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Epithelial cell microRNAs in gut immunity

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MicroRNAs regulate many biological functions. Research now indicates that intestinal epithelial microRNAs might also regulate the differentiation of goblet cells and promote T helper type 2 immune responses to parasite infection.

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Figure 1: MicroRNAs regulate intestinal epithelial differentiation and TH2 immune responses.

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  1. Yoshiyuki Goto and Hiroshi Kiyono are in the Division of Mucosal Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,

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Goto, Y., Kiyono, H. Epithelial cell microRNAs in gut immunity. Nat Immunol 12, 195–197 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0311-195

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