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W. O. Cookson

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Organism:human· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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M. F. Moffatt· 2 shared A. James· 1 shared A. Singanayagam· 1 shared A. W. Musk· 1 shared B. T. Kasdorf· 1 shared C. M. Evans· 1 shared E. M. Turek· 1 shared J. Aniscenko· 1 shared

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M. F. Moffatt

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MUC5AC drives COPD exacerbation severity through amplification of virus-induced airway inflammation

A. Singanayagam, J. Footitt, B. T. Kasdorf, M. Marczynski, M. T. Cross, L. J. Finney, M.-B. Trujillo Torralbo, M. Calderazzo, J. Zhu, J. Aniscenko, T. B. Clarke, P. L. Molyneaux, N. W. Bartlett, M. F. Moffatt, W. O. Cookson, , S. L. Johnston

This study identifies MUC5AC as a driver of COPD exacerbation severity by amplifying virus-induced airway inflammation through ATP release.

bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2019Immunology

Distinctive airway microbial ecology of smokers and asthmatics

E. M. Turek, M. J. Cox, M. Hunter, J. Hui, P. James, S. A. Willis-Owen, L. Cuthbertson, A. James, A. W. Musk, M. F. Moffatt, W. O. Cookson

The paper examines airway microbial communities in smokers and asthmatics, finding smoking reduces diversity and alters bacterial networks, while asthma shows more targeted microbial changes.

bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology