Project description:We subdivided circulating CD4+CD8+ double positive T cells, known to be associated with various disease environments, into several subtypes through single-cell RNA sequencing, and analyzed transition in transcriptome using trajectory analysis.
Project description:We subdivided circulating CD4+CD8+ double positive T cells, which are known to be related to various disease environments, into several subtypes through single-cell RNA sequencing, and compared gene signatures according to CD4 and CD8 protein expression levels using CD4 and CD8 antibody derived tags (feature barcode).
Project description:Circulating CD4+CD8+ double-positive (DP) T cells are associated with a variety of disease states. However, unlike conventional T cells, the composition of this population is poorly understood. Here, we used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the composition and characteristics of the DP T cell population circulating in the peripheral blood of cynomolgus monkeys. We found that circulating DP T cells not only contain a large number of naïve cells, but also comprise a heterogeneous population (CD4 CTL-, Eomes+ Tr1-, Th2-, Th17-, Tfh-, Treg-, CD8 CTL-, and innate-like cells) with multiple potential functions. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that a substantial number of the naïve DP T cells expressed CD8αβ, as well as CD8αα, along with high expression of CD31. Moreover, the CD4hiCD8lo and CD4hiCD8hi populations, which express high levels of the CD4 coreceptor, comprised subsets characterized by helper and regulatory functions, some of which also exhibited cytotoxic functions. By contrast, the CD4loCD8hi population with high CD8 coreceptor expression comprised a subset characterized by CD8 CTL- and innate-like properties. Taken together, the data show that scRNA-seq analysis identified a more diverse subset of the circulating DP cells than is currently known, despite this population being very small.
Project description:The frequency of CD4+CD8+ double-positive (DP) T cells is highly associated with a variety of diseases. Recently, we used high-throughput single-cell RNA sequencing to show that circulating DP T cells in cynomolgus monkeys comprise nine heterogeneous populations. To better understand the characteristics of DP T cells, we analyzed 7601 cells from a rhesus monkey and detected 14,459 genes. Rhesus monkey DP T cells comprised heterogeneous populations (naïve, Treg-, Tfh-, CCR9+ Th-, Th17-, Th2-, Eomes+ Tr1-, CTL-, PLZF+ innate- and Eomes+ innate-like cells) with multiple potential functions. We also identified two new subsets using aggregated scRNA-seq datasets from the rhesus and the cynomolgus monkey: CCR9+ Th-like cells expressing ICAM2 and ITGA1, and PLZF+ innate-like cells that display innate-associated gene signatures such as ZBTB16, TYROBP, MAP3K8, and KLRB1. Trajectory inference of cell differentiation status showed that most DP T cells in the rhesus monkey were found in the mid-to-late pseudotime, whereas DP T cells from the cynomolgus monkey were found in early pseudotime. This suggests that DP T cells in rhesus monkeys may exhibit more diverse differentiation states than those in cynomolgus monkeys. Thus, scRNA-seq and trajectory inference identified a more diverse subset of the circulating DP T cells than originally thought.
Project description:Expansion of circulating CD4+CD8+ double positive (DP) T-cells in a disease context is poorly understood. The study aims to identify mechanisms which may drive expansion of CD4+CD8+ double positive t-cells in GPA. PBMCs from 3 GPA patients and 3 healthy controls were used to generate mRNA profiles from CCD4+CD8+ double positive T-cells in a disease context
Project description:Expansion of circulating CD4+CD8+ double positive (DP) T-cells in a disease context is poorly understood. The study aims to identify mechanisms which may drive expansion of CD4+CD8+ double positive t-cells in GPA.
Project description:Several studies have described the existence of cells that co-express TAMs markers and tumor cell markers. Double-positive cells are formed by the hybridization of TAMs and GBM cells. The hybrids exhibit unique transcriptome profiles via nuclear reprogramming and contribute to GBM invasion. Another report stated that the double-positive cells are formed by the fusion of neoplastic cells and macrophages, and the fusion cells contribute to tumor heterogeneity and metastasis. However, few studies have investigated the immune regulatory functions of the double-positive cells in the GBM TME. Here, we isolated F4/80+GFP+ cells and F4/80+GFP– cells to explore the immune functions of double-positive TAMs.