Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38602485›Full record

ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2024

Dynamic Hippo pathway activity underlies mesenchymal differentiation during lung alveolar morphogenesis.

Fatima N Chaudhry, Sylvia N Michki, Dain L Shirmer, Sharon McGrath-Morrow, Lisa R Young, David B Frank, Jarod A Zepp

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Article in Development (Cambridge, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Dynamics of primary cilia in endothelial and mesenchymal cells throughout mouse lung development.Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2025
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  5. Stromal heterogeneity in the adult lung delineated by single-cell genomics.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fatima N ChaudhryDivision of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1257-9331
Sylvia N MichkiDivision of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0403-0648
Dain L ShirmerDivision of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Sharon McGrath-MorrowDivision of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1576-5394
Lisa R YoungDivision of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
David B FrankDivision of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Jarod A ZeppDivision of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2468-8087
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Pulmonary Fibrosis in Hermansky-Pudlak SyndromeR01HL119503 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI YOUNG, LISA R. · 2013 to 2021
$3.6M
MODELING EMERGENT BEHAVIORS IN SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: A BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS APPROACHR35GM119461 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI Pankaj Mehta · 2016 to 2026
$3.6M
Lung repair mechanisms mediated by the immune-fibroblast interfaceR35GM146835 · NIGMS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Jarod Zepp · 2022 to 2026
$2.2M
Wnt-mediated epithelial-endothelial crosstalk in the generation and regeneration of the lung alveolusK08HL140129 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI FRANK, DAVID BRIAN · 2018 to 2022
$797k
Defining the molecular determinants of mesenchymal lineage allocation in lung development and diseaseR00HL141684 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI ZEPP, JAROD · 2020 to 2022
$747k
CXCL12 signaling axis in pulmonary arterial heterogeneity, development, and diseaseR56HL167937 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI FRANK, DAVID BRIAN · 2023 to 2023
$657k
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research in Pediatric Rare Lung DiseasesK24HL143281 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI YOUNG, LISA R. · 2018 to 2022
$540k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL140129NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL143281NHLBI NIH HHS R00 HL141684NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL119503NHLBI NIH HHS R56 HL167937NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM119461NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM146835NIH HHS R00HL141684
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alveologenesis, the final stage in lung development, substantially remodels the distal lung, expanding the alveolar surface area for efficient gas exchange. Secondary crest myofibroblasts (SCMF) exist transiently in the neonatal distal lung and are crucial for alveologenesis. However, the pathways that regulate SCMF function, proliferation and temporal identity remain poorly understood. To address this, we purified SCMFs from reporter mice, performed bulk RNA-seq and found dynamic changes in Hippo-signaling components during alveologenesis. We deleted the Hippo effectors Yap/Taz from Acta2-expressing cells at the onset of alveologenesis, causing a significant arrest in alveolar development. Using single cell RNA-seq, we identified a distinct cluster of cells in mutant lungs with altered expression of marker genes associated with proximal mesenchymal cell types, airway smooth muscle and alveolar duct myofibroblasts. In vitro studies confirmed that Yap/Taz regulates myofibroblast-associated gene signature and contractility. Together, our findings show that Yap/Taz is essential for maintaining functional myofibroblast identity during postnatal alveologenesis.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationHippo Signaling PathwayMorphogenesisMyofibroblastsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPulmonary AlveoliSignal TransductionYAP-Signaling ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalLungMesodermMiceOrganogenesisAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesWwtr1 protein, mouseYap1 protein, mouseYAP-Signaling ProteinsAlveologenesisFibroblastHippoLungMesenchymeMouseYap/Taz

Identifiers

PMID38602485
PMCPMC11112347
OpenAlexW4394727427

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