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
2020
Retrograde signaling by a mtDNA-encoded non-coding RNA preserves mitochondrial bioenergetics
Blumental-Perry A, Jobava R, Bederman I, Degar A, Kenche H, Guan B, Pandit K, Perry N, Molyneaux N, Wu J, Prendergas E, Ye Z, Zhang J, Nelson C, Ahangari F, Krokowski D, Guttentag S, Linden P, Townsend D, Miron A, Kang M, Kaminski N, Perry Y, Hatzoglou M. Retrograde signaling by a mtDNA-encoded non-coding RNA preserves mitochondrial bioenergetics. Communications Biology 2020, 3: 626. PMID: 33127975, PMCID: PMC7603330, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01322-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial genomeNuclear-encoded genesCell type-specific mannerNon-coding RNASteady-state transcriptionMitochondrial energy metabolismControl regionPositive regulationMitochondrial bioenergeticsMitochondria stressMitochondrial functionSpecific mannerAlveolar epithelial type II cellsEnergy metabolismType II cellsEpithelial type II cellsGenomePhysiological stressRNAII cellsCellsMouse lungTranscriptionGenesMitochondria
2019
Transcriptional regulatory model of fibrosis progression in the human lung
McDonough JE, Ahangari F, Li Q, Jain S, Verleden SE, Herazo-Maya J, Vukmirovic M, DeIuliis G, Tzouvelekis A, Tanabe N, Chu F, Yan X, Verschakelen J, Homer RJ, Manatakis DV, Zhang J, Ding J, Maes K, De Sadeleer L, Vos R, Neyrinck A, Benos PV, Bar-Joseph Z, Tantin D, Hogg JC, Vanaudenaerde BM, Wuyts WA, Kaminski N. Transcriptional regulatory model of fibrosis progression in the human lung. JCI Insight 2019, 4 PMID: 31600171, PMCID: PMC6948862, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.131597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAdvanced fibrosisAlveolar surface densityFibrosis progressionLung fibrosisHuman lungDynamic Regulatory Events MinerExtent of fibrosisIPF lungsPulmonary fibrosisControl lungsIPF tissueB lymphocytesFibrosisLungLinear mixed-effects modelsMixed-effects modelsGene expression changesSystems biology modelsDifferential gene expression analysisGene expression analysisProgressionGene expression networksRNA sequencingBiology models
2013
VEGF controls lung Th2 inflammation via the miR-1–Mpl (myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene)–P-selectin axis
Takyar S, Vasavada H, Zhang JG, Ahangari F, Niu N, Liu Q, Lee CG, Cohn L, Elias JA. VEGF controls lung Th2 inflammation via the miR-1–Mpl (myeloproliferative leukemia virus oncogene)–P-selectin axis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2013, 210: 1993-2010. PMID: 24043765, PMCID: PMC3782056, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20121200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorTh2 inflammationLung endotheliumMiR-1Th2-mediated lung inflammationIL-13 overexpressionLung-specific overexpressionHouse dust mitePotential therapeutic targetEndothelial growth factorMiR-1 expressionLung inflammationInflammatory disordersDust miteInflammation modelInflammatory responseIntranasal deliveryRole of microRNAsTherapeutic targetInflammationP-selectinGrowth factorVivo knockdownEffector pathwaysEndothelium