2024
Gene trajectory inference for single-cell data by optimal transport metrics
Qu R, Cheng X, Sefik E, Stanley III J, Landa B, Strino F, Platt S, Garritano J, Odell I, Coifman R, Flavell R, Myung P, Kluger Y. Gene trajectory inference for single-cell data by optimal transport metrics. Nature Biotechnology 2024, 1-11. PMID: 38580861, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-024-02186-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene dynamicsGene programTrajectory inferenceBiological processesCell-cell graphDynamics of genesCell trajectory inferenceSingle-cell RNA sequencingSingle-cell dataCell state transitionsMyeloid lineage maturationDynamics of biological processesGene distributionRNA sequencingPseudotemporal orderingGene processingTrajectories of cellsGenesActivity of biological processesTechnical noiseGroups of cellsLineage maturationCellsConstruct cellsSequence
2020
Enteric Nervous System-Derived IL-18 Orchestrates Mucosal Barrier Immunity
Jarret A, Jackson R, Duizer C, Healy ME, Zhao J, Rone JM, Bielecki P, Sefik E, Roulis M, Rice T, Sivanathan KN, Zhou T, Solis AG, Honcharova-Biletska H, Vélez K, Hartner S, Low JS, Qu R, de Zoete MR, Palm NW, Ring AM, Weber A, Moor AE, Kluger Y, Nowarski R, Flavell RA. Enteric Nervous System-Derived IL-18 Orchestrates Mucosal Barrier Immunity. Cell 2020, 180: 50-63.e12. PMID: 31923399, PMCID: PMC7339937, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnteric nervous systemSingle-cell sequencingMucosal barrier immunitySingle-molecule fluorescenceIL-18Non-redundant roleSitu mRNA hybridization studiesEpithelial cellsUnbiased RNA sequencingRNA sequencingProtein responseBarrier immunityNervous systemConfocal microscopyCytokine IL-18Hybridization studiesInvasive bacterial infectionsSalmonella typhimurium infectionSequencingProfound consequencesIntestinal neuronsEnteric neuronsIntestinal immunityMucosal barrierTyphimurium infection