2023
SOX9 Governs Gastric Mucous Neck Cell Identity and Is Required for Injury-Induced Metaplasia
Willet S, Thanintorn N, McNeill H, Huh S, Ornitz D, Huh W, Hoft S, DiPaolo R, Mills J. SOX9 Governs Gastric Mucous Neck Cell Identity and Is Required for Injury-Induced Metaplasia. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2023, 16: 325-339. PMID: 37270061, PMCID: PMC10444955, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2023.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSRY-box transcription factor 9Cell identityAdult homeostasisGastric progenitorsMucous neck cellsZymogenic chief cellsGastric developmentNeck cellsPotential genesMaster regulatorExpression patternsGene expressionSPEM cellsCell differentiationCorpus unitsSOX9 expressionSOX9Factor 9Specific expansionHomeostasisMisexpressionSox9 deletionReprogrammingChief cellsGenetic deletion
2016
Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α is required for cell differentiation and homeostasis in the adult mouse gastric epithelium
Moore BD, Khurana SS, Huh WJ, Mills JC. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α is required for cell differentiation and homeostasis in the adult mouse gastric epithelium. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2016, 311: g267-g275. PMID: 27340127, PMCID: PMC5007292, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00195.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBinding SitesCell DifferentiationCell LineCell ProliferationEpithelial CellsGastric MucosaGene Expression RegulationGenotypeHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4HomeostasisHumansMice, KnockoutPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticSignal TransductionTransfectionX-Box Binding Protein 1ConceptsZymogenic chief cellsAdult mouse stomachX-box binding protein 1Gastric unitsRole of HNF4αStem cell zoneHepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alphaLoss of HNF4αBinding protein 1Nuclear factor 4 alphaHepatocyte nuclear factor 4αHuman gastric cancer cellsMouse stomachTranscriptional regulatorsChromatin immunoprecipitationNuclear factor 4αGastric cancer cellsXBP1 mRNAHNF4α proteinTranscription factorsUpstream regulationMouse gastric epitheliumHuman gastric cellsCell differentiationAdditional phenotypes
2013
Evolution of the human gastrokine locus and confounding factors regarding the pseudogenicity of GKN3
Geahlen JH, Lapid C, Thorell K, Nikolskiy I, Huh WJ, Oates EL, Lennerz JK, Tian X, Weis VG, Khurana SS, Lundin SB, Templeton AR, Mills JC. Evolution of the human gastrokine locus and confounding factors regarding the pseudogenicity of GKN3. Physiological Genomics 2013, 45: 667-683. PMID: 23715263, PMCID: PMC3742967, DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00169.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsComputational BiologyDNA PrimersEvolution, MolecularFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGastric MucosaGenetic LociGenetics, PopulationGenotypeHaplotypesHumansLikelihood FunctionsMacaca mulattaMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroarray AnalysisMicroscopy, ConfocalModels, GeneticMutationPhylogenyPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePseudogenesRacial GroupsSelection, GeneticSpecies SpecificitySus scrofaConceptsSelective sweepsHuman genetic locusGenome evolutionGenomic neighborsSplice donor siteDirectional selectionHuman genomeGenetic lociBp downstreamEuropean genesGKN3Gastric mucous neck cellsStop codon mutationThird memberHuman populationGenesCodon mutationLociGKN2Haplotype analysisMucous neck cellsMutationsAfrican populationsNeck cellsGKN1
2010
The Transcription Factor MIST1 Is a Novel Human Gastric Chief Cell Marker Whose Expression Is Lost in Metaplasia, Dysplasia, and Carcinoma
Lennerz JK, Kim SH, Oates EL, Huh WJ, Doherty JM, Tian X, Bredemeyer AJ, Goldenring JR, Lauwers GY, Shin YK, Mills JC. The Transcription Factor MIST1 Is a Novel Human Gastric Chief Cell Marker Whose Expression Is Lost in Metaplasia, Dysplasia, and Carcinoma. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 177: 1514-1533. PMID: 20709804, PMCID: PMC2928982, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.100328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChief cellsTranscription factor MIST1Gastric carcinogenesisMIST1 expressionSimilar progressive lossChief cell lineagesNormal oxyntic mucosaHuman gastric carcinogenesisHuman chief cellsChief cell markersIntestinal metaplasiaCell carcinomaMetaplastic lesionsResection specimensGastric adenocarcinomaPrecursor lesionsOxyntic mucosaTissue microarrayMetaplasiaMurine dataReliable markerTFF2 expressionHuman lesionsCell markersComparison of findingsInducible activation of Cre recombinase in adult mice causes gastric epithelial atrophy, metaplasia, and regenerative changes in the absence of “floxed” alleles
Huh WJ, Mysorekar IU, Mills JC. Inducible activation of Cre recombinase in adult mice causes gastric epithelial atrophy, metaplasia, and regenerative changes in the absence of “floxed” alleles. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2010, 299: g368-g380. PMID: 20413717, PMCID: PMC3774481, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00021.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of CreGastric epithelial stem cellsSpasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasiaFoci of hyperplasiaSubset of miceTdT-mediated dUTP nick end labelingRegenerative capacityDUTP nick end labelingNick end labelingStem cellsAntral polypsDNA damage markerChicken actin promoterEpithelial atrophyStandard dosesGastric bodyPositive apoptosisEpithelial stem cellsComplete healingProfound atrophyGastric mucosaDamage markersAdult miceLoxP-flanked allelesSevere injuries
2009
How form follows functional genomics: gene expression profiling gastric epithelial cells with a particular discourse on the parietal cell
Capoccia BJ, Huh WJ, Mills JC. How form follows functional genomics: gene expression profiling gastric epithelial cells with a particular discourse on the parietal cell. Physiological Genomics 2009, 37: 67-78. PMID: 19208773, PMCID: PMC2685495, DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.90408.2008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFunctional genomic studiesFunctional genomicsGene expressionGenomic studiesCell lineagesEntire cellular transcriptomeGene ontology analysisDifferentiated cell lineagesGene expression patternsCellular transcriptomeParietal cellsVascular endothelial growth factor BIndividual genesLineage-specific markersOntology analysisCell physiologyGene productsMolecular anatomyGastric parietal cellsExpression patternsMicroarray analysisMolecular mechanismsCell-specific markersGastric epithelial cellsGrowth factor B