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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

The chromatin remodeling complex PRC2 safeguards cell fate in alveolar epithelial type 2 cells.

Helen I Warheit-Niemi, Jessie Huang, Kathleen C S Cook, Konstantinos-Dionysios Alysandratos, Sharlene Fernandes, Payel Basak, Barbara Zhao, Eitan Vilker, Carlos Villacorta-Martin, Amber Elitz and 5 more

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15 authors.

Helen I Warheit-NiemiPerinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5038-264X
Jessie HuangHastings Center for Pulmonary Research, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5297-3563
Kathleen C S CookPerinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA.ORCID 0009-0007-0850-9353
Konstantinos-Dionysios AlysandratosCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5611-0343
Sharlene FernandesPerinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA.
Payel BasakCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA USA.ORCID 0009-0001-9519-1991
Barbara ZhaoPerinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA.
Eitan VilkerCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA USA.ORCID 0009-0004-0672-1973
Carlos Villacorta-MartinCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA USA.
Amber ElitzPerinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA.
Pushpinder BawaCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8370-3638
Andrea TothPerinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8924-8499
Michael J HerrigesCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7842-9515
Darrell N KottonCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9604-8476
William J ZachariasPerinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2643-0610

Funding

Patient-specific iPSCs to model and treat the inception of pulmonary fibrosisP01HL170952 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Darrell N. Kotton · 2024 to 2026
$11.4M
Scientific Human Biomarker Exposure Monitoring Core (HEMC) for the Air pollution disrupts Inflammasome Regulation in HEart And Lung Total Health (AIRHEALTH) StudyP01HL152953 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI NADEAU, KARI C. · 2021 to 2025
$9.8M
Derivation of Transplantable Lung Epithelial Progenitors from iPS CellsR01HL095993 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Darrell N. Kotton · 2009 to 2026
$7.5M
Pulmonary Development and Disease Pathogenesis Training ProgramT32HL007752 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Francis Xavier McCormack, Anne-Karina Theresia Perl · 1994 to 2026
$6.3M
Prdm3/16 Regulate Chromatin Accessibility to Determine Alveolar MaturationR01HL164414 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI WHITSETT, JEFFREY A · 2022 to 2025
$2.8M
Epigenetic Regulation of the Maturation and Function of Lung Epithelium by the SWI/SNF Proteins ARID1A and ARID1B.R01HL156860 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI SINNER, DEBORA, ZACHARIAS, WILLIAM JOHN · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
BIOREPOSITORY OF LUNG DISEASE-SPECIFIC HUMAN INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS (BHIPSC-LUNG). IPSC TASK AREA B - SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS75N92025D00035 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI KOTTON, DARRELL N. · 2025 to 2025
$732k
Utilizing induced pluripotent stem cells to study the role of alveolar type 2 cell dysfunction in pulmonary fibrosisK08HL163494 · NHLBI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Konstantinos Alysandratos · 2023 to 2026
$649k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL163494NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL152953NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL170952NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL095993NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL156860NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL164414NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007752NIH HHS 75N92025D00035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maintenance of the gas exchange surface throughout life and regeneration of the lung after injury requires tight regulation of epithelial cell fate and function. Alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells serve as the progenitors of the distal epithelium, differentiating into alveolar epithelial type 1 (AT1) cells or proliferating to maintain the quorum of AT2 cells. Here we describe the role of the chromatin regulator polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) in the maintenance of AT2 cell fate in the adult alveolus. Cross-species single-cell transcriptomic analyses identified PRC2 activation in proliferative AT2 populations. PRC2 loss of function in human iPSC-derived AT2 (iAT2) cells and primary murine AT2 cells

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