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Schematic illustrate the mechanism of vimentin protecting the intestinal epithelium from inflammation and promoting tumorigenesis. The loss of vimentin in vivo leads to susceptibility to develop colitis-associated colorectal cancer upon the combination of AOM carcinogen treatment and DSS inflammatory injury, whereas the deletion of vimentin alone does not predispose to colitis-associated colorectal cancer.
