2024
Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of human pleura reveals stromal heterogeneity and informs in vitro models of mesothelioma
Obacz J, Valer J, Nibhani R, Adams T, Schupp J, Veale N, Lewis-Wade A, Flint J, Hogan J, Aresu G, Coonar A, Peryt A, Biffi G, Kaminski N, Francies H, Rassl D, Garnett M, Rintoul R, Marciniak S. Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of human pleura reveals stromal heterogeneity and informs in vitro models of mesothelioma. European Respiratory Journal 2024, 63: 2300143. PMID: 38212075, PMCID: PMC10809128, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00143-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell transcriptome atlasSingle-cell levelSingle-cell transcriptome analysisTranscriptome dataTranscriptomic atlasTranscriptomic characterisationMesothelial cellsCell atlasDevelopment of targeted therapiesMalignant mesothelial cellsModel of mesotheliomaUniversal fibroblastsIn vitro model
2020
Collagen-producing lung cell atlas identifies multiple subsets with distinct localization and relevance to fibrosis
Tsukui T, Sun KH, Wetter JB, Wilson-Kanamori JR, Hazelwood LA, Henderson NC, Adams TS, Schupp JC, Poli SD, Rosas IO, Kaminski N, Matthay MA, Wolters PJ, Sheppard D. Collagen-producing lung cell atlas identifies multiple subsets with distinct localization and relevance to fibrosis. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 1920. PMID: 32317643, PMCID: PMC7174390, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15647-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen-producing cellsSitu hybridization showDisease-relevant phenotypesCell atlasDistinct localizationExpression of CTHRC1Fibrotic lungsDifferent compartmentsPulmonary fibrosisDistinct anatomical localizationCellsCTHRC1Murine lungFibroblastsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAdoptive transfer experimentsLocalizationSubpopulationsComplex architectureTransfer experimentsFibroblastic fociPathologic fibrosisPathologic scarringScleroderma patientsSimilar heterogeneity