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ArticleNature communications2024

Multi-modal generative modeling for joint analysis of single-cell T cell receptor and gene expression data.

Felix Drost, Yang An, Irene Bonafonte-Pardàs, Lisa M Dratva, Rik G H Lindeboom, Muzlifah Haniffa, Sarah A Teichmann, Fabian Theis, Mohammad Lotfollahi, Benjamin Schubert

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10 authors.

Felix DrostComputational Health Center, Helmholtz Munich, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2600-4048
Yang AnComputational Health Center, Helmholtz Munich, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1225-3534
Irene Bonafonte-PardàsComputational Health Center, Helmholtz Munich, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
Lisa M DratvaWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2873-6787
Rik G H LindeboomThe Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3660-504X
Muzlifah HaniffaWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3927-2084
Sarah A TeichmannWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6294-6366
Fabian TheisComputational Health Center, Helmholtz Munich, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2419-1943
Mohammad LotfollahiComputational Health Center, Helmholtz Munich, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany. ml19@sanger.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-6858-7985
Benjamin SchubertComputational Health Center, Helmholtz Munich, Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany. benjamin.schubert@helmholtz-muenchen.de.ORCID 0000-0003-3412-1102

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) #031L0290ADeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 490846870
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in single-cell immune profiling have enabled the simultaneous measurement of transcriptome and T cell receptor (TCR) sequences, offering great potential for studying immune responses at the cellular level. However, integrating these diverse modalities across datasets is challenging due to their unique data characteristics and technical variations. Here, to address this, we develop the multimodal generative model mvTCR to fuse modality-specific information across transcriptome and TCR into a shared representation. Our analysis demonstrates the added value of multimodal over unimodal approaches to capture antigen specificity. Notably, we use mvTCR to distinguish T cell subpopulations binding to SARS-CoV-2 antigens from bystander cells. Furthermore, when combined with reference mapping approaches, mvTCR can map newly generated datasets to extensive T cell references, facilitating knowledge transfer. In summary, we envision mvTCR to enable a scalable analysis of multimodal immune profiling data and advance our understanding of immune responses.

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COVID-19Receptors, Antigen, T-CellSARS-CoV-2Single-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeAntigens, ViralGene Expression ProfilingHumansT-LymphocytesAntigens, ViralReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

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PMID38956082
PMCPMC11220149

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