2024
A common polymorphism in the Intelectin-1 gene influences mucus plugging in severe asthma
Everman J, Sajuthi S, Liegeois M, Jackson N, Collet E, Peters M, Chioccioli M, Moore C, Patel B, Dyjack N, Powell R, Rios C, Montgomery M, Eng C, Elhawary J, Mak A, Hu D, Huntsman S, Salazar S, Feriani L, Fairbanks-Mahnke A, Zinnen G, Michel C, Gomez J, Zhang X, Medina V, Chu H, Cicuta P, Gordon E, Zeitlin P, Ortega V, Reisdorph N, Dunican E, Tang M, Elicker B, Henry T, Bleecker E, Castro M, Erzurum S, Israel E, Levy B, Mauger D, Meyers D, Sumino K, Gierada D, Hastie A, Moore W, Denlinger L, Jarjour N, Schiebler M, Wenzel S, Woodruff P, Rodriguez-Santana J, Pearson C, Burchard E, Fahy J, Seibold M. A common polymorphism in the Intelectin-1 gene influences mucus plugging in severe asthma. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3900. PMID: 38724552, PMCID: PMC11082194, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48034-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway epithelial cellsIntelectin-1Mucus pluggingGene expressionAirways of severe asthmaticsEpithelial cellsHuman airway epithelial cellsAirway epithelial brushingsMucus secretory cellsT2-high asthmaFormation of mucus plugsAssociated with protectionC-terminusGenetic variantsAirway mucus pluggingMolecular roleSecretory cellsSecreted componentsEpithelial brushingsT2-lowIL-13Mucus obstructionTarget pathwaysSevere asthmaticsClinical significance
2017
Assessing the Collective Dynamics of Motile Cilia in Cultures of Human Airway Cells by Multiscale DDM
Feriani L, Juenet M, Fowler CJ, Bruot N, Chioccioli M, Holland SM, Bryant CE, Cicuta P. Assessing the Collective Dynamics of Motile Cilia in Cultures of Human Airway Cells by Multiscale DDM. Biophysical Journal 2017, 113: 109-119. PMID: 28700909, PMCID: PMC5510766, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research