MUC17 is an essential small intestinal glycocalyx component that is disrupted in Crohn's disease.

Elena LayuntaSofia JäverfeltFleur C van de KoolwijkMolly SivertssonBrendan DolanLiisa ArikeSara ThulinBruce A VallanceThaher Pelaseyed

Published in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2024)

Membrane mucin MUC17 protects enterocytes against bacterial attachment and constitutes an early defect in Crohn's disease.

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