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ArticleNature communications2025

Molecular and spatial analysis of tertiary lymphoid structures in Sjogren's syndrome.

Saba Nayar, Jason D Turner, Saba Asam, Eanna Fennell, Matthew Pugh, Serena Colafrancesco, Onorina Berardicurti, Charlotte G Smith, Joe Flint, Ana Teodosio and 15 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  9. Molecular Insights into Oral Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  17. A temporal and spatial atlas of adaptive immune responses in the lymph node following viral infection.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  18. Spatial architecture of development and disease.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Saba Nayar *Rheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4350-110X
Jason D Turner *Rheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5423-5302
Saba AsamRheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Eanna FennellSchool of Medicine & HRI & Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-1280-3439
Matthew PughDepartment of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6324-661X
Serena ColafrancescoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.
Onorina BerardicurtiRheumatology, Immunology and Clinical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, and Immunorheumatology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio Medico, Rome, Italy.
Charlotte G SmithRheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Joe FlintBirmingham Tissue Analytics, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Ana TeodosioBirmingham Tissue Analytics, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1386-6730
Valentina IannizzottoRheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
David H GardnerBirmingham Tissue Analytics, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Joel van RoonDepartment of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology/Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0009-5571-2324
Ilya KorsunskyCenter for Data Sciences, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4848-3948
Dawn HowdleBirmingham Tissue Analytics, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Roche Fibroblast Network Consortium
Andreas P FreiRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9996-8251
Kara G LassenRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland.
Simon J BowmanRheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Wan-Fai NgHRB Clinical Research Facility, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Adam P CroftRheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9487-0511
Andrew FilerRheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8164-6249
Benjamin A FisherRheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Christopher D BuckleyRheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6924-6402
Francesca BaroneRheumatology Research Group, Department of Inflammation and Ageing, College of Medicine & Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Fbarone@candeltx.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5287-9614

Funding

Using high dimensional molecular data to decipher gene dynamics underlying pathogenic synovial fibroblastsK01AR078355 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI KORSUNSKY, ILYA · 2021 to 2025
$442k
NIAMS NIH HHS K01 AR078355Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tertiary lymphoid structures play important roles in autoimmune and non-autoimmune conditions. While many of the molecular mechanisms involved in tertiary lymphoid structure formation have been identified, the cellular sources and temporal and spatial relationship remain unknown. Here we use combine single-cell RNA-sequencing, spatial transcriptomics and proteomics of minor salivary glands of patients with Sjogren's disease and Sicca Syndrome, with ex-vivo functional studies to construct a cellular and spatial map of key components involved in the formation and function of tertiary lymphoid structures. We confirm the presence of a fibroblast cell state and identify a pericyte/mural cell state with potential immunological functions. The identification of cellular properties associated with these structures and the molecular and functional interactions identified by this analysis may provide key therapeutic cues for tertiary lymphoid structures associated conditions in autoimmunity and cancer.

Indexed as

Sjogren's SyndromeTertiary Lymphoid StructuresAdultAgedFemaleFibroblastsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPericytesProteomicsSalivary Glands, MinorSingle-Cell AnalysisSpatial AnalysisTranscriptome

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PMID39747819
PMCPMC11697438

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