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ResearchIn-Press PreviewInflammationPulmonology Open Access | 10.1172/jci.insight.159832

IL-13-programmed airway tuft cells produce PGE2, which promotes CFTR-dependent mucociliary function

Maya E Kotas,1 Camille M. Moore,2 Jose G. Gurrola II,3 Steven D. Pletcher,3 Andrew N. Goldberg,3 Raquel Alvarez,1 Sheyla Yamato,1 Preston E. Bratcher,4 Ciaran A. Shaughnessy,4 Pamela L. Zeitlin,4 Irene H Zhang,6 Yingchun Li,2 Michael T. Montgomery,4 Keehoon Lee,6 Emily K. Cope,6 Richard M. Locksley,1 Max A. Seibold,7 and Erin D. Gordon1

1Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

3Department of Otolaryngology, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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1Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

3Department of Otolaryngology, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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1Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

3Department of Otolaryngology, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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1Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

3Department of Otolaryngology, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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1Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

3Department of Otolaryngology, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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1Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

3Department of Otolaryngology, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

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5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

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7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

3Department of Otolaryngology, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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1Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

3Department of Otolaryngology, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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2Center for Genes, Environment and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

3Department of Otolaryngology, UCSF, San Francisco, United States of America

4Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

5Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Baltimore, United States of America

6Pathogen and Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, United States of America

7Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, United States of America

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Published May 24, 2022 - More info

JCI Insight. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.159832.
Copyright © 2022, Kotas et al. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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Abstract

Chronic type 2 (T2) inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract are characterized by mucus overproduction and disordered mucociliary function, which are largely attributed to the effects of IL-13 on common epithelial cell types (mucus secretory and ciliated cells). The role of rare cells in airway T2 inflammation is less clear, though tuft cells have been shown to be critical in the initiation of T2 immunity in the intestine. Using bulk and single cell RNA sequencing of airway epithelium and mouse modeling, we find that IL-13 expands and programs airway tuft cells towards eicosanoid metabolism, and that tuft cell deficiency leads to a reduction in airway prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)concentration. Allergic airway epithelia bear a signature of prostaglandin E2 activation, and PGE2 activation leads to CFTR-dependent ion and fluid secretion and accelerated mucociliary transport. Together these data reveal a role for tuft cells in regulating epithelial mucociliary function in the allergic airway.

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