Fibrinolytic niche is required for alveolar type 2 cell-mediated alveologenesis via a uPA-A6-CD44+-ENaC signal cascade

• Gibran Ali,
• Mo Zhang,
• Runzhen Zhao,
• Krishan G. Jain,
• Jianjun Chang,
• Satoshi Komatsu,
• Beiyun Zhou,
• Jiurong Liang,
• Michael A. Matthay,
• Hong-Long Ji

Affiliations

Gibran Ali

Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Mo Zhang

Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Runzhen Zhao

Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Krishan G. Jain

Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Jianjun Chang

Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Satoshi Komatsu

Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Beiyun Zhou

Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Southern California

Jiurong Liang

Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Michael A. Matthay

Department of Medicine and Anesthesia, University of California San Francisco

Hong-Long Ji

Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler