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<p>While cystic fibrosis is caused by loss-of-function variants in the <i>Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR)</i>, other modifier genes have been shown to associate with disease severity. Co-expression of modifiers with CFTR in normal tissue indicates a cooperative relationship and suggests the potential for compensation in the presence of CFTR dysfunction. We examined the co-expression relationships with CFTR in the lung using single cell RNA sequencing to pinpoint cell types and their modifiers involved in the cystic fibrosis lung phenotype and support target prioritization for therapy. SmartSeq2 single cell RNA sequencing data on non-cystic fibrosis lung tissue was used for evaluation of co-expression with CFTR and modifier genes. A zero-inflated negative binomial model was used to formally test the co-expression association. 10X Chromium based single cell RNA sequencing data from both cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis studies were assessed graphically to confirm conclusions from the SmartSeq2 primary analysis. Differentiating basal, club and alveolar epithelial type 2 cells were found to have high proportions of cells expressing CFTR as well as the greatest number of significant co-expression relationships with the modifiers. In particular, among alveolar epithelial type 2 cells, we observed a significant co-expression trio relationship between CFTR, SLC6A14 and SLC26A9 (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05). CFTR-modifier gene co-expression suggests basal, club and alveolar epithelial type 2 cells show coordinated expression. Alveolar epithelial type 2 cells showed strong co-expression evidence with two of the most established cystic fibrosis modifier genes.</p>

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Single-cell RNA-sequencing co-expression analysis with CFTR and CF modifier genes in lung tissue

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    2025年12月2日

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  • Cheng Wang,
  • Kayshani Kanagarajah,
  • Amy Wong,
  • Felix Ratjen,
  • Lisa J. Strug

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While cystic fibrosis is caused by loss-of-function variants in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR), other modifier genes have been shown to associate with disease severity. Co-expression of modifiers with CFTR in normal tissue indicates a cooperative relationship and suggests the potential for compensation in the presence of CFTR dysfunction. We examined the co-expression relationships with CFTR in the lung using single cell RNA sequencing to pinpoint cell types and their modifiers involved in the cystic fibrosis lung phenotype and support target prioritization for therapy. SmartSeq2 single cell RNA sequencing data on non-cystic fibrosis lung tissue was used for evaluation of co-expression with CFTR and modifier genes. A zero-inflated negative binomial model was used to formally test the co-expression association. 10X Chromium based single cell RNA sequencing data from both cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis studies were assessed graphically to confirm conclusions from the SmartSeq2 primary analysis. Differentiating basal, club and alveolar epithelial type 2 cells were found to have high proportions of cells expressing CFTR as well as the greatest number of significant co-expression relationships with the modifiers. In particular, among alveolar epithelial type 2 cells, we observed a significant co-expression trio relationship between CFTR, SLC6A14 and SLC26A9 (p < 0.05). CFTR-modifier gene co-expression suggests basal, club and alveolar epithelial type 2 cells show coordinated expression. Alveolar epithelial type 2 cells showed strong co-expression evidence with two of the most established cystic fibrosis modifier genes.