"We wanted to understand how goblet cells control the amount of mucus they secrete and why autophagy is needed for proper goblet cell function. Here, we show that autophagy relieves ER stress in goblet cells to facilitate mucus secretion."

#Immunology #MucosalImmunology #GobletCells #autophagy

https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(23)00031-8

Loving the #ImagingTheFuture movement on this #FluorescenceFriday 😊Here is some human #colon with beautiful #gobletcells ! #Mucusmatters #FluorescentFriday #underthemicroscope #intestine #bioart #sciart #gut

Happy 1st #MicroscopyMonday and #MucusMonday of the year! May your 2023 be filled with papers and grants 😋! #bioart #sciart #mucusmatters #gobletcells #intestine #gut