Co-optation of the regenerative role of type 2 alveolar cells in distal lung repair in mice by terminal airway epithelial cells in humans
Juan Antonio Torres, Elisabeth Schonweiler, Tania Ahalya Thimraj, Hsiao‐Yun Liu, Aaron D. Springer, John W. Murray, Anjali Saqi, Hans‐Willem Snoeck
This study shows human terminal airway epithelial cells regenerate alveolar type 1 cells without a type 2 intermediate, co-opting the mouse regenerative mechanism.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology