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ArticleAmerican journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology2026

Efficient CRISPR-Cas RNP-based gene targeting of human AT2 cells.

Tristan Kooistra, Tresa R Sarraf, Michelle Chen, Christopher K Gally, Benjamin D Medoff

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Article in American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Tristan KooistraDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Tresa R SarrafDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Michelle ChenDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Christopher K GallyDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
Benjamin D MedoffDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.

Funding

Research Training in Pulmonary Immunology and Allergy at MGHT32HL116275 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI David C Christiani, ANDREW D LUSTER · 2013 to 2026
$8.6M
Mapping Airway Epithelial Cell-Immune Cell Interactions in Lung Health and DiseaseU01HL175384 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Jacques Deguine, Benjamin David Medoff · 2024 to 2026
$2.3M
Targeting durotaxis in lung injury and fibrosisR01HL157384 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MEDOFF, BENJAMIN DAVID · 2022 to 2025
$2.3M
A CRISPR based organoid screen for mediators of epithelial-myeloid interactionsR21AI193274 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MEDOFF, BENJAMIN DAVID · 2025 to 2025
$454k
Role of Intraepithelial airway macrophages in lung homeostasis and diseaseK08HL177151 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Tristan Gregory Kooistra · 2025 to 2026
$400k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL177151NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL157384NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL116275NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL175384NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI193274
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Abstract

Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells play numerous roles in the alveolus related to stem cell, immunoregulatory, and secretory functions. Primary human AT2 cells can now be isolated and studied as organoids consisting of self-organizing epithelial tissues as pure populations without the need for stromal support cells. However, genetic manipulation of AT2 cells to investigate their biology has relied on expensive and time-consuming processes requiring the use of viral vectors or conducting gene editing with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-derived AT2 cells. Here we describe a high-efficiency method of accomplishing highly effective gene editing in cultured primary human AT2 cells, which can be done rapidly and at significantly lower costs. Using an optimized CRISPR ribonucleoprotein (RNP) approach, we can achieve nearly complete genetic knockout while preserving AT2 identity and viability. Our results simplify the process of genetically manipulating human AT2 cells to better understand the role of the alveolar epithelium in human lung biology.

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alveolar type 2 cellCRISPRgene editingHuman alveolar organoidslung disease

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PMID42089305
PMCPMC13370251

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