Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Characterization of the COPD alveolar niche using single-cell RNA sequencing

  • Maor Sauler,
  • John E. McDonough,
  • Taylor S. Adams,
  • Neeharika Kothapalli,
  • Thomas Barnthaler,
  • Rhiannon B. Werder,
  • Jonas C. Schupp,
  • Jessica Nouws,
  • Matthew J. Robertson,
  • Cristian Coarfa,
  • Tao Yang,
  • Maurizio Chioccioli,
  • Norihito Omote,
  • Carlos Cosme,
  • Sergio Poli,
  • Ehab A. Ayaub,
  • Sarah G. Chu,
  • Klaus H. Jensen,
  • Jose L. Gomez,
  • Clemente J. Britto,
  • Micha Sam B. Raredon,
  • Laura E. Niklason,
  • Andrew A. Wilson,
  • Pascal N. Timshel,
  • Naftali Kaminski,
  • Ivan O. Rosas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28062-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a leading cause of death worldwide, while our understanding of cell-specific mechanisms underlying its pathobiology remains incomplete. Here the authors perform scRNA-seq of human lung tissue to identify transcriptional changes in alveolar niche cells associated with the disease.