Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

Interleukin-11-expressing fibroblasts have a unique gene signature correlated with poor prognosis of colorectal cancer

  • Takashi Nishina,
  • Yutaka Deguchi,
  • Daisuke Ohshima,
  • Wakami Takeda,
  • Masato Ohtsuka,
  • Shigeyuki Shichino,
  • Satoshi Ueha,
  • Soh Yamazaki,
  • Mika Kawauchi,
  • Eri Nakamura,
  • Chiharu Nishiyama,
  • Yuko Kojima,
  • Satomi Adachi-Akahane,
  • Mizuho Hasegawa,
  • Mizuho Nakayama,
  • Masanobu Oshima,
  • Hideo Yagita,
  • Kazutoshi Shibuya,
  • Tetuo Mikami,
  • Naohiro Inohara,
  • Kouji Matsushima,
  • Norihiro Tada,
  • Hiroyasu Nakano

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22450-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 20

Abstract

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The stromal fibroblast population in the colon is composed of heterogeneous and distinct cell subtypes that play a crucial role in the development of colitis and colon cancer. Here the authors generate IL-11 reporter mice and characterize the origin and phenotype of inflammatory IL-11+ fibroblasts in colitis and colon cancer preclinical models.