Crypts at Chemo

Crypts at Chemo

Maya Sertoglu, Heaji Shin, Tugba Erkmen Dogru, Julie Zhou, Thaddeus Stappenbeck, Omer Yilmaz

Koch Institute at MIT, MIT Department of Biology

This image captures the structure of intestinal crypts after 5-FU treatment. β-catenin outlines the epithelial borders, while YAP highlights how cells activate regenerative signaling pathways in response to damage. Together, they reveal how surviving cells reorganize and re-enter a repair state.

Bunched up glowing turquoise tube veined with neon magenta veins across black surface

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