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Transcriptome, glycome, and mucinome analysis reveal zinc is essential for the composition of mucus in the human goblet cell model HT-29-MTX

Scientific Reports, Published online: 11 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-66227-4 Transcriptome, glycome, and mucinome analysis reveal zinc is essential for the composition of mucus in the human…

• Zinc deficiency impacts 1 billion globally, causing health issues
• Zn deficiency alters HT-29-MTX GC transcriptome and mucin synthesis
• MUC2 and MUC17 levels increase, complex N-glycans decrease in Zn-deficient GCs

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