Tracheal tuft cell-released leukotrienes promote antibacterial immune responses
Mohamed Ibrahem Elhawy, Noran Abdel Wadood, Maria Grammer, Paula Gehrich, Emely Herrmann, Giuseppina Sole Lanzilli, Firat Biradli, Caroline Klozenbücher, Andreas Klein, Nosaibah Alakkam, Monika I. Hollenhorst, Kiana Gaini-Rahimi, Saskia B. Evers, Soumya Kusumakshi, Amanda K. Wyatt, , Gabriela Krasteva‐Christ
This study identifies tracheal tuft cells as sources of leukotrienes that promote antibacterial immune responses by detecting bacterial ATP via Trpm5.
Cell Reports · Aug 22, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology