2021
Long noncoding RNA TINCR is a novel regulator of human bronchial epithelial cell differentiation state
Omote N, Sakamoto K, Li Q, Schupp JC, Adams T, Ahangari F, Chioccioli M, DeIuliis G, Hashimoto N, Hasegawa Y, Kaminski N. Long noncoding RNA TINCR is a novel regulator of human bronchial epithelial cell differentiation state. Physiological Reports 2021, 9: e14727. PMID: 33527707, PMCID: PMC7851438, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14727.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal differentiation-induced lncRNANormal human bronchial epithelial cellsTINCR overexpressionCell differentiationNotch genesTissue developmentBronchial epithelial cellsExtracellular matrix organizationCell phenotypeRNA sequencing analysisNumerous biological functionsRole of lncRNAsCell differentiation stateEpithelial cellsHuman bronchial epithelial cellsCiliated cell differentiationStaufen1 proteinNovel regulatorBasal cell phenotypeDownstream regulatorsRNA immunoprecipitationBiological functionsCritical regulatorDifferential expressionDifferentiation state
2019
Phenotyping ciliary dynamics and coordination in response to CFTR-modulators in Cystic Fibrosis respiratory epithelial cells
Chioccioli M, Feriani L, Kotar J, Bratcher PE, Cicuta P. Phenotyping ciliary dynamics and coordination in response to CFTR-modulators in Cystic Fibrosis respiratory epithelial cells. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1763. PMID: 30992452, PMCID: PMC6467870, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09798-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman airway epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsCystic fibrosis respiratory epithelial cellsAirway epithelial cellsRespiratory epithelial cellsCiliary beat frequencyCiliary beatingRespiratory disordersRespiratory diseaseClinical observationsCystic fibrosisDrug efficacyPilot studyDrug testingEfficient drugsDrugsIndividual donorsEfficacyDrug screeningBeat dynamicsCellsSame genotypeFibrosisDonorsDisease