Morphogenic accommodations for unidirectional airflow in the chicken lung

ABSTRACT: Unidirectional airflow in the avian lung enables gas exchange during both inhalation and exhalation. Stereo-seq spatial transcriptomics reveal a third, chicken-specific alveolar cell type expressing KRT14, hereby named luminal cells. Luminal, alveolar type 2, and alveolar type 1 cells sequentially occupy concentric zones radiating from the parabronchial lumen. Our study explores the evolutionary space of lung diversification and lays the foundation for functional analysis of species-specific genetic determinants.

ORGANISM(S): Gallus gallus

PROVIDER: GSE274970 | GEO | 2025/04/14

REPOSITORIES: GEO