Foxl1-expressing mesenchymal cells constitute the intestinal stem cell niche.

Immunofluorescence labeling for the proliferation marker Ki67 showed that the deletion of Foxl1+ mesenchymal cells resulted in a dramatic and highly significant reduction of epithelial cell proliferation in the jejunum ( Figure 4 H–J ) and colon ( Figure 4 K–M ).

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