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ArticleCell reports methods2024

Enhancing comparative T cell receptor repertoire analysis in small biological samples through pooling homologous cell samples from multiple mice.

Vanessa Mhanna, Pierre Barennes, Hélène Vantomme, Gwladys Fourcade, Nicolas Coatnoan, Adrien Six, David Klatzmann, Encarnita Mariotti-Ferrandiz

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Article in Cell reports methods, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors.

Vanessa MhannaSorbonne Université, INSERM, Immunology-Immunopathology-Immunotherapy (i3), 75005 Paris, France; AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Clinical Investigation Center for Biotherapies (CIC-BTi) and Immunology-Inflammation-Infectiology and Dermatology Department (3iD), Paris, France.
Pierre BarennesSorbonne Université, INSERM, Immunology-Immunopathology-Immunotherapy (i3), 75005 Paris, France; AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Clinical Investigation Center for Biotherapies (CIC-BTi) and Immunology-Inflammation-Infectiology and Dermatology Department (3iD), Paris, France.
Hélène VantommeAP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Clinical Investigation Center for Biotherapies (CIC-BTi) and Immunology-Inflammation-Infectiology and Dermatology Department (3iD), Paris, France.
Gwladys FourcadeSorbonne Université, INSERM, Immunology-Immunopathology-Immunotherapy (i3), 75005 Paris, France.
Nicolas CoatnoanAP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Clinical Investigation Center for Biotherapies (CIC-BTi) and Immunology-Inflammation-Infectiology and Dermatology Department (3iD), Paris, France.
Adrien SixSorbonne Université, INSERM, Immunology-Immunopathology-Immunotherapy (i3), 75005 Paris, France.
David KlatzmannSorbonne Université, INSERM, Immunology-Immunopathology-Immunotherapy (i3), 75005 Paris, France; AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Clinical Investigation Center for Biotherapies (CIC-BTi) and Immunology-Inflammation-Infectiology and Dermatology Department (3iD), Paris, France.
Encarnita Mariotti-FerrandizSorbonne Université, INSERM, Immunology-Immunopathology-Immunotherapy (i3), 75005 Paris, France; Institut Universitaire de France, France. Electronic address: encarnita.mariotti@sorbonne-universite.fr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate characterization and comparison of T cell receptor (TCR) repertoires from small biological samples present significant challenges. The main challenge is the low material input, which compromises the quality of bulk sequencing and hinders the recovery of sufficient TCR sequences for robust analyses. We aimed to address this limitation by implementing a strategic approach to pool homologous biological samples. Our findings demonstrate that such pooling indeed enhances the TCR repertoire coverage, particularly for cell subsets of constrained sizes, and enables accurate comparisons of TCR repertoires at different levels of complexity across T cell subsets with different sizes. This methodology holds promise for advancing our understanding of T cell repertoires in scenarios where sample size constraints are a prevailing concern.

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Receptors, Antigen, T-CellAnimalsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocyte SubsetsReceptors, Antigen, T-Celladaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencingCP: ImmunologyCP: Systems biologydiversitymousenext-generation sequencingrepertoire coveragereproducibilitysamplingstatistical modelingT cell receptor

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PMID38614088
PMCPMC11045977

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