2023
Integrative genetic and genomic networks identify microRNA associated with COPD and ILD
Pavel A, Garrison C, Luo L, Liu G, Taub D, Xiao J, Juan-Guardela B, Tedrow J, Alekseyev Y, Yang I, Geraci M, Sciurba F, Schwartz D, Kaminski N, Beane J, Spira A, Lenburg M, Campbell J. Integrative genetic and genomic networks identify microRNA associated with COPD and ILD. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 13076. PMID: 37567908, PMCID: PMC10421936, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39751-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeed sequenceGene expressionShort RNA sequencingAirway differentiationIntegrative network analysisExpression networksRNA sequencingGenomic networksMiRNA regulatorsMiRNA isoformsNotch pathwayIsomiRsDistinct subclustersSNP microarraysGenesMicroRNAsMolecular heterogeneityILD pathogenesisDisease networkOverexpressionSequenceExpressionNetwork analysisDifferentiationGrb2Emergence of division of labor in tissues through cell interactions and spatial cues
Adler M, Moriel N, Goeva A, Avraham-Davidi I, Mages S, Adams T, Kaminski N, Macosko E, Regev A, Medzhitov R, Nitzan M. Emergence of division of labor in tissues through cell interactions and spatial cues. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112412. PMID: 37086403, PMCID: PMC10242439, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingMost cell typesCell-type populationsCell-cell interactionsDistinguishable expression patternsCell population levelSpatial transcriptomics dataCell interactionsLigand-receptor networkMulticellular organismsTranscriptomic dataRNA sequencingInstructive signalsExpression patternsSpecialist cellsCell typesIndividual cellsDivision of laborMultiple functionsTissue environmentSame cellsDifferent functionsPopulation levelCellsDivisionSingle-Cell Rna Sequencing of the Mouse Isograft and Allograft Lung after Orthotopic Lung Transplantation
Hooft C, Kaes J, Heigl T, Beeckmans H, Kerckhof P, Vanstapel A, Jin X, Slambrouck J, Vandervelde C, Van Raemdonck D, Kaminski N, McDonough J, Ceulemans L, Vos R, Vanaudenaerde B. Single-Cell Rna Sequencing of the Mouse Isograft and Allograft Lung after Orthotopic Lung Transplantation. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2023, 42: s539. DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung transplantationImmune cellsImmune responseEndothelial cellsMouse lung transplant modelSingle-cell RNA sequencingCell RNA sequencingLung transplant modelOrthotopic lung transplantationAdaptive immune cellsInnate immune cellsRNA sequencingSingle-cell RNA profilingAllograft lungChronic rejectionInnate inflammationTransplant modelEndothelial upregulationMHC expressionPrimary onsetSham controlsSingle cell suspensionsWeek 10Week 1Transplantation
2022
From COVID to fibrosis: lessons from single-cell analyses of the human lung
Justet A, Zhao AY, Kaminski N. From COVID to fibrosis: lessons from single-cell analyses of the human lung. Human Genomics 2022, 16: 20. PMID: 35698166, PMCID: PMC9189802, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-022-00393-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA-sequencing technologySingle-cell RNA sequencingRNA-sequencing technologyGene expression patternsMonocyte-derived macrophage populationSingle-cell analysisCell populationsLung diseaseCellular phenotypesRNA sequencingExpression patternsGene expressionAberrant repairMultiple tissuesPulmonary fibrosisMechanisms of diseaseFibrotic interstitial lung diseaseLife-threatening complicationsProgressive lung diseaseCOVID-19 pneumoniaInterstitial lung diseaseParenchymal lung diseaseAcute viral diseaseMacrophage populationsNovel cellBronchial epithelium epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity forms aberrant basaloid-like cells in vitro
Uthaya Kumar DB, Motakis E, Yurieva M, Kohar V, Martinek J, Wu TC, Khoury J, Grassmann J, Lu M, Palucka K, Kaminski N, Koff JL, Williams A. Bronchial epithelium epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity forms aberrant basaloid-like cells in vitro. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2022, 322: l822-l841. PMID: 35438006, PMCID: PMC9142163, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00254.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein codingEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionLncRNA genesEMT inductionSingle-cell RNA sequencingSingle-cell RNA-seq dataEpithelial-mesenchymal plasticityRNA-seq dataMechanisms of EMTSingle-cell levelEpithelial cell typesRole of EMTTranscriptional reprogrammingHuman bronchial epithelial cellsRNA genesEMT gene signatureTranscriptional changesTranscriptional differencesRNA sequencingSpecific lncRNAsBronchial epithelial cellsDifferential expressionMyofibroblast conversionCell typesGenesCharacterization of the COPD alveolar niche using single-cell RNA sequencing
Sauler M, McDonough JE, Adams TS, Kothapalli N, Barnthaler T, Werder RB, Schupp JC, Nouws J, Robertson MJ, Coarfa C, Yang T, Chioccioli M, Omote N, Cosme C, Poli S, Ayaub EA, Chu SG, Jensen KH, Gomez JL, Britto CJ, Raredon MSB, Niklason LE, Wilson AA, Timshel PN, Kaminski N, Rosas IO. Characterization of the COPD alveolar niche using single-cell RNA sequencing. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 494. PMID: 35078977, PMCID: PMC8789871, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28062-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingRNA sequencingCell-specific mechanismsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAdvanced chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTranscriptomic network analysisSingle-cell RNA sequencing profilesCellular stress toleranceAberrant cellular metabolismStress toleranceRNA sequencing profilesTranscriptional evidenceCellular metabolismAlveolar nicheSequencing profilesHuman alveolar epithelial cellsChemokine signalingAlveolar epithelial type II cellsObstructive pulmonary diseaseSitu hybridizationType II cellsEpithelial type II cellsSequencingCOPD pathobiologyHuman lung tissue samples
2021
Cutting Edge: Distinct B Cell Repertoires Characterize Patients with Mild and Severe COVID-19
Hoehn KB, Ramanathan P, Unterman A, Sumida TS, Asashima H, Hafler DA, Kaminski N, Dela Cruz CS, Sealfon SC, Bukreyev A, Kleinstein SH. Cutting Edge: Distinct B Cell Repertoires Characterize Patients with Mild and Severe COVID-19. The Journal Of Immunology 2021, 206: 2785-2790. PMID: 34049971, PMCID: PMC8627528, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Mild COVID-19B cell responsesMemory B cellsB cell repertoireB cellsCell repertoireCOVID-19Cell responsesExtrafollicular B cell responsesLong-term immunitySymptomatic COVID-19Onset of symptomsB cell populationsGerminal center reactionProtective immunityPlasma cellsSingle-cell RNA sequencingCenter reactionPatientsCell populationsImmunityRNA sequencingCellsPostvaccinationTranscriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage cells identifies new molecular endotypes of sarcoidosis
Vukmirovic M, Yan X, Gibson KF, Gulati M, Schupp JC, DeIuliis G, Adams TS, Hu B, Mihaljinec A, Woolard TN, Lynn H, Emeagwali N, Herzog EL, Chen ES, Morris A, Leader JK, Zhang Y, Garcia JGN, Maier LA, Collman RG, Drake WP, Becich MJ, Hochheiser H, Wisniewski SR, Benos PV, Moller DR, Prasse A, Koth LL, Kaminski N. Transcriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage cells identifies new molecular endotypes of sarcoidosis. European Respiratory Journal 2021, 58: 2002950. PMID: 34083402, PMCID: PMC9759791, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02950-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeighted gene co-expression network analysisGene co-expression network analysisCo-expression network analysisGene expression programsGene expression patternsDistinct transcriptional programsImmune response pathwaysIon Torrent ProtonMicroarray expression datasetsExpression programsTranscriptional programsPhenotypic traitsGene modulesResponse pathwaysRNA sequencingMolecular endotypesExpression patternsGene expressionHilar lymphadenopathyOrgan involvementGenomic researchMechanistic targetExpression datasetsT helper type 1T cell immune responses
2020
Platform Effects on Regeneration by Pulmonary Basal Cells as Evaluated by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing
Greaney AM, Adams TS, Raredon M, Gubbins E, Schupp JC, Engler AJ, Ghaedi M, Yuan Y, Kaminski N, Niklason LE. Platform Effects on Regeneration by Pulmonary Basal Cells as Evaluated by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing. Cell Reports 2020, 30: 4250-4265.e6. PMID: 32209482, PMCID: PMC7175071, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingBasal marker expressionBasal cellsChronic pulmonary diseaseRat tracheal epitheliumPulmonary diseaseRNA sequencingCell-based therapiesRat tracheaAir-liquid interfaceTissue graftMarker expressionTracheal epitheliumRegenerative outcomesTracheaEpithelial progenitorsDifferential outcomesEpitheliumOutcomesWhole organPopulation level
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
2018
The DNA repair transcriptome in severe COPD
Sauler M, Lamontagne M, Finnemore E, Herazo-Maya JD, Tedrow J, Zhang X, Morneau JE, Sciurba F, Timens W, Paré PD, Lee PJ, Kaminski N, Bossé Y, Gomez JL. The DNA repair transcriptome in severe COPD. European Respiratory Journal 2018, 52: 1701994. PMID: 30190272, PMCID: PMC6422831, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01994-2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage toleranceDNA repairInadequate DNA repairSevere chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRepair pathwaysGene correlation network analysisIntegrative genomics approachNucleotide excision repair pathwayDNA repair pathwaysGene Set Enrichment AnalysisExcision repair pathwayGlobal transcriptomic profilesDNA repair genesDNA repair responseCorrelation network analysisCOPD severityGenomic approachesLung tissue transcriptomeTranscriptomic differencesTranscriptomic changesTranscriptomic patternsRNA sequencingTissue transcriptomesTranscriptomic profiles
2017
Transcriptome profiles in sarcoidosis and their potential role in disease prediction
Schupp JC, Vukmirovic M, Kaminski N, Prasse A. Transcriptome profiles in sarcoidosis and their potential role in disease prediction. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 2017, 23: 487-492. PMID: 28590292, PMCID: PMC5637542, DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000403.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGenome-wide expression studiesWide expression studiesTranscriptome profilesTranscriptomic dataRNA sequencingExpression studiesGene expressionMolecular mechanismsLarge prospective followTh1 immune responseTranscriptomeNonnecrotizing granulomasProspective followSystemic diseaseDisease progressionTreatment outcomesImmune responseSarcoidosisPotential roleControl tissuesProgressive sarcoidosisKey roleDiseaseTranscriptomicsGranulomasIdentification and validation of differentially expressed transcripts by RNA-sequencing of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) lung tissue from patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Vukmirovic M, Herazo-Maya JD, Blackmon J, Skodric-Trifunovic V, Jovanovic D, Pavlovic S, Stojsic J, Zeljkovic V, Yan X, Homer R, Stefanovic B, Kaminski N. Identification and validation of differentially expressed transcripts by RNA-sequencing of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) lung tissue from patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2017, 17: 15. PMID: 28081703, PMCID: PMC5228096, DOI: 10.1186/s12890-016-0356-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPaired-end sequencingTranscript profilingHuman genomeRNA sequencingTranscriptomic profilingFFPE lung tissuesSequencing readsLung tissueTotal RNABackgroundIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisLethal lung diseaseSequencingReadsProfilingPulmonary fibrosisLung diseaseUnknown etiologyIPF tissueGenomeHiSeqTissueTopHat2GenesIPFRNA
2016
Genome-wide imputation study identifies novel HLA locus for pulmonary fibrosis and potential role for auto-immunity in fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Fingerlin TE, Zhang W, Yang IV, Ainsworth HC, Russell PH, Blumhagen RZ, Schwarz MI, Brown KK, Steele MP, Loyd JE, Cosgrove GP, Lynch DA, Groshong S, Collard HR, Wolters PJ, Bradford WZ, Kossen K, Seiwert SD, du Bois RM, Garcia CK, Devine MS, Gudmundsson G, Isaksson HJ, Kaminski N, Zhang Y, Gibson KF, Lancaster LH, Maher TM, Molyneaux PL, Wells AU, Moffatt MF, Selman M, Pardo A, Kim DS, Crapo JD, Make BJ, Regan EA, Walek DS, Daniel JJ, Kamatani Y, Zelenika D, Murphy E, Smith K, McKean D, Pedersen BS, Talbert J, Powers J, Markin CR, Beckman KB, Lathrop M, Freed B, Langefeld CD, Schwartz DA. Genome-wide imputation study identifies novel HLA locus for pulmonary fibrosis and potential role for auto-immunity in fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. BMC Genomic Data 2016, 17: 74. PMID: 27266705, PMCID: PMC4895966, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0377-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChromosomes, Human, Pair 6FemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHLA-DQ beta-ChainsHLA-DRB1 ChainsHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary FibrosisSequence Analysis, RNAConceptsRisk lociGenome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) dataGenome-wide significant associationSingle nucleotide polymorphism dataGenome-wide genotypesRNA sequencing studiesNucleotide polymorphism dataTargeted gene expressionIdiopathic interstitial pneumoniaHigh linkage disequilibriumLung tissueGene regulationHLA allelesRNA sequencingPolymorphism dataRisk allelesGene expressionChromosome 6Protein structureInterstitial pneumoniaHLA regionSequencing studiesGenetic risk allelesAssociation analysisReplication genotyping
2012
Moving beyond gene expression: identification of lung-disease-associated novel transcripts and alternative splicing by RNA sequencing
Brothers J, Kusko R, Liu G, Luo L, Guardela B, Tedrow J, Alekesyev Y, Yang I, Correll M, Geraci M, Quackenbush J, Sciurba F, Sebastiani P, Lenburg M, Kaminski N, Schwartz D, Spira A, Beane J. Moving beyond gene expression: identification of lung-disease-associated novel transcripts and alternative splicing by RNA sequencing. BMC Proceedings 2012, 6: p4. PMCID: PMC3467663, DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-6-s6-p4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentification Of Lung Disease-Associated Novel Transcripts And Alternative Splicing By RNA-Sequencing
Brothers J, Kusko R, Liu G, Luo L, Guardela B, Tedrow J, Alekseyev Y, Yang I, Correll M, Geraci M, Quackenbush J, Sciurba F, Sebastiani P, Lenburg M, Kaminski N, Schwartz D, Spira A, Beane J. Identification Of Lung Disease-Associated Novel Transcripts And Alternative Splicing By RNA-Sequencing. 2012, a4892-a4892. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2012.185.1_meetingabstracts.a4892.Peer-Reviewed Original Research