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Dysplastic Alveolar Basaloid Cells Provide a Protective Barrier via KRT17-Stratifin Complex during Chronic Fibrosis
Isha R Sahasrabudhe, Xinran Ma, Stefano A. Iantorno…·Jaymin J. Kathiriya
The paper identifies KRT17-Stratifin complex as a protective barrier in dysplastic alveolar basaloid cells during chronic fibrosis, revealing mechanisms of alveolar metaplasia and its functional relevance.