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Alison J. May

University of California, San FranciscoORCID 0000-0001-5286-604XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Developmental Biology· 2 Cell Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 25, 2025

CFTR function in alveolar type 1 cells drives lung liquid secretion and host defense

Sayahi Suthakaran, Sonya Homami, Deebly Chavez…·Jaime L. Hook

The paper identifies CFTR function in alveolar type 1 cells as critical for lung liquid secretion and host defense against pathogens.

DOI 10.1101/2025.03.25.645303

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Developmental BiologyCell ReportsPeer-reviewedNov 1, 2020

Functional specialization of human salivary glands and origins of proteins intrinsic to human saliva

Marie Saitou, Eliza A. Gaylord, Erica Xu…·Ömer Gökçümen

The paper identifies the origins of salivary proteins and reveals gene repertoires specific to fetal and adult salivary glands, showing functional diversity is driven by transcriptional regulators.

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Developmental BiologyDevelopmentPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2018

Diverse progenitor cells preserve salivary gland ductal architecture after radiation induced damage

Alison J. May, Noel Cruz‐Pacheco, Elaine Emmerson…·Sarah M. Knox

This study shows that two distinct progenitor populations in salivary glands maintain ductal architecture after radiation damage through different mechanisms.

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