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ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2025

Recent evolution of the developing human intestine affects metabolic and barrier functions.

Qianhui Yu, Umut Kilik, Stefano Secchia, Lukas Adam, Yu-Hwai Tsai, Christiana Fauci, Jasper Janssens, Charlie J Childs, Katherine D Walton, Rubén López-Sandoval and 12 more

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Investigating human lung resilience, its evolutionary history and its relation to COPD.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2026
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  4. The molecular evolution of vertebrate organs.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Qianhui Yu *Institute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0399-8924
Umut Kilik *Institute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Stefano Secchia *Institute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1000-8543
Lukas AdamInstitute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4182-5300
Yu-Hwai TsaiDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Christiana FauciDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Jasper JanssensDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9264-0782
Charlie J ChildsDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4480-2625
Katherine D WaltonDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9108-5617
Rubén López-SandovalInstitute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0009-5185-5555
Angeline WuDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Marina Almató BellavistaInstitute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0000-1496-4183
Sha HuangDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Calen A SteinerDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1964-010X
Yannick ThromInstitute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Michael James BoyleDepartment of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9529-3843
Zhisong HeDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1502-4801
Joep BeumerInstitute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2055-4444
Barbara TreutleinDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3299-5597
Craig B LoweDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6838-1976
Jason R SpenceDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7869-3992
J Gray CampInstitute of Human Biology (IHB), Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3295-1225

Funding

University of Michigan Center for Gastrointestinal ResearchP30DK034933 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MERCHANT, JUANITA L. · 1986 to 2021
$22.5M
Niche support of human intestinal stem cellsU01DK103141 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SPENCE, JASON · 2014 to 2023
$3.9M
From a Long List to Causal Variants: High-Throughput Gene Regulatory Assays in Developing TissuesR35HG011332 · NHGRI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI LOWE, CRAIG BARRETT · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
Mechanisms of Hedgehog Regulation of Intestinal Villus MorphogenesisR01DK121166 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WALTON, KATHERINE DEMPSEY · 2019 to 2023
$1.8M
Human iPSC intestine mimetics with integrated mesenchymal, endothelial and enteric nervous tissueR01DK137806 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Jason Spence · 2024 to 2026
$1.5M
The role of Axl signaling in intestinal fibrosisK08DK138279 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Calen Andrew Steiner · 2025 to 2026
$328k
NHGRI NIH HHS R35 HG011332NIDDK NIH HHS K08 DK138279NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK034933NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK121166NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK137806NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK103141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diet, microbiota, and other exposures make the intestinal epithelium a nexus for evolutionary change; however, little is known about genomic changes associated with adaptation to a distinctly human environment. In this work, we interrogate the evolution of cell types in the developing human intestine by comparing tissue and organoids from humans, chimpanzees, and mice. We find that recent changes in primates are associated with immune barrier function and lipid and xenobiotic metabolism and that human-specific genetic features affect these functions. Enhancer assays, genetic deletion, and in silico mutagenesis resolve evolutionarily important enhancers of lactase (

Indexed as

Adaptation, BiologicalBiological EvolutionIntestinal Barrier FunctionIntestinal MucosaAnimalsEnhancer Elements, GeneticEvolution, MolecularHumansLactaseLipid MetabolismMiceOrganoidsPan troglodytesXenobioticsLactaseXenobiotics

Identifiers

PMID40674448
PMCPMC12495891

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