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ReviewImmunological reviews2021

Differentiation and activation of fibroblastic reticular cells.

Mechthild Lütge, Natalia B Pikor, Burkhard Ludewig

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mechthild LütgeInstitute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Natalia B PikorInstitute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Burkhard LudewigInstitute of Immunobiology, Medical Research Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7685-573X
Kantonsspital St. Gallen · CHUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Secondary lymphoid organs (SLO) are underpinned by fibroblastic reticular cells (FRC) that form dedicated microenvironmental niches to secure induction and regulation of innate and adaptive immunity. Distinct FRC subsets are strategically positioned in SLOs to provide niche factors and govern efficient immune cell interaction. In recent years, the use of specialized mouse models in combination with single-cell transcriptomics has facilitated the elaboration of the molecular FRC landscape at an unprecedented resolution. While single-cell RNA-sequencing has advanced the resolution of FRC subset characterization and function, the high dimensionality of the generated data necessitates careful analysis and validation. Here, we reviewed novel findings from high-resolution transcriptomic analyses that refine our understanding of FRC differentiation and activation processes in the context of infection and inflammation. We further discuss concepts, strategies, and limitations for the analysis of single-cell transcriptome data from FRCs and the wide-ranging implications for our understanding of stromal cell biology.

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FibroblastsStromal CellsAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationLymph NodesMicecell-fate mappingfibroblastic reticular cellslymphoid tissue organizer cellsingle-cell RNA-sequencingstromal cellstranscriptomics

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PMID34046914
PMCPMC8361914
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