Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling maintains epithelial barrier integrity
Nadja Sandra Katheder, Kristen C. Browder, Diana Chang, Ann M. G. L. De Mazière, Pekka Kujala, Suzanne van Dijk, Judith Klumperman, Tzu‐Chiao Lu, Hongjie Li, Zijuan Lai, Dewakar Sangaraju, Heinrich Jasper
The paper identifies COPD risk genes using Drosophila melanogaster, validating their role in epithelial barrier function through nAchR signaling in the gut.
eLife · Dec 8, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics