A NON-CANONICAL ROLE FOR NOTCH3 IN BUILDING THE INTESTINAL LYMPHATIC NICHE
Lymphatic dysfunction drives severe and often intractable human diseases, yet the cellular mechanisms that establish functional lymphatic vasculature remain poorly understood. In the intestine, lacteals are specialized lymphatic vessels that absorb dietary lipids and rely on surrounding villus smooth muscle to propel lymph, forming the muscular-lacteal complex (MLC). How distinct mesenchymal…
We haven't written up this one. bioRxiv has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.