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ArticleThe EMBO journal2020

Deciphering the regulatory landscape of fetal and adult γδ T-cell development at single-cell resolution.

Sagar, Maria Pokrovskii, Josip S Herman, Shruti Naik, Elisabeth Sock, Patrice Zeis, Ute Lausch, Michael Wegner, Yakup Tanriver, Dan R Littman and 1 more

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

SagarMax Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany.
Maria PokrovskiiMolecular Pathogenesis Program, The Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine of the Skirball Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Josip S HermanMax Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany.
Shruti NaikDepartment of Pathology and Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Elisabeth SockInstitut für Biochemie, Emil-Fischer-Zentrum, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Patrice ZeisMax Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany.
Ute LauschInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Michael WegnerInstitut für Biochemie, Emil-Fischer-Zentrum, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4586-3294
Yakup TanriverInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Dan R LittmanMolecular Pathogenesis Program, The Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine of the Skirball Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Dominic GrünMax Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3364-5898
University of Freiburg · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DENew York University · USUniversity Medical Center Freiburg · DEHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USMax Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) CIBSS - EXC-2189 - Project ID 390939984Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) GR4980/3-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) GRK2344 MeInBioDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) SPP1937 GR4980/1-1EC | H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (ERC) 818846 - ImmuNiche - ERC-2018-COG
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

γδ T cells with distinct properties develop in the embryonic and adult thymus and have been identified as critical players in a broad range of infections, antitumor surveillance, autoimmune diseases, and tissue homeostasis. Despite their potential value for immunotherapy, differentiation of γδ T cells in the thymus is incompletely understood. Here, we establish a high-resolution map of γδ T-cell differentiation from the fetal and adult thymus using single-cell RNA sequencing. We reveal novel sub-types of immature and mature γδ T cells and identify an unpolarized thymic population which is expanded in the blood and lymph nodes. Our detailed comparative analysis reveals remarkable similarities between the gene networks active during fetal and adult γδ T-cell differentiation. By performing a combined single-cell analysis of Sox13, Maf, and Rorc knockout mice, we demonstrate sequential activation of these factors during IL-17-producing γδ T-cell (γδT17) differentiation. These findings substantially expand our understanding of γδ T-cell ontogeny in fetal and adult life. Our experimental and computational strategy provides a blueprint for comparing immune cell differentiation across developmental stages.

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AnimalsAutoantigensCell DifferentiationFetusMiceMice, KnockoutNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mafReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaT-LymphocytesAutoantigensMaf protein, mouseNuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mafReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaRorc protein, mouseSox13 protein, mousedouble negative progenitorsfetal and adult thymusgamma delta T‐cell differentiationgamma delta T cellssingle‐cell RNA sequencing

Identifiers

PMID32627520
PMCPMC7327493
OpenAlexW3033538834

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