Rikke Illum Høgh et al.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 34(11), 15531-15546 (2020-10-01)
SCFAs are primarily produced in the colon by bacterial fermentation of nondigestible carbohydrates. Besides providing energy, SCFAs can suppress development of colon cancer. The mechanism, however, remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that the SCFA propionate upregulates surface expression of the