JBC Papers in Press. Published on May 1, 2017 as Manuscript M117.775304 The latest version is at http://www.jbc.org/cgi/doi/10.1074/jbc.M117.775304 EHF has critical roles in airway epithelial dysfunction Ets Homologous Factor (EHF) has critical roles in epithelial dysfunction in airway disease Sara L Fossum1,2, Michael J. Mutolo1,2, Antonio Tugores3, Sujana Ghosh1,2, Scott H. Randell4, Lisa C. Jones4, Shih-Hsing Leir1,2,5, Ann Harris1,2,5 1Human Molecular Genetics Program, Lurie Children’s Research Center, Chicago, IL 60614, USA, 2Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA, 3 Unidad de Investigación, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 4Marsico Lung Institute, University of North Carolina Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA, 5 Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44016, USA Running title: EHF has critical roles in airway epithelial dysfunction Downloaded from To whom correspondence should be addressed: Ann Harris, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106; Email:
[email protected] http://www.jbc.org/ Keywords: genomics, gene regulation, epithelium, lung, transcription factor at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on August 16, 2019 ABSTRACT The airway epithelium forms a barrier between the internal and external environments. The airway epithelium plays a critical role Epithelial dysfunction is critical in the pathology in lung function in both normal and pathological of many respiratory diseases including cystic states.