriko, Gulati Rishi, Akiyama Takuya, Nakato Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
The basement membrane (BM) plays critical roles in stem cell maintenance and activity control. Here we show that chondroitin sulfate (CS), a major component of the Drosophila midgut BM, is required for proper control of intestinal stem cells (ISCs). Loss of Chsy, a critical CS biosynthetic gene, resulted in elevated levels of ISC proliferation during homeostasis, leading to midgut hyperplasia. Regeneration assays...
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