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ArticleNature communications2024

Single-cell and spatially resolved interactomics of tooth-associated keratinocytes in periodontitis.

Quinn T Easter, Bruno Fernandes Matuck, Germán Beldorati Stark, Catherine L Worth, Alexander V Predeus, Brayon Fremin, Khoa Huynh, Vaishnavi Ranganathan, Zhi Ren, Diana Pereira and 18 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors.

Quinn T EasterLab of Oral & Craniofacial Innovation (LOCI), Department of Innovation & Technology Research, ADA Science & Research Institute, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8018-0405
Bruno Fernandes MatuckLab of Oral & Craniofacial Innovation (LOCI), Department of Innovation & Technology Research, ADA Science & Research Institute, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
Germán Beldorati StarkParse Biosciences, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-3290-4943
Catherine L WorthThe Bioinformatics CRO, Orlando, FL, USA.
Alexander V PredeusWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2750-1599
Brayon FreminThe Bioinformatics CRO, Orlando, FL, USA.
Khoa HuynhDepartment of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Vaishnavi RanganathanSchool of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Zhi RenBiofilm Research Laboratories, Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3553-1958
Diana PereiraCenter for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine, Barts Centre for Squamous Cancer, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4956-6163
Brittany T RuppLab of Oral & Craniofacial Innovation (LOCI), Department of Innovation & Technology Research, ADA Science & Research Institute, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
Theresa WeaverLab of Oral & Craniofacial Innovation (LOCI), Department of Innovation & Technology Research, ADA Science & Research Institute, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
Kathryn MillerAkoya Biosciences Inc., Marlborough, MA, USA.
Paola PerezSalivary Disorders Unit, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1695-5763
Akira HasuikeLab of Oral & Craniofacial Innovation (LOCI), Department of Innovation & Technology Research, ADA Science & Research Institute, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5150-2076
Zhaoxu ChenDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8276-2206
Mandy BushRespiratory TRACTS Core, Marsico Lung Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Xufeng QuVCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bioinformatics Shared Resource Core, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Janice LeeCraniofacial Anomalies & Regeneration Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5164-5958
Scott H RandellMarsico Lung Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5351-2841
Shannon M WalletDivision of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Inês SequeiraCenter for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine, Barts Centre for Squamous Cancer, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3342-665X
Hyun KooBiofilm Research Laboratories, Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Katarzyna M TycDepartment of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Jinze LiuDepartment of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Kang I KoDepartment of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Sarah A TeichmannWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6294-6366
Kevin M ByrdLab of Oral & Craniofacial Innovation (LOCI), Department of Innovation & Technology Research, ADA Science & Research Institute, Gaithersburg, MD, USA. kevinmbyrd@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5565-0524

Funding

NIDCR DIR Clinical Support ServicesZIDDE000728 · NIDCR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH · PI LEE, JANICE · 2009 to 2025
$76.2M
Virus Vector Shared ResourceP30CA016059 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Renato Martins · 1985 to 2026
$51.0M
Craniofacial Anomalies and RegenerationZIADE000746 · NIDCR · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL & CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH · PI LEE, JANICE · 2015 to 2025
$12.3M
Advanced Training at the Interface of Engineering and Oral-Craniofacial SciencesR90DE031532 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI KOO, HYUN, STEBE, KATHLEEN J · 2021 to 2025
$505k
Probing the role of Selenomonas sputigena in supragingival biofilm spatial structuring and virulenceK99DE033428 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI REN, ZHI · 2024 to 2025
$254k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016059NIDCR NIH HHS K99 DE033428NIDCR NIH HHS R90 DE031532U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) 1K99DE033428
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontitis affects billions of people worldwide. To address relationships of periodontal niche cell types and microbes in periodontitis, we generated an integrated single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) atlas of human periodontium (34-sample, 105918-cell), including sulcular and junctional keratinocytes (SK/JKs). SK/JKs displayed altered differentiation states and were enriched for effector cytokines in periodontitis. Single-cell metagenomics revealed 37 bacterial species with cell-specific tropism. Fluorescence in situ hybridization detected intracellular 16 S and mRNA signals of multiple species and correlated with SK/JK proinflammatory phenotypes in situ. Cell-cell communication analysis predicted keratinocyte-specific innate and adaptive immune interactions. Highly multiplexed immunofluorescence (33-antibody) revealed peri-epithelial immune foci, with innate cells often spatially constrained around JKs. Spatial phenotyping revealed immunosuppressed JK-microniches and SK-localized tertiary lymphoid structures in periodontitis. Here, we demonstrate impacts on and predicted interactomics of SK and JK cells in health and periodontitis, which requires further investigation to support precision periodontal interventions in states of chronic inflammation.

Indexed as

Cell CommunicationKeratinocytesPeriodontitisSingle-Cell AnalysisAdaptive ImmunityAdultBacteriaCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleMetagenomicsPeriodontiumCytokines

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PMID38876998
PMCPMC11178863

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