Isolation, ‘omics characterization and organotypic culture of alveolar type II pulmonary epithelial cells
biorxiv(2021)
摘要
The alveolar type II (AT2) epithelial cell fraction includes the stem cells of the pulmonary alveoli, functioning in lung homeostasis and post-injury repair. AT2 cells have been characterized primarily in situ , in transgenic mouse models. We report a new methodology for their isolation, their “omics” characterization and stroma-cell-free organotypic culture. Our multi-omics analysis identified high expression of genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation and of AP-1 components, as well as new phosphorylation sites in AT2 biomarkers. Furthermore, we show that supplementation with KGF, FGF10 & HGF suffices for the in vitro proliferation of AT2 cells and formation of alveolar organoids, suggesting that AT2-based organotypic development depends on ligands of the c-Met and FGFR2 receptors. The reported methodology and in-depth molecular characterization provide new tools for the in vitro and in vivo functional analysis of pulmonary cells and of mouse models of lung disease.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
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pulmonary epithelial cells,alveolar type,organotypic culture
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