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The interaction between InlA and E-cadherin is essential for infection of enterocytes in a mouse model of listeriosis [ 6].
This cell line spontaneously differentiates in culture and expresses biochemical and morphological characteristics of well-differentiated small intestine-like enterocytes [ 17 23 ] . We have previously shown that Caco-2 cells possess a classical nuclear vitamin D receptor [ 18 ] that directly mediates vitamin D-dependent gene expression [ 22 ] , and exhibits a high degree of specificity for various vitamin D metabolites and analogs [ 20 21 ] . Most importantly, in response to short-term (<24 h) 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D treatment, Caco-2 cells increase transepithelial calcium transport [ 17 ] and calbindin D 9K expression [ 19 ] , a cytosolic calcium binding protein.
Whether or not this phenomenon may be reproduced with other IFNg-resistant colon carcinoma cell lines is of particular interest, since colonic epithelium is physiologically exposed to PKC activators that enhance cytokine signalling in enterocytes during inflammatory responses within the intestinal mucosa [ 42 ] .
This may result in an altered programming of ileal stem cells and transit cells that give rise to absorptive enterocytes over-expressing IBAT protein.