PathologybioRxiv
The IPF fibroblastic focus is an active collagen biosynthesis factory embedded in a distinct extracellular matrix
J. A. Herrera, L. Dingle, M. A. Montero…·M. A. Schwartz
The paper uses spatial proteomics to show that the IPF fibroblastic focus is a major site of collagen biosynthesis with distinct ECM composition compared to surrounding tissues.
DOI 10.1172/jci.insight.156115