PathologybioRxivPreprint
Autonomous MTOR activation in COPD airway epithelium impairs resolution through persistent mucus cell metaplasia and lysosome dysfunction
Katrina M. Kudrna, Luis F. Vilches, Wang Xiaoxiao…·John D. Dickinson
This study shows that autonomous MTOR activation in COPD airway epithelial cells impairs lysosome function and contributes to persistent mucus cell metaplasia.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.15.751828