title: Basal cell origins of smoking-induced airway epithelial disorders.
authors: Department of Genetic Medicine; Weill Cornell Medical College; New York, NY USA.
authors: Renat
authors: R
authors: Shaykhiev
authors: Department of Genetic Medicine; Weill Cornell Medical College; New York, NY USA.
authors: Ronald G
authors: RG
authors: Crystal
mesh_terms: D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D058750:Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition / Q000502:physiology*; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D066246:ErbB Receptors
keywords: airway epithelium; basal cell; cigarette smoking; differentiation; epidermal growth factor receptor; lung cancer; progenitor cells; stem cells