Cited by 219Single-cell and spatial transcriptomicsAsthma and respiratory diseasesGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics

A spatially resolved atlas of the human lung characterizes a gland-associated immune niche

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Madissoon, Elo, Oliver, Amanda J., Kleshchevnikov, Vitalii, Wilbrey-Clark, Anna, Polanski, Krzysztof, Richoz, Nathan, Ribeiro Orsi, Ana, Mamanova, Lira +32 more·2023·Nature Genetics

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Single-cell transcriptomics has allowed unprecedented resolution of cell types/states in the human lung, but their spatial context is less well defined. To (re)define tissue architecture of lung and airways, we profiled five proximal-to-distal locations of healthy human lungs in depth using multi-omic single cell/nuclei and spatial transcriptomics (queryable at lungcellatlas.org ). Using computational data integration and analysis, we extend beyond the suspension cell paradigm and discover macro and micro-anatomical tissue compartments including previously unannotated cell types in the epithelial, vascular, stromal and nerve bundle micro-environments. We identify and implicate peribronchial fibroblasts in lung disease. Importantly, we discover and validate a survival niche for IgA plasma cells in the airway submucosal glands (SMG). We show that gland epithelial cells recruit B cells and IgA plasma cells, and promote longevity and antibody secretion locally through expression of CCL28, APRIL and IL-6. This new ‘gland-associated immune niche’ has implications for respiratory health.

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  • Spatial distribution of cells can link multi-omics signatures of specific cell types to their localization within tissue, adding a valuable parameter to atlas production.

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Madissoon, E., Oliver, A. J., Kleshchevnikov, V., Wilbrey-Clark, A., Polanski, K., Richoz, N., Ribeiro Orsi, A., Mamanova, L., Bolt, L., Elmentaite, R., Pett, J. P., Huang, N., Xu, C., He, P., Dabrowska, M., Pritchard, S., Tuck, L., Prigmore, E., Perera, S., Knights, A., Oszlanczi, A., Hunter, A., Vieira, S. F., Patel, M., Lindeboom, R. G. H., Campos, L. S., Matsuo, K., Nakayama, T., Yoshida, M., Worlock, K. B., Nikolić, M. Z., Georgakopoulos, N., Mahbubani, K. T., Saeb-Parsy, K., Bayraktar, O. A., Clatworthy, M. R., Stegle, O., Kumasaka, N., Teichmann, S. A., & Meyer, K. B.
Affiliations
  • European Bioinformatics Institute (GB)
  • Wellcome Sanger Institute (GB)
  • MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (GB)
  • Kindai University (JP)
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • German Cancer Research Center (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Teichmann, Sarah A.
  • Meyer, Kerstin B.
Venue
Nature Genetics
Published
2022-12-21
Volume
55
Issue
1
Pages
66-77
ISSN
  • 1061-4036 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1718
OpenAlex
W4312094540
Cited by
219
References
135
Citations by year
2026: 58 · 2025: 76 · 2024: 59 · 2023: 25
FWCI
13.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Nature Genetics (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Research Square (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Apollo
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (211276, 206194, WT211276/Z/18/Z)
  • European Bioinformatics Institute
  • Action Medical Research (GN2911)
  • University College London
  • European Commission (874656, HORIZON2020, 847462)
  • Rosetrees Trust
  • Medical Research Council (MR/W00111X/1, MR/5005579/1, MR/S005579/1)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Keywords
human lung, airway submucosal glands, IgA plasma cells, spatial transcriptomics, single-cell transcriptomics, CCL28, APRIL, interleukin-6, B cell recruitment, airway epithelium, lung stroma, lung disease
MeSH terms
B-Lymphocytes, Epithelial Cells, Humans, Immunoglobulin A, Lung, Respiratory Mucosa

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