Mitochondrial dysfunction during loss of prohibitin 1 triggers Paneth cell defects and ileitis.
Dakota N JacksonMarina PanopoulosWilliam L NeumannKevin TurnerBrandi L CantarelLuAnn Thompson-SnipesThemistocles DassopoulosLinda A FeaginsRhonda F SouzaJason C MillsRichard S BlumbergK VenuprasadWinston E ThompsonArianne L TheissPublished in: Gut (2020)
Our results identify Paneth cells as highly susceptible to mitochondrial dysfunction and central to the pathogenesis of ileitis, with translational implications for the subset of Crohn's disease patients exhibiting Paneth cell defects.