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
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 stateMicroRNA miR-24-3p reduces DNA damage responses, apoptosis, and susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nouws J, Wan F, Finnemore E, Roque W, Kim SJ, Bazan IS, Li CX, Sköld C, Dai Q, Yan X, Chioccioli M, Neumeister V, Britto CJ, Sweasy J, Bindra RS, Wheelock ÅM, Gomez JL, Kaminski N, Lee PJ, Sauler M. MicroRNA miR-24-3p reduces DNA damage responses, apoptosis, and susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e134218. PMID: 33290275, PMCID: PMC7934877, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.134218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular stress responseStress responseHomology-directed DNA repairDNA damage responseProtein BRCA1Damage responseCellular stressDNA repairProtein BimCOPD lung tissueLung epithelial cellsCellular responsesExpression arraysEpithelial cell apoptosisDNA damageChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBRCA1 expressionCell apoptosisApoptosisEpithelial cellsCritical mechanismMicroRNAsRegulatorObstructive pulmonary diseaseIncreases Susceptibility
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