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Tiffany S. Tufenkjian

Vanderbilt UniversityORCID 0009-0007-8320-4592Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Ana Vásquez· 1 shared Bradley W. RichmondiD· 1 shared Ciara M. ShaveriD· 1 shared David Nichols· 1 shared Jessica Bailey BlackburniD· 1 shared Lorraine B. WareiD· 1 shared Timothy S. BlackwelliD· 1 shared

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 22, 2026

Clade B serpins promote direct basal-to-goblet cell differentiation in airways of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Tiffany S. Tufenkjian, Jessica Bailey Blackburn, David Nichols…·Bradley W. Richmond

The paper identifies clade B serpins as drivers of basal-to-goblet cell differentiation in COPD, linking them to goblet cell hyperplasia and inflammatory signaling.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.21.753278

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