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Hic-5 drives epithelial mechanotransduction promoting a feed-forward cycle of bronchoconstriction.

GSE310981 Homo sapiens (human) Single-cell RNA-seq 24 samples Submitted 2025/11/24 Platform GPL24676

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Single-cell RNA-seq · human · 24 samples

What it is: Single-cell RNA-seqGene activity measured in thousands of individual cells, so cell types can be told apart. Read from the summary: GEO's own type field only says 'expression profiling by sequencing', so confirm it in the paper.
Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Samples: 24 samples
Data you can get: A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Paper: Hic-5 drives epithelial mechanotransduction promoting a feed-forward cycle of bronchoconstrictionNature communications · 2025

Summary (written by the submitters)

Mechanical forces are essential for organ function, but excessive or dysregulated forces can promote pathologic conditions. In asthma, bronchoconstriction narrows the airway, compressing the airway epithelium and activating mechanotransduction, yet key regulators of mechanotransduction remain unclear. Here we show that Hic-5, a focal adhesion adaptor, is a key regulator of epithelial mechanotransduction.

Read the full summary ↓

In human airway epithelial cells at air–liquid interface exposed to mechanical compression that mimics bronchoconstriction, we find that compression induces Hic-5 expression in airway basal cells. We further validated these in vitro findings by reanalyzing single-cell RNA-seq data from patients with asthma undergoing bronchoconstriction after allergen challenge, which revealed increased Hic-5 expression in airway basal cells. Hic-5 knockdown in human airway epithelial cells markedly attenuates mechanoresponses to compression, including stress fiber formation, differential gene expression, and increased secretion of endothelin-1 (ET-1). Through secretion of ET-1, a potent bronchoconstrictor, Hic-5 drives epithelial mechanotransduction and promotes a feed-forward cycle of bronchoconstriction, thereby highlighting dysregulated mechanical forces as active drivers of human disease.

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Hic-5 drives epithelial mechanotransduction promoting a feed-forward cycle of bronchoconstriction

Mwase C, Deng W, Kim HJ et al. · Nature communications 2025 · PMID 41387449 · doi:10.1038/s41467-025-67210-9

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Processed table

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Series matrix ↓

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Supplementary files

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Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

Raw reads on ENA ↗

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Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1367667 and SRA study SRP647640. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

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