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Minako Furusho

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Cell Biology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Kenichi OkudaiD· 3 shared Richard C. BoucheriD· 3 shared Alessandra Livraghi-ButricoiD· 2 shared Boris ReideliD· 2 shared Hong DangiD· 2 shared Ralph Steven BariciD· 2 shared Takafumi KatoiD· 2 shared Takanori AsakuraiD· 2 shared

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Region-specific molecular regulatory programs define epithelial identity, progenitor states, and mucus homeostasis in human distal airways

Hiroaki Murano, Nathanial C. Stevens, Hong Dang, Satoko Nakano, Anne Marie Cawley, Z Y Wisniewski, Gillian Crisp, Elodie Mitchell, Avishi Singh, Sindhuja Damodaran, Boris Reidel, Mark I. Gutay, Ling Sun, Koichi Hasegawa, Allison B. Williams, , Kenichi Okuda

The paper identifies region-specific molecular regulatory programs in human distal airways that maintain epithelial identity and mucus homeostasis, revealing mechanisms for mucociliary defense.

bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Airway Epithelial SARS-CoV-2 Infectious and Repair Responses: Relationships to Age, Sex, and Post-COVID Pulmonary Syndromes

Hong Dang, Caitlin E. Edwards, Takafumi Kato, Boris Reidel, Rita M. Meganck, Charles R. Esther, Camille Ehré, M. Leslie Fulcher, Alexis B. Bailey, Michelle R. Cooley, Yu Mikami, Takanori Asakura, Padraig Hawkins, Minako Furusho, Jeffrey L. Myers, , Richard C. Boucher

This study examines SARS-CoV-2 infection and repair responses in human airway epithelial cells, finding prolonged and incomplete repair linked to long-COVID pulmonary symptoms.

bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology

Dysregulation of lung epithelial cell homeostasis and immunity contributes to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus disease severity

Amy María Sims, Alexandra Schäfer, Kenichi Okuda, Sarah R. Leist, Jacob F. Kocher, Adam S. Cockrell, Padraig E. Hawkins, Minako Furusho, Kara L. Jensen, Jennifer E. Kyle, Kristin E. Burnum-Johnson, Kelly G. Stratton, Natalie C. Lamar, Carrie D. Niccora, Karl K. Weitz, , Timothy Patrick Sheahan

This study uses multi-omics analysis to show that dysregulated lung epithelial cell homeostasis and immune responses drive severe MERS-CoV disease in mice.

mSphere · Jan 30, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology