Downregulation of a tumor suppressor gene LKB1 in lung transplantation as a biomarker for chronic murine lung allograft rejection
Rahman M, Ravichandran R, Sankpal N, Bansal S, Sureshbabu A, Fleming T, Perincheri S, Bharat A, Smith M, Bremner R, Mohanakumar T. Downregulation of a tumor suppressor gene LKB1 in lung transplantation as a biomarker for chronic murine lung allograft rejection. Cellular Immunology 2023, 386: 104690. PMID: 36812767, PMCID: PMC11019891, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2023.104690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung allograft rejectionLung transplantationAllograft rejectionChronic lung allograft rejectionBronchiolitis obliterans syndromeLung transplant recipientsTumor suppressor gene LKB1Phosphorylated mammalian targetBEAS-2B cellsObliterans syndromeChronic rejectionTransplant recipientsDonor lungsSingle lungB6D2F1 miceMurine modelDBA/2J miceMTOR expressionMammalian targetLKB1 overexpressionSignificant downregulationLungLKB1 knockdownA549 cellsLKB1 activity