Science Immunology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(69)
Published: March 18, 2022
Asthma
is
a
chronic
inflammatory
lung
disease
with
intermittent
flares
predominately
mediated
through
memory
T
cells.
Yet,
the
identity
of
long-term
cells
that
mediate
allergic
recall
responses
not
well
defined.
In
this
report,
using
mouse
model
allergen
exposure
followed
by
an
allergen-free
rest
period,
we
characterized
subpopulation
CD4+
secreted
IL-9
as
obligate
effector
cytokine.
IL-9-secreting
had
resident
cell
phenotype,
and
blocking
during
challenge
or
deleting
from
significantly
diminished
airway
inflammation
hyperreactivity.
in
recall-specific
manner,
secretion
was
amplified
IL-33.
Using
scRNA-seq
scATAC-seq,
defined
cellular
distinct
population
proallergic
cytokine
pattern.
Thus,
inflammation,
multicytokine-producing
required
for
response.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Sept. 28, 2021
Differential
expression
analysis
in
single-cell
transcriptomics
enables
the
dissection
of
cell-type-specific
responses
to
perturbations
such
as
disease,
trauma,
or
experimental
manipulations.
While
many
statistical
methods
are
available
identify
differentially
expressed
genes,
principles
that
distinguish
these
and
their
performance
remain
unclear.
Here,
we
show
relative
is
contingent
on
ability
account
for
variation
between
biological
replicates.
Methods
ignore
this
inevitable
biased
prone
false
discoveries.
Indeed,
most
widely
used
can
discover
hundreds
genes
absence
differences.
To
exemplify
principles,
exposed
true
discoveries
injured
mouse
spinal
cord.
Cell,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
184(15), P. 3884 - 3898.e11
Published: June 17, 2021
Immune-microbe
interactions
early
in
life
influence
the
risk
of
allergies,
asthma,
and
other
inflammatory
diseases.
Breastfeeding
guides
healthier
immune-microbe
relationships
by
providing
nutrients
to
specialized
microbes
that
turn
benefit
host's
immune
system.
Such
bacteria
have
co-evolved
with
humans
but
are
now
increasingly
rare
modern
societies.
Here
we
show
a
lack
bifidobacteria,
particular
depletion
genes
required
for
human
milk
oligosaccharide
(HMO)
utilization
from
metagenome,
is
associated
systemic
inflammation
dysregulation
life.
In
breastfed
infants
given
Bifidobacterium
infantis
EVC001,
which
expresses
all
HMO-utilization
genes,
intestinal
T
helper
2
(Th2)
Th17
cytokines
were
silenced
interferon
β
(IFNβ)
was
induced.
Fecal
water
EVC001-supplemented
contains
abundant
indolelactate
B.
infantis-derived
indole-3-lactic
acid
(ILA)
upregulated
immunoregulatory
galectin-1
Th2
cells
during
polarization,
functional
link
between
beneficial
immunoregulation
first
months
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
376(6589)
Published: April 7, 2022
The
human
immune
system
displays
substantial
variation
between
individuals,
leading
to
differences
in
susceptibility
autoimmune
disease.
We
present
single-cell
RNA
sequencing
(scRNA-seq)
data
from
1,267,758
peripheral
blood
mononuclear
cells
982
healthy
subjects.
For
14
cell
types,
we
identified
26,597
independent
cis-expression
quantitative
trait
loci
(eQTLs)
and
990
trans-eQTLs,
with
most
showing
type-specific
effects
on
gene
expression.
subsequently
show
how
eQTLs
have
dynamic
allelic
B
that
are
transitioning
naïve
memory
states
demonstrate
commonly
segregating
alleles
lead
interindividual
function.
Finally,
using
a
Mendelian
randomization
approach,
identify
the
causal
route
by
which
305
risk
contribute
disease
at
cellular
level.
This
work
brings
together
genetic
epidemiology
scRNA-seq
uncover
drivers
of
system.
Genome biology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
21(1)
Published: Dec. 1, 2020
Abstract
Background
As
core
units
of
organ
tissues,
cells
various
types
play
their
harmonious
rhythms
to
maintain
the
homeostasis
human
body.
It
is
essential
identify
characteristics
in
organs
and
regulatory
networks
for
understanding
biological
mechanisms
related
health
disease.
However,
a
systematic
comprehensive
single-cell
transcriptional
profile
across
multiple
normal
adult
missing.
Results
We
perform
transcriptomes
84,363
derived
from
15
tissue
one
donor
generate
an
cell
atlas.
The
atlas
depicts
252
subtypes
cells,
including
major
such
as
T,
B,
myeloid,
epithelial,
stromal
well
novel
COCH
+
fibroblasts
FibSmo
each
which
distinguished
by
marker
genes
profiles.
These
collectively
contribute
heterogeneity
organs.
Moreover,
T
B
receptor
repertoire
comparisons
trajectory
analyses
reveal
direct
clonal
sharing
with
developmental
states
among
different
tissues.
Furthermore,
markers,
transcription
factors,
ligand-receptor
pairs
are
identified
potential
functional
regulations
maintaining
Conclusions
reveals
inter-
intra-organ
provides
useful
resource
uncovering
key
events
during
development
diseases
context
Nature Genetics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
54(6), P. 817 - 826
Published: May 26, 2022
Abstract
During
activation,
T
cells
undergo
extensive
gene
expression
changes
that
shape
the
properties
of
to
exert
their
effector
function.
Understanding
regulation
this
process
could
help
explain
how
genetic
variants
predispose
immune
diseases.
Here,
we
mapped
effects
on
(expression
quantitative
trait
loci
(eQTLs))
using
single-cell
transcriptomics.
We
profiled
655,349
CD4
+
cells,
capturing
transcriptional
states
unstimulated
and
three
time
points
cell
activation
in
119
healthy
individuals.
This
identified
38
clusters,
including
transient
clusters
were
only
present
at
individual
activation.
found
6,407
genes
whose
was
correlated
with
variation,
which
2,265
(35%)
dynamically
regulated
during
Furthermore,
127
by
associated
immune-mediated
diseases,
significant
enrichment
for
dynamic
effects.
Our
results
emphasize
importance
studying
context-specific
provide
insights
into
mechanisms
underlying
susceptibility
Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
380(6649)
Published: June 8, 2023
Antibiotics
(ABX)
compromise
the
efficacy
of
programmed
cell
death
protein
1
(PD-1)
blockade
in
cancer
patients,
but
mechanisms
underlying
their
immunosuppressive
effects
remain
unknown.
By
inducing
down-regulation
mucosal
addressin
adhesion
molecule
(MAdCAM-1)
ileum,
post-ABX
gut
recolonization
by
Enterocloster
species
drove
emigration
enterotropic
α4β7+CD4+
regulatory
T
17
cells
into
tumor.
These
deleterious
ABX
were
mimicked
oral
gavage
species,
genetic
deficiency,
or
antibody-mediated
neutralization
MAdCAM-1
and
its
receptor,
α4β7
integrin.
contrast,
fecal
microbiota
transplantation
interleukin-17A
prevented
ABX-induced
immunosuppression.
In
independent
lung,
kidney,
bladder
patient
cohorts,
low
serum
levels
soluble
had
a
negative
prognostic
impact.
Thus,
MAdCAM-1-α4β7
axis
constitutes
an
actionable
immune
checkpoint
immunosurveillance.