A niche-dependent redox rheostat regulates epithelial stem cell fate in the distal colon
Xi Chen, Krishnan Raghunathan, Bin Bao, Elsy M. Ngwa, Andrew Kwong, Zhongyang Wu, Stephen J. Babcock, Clara Baek, George Ye, Anoohya N. Muppirala, Qianni Peng, Michael L. Rutlin, Mantu Bhaumik, Daping Yang, Daniel Kotlarz, , Jay R. Thiagarajah
This study shows that redox balance, regulated by NOX1 and HIF1-IDH1 interactions, controls epithelial stem cell fate in the distal colon niche.
Nature Communications · Nov 28, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology