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ArticleCommunications biology2021

Single-cell transcriptional profiling of splenic fibroblasts reveals subset-specific innate immune signatures in homeostasis and during viral infection.

Joern Pezoldt, Carolin Wiechers, Florian Erhard, Ulfert Rand, Tanja Bulat, Michael Beckstette, Andrea Brendolan, Jochen Huehn, Ulrich Kalinke, Mathias Mueller and 4 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Joern PezoldtLaboratory of Systems Biology and Genetics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, CH, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7143-5691
Carolin WiechersDepartment of Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany.
Florian ErhardInstitute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, 97070, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3574-6983
Ulfert RandDepartment of Viral Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5946-4921
Tanja BulatInstitute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7427-5611
Michael BeckstetteDepartment of Computational Biology for Individualized Medicine, Centre for Individualized Infection Medicine, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Andrea BrendolanUnit of Lymphoid Organ Development, Division of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Jochen HuehnDepartment of Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8071-1379
Ulrich KalinkeInstitute for Experimental Infection Research, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, a joint venture between the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, and the Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Mathias MuellerInstitute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-3552
Birgit StroblInstitute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5716-3212
Bart DeplanckeLaboratory of Systems Biology and Genetics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, CH, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9935-843X
Luka Čičin-ŠainDepartment of Viral Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany. luka.cicin-sain@helmholtz-hzi.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3978-778X
Katarzyna M SitnikDepartment of Viral Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124, Braunschweig, Germany. katarzyna.sitnik@vetmeduni.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6965-0322
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research · DEUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · ATCentre for Individualised Infection Medicine · DEÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEUniversity of Würzburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our understanding of the composition and functions of splenic stromal cells remains incomplete. Here, based on analysis of over 20,000 single cell transcriptomes of splenic fibroblasts, we characterized the phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of these cells in healthy state and during virus infection. We describe eleven transcriptionally distinct fibroblastic cell clusters, reassuring known subsets and revealing yet unascertained heterogeneity amongst fibroblasts occupying diverse splenic niches. We further identify striking differences in innate immune signatures of distinct stromal compartments in vivo. Compared to other fibroblasts and to endothelial cells, Ly6C

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Immunity, InnateTranscriptomeAnimalsFemaleFibroblastsHerpesviridae InfectionsHomeostasisMaleMiceMuromegalovirusSingle-Cell AnalysisSpleen

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PMID34857864
PMCPMC8640036
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