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ArticleAmerican journal of human genetics2023

The COPD GWAS gene ADGRG6 instructs function and injury response in human iPSC-derived type II alveolar epithelial cells.

Rhiannon B Werder, Kayleigh A Berthiaume, Carly Merritt, Marissa Gallagher, Carlos Villacorta-Martin, Feiya Wang, Pushpinder Bawa, Vidhi Malik, Shawn M Lyons, Maria C Basil and 5 more

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Article in American journal of human genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rhiannon B WerderCenter for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
Kayleigh A BerthiaumeCenter for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Carly MerrittCenter for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Marissa GallagherCenter for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Carlos Villacorta-MartinCenter for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Feiya WangCenter for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Pushpinder BawaCenter for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Vidhi MalikChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Shawn M LyonsBiochemistry Department, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Maria C BasilSchool of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Edward E MorriseySchool of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Darrell N KottonCenter for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Xiaobo ZhouChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Michael H ChoChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Andrew A WilsonCenter for Regenerative Medicine of Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA. Electronic address: awilson@bu.edu.
Boston University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

A National iPS Cell Network with Deep Phenotyping for Translational ResearchU01TR001810 · NCATS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI GILAD, YOAV, KOTTON, DARRELL N. · 2016 to 2020
$4.4M
NRSA Training CoreTL1TR001410 · NCATS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI KOTTON, DARRELL N. · 2015 to 2024
$4.3M
Genetic and Functional Dissection of a Cluster of COPD GWAS Signals on Chromosome 4qR01HL147148 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI CHO, MICHAEL H., SILVERMAN, EDWIN K · 2019 to 2022
$3.5M
Mechanistic studies of the genetic contribution of desmoplakin to pulmonary fibrosis in alveolar type 2 cellsR01HL166407 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI ANDREW A WILSON, Anny Xiaobo Zhou · 2023 to 2026
$3.1M
Integrative genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic studies of pulmonary function and COPDR01HL153248 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI CHO, MICHAEL H., MANICHAIKUL, ANI WANG · 2021 to 2024
$2.8M
Thyroid Hormone Signaling in Human HepatocytesR01DK117940 · NIDDK · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI HOLLENBERG, ANTHONY N, WILSON, ANDREW A · 2019 to 2022
$2.7M
Personalized therapy for AATD-associated liver disease via IPS modelingR01DK101501 · NIDDK · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI WILSON, ANDREW A · 2015 to 2019
$2.4M
Regulation of Ribosome BiogenesisR35GM146769 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Shawn M Lyons · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
Molecular regulation of cell fate and progenitor function in the distal human respiratory airwaysK08HL163398 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Maria Ciocca Basil · 2022 to 2026
$834k
MoFlo Astrios EQ High Speed Cell SorterS10OD021587 · OD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI SNYDER-CAPPIONE, JENNIFER E · 2017 to 2017
$600k
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001410NCATS NIH HHS U01 TR001810NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL163398NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL147148NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL153248NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL166407NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK101501NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK117940NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM146769NIH HHS S10 OD021587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) most commonly result from the effects of environmental exposures in genetically susceptible individuals. Genome-wide association studies have implicated ADGRG6 in COPD and reduced lung function, and a limited number of studies have examined the role of ADGRG6 in cells representative of the airway. However, the ADGRG6 locus is also associated with DLCO/VA, an indicator of gas exchange efficiency and alveolar function. Here, we sought to evaluate the mechanistic contributions of ADGRG6 to homeostatic function and disease in type 2 alveolar epithelial cells. We applied an inducible CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) platform to explore ADGRG6 function in iPSC-derived AT2s (iAT2s). We demonstrate that ADGRG6 exerts pleiotropic effects on iAT2s including regulation of focal adhesions, cytoskeleton, tight junctions, and proliferation. Moreover, we find that ADGRG6 knockdown in cigarette smoke-exposed iAT2s alters cellular responses to injury, downregulating apical complexes in favor of proliferation. Our work functionally characterizes the COPD GWAS gene ADGRG6 in human alveolar epithelium.

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Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAlveolar Epithelial CellsEpithelial CellsGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansLungADGRG6 protein, humanReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledADGRG6AT2COPDCRISPRiemphysemaGPR126GWASiPSC

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PMID37734371
PMCPMC10577075
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