Single cell transcriptome from aplastic anemia (AA) and healthy donors [3' RNA-seq]
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ABSTRACT: Transcriptome analysis of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and T cells collected from bone marrow and peripheral blood of healthy donors and aplastic anemia patients untreated or response to immunosuppressive therapy.
Project description:Bulk RNA-seq data of Lin-CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells derived from bone marrow of healthy donors and untreated aplastic anemia patients
Project description:HLA-DR-lacking HSPCs [HLA-DR(-) HSPCs] were detected in aplastic anemia (AA) patients with HLA-DR15. HLA-DR(-) HSPCs may evade the attack by CD4+ T-cells recognizing the autoantigen presented by HLA-DR15. The goal of this study is to clarify the immune escape mechanisms from antigen-specific T-cells by comparing the trranscriptome profile of HLA-DR(+) HSPCs and HLA-DR(-) HSPCs.
Project description:In this study, we investigated somatic mutations of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in patients with immune-mediated aplastic anemia (AA). To understand the role of mutations, we performed single-cell level analysis of 6 longitudinal samples of 2 AA patients carrying STAT3 or KRAS and other mutations in CD8+ T cells. The analysis was performed using V(D)J and 5' gene expression platform (10X Genomics). STAT3 mutated clone was clearly distinguishable from other CD8+ T cells and showed a cytotoxic phenotype, attenuated by successful immunosuppressive treatment. Our results suggest that somatic mutations in T cells can alter T cell phenotype warranting further investigation of their role in the pathogenesis of immune-mediated AA.
Project description:Immune aplastic anemia (AA) is a life-threatening bone marrow (BM) failure disorder driven by an autoimmune T cell attack against the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). However, the autoantigen targets and the role of other immune cells are unknown. Here, by combining scRNA+TCRαβ-seq, TCRβ-seq, flow cytometry and plasma cytokine profiling of >250 patients with AA, >250 patients with other hematological disorders and >1,000 healthy controls, we identify NK cells and CD8+ TEMRA cells expressing NK receptors with AA-associated TCRB-seq motifs as the most dysregulated immune cell populations in AA BM. Functional co-culture experiments with scRNA-TCRαβ-seq readout utilizing primary HSPCs and immune cells (in total 55 conditions) provide evidence that NK cells alone cannot kill HSPCs, but sensitize them to CD8+ T cell mediated killing. Furthermore, HSPCs induce strong activation of T cell clones with CD8+ TEMRA NK-like phenotype and AA-associated TCR motifs. To conclude, our results reveal convergent evolution of innate and adaptive immune cells in AA, where NK cells support CD8+ T cell mediated autoimmunity.
Project description:Immune aplastic anemia (AA) is a life-threatening bone marrow (BM) failure disorder driven by an autoimmune T cell attack against the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). However, the autoantigen targets and the role of other immune cells are unknown. Here, by combining scRNA+TCRαβ-seq, TCRβ-seq, flow cytometry and plasma cytokine profiling of >250 patients with AA, >250 patients with other hematological disorders and >1,000 healthy controls, we identify NK cells and CD8+ TEMRA cells expressing NK receptors with AA-associated TCRB-seq motifs as the most dysregulated immune cell populations in AA BM. Functional co-culture experiments with scRNA-TCRαβ-seq readout utilizing primary HSPCs and immune cells (in total 55 conditions) provide evidence that NK cells alone cannot kill HSPCs, but sensitize them to CD8+ T cell mediated killing. Furthermore, HSPCs induce strong activation of T cell clones with CD8+ TEMRA NK-like phenotype and AA-associated TCR motifs. To conclude, our results reveal convergent evolution of innate and adaptive immune cells in AA, where NK cells support CD8+ T cell mediated autoimmunity.