2023
Multiscale genetic architecture of donor-recipient differences reveals intronic LIMS1 mismatches associated with kidney transplant survival
Sun Z, Zhang Z, Banu K, Gibson I, Colvin R, Yi Z, Zhang W, De Kumar B, Reghuvaran A, Pell J, Manes T, Djamali A, Gallon L, O'Connell P, He J, Pober J, Heeger P, Menon M. Multiscale genetic architecture of donor-recipient differences reveals intronic LIMS1 mismatches associated with kidney transplant survival. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2023, 133: e170420. PMID: 37676733, PMCID: PMC10617779, DOI: 10.1172/jci170420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeath-censored graft lossHuman leukocyte antigenExpression quantitative trait lociT cellsTGF-β1TGF-β1/Smad pathwayDonor-recipient differencesKidney allograft lossChronic allograft rejectionKidney transplant survivalDonor-recipient mismatchActive TGF-β1Allograft lossGraft lossAllograft rejectionTransplant cohortPeripheral bloodLeukocyte antigenClinical trialsImmune cellsHaplotype mismatchGenome-wide scaleTransplant survivalQuantitative trait lociSingle nucleotide polymorphism data
2022
Cellular Heterogeneity and Molecular Reprogramming of the Host Response during Influenza Acute Lung Injury
Guo K, Yombo D, Schmit T, Wang Z, Navaeiseddighi Z, Sathish V, Mathur R, Wu M, De Kumar B, Hur J, Khan N. Cellular Heterogeneity and Molecular Reprogramming of the Host Response during Influenza Acute Lung Injury. Journal Of Virology 2022, 96: e01246-22. PMID: 36286482, PMCID: PMC9645213, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01246-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lung injuryLung injuryIAV infectionHost responseDysregulated host responseExuberant host responseOutcome of interferonTotal immune cellsMonocyte-derived macrophagesSingle-cell RNA sequencing analysisChemokine responsesAcute injuryCellular levelImmune cellsNonimmune cellsBarrier integrityMyeloid cellsTherapeutic interventionsCellular heterogeneityInjuryChemokine signalingNonhematopoietic cellsInfectionRNA sequencing analysisMechanistic association