The gastrointestinal tract has recently come to the forefront of multiple research fields. It is
now recognized as a major source of signals modulating food intake, insulin secretion and …

Lipids, the basic components of the cell membrane, execute fundamental roles in almost all
the cell activities including cell-cell recognition, signalling transduction and energy supplies …

The gut is continuously invaded by diverse bacteria from the diet and the environment, yet
microbiome composition is relatively stable over time for host species ranging from …

The intestinal epithelium serves as a dynamic barrier to the environment and integrates a
variety of signals, including those from metabolites, commensal microbiota, immune …

Lipid metabolism is fundamental to life. In insects, it is critical, during reproduction, flight,
starvation, and diapause. The coordination center for insect lipid metabolism is the fat body …

The small intestine displays marked anatomical and functional plasticity that includes
adaptive alterations in adult gut morphology, enteroendocrine cell profile and their hormone …

The insect midgut epithelium represents an interface between the internal and the external
environment and it is the almost unique epithelial tissue by which these arthropods acquire …

The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a critical step for sustainable fuel production through
electrochemistry process. Maximizing active sites of nanocatalyst with enhanced intrinsic …

A key aspect of nutrient absorption is the exquisite division of labour across the length of the
small intestine, with individual nutrients taken up at different proximal: distal positions. For …

Enteroendocrine cells (EECs) in both invertebrates and vertebrates derive from intestinal
stem cells (ISCs) and are scattered along the digestive tract, where they function in sensing …