Project description:In this study, we investigated somatic mutations in T cells in patients with various hematological disorders. To analyze immune cell phenotypes with somatic mutations, we performed scRNA+TCRab sequencing from 9 patients with chronic GVHD and clonal expansions of CD4+ or CD8+ T cells based on T cell receptor sequencing. CD45+ PBMCs (lymphocytes and monocytes) were sorted with BD Influx cell sorter and subjected to sequencing with Chromium VDJ and Gene Expression platform (v1.1, 10X Genomics). Sequencing was performed with Novaseq 6000 (Illumina). The immune cell phenotypes were compared to healthy controls processed in the same laboratory (accession number E-MTAB-11170). Due to data privacy concerns, the raw sequencing data is in the European Genome-Phenome Archive (EGA) under accession code [xxxx] and can be requested through the EGA Data Access Committee.
Project description:The study will measure blood population dynamics in abnormal human haematopoiesis in patients with clonal blood stem cell disorders.
Project description:Haematopoeisis emerges in the human fetal bone marrow (BM) at around 12 post conception weeks. This constitutes the second wave of definitive haematopoiesis following on from the first wave in fetal liver from around 6 post conception weeks. The BM emerges as the dominant site of haematopoiesis, responsible for lifelong blood and immune cell production. Yet, little is known about how the composition of the fetal BM, the microenvironment permissive to establishing haematopoiesis and the interplay with other sites of fetal haematopoiesis in fetal health or disease. Herein we utilise single cell RNA sequencing to describe fetal haematopoeisis throughout gestation and better understand the development of the human immune system.
Project description:Haematopoeisis emerges in the human fetal bone marrow (BM) at around 12 post conception weeks. This constitutes the second wave of definitive haematopoiesis following on from the first wave in fetal liver from around 6 post conception weeks. The BM emerges as the dominant site of haematopoiesis, responsible for lifelong blood and immune cell production. Yet, little is known about how the composition of the fetal BM, the microenvironment permissive to establishing haematopoiesis and the interplay with other sites of fetal haematopoiesis in fetal health or disease. Herein we utilise single cell RNA sequencing to describe fetal haematopoeisis throughout gestation and better understand the development of the human immune system.
Project description:Haematopoeisis emerges in the human fetal bone marrow (BM) at around 12 post conception weeks. This constitutes the second wave of definitive haematopoiesis following on from the first wave in fetal liver from around 6 post conception weeks. The BM emerges as the dominant site of haematopoiesis, responsible for lifelong blood and immune cell production. Yet, little is known about how the composition of the fetal BM, the microenvironment permissive to establishing haematopoiesis and the interplay with other sites of fetal haematopoiesis in fetal health or disease. Herein we utilise single cell RNA sequencing and surface protein characterisation using CITE-seq technology to describe fetal haematopoeisis throughout gestation and better understand the development of the human immune system.