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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

JUNB O-GlcNAcylation-Mediated Promoter Accessibility of Metabolic Genes Modulates Distinct Epithelial Lineage in Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Marie-Therese Bammert, Meshal Ansari, Leoni Haag, Zuhdi Ahmad, Victoria Schröder, Joseph Birch, Diana Santacruz, Werner Rust, Coralie Viollet, Benjamin Strobel and 7 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Targeting the epithelium in pulmonary fibrosis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  5. Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Marie-Therese BammertLung Repair & Regeneration Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2368-4409
Meshal AnsariGlobal Computational Biology and Digital Science, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Leoni HaagLung Repair & Regeneration Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Zuhdi AhmadLung Repair & Regeneration Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Victoria SchröderLung Repair & Regeneration Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Joseph BirchLung Repair & Regeneration Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Diana SantacruzGlobal Computational Biology and Digital Science, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Werner RustGlobal Computational Biology and Digital Science, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Coralie ViolletGlobal Computational Biology and Digital Science, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Benjamin StrobelDrug Discovery Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Alec DickGlobal Computational Biology and Digital Science, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Florian GantnerFaculty of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany.
Holger SchlüterLung Repair & Regeneration Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Fidel RamirezGlobal Computational Biology and Digital Science, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Muriel LizéLung Repair & Regeneration Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Matthew J ThomasLung Repair & Regeneration Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.
Huy Q LeLung Repair & Regeneration Department, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, 88400, Biberach, Germany.

Funding

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH und Co. KG
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a lethal disease with substantial unmet medical needs. While aberrant epithelial remodeling is a key factor in IPF progression, the molecular mechanisms behind this process remain elusive. Harnessing a 3D patient-derived organoid model and multi-omics approach, the first inventory of the connection between metabolic alteration, chromatin accessibility, and transcriptional regulation in IPF aberrant epithelial remodeling is provided. This remodeling is characterized by an increase in chromatin accessibility, particularly at JUNB motif-enriched promoter regions proximal to transcription start sites of metabolic and pro-fibrotic genes. Mechanistically, JUNB undergoes O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine modification (O-GlcNAcylation), a critical step in modulating pro-fibrotic responses to chronic injury. This modification is pivotal in fostering the emergence of aberrant epithelial basal cells in the alveolar niche, a proposed driver of IPF pathology. Specific deletion of O-GlcNAcylation sites on JUNB attenuates the metaplastic differentiation of basal cells, thereby aiding in the restoration of the alveolar lineage. Together, the findings reveal a novel link between metabolic dysregulation and cell fate regulation at the chromatin level in fibrosis, mediated by the O-GlcNAc-JUNB axis, suggesting avenues for the development of new therapeutic strategies in IPF.

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Epithelial CellsIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisTranscription FactorsAcetylglucosamineAnimalsCell LineageChromatinHumansMicePromoter Regions, GeneticAcetylglucosamineChromatinJunB protein, humanTranscription Factorsaberrant epithelial remodelingbronchiolizationJUNBO‐GlcNAcylationpulmonary fibrosis

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PMID39676507
PMCPMC11791990

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