1. Single-cell RNA-seq reveals new types of human blood dendritic cells, monocytes, and progenitors.
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Villani AC, Satija R, Reynolds G, Sarkizova S, Shekhar K, Fletcher J, Griesbeck M, Butler A, Zheng S, Lazo S, Jardine L, Dixon D, Stephenson E, Nilsson E, Grundberg I, McDonald D, Filby A, Li W, De Jager PL, Rozenblatt-Rosen O, Lane AA, Haniffa M, Regev A, and Hacohen N
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- Adult, Antigen Presentation, Classification, Dendritic Cells immunology, Female, Gene Expression Profiling, Humans, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Monitoring, Immunologic, Monocytes immunology, Neoplasms immunology, Neoplasms pathology, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Single-Cell Analysis, Transcriptome, Young Adult, Dendritic Cells classification, Monocytes classification, T-Lymphocytes immunology
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Dendritic cells (DCs) and monocytes play a central role in pathogen sensing, phagocytosis, and antigen presentation and consist of multiple specialized subtypes. However, their identities and interrelationships are not fully understood. Using unbiased single-cell RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) of ~2400 cells, we identified six human DCs and four monocyte subtypes in human blood. Our study reveals a new DC subset that shares properties with plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) but potently activates T cells, thus redefining pDCs; a new subdivision within the CD1C
+ subset of DCs; the relationship between blastic plasmacytoid DC neoplasia cells and healthy DCs; and circulating progenitor of conventional DCs (cDCs). Our revised taxonomy will enable more accurate functional and developmental analyses as well as immune monitoring in health and disease., (Copyright © 2017, American Association for the Advancement of Science.)- Published
- 2017
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