List of intestinal epithelial differentiation genes


Table of genes implicated in development and differentiation of the intestinal epithelium '''
The table listed below is a running comprehensive list of all intestinal differential genes that have been reported in the literature. The PMID is the pubmed identification number of the papers that support the summarized information in the table corresponding to each row.
OfficialCommonFunction/phenotypePMID
APCConditional deletion promotes Paneth cell differentiation at the expense of enterocyte, goblet and enteroendocrine cell differentiation. Negative regulator of beta-catenin15716339
ATOH1Math1, HATH1Commitment to secretory lineage20691176 17570220 11739954
BLIMP1PRDM1Postnatal epithelial maturation; suckling/weaning transition21878906 21670299
BMPR1AInvolved in terminal differentiation of secretory cells17678919
CBFA2T2Mtgr1Required for maintenance of secretory lineage16227606
CDH1E-cadherinRequired for maturation/localization of Paneth and goblet cells21179475
CDX1Cdx1Induced expression promoted enterocyte differentiation in IEC6 cells19059241 10579974
CDX2Cdx2Involves in epithelial cell maturation as well as goblet and Paneth cell differentiation. Required for the small intestinal identity during development. In IEC-6 cells, conditional expression induced enterocyte and goblet like cells21081128 19386267 8552090
CTNNB1Catenin, betaPaneth cell differentiation. Essential for stem cell/crypt maintenance. Villus and crypt morphogenesis with Tcf3 via c-Myc18948094 17785439 17681174
DLL1Functions as a cis acting element and required for goblet cell differentiation in the Notch inactive colonic epithelia. Notch ligand in intestine. Required for the maintenance of stem and progenitors20170633 21238454
DLL4Notch ligand in intestine. Required for the maintenance of stem and progenitors21238454
ELF3ESE-1Terminal differentiation of absorptive enterocytes19801644
EPHB3Localization of Paneth cells to crypt base12408869
FGF7KGFRegulate epithelial growth and promote differentiation19326389
FGFR3Paneth cell specification through beta-catenin/Tcf4 dependent and independent pathway. Significant reduction in Paneth cell in knockout mice. Involved in crypt development and stem cell expansion19407216
FOXA1HNF3AInvolved in goblet cell differentiation and enteroendocrine differentiation19737569
FOXA2HNF3BInvolved in goblet cell differentiation and enteroendocrine differentiation19737569
FZD5Required for Paneth cell maturation. Loss of Paneth cell genes after conditional deletion15778706
GADD45GIP1Crif1Essential Elf3 coactivator in differentiation of absorptive enterocytes19801644
GATA6Regulates proximal-distal identity in the intestines21262227
GATA4Required for proximal intestinal identity16940177 18812176
GFI1Required for proper allocation of secretory lineage16230531
HES1Hes1Commitment to absorptive lineage10615124
HNF1AHNF1-αRegulates terminal differentiation of enterocytes and secretory cells potentially by direct regulation of Atoh120133952 20388655
HNF1BHNF1-βRegulates terminal differentiation of enterocytes and secretory cells potentially by direct regulation of Atoh120133952 20388655
IHHColonocytes differentiation14770182
KLF4GKLFPromotes goblet cell differentiation in colon21070761 12015290
LGR4GPR48Promotes Paneth cell differentiation and crypt cell proliferation. Along with LGR5, acts as the receptor for R-Spondin, a WNT co-ligand that amplifies WNT signaling21508962 21909076
LGR5GPR49Premature paneth cell differentiation in fetal intestine. Intestinal stem cell marker. Along with LGR4, acts as the receptor for R-Spondin, a WNT co-ligand that amplifies WNT signaling19394326 21727895
MMP9Negatively regulates terminal differentiation of goblet cells in colon17484881
MSI1Suppress paneth cell differentiation independent of Notch and Wnt signaling pathways19214660
MYBL2Regulates commitment of colon stem cells to differentiate20857481; 20133952
MYCCrypt loss upon conditional deletion in the adult16954380
NEUROD1BETA2Differentiation of Ngn3 enteroendocrine cells into CCK and secretin cells18022152; 15044355
NEUROG3NGN3, ATOH5Commitment to the enteroendocrine cell lineage17706959; 12456641
NKX2-2Nkx2.2Required for a subset of enteroendocrine cells differentiation18022152
NOTCH1Regulates absorptive cells vs secretory cells15959516; 18274550
NOTCH2Regulates absorptive cells vs secretory cells15959516; 18274550
NOX1Regulate ROS to activate Notch signaling and indirectly promote absorptive cell lineage in the colon20351171
PAX6Differentiation of GIP in enteroendocrine lineage18022152; 10478839
PDX1IPF1Overexpression causes differentiation of immature intestinal epithelia to enteroendocrine cells. Conditional deletion alters enterocyte and enteroendocrine gene expression11408276; 19808654
PPARDPPAR-δ/βInvolves in Paneth cell maturation by modulating IHH expression16890607
PTK6BRKPromote cell cycle exit in Wnt independent pathway and promote enterocyte differentiation16782882
RB1pRBRequired for enterocyte terminal differentiation in small intestine18981186
RBPJCBF1Conversion of progenitors and differentiated cells into goblet cells by conditional deletion15959515
REG4Marker for enteroendocrine cells
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