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ArticlePloS one2025

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals disease-specific CD8+ T cell clonal expansion and a high frequency of transcriptionally distinct double-negative T cells in diabetic NOD mice.

Md Zohorul Islam, Sam Zimmerman, Alexis Lindahl, Jon Weidanz, Jose Ordovas-Montanes, Aleksandar Kostic, Jacob Luber, Michael Robben

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Md Zohorul IslamSection on Pathophysiology and Molecular Pharmacology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-2015-5195
Sam ZimmermanSection on Pathophysiology and Molecular Pharmacology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Alexis LindahlDepartment of Animal Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States of America.
Jon WeidanzDepartment of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Texas, United States of America.
Jose Ordovas-MontanesDivision of Gastroenterology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Aleksandar KosticSection on Pathophysiology and Molecular Pharmacology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Jacob LuberDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-5268-5732
Michael RobbenDepartment of Animal Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-5322-9947

Funding

SPECIAL ASSAY COREP30DK036836 · NIDDK · JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER · PI ROHIT N. KULKARNI · 1986 to 2026
$50.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK036836
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cells primarily drive the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells in Type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, the profound yet uncharacterized diversity of the T cell populations in vivo has hindered obtaining a clear picture of the T cell changes that occur longitudinally during T1D onset. This study aimed to identify T cell clonal expansion and distinct transcriptomic signatures associated with T1D progression in Non-Obese Diabetic (NOD) mice. Here we profiled the transcriptome and T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire of T cells at single-cell resolution from longitudinally collected peripheral blood and pancreatic islets of NOD mice using single-cell RNA sequencing technology. We detected disease dependent development of infiltrating CD8 + T cells with altered cytotoxic and inflammatory effector states. In addition, we discovered a high frequency of transcriptionally distinct double negative (DN) T cells that fluctuate throughout T1D pathogenesis. This study identifies potential disease relevant TCR sequences and potential disease biomarkers that can be further characterized through future research.

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CD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1AnimalsFemaleMiceMice, Inbred NODReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRNA-SeqSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisSingle-Cell Gene Expression AnalysisTranscriptomeReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

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PMID40106422
PMCPMC11922263

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