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Alveolar stem cells go beyond making gas-exchange cells to repair damaged airways

Published: 14/10/2026, 00:00

This is a summary of: Liu, K. et al. Alveolar stem cells transdifferentiate to drive bronchiolar regeneration. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11127-w (2026). Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ‘Expert opinion’ is published under a CC BY 4.0 licence; Figure 1 is published under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. Article PubMed Google Scholar Article PubMed Google Scholar Kathiriya, J. J., Brumwell, A. N., Jackson, J. R., Tang, X. & Chapman, H. A. Cell Stem Cell 26, 346–358 (2020). Article PubMed Google Scholar Article PubMed Google Scholar