An interactive single cell web portal identifies gene and cell networks in COVID-19 host responses

Autor: Eric E. Bardes, Soma Sengupta, Daniel Pomeranz Krummel, Bruce J. Aronow, Surbhi Bhatnagar, Kang Jin, Jake Y. Wang, Alexis Mitelpunkt, Marc E. Rothenberg
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 24, Iss 10, Pp 103115-(2021)
bioRxiv
article-version (status) pre
article-version (number) 2
iScience
ISSN: 2589-0042
Popis: Numerous studies have provided single-cell transcriptome profiles of host responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Critically lacking however is a datamine that allows users to compare and explore cell profiles to gain insights and develop new hypotheses. To accomplish this, we harmonized datasets from COVID-19 and other control condition blood, bronchoalveolar lavage, and tissue samples, and derived a compendium of gene signature modules per cell type, subtype, clinical condition, and compartment. We demonstrate approaches to probe these via a new interactive web portal (http://toppcell.cchmc.org/). As examples, we develop three hypotheses: (1) a multicellular signaling cascade among alternatively differentiated monocyte-derived macrophages whose tasks include T cell recruitment and activation; (2) platelet subtypes with drastically modulated expression of genes responsible for adhesion, coagulation and thrombosis; and (3) a multilineage cell activator network able to drive extrafollicular B maturation via an ensemble of genes strongly associated with risk for developing post-viral autoimmunity.
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Databáze: OpenAIRE