part of part of expresses expresses enterocyte enterocyte of epithelium of intestinal villus CD57-positive enterocyte 2024-12-06T14:32:49Z CD57+ enterocyte While CD57 is traditionally associated with immune cells (e.g., NK cells), its expression on enterocytes marks unique epithelial subsets with specific functions or maturation states. These cells are specially enriched in areas of the duodenum within submucosal glands. An enterocyte that is part of a duodenal epithelium and expresses beta-1,3-glucuronyltransferase 1 (B3GAT1), also known as CD57 or HNK-1. galactosylgalactosylxylosylprotein 3-beta-glucuronosyltransferase 1 duodenal epithelium