Clec3b⁺ fibroblasts are the primary effectors of portal fibrosis following activation via a KLF4/periostin axis

L Lin Lei C Chenchen Zhao (Institute of Chemical Biology) W Wenwen Gao G Guowen Liu M Menglin Liu G Guoyue Lv Z Zhongqi Fan Y Yongkang Cheng J Jinxia Li F Fanrong Kong H Haoping Wang X Xiliang Du Y Yuxiang Song (Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future) S Sara Lemoinne A Axelle Cadoret C Chantal Housset X Xinwei Li (Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 17, Issue 1
Published April 29, 2026
ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher Nature Portfolio

Journal Info

Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2041-1723 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (17)

L

Lin Lei

C

Chenchen Zhao

Institute of Chemical Biology

W

Wenwen Gao

G

Guowen Liu

M

Menglin Liu

G

Guoyue Lv

Z

Zhongqi Fan

Y

Yongkang Cheng

J

Jinxia Li

F

Fanrong Kong

H

Haoping Wang

X

Xiliang Du

Y

Yuxiang Song

Center of Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels and Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Research Center for Industries of the Future

S

Sara Lemoinne

A

Axelle Cadoret

C

Chantal Housset

X

Xinwei Li

Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, P. R. China