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FGF signaling in formation of the trachea and lung has been conserved from insects to vertebrates. FGFs influence proliferation, migration, and differentiation of respiratory epithelial cells, surfactant protein, and other host defense polypeptides that, in turn, orchestrate cytokine expression and the function of professional phagocytic cells mediating innate and acquired host defenses.
