2021
Transcriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage cells identifies new molecular endotypes of sarcoidosis
Vukmirovic M, Yan X, Gibson KF, Gulati M, Schupp JC, DeIuliis G, Adams TS, Hu B, Mihaljinec A, Woolard TN, Lynn H, Emeagwali N, Herzog EL, Chen ES, Morris A, Leader JK, Zhang Y, Garcia JGN, Maier LA, Collman RG, Drake WP, Becich MJ, Hochheiser H, Wisniewski SR, Benos PV, Moller DR, Prasse A, Koth LL, Kaminski N. Transcriptomics of bronchoalveolar lavage cells identifies new molecular endotypes of sarcoidosis. European Respiratory Journal 2021, 58: 2002950. PMID: 34083402, PMCID: PMC9759791, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02950-2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeighted gene co-expression network analysisGene co-expression network analysisCo-expression network analysisGene expression programsGene expression patternsDistinct transcriptional programsImmune response pathwaysIon Torrent ProtonMicroarray expression datasetsExpression programsTranscriptional programsPhenotypic traitsGene modulesResponse pathwaysRNA sequencingMolecular endotypesExpression patternsGene expressionHilar lymphadenopathyOrgan involvementGenomic researchMechanistic targetExpression datasetsT helper type 1T cell immune responsesSingle-cell meta-analysis of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes across tissues and demographics
Muus C, Luecken M, Eraslan G, Sikkema L, Waghray A, Heimberg G, Kobayashi Y, Vaishnav E, Subramanian A, Smillie C, Jagadeesh K, Duong E, Fiskin E, Torlai Triglia E, Ansari M, Cai P, Lin B, Buchanan J, Chen S, Shu J, Haber A, Chung H, Montoro D, Adams T, Aliee H, Allon S, Andrusivova Z, Angelidis I, Ashenberg O, Bassler K, Bécavin C, Benhar I, Bergenstråhle J, Bergenstråhle L, Bolt L, Braun E, Bui L, Callori S, Chaffin M, Chichelnitskiy E, Chiou J, Conlon T, Cuoco M, Cuomo A, Deprez M, Duclos G, Fine D, Fischer D, Ghazanfar S, Gillich A, Giotti B, Gould J, Guo M, Gutierrez A, Habermann A, Harvey T, He P, Hou X, Hu L, Hu Y, Jaiswal A, Ji L, Jiang P, Kapellos T, Kuo C, Larsson L, Leney-Greene M, Lim K, Litviňuková M, Ludwig L, Lukassen S, Luo W, Maatz H, Madissoon E, Mamanova L, Manakongtreecheep K, Leroy S, Mayr C, Mbano I, McAdams A, Nabhan A, Nyquist S, Penland L, Poirion O, Poli S, Qi C, Queen R, Reichart D, Rosas I, Schupp J, Shea C, Shi X, Sinha R, Sit R, Slowikowski K, Slyper M, Smith N, Sountoulidis A, Strunz M, Sullivan T, Sun D, Talavera-López C, Tan P, Tantivit J, Travaglini K, Tucker N, Vernon K, Wadsworth M, Waldman J, Wang X, Xu K, Yan W, Zhao W, Ziegler C. Single-cell meta-analysis of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes across tissues and demographics. Nature Medicine 2021, 27: 546-559. PMID: 33654293, PMCID: PMC9469728, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-01227-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlveolar Epithelial CellsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Cathepsin LCOVID-19Datasets as TopicDemographyFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedOrgan SpecificityRespiratory SystemSARS-CoV-2Sequence Analysis, RNASerine EndopeptidasesSingle-Cell AnalysisVirus InternalizationConceptsSingle-cell RNA-sequencing studiesRNA-sequencing studiesSpecific expression patternsExpression programsKey immune functionsExpression patternsSARS-CoV-2 entry genesSpecific expressionAlveolar type 2 cellsMolecular pathwaysLung parenchyma samplesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) transmissionDifferent tissuesCellular entryGenesRespiratory epithelial cellsAirway secretory cellsSecretory cellsTumor necrosis factorEntry genesExpression levelsType 2 cellsEpithelial cellsGut tissueSpecific subset
2020
Gene coexpression networks reveal novel molecular endotypes in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Chu JH, Zang W, Vukmirovic M, Yan X, Adams T, DeIuliis G, Hu B, Mihaljinec A, Schupp JC, Becich MJ, Hochheiser H, Gibson KF, Chen ES, Morris A, Leader JK, Wisniewski SR, Zhang Y, Sciurba FC, Collman RG, Sandhaus R, Herzog EL, Patterson KC, Sauler M, Strange C, Kaminski N. Gene coexpression networks reveal novel molecular endotypes in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Thorax 2020, 76: 134-143. PMID: 33303696, PMCID: PMC10794043, DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeighted gene co-expression network analysisAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyGene modulesGene co-expression network analysisDifferential gene expression analysisCo-expression network analysisPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsGene expression patternsPBMC gene expression patternsGene coexpression networksAATD individualsGene expression profilesGene expression analysisBronchoalveolar lavageAugmentation therapyClinical variablesAntitrypsin deficiencyGene expression assaysRNA-seqCoexpression networkGene validationExpression analysisExpression assaysWGCNA modulesExpression patterns