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Multiplex immunofluorescence comparison of mouse small-intestinal tissue, showing elongated villi in the left panel and shorter, irregular villi with denser fluorescent labeling in the right panel. A color legend lists markers including SGLT1, EPCAM, PEGFR, ACTG1, DCLK1, CHGA, 5-HT, TFF3, Ki67, pHH3, 24h-EdU, OLFM4, LY Z, Collagen, YFP, and Nuclei.
March 18, 2026

Motor protein plays key role in intestinal stem cell identity, function

Study findings suggest a new therapeutic approach for a rare digestive disorder, microvillus inclusion disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
March 22, 2018

Study tracks protein’s role in stem cell function

MCL-1 is a member of the BCL-2 family of proteins important for blocking apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Many types of cancer cells escape the body’s effort to kill them by overexpressing MCL-1.

By Bill Snyder