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ArticleNature communications2024

Unraveling the spatial organization and development of human thymocytes through integration of spatial transcriptomics and single-cell multi-omics profiling.

Yanchuan Li, Huamei Li, Cheng Peng, Ge Meng, Yijun Lu, Honglin Liu, Li Cui, Huan Zhou, Zhu Xu, Lingyun Sun and 4 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 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Yanchuan Li *Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4732-864X
Huamei Li *Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China.
Cheng PengDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China.
Ge MengDepartment of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yijun LuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Honglin LiuDepartment of Pharmacy, Organoid and Regenerative Medicine Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2122-7250
Li CuiStomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huan ZhouNational Institute of Drug Clinical Trial, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, China.
Zhu XuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.ORCID 0009-0007-9345-7753
Lingyun SunDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2455-0424
Lihong LiuDepartment of Pharmacy, Organoid and Regenerative Medicine Center, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China. llh-hong@outlook.com.
Qing XiongDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China. qingx@tcrximmune.cn.
Beicheng SunDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. sunbc@nju.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8657-7024
Shiping JiaoDepartment of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. jiaoshp@tcrximmune.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6546-9369

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The structural components of the thymus are essential for guiding T cell development, but a thorough spatial view is still absent. Here we develop the TSO-his tool, designed to integrate multimodal data from single-cell and spatial transcriptomics to decipher the intricate structure of human thymus. Specifically, we characterize dynamic changes in cell types and critical markers, identifying ELOVL4 as a mediator of CD4

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Single-Cell AnalysisThymocytesThymus GlandTranscriptomeCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationGene Expression ProfilingHumansMembrane ProteinsMultiomicsMembrane Proteins

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