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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Alveolar Epithelial Cell Loss of the Mitochondrial Regulator TFAM Drives Progressive Lung Fibrosis.

Qianjiang Hu, Ugochi Onwuka, Nayra Cardenes, Madeline Packwood, Eileen L Huang, Jian Shi, Maria Camila Melo-Narvaez, Puja Dutta, Zihe Zhou, Delphine Beaulieu and 17 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for 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 · Who and what money

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27 authors.

Qianjiang HuCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1069-3181
Ugochi OnwukaCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Nayra CardenesCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Madeline PackwoodCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Eileen L HuangCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jian ShiCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Maria Camila Melo-NarvaezInstitute for Lung Research, Philipps-University Marburg, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Marburg, Germany.
Puja DuttaCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Zihe ZhouCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Delphine BeaulieuCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Byron ChuanCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Pavan SureshCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Kevin Michael ReddingVascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Laura-Marie TwardowskiInstitute for Lung Research, Philipps-University Marburg, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Marburg, Germany.
Scarlett VarleyCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Ricardo H PinedaCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
John SembratCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Mara Lisa Grove SullivanCenter for Biologic Imaging, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jonathan FranksCenter for Biologic Imaging, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Simon C WatkinsCenter for Biologic Imaging, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Claudette St CroixCenter for Biologic Imaging, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Corrine R KlimentCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3815-9370
Oliver EickelbergCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Mareike LehmannInstitute for Lung Research, Philipps-University Marburg, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Marburg, Germany.
Marta BuenoCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Brett A KaufmanVascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4767-4937
Melanie KönigshoffCenter of Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Funding

TriState SenNET (Lung and Heart) Tissue Map and Atlas consortiumU54AG075931 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI TOREN FINKEL, Melanie Koenigshoff · 2021 to 2026
$14.0M
Systems Biology CoreP50AR080612 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Stephen Y Chan · 2022 to 2026
$9.5M
Extracellular matrix composition and crosslinking patterns determine resident cell function in lung fibrosisR01HL146519 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI EICKELBERG, OLIVER · 2020 to 2023
$2.5M
High-Throughput Computing for Genomics and Bioinformatics ResearchS10OD028483 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LEE, ADRIAN V · 2021 to 2021
$574k
Request for transmission electron microscope for the University of PittsburghS10OD016236 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WATKINS, SIMON C · 2013 to 2013
$459k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL146519NIAMS NIH HHS P50 AR080612NIA NIH HHS U54 AG075931NIH HHS S10 OD016236NIH HHS S10 OD028483
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by failed alveolar epithelial repair and progressive fibrotic remodeling. Although aberrant reprogramming of alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells and accumulation of transitional AT2 states are increasing recognized as central features of IPF, the epithelial-intrinsic mechanisms that initiate these pathogenic states remain incompletely understood. Here, we identify mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM), a regulator of mitochondrial DNA maintenance, as a critical regulator of AT2 cell homeostasis. TFAM expression was reduced in AT2 cells from human IPF lungs. Inducible AT2 cell-specific

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