{
  "id": 15655868,
  "title": "KRT7 Marks an Airway Glandular Ductal Stem Cell Population That Supports Multilineage Development and Regeneration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/krt7-marks-an-airway-glandular-ductal-stem-cell-population-that",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.16.759678v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Airway submucosal glands (SMGs) play a central role in host defense through mucus secretion, airway hydration, and mucociliary clearance. However, the hierarchical organization of glandular progenitor populations remains poorly defined, largely because SMGs are sparse and restricted to the proximal trachea in murine models. Using the ferret, a model that closely recapitulates the gland-rich…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}