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In the adult lung, Shh signaling maintains mesenchymal quiescence and is dysregulated in diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Our previous data implicated a role for Shh in postnatal lung development. Here, we report a detailed analysis of Shh signaling during murine postnatal lung development. We show that Shh pathway expression and activity during alveolarization (postnatal day [P] 0\u2013P14) are distinct from those during maturation (P14\u2013P24). This biphasic pattern is paralleled by the transient presence of Gli1+;\u03b1-smooth muscle actin (\u03b1-SMA)+ myofibroblasts in the growing alveolar septal tips. Carefully timed inhibition of Hedgehog (Hh) signaling during alveolarization defined mechanisms by which Shh influences the mesenchymal compartment. 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