Elizabeth Payne

Olfactomedin 4 marks progenitor cells that give rise to the secretory cell lineage in the mouse cervix

Goblet cells, a specialized secretory cell type of mucosal epithelia, provide barrier function to the female lower reproductive tract. Current understanding proposes that squamous and secretory cells of the mouse cervicovaginal epithelium arise from a common Trp63+ progenitor. By...