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GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 119, 期 4, 页码 961-971出版社
W B SAUNDERS CO
DOI: 10.1053/gast.2000.18142
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [P01-DK49210, P30-DK50306, KO8-DK02375] Funding Source: Medline
Background & Aims: The intestine-specific transcription factors Cdx1 and Cdx2 are candidate genes for directing intestinal development, differentiation, and maintenance of the intestinal phenotype. This study focused on the complex patterns of expression of Cdx1 and Cdx2 during mouse gastrointestinal development. Methods: Embryonic and postnatal mouse tissues were analyzed by immunohistochemistry to determine protein expression of Cdx1 and Cdx2 in the developing intestinal tract. Results: Cdx2 protein expression was observed at 9.5 postcoitum (pc), whereas weak expression of Cdx1 protein was first seen at 12.5 pc in the distal developing intestine (hindgut). Expression of Cdx1 increased from 13.5 to 14.5 pc during the endoderm/epithelial transition with predominately distal expression. In contrast to Cdx1, there was intense expression of Cdx2 in all but the distal portions of the developing intestine. Cdx2 expression remained low in the distal colon throughout postnatal development. A gradient of expression formed in the crypt-villus axis, with Cdx1 primarily in the crypt and Cdx2 primarily in the villus. Conclusions: Direct comparison of the patterns of Cdx1 and Cdx2 protein expression during development as performed in this study provides new insights into their potential functional roles. The relative expression of Cdx1 to Cdx2 protein may be important in the anterior to posterior patterning of the intestinal epithelium and in defining patterns of proliferation and differentiation along the crypt-villus axis.
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