Table 2.
Gastric stem and progenitor cell markers
| Name | Location | Function | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lgr5 |
Antral, gland base |
Give rise to gastric unit, all four types of cells |
[23] |
| Villin-promoter |
Antral, gland base |
Give rise to gastric unit, all four types of cells |
[24] |
| Tff2 mRNA |
Corpus, gland base |
Give rise to only parietal, neck, and chief cells |
[27] |
| Mist1 (BHLHA15) | Corpus, gland base | Chief cell for SPEM generation | [28] |
Lgr5 leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor5 (Lgr5); Villin-promoter Villin-promoter marked stem cells; Tff2 mRNA, Trifold factor 2 mRNA marked stem cells; Mist1 (BHLHA15), basic helix-loop-helix family, member a15.