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Mapping the developing human immune system across organs
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Single-cell genomics studies have decoded the immune cell composition of several human prenatal organs but were limited in describing the developing immune system as a distributed network across tissues. We profiled nine prenatal tissues combining single-cell RNA sequencing, antigen-receptor sequencing, and spatial transcriptomics to reconstruct the developing human immune system. This revealed the late acquisition of immune-effector functions by myeloid and lymphoid cell subsets and the maturation of monocytes and T cells before peripheral tissue seeding. Moreover, we uncovered system-wide blood and immune cell development beyond primary hematopoietic organs, characterized human prenatal B1 cells, and shed light on the origin of unconventional T cells. Our atlas provides both valuable data resources and biological insights that will facilitate cell engineering, regenerative medicine, and disease understanding.
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“These do not yet have granules but express cardinal markers of mast cells such as Kit, as well as several mast cell proteases, at least on transcriptional level. 54 , 59 , 60”
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“At least on transcript level, fetal mast cells also express key effectors like proteases. 53 , 54 , 63 This is also true for human fetal mast cells, which express, for example, TPSAB1, the gene encoding tryptase, and carry granules. 59 , 60 , 63”
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“Finally, single cell transcriptional profiling recently demonstrated that the earliest mast cells found in human fetuses express transcripts for pro‐inflammatory cytokines and chemokines involved in recruitment of endothelial cells. 60”
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“Although there is currently no experimental data showing this directly, human fetal mast cells acquire transcriptional signatures compatible with immune effector functions already from 10 weeks of gestation onwards. 60 , 116”
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- Authors
- Suo, C., Dann, E., Goh, I., Jardine, L., Kleshchevnikov, V., Park, J.-E., Botting, R. A., Stephenson, E., Engelbert, J., Tuong, Z. K., Polanski, K., Yayon, N., Xu, C., Suchanek, O., Elmentaite, R., Domínguez Conde, C., He, P., Pritchard, S., Miah, M., Moldovan, C., Steemers, A. S., Mazin, P., Prete, M., Horsfall, D., Marioni, J. C., Clatworthy, M. R., Haniffa, M., & Teichmann, S. A.
- Affiliations
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
- Molecular Immunity Unit, University of Cambridge Department of Medicine, Cambridge, UK.
- Department of Cellular Pathology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
- ORCID
- Suo, Chenqu
- Dann, Emma
- Goh, Issac
- Jardine, Laura
- Kleshchevnikov, Vitalii
- Park, Jong-Eun
- Botting, Rachel A.
- Stephenson, Emily
- Tuong, Zewen Kelvin
- Polanski, Krzysztof
- Yayon, Nadav
- Xu, Chuan
- Suchanek, Ondrej
- Elmentaite, Rasa
- Domínguez Conde, Cecilia
- He, Peng
- Moldovan, Corina
- Steemers, Alexander S.
- Mazin, Pavel
- Prete, Martin
- Horsfall, Dave
- Marioni, John C.
- Clatworthy, Menna R.
- Haniffa, Muzlifah
- Teichmann, Sarah A.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2022-06-03
- Volume
- 376
- Issue
- 6597
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- 1095-9203
- PMC
- PMC7612819
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- 340
- References
- 21
- Language
- en
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