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Single-cell transcriptome landscape of circulating CD4+ T cell populations in autoimmune diseases
Yasumizu Y, Takeuchi D, Morimoto R, Takeshima Y, Okuno T, Kinoshita M, Morita T, Kato Y, Wang M, Motooka D, Okuzaki D, Nakamura Y, Mikami N, Arai M, Zhang X, Kumanogoh A, Mochizuki H, Ohkura N, Sakaguchi S. Single-cell transcriptome landscape of circulating CD4+ T cell populations in autoimmune diseases. Cell Genomics 2024, 4: 100473. PMID: 38359792, PMCID: PMC10879034, DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2023.100473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene programSingle-cell transcriptomic landscapeSingle-cell datasetsCell subpopulationsTranscriptional programsTranscriptomic characterizationCD4<sup>+</sup> T-cell subpopulationsCD4<sup>+</sup> T cellsCellular heterogeneityT cell subpopulationsAutoimmune diseasesCell heterogeneityT cellsPeripheral CD4<sup>+</sup> T cellsCell populationsCD4+ T cell populationCanonical clustersCellsT cell populationsQualitative alterationsT cell heterogeneityGenesSubpopulationsClinical statusCell frequency
2024
Neoself-antigens are the primary target for autoreactive T cells in human lupus
Mori S, Kohyama M, Yasumizu Y, Tada A, Tanzawa K, Shishido T, Kishida K, Jin H, Nishide M, Kawada S, Motooka D, Okuzaki D, Naito R, Nakai W, Kanda T, Murata T, Terao C, Ohmura K, Arase N, Kurosaki T, Fujimoto M, Suenaga T, Kumanogoh A, Sakaguchi S, Ogawa Y, Arase H. Neoself-antigens are the primary target for autoreactive T cells in human lupus. Cell 2024, 187: 6071-6087.e20. PMID: 39276775, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic lupus erythematosusAutoreactive T cellsT cellsMHC-IISelf-antigensDevelopment of lupus-like diseaseCD4<sup>+</sup> T cellsEpstein-Barr virus reactivationPathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosusRisk factorsSystemic lupus erythematosus patientsMajor histocompatibility complex class IIHistocompatibility complex class IILupus-like diseaseLupus T cellsHuman lupusGenetic risk factorsVirus reactivationLupus erythematosusAdult micePrimary targetTrigger autoimmunityClass IIPeptide presentationInvariant chain
2023
IL‐27 produced during acute malaria infection regulates Plasmodium‐specific memory CD4+ T cells
Macalinao M, Inoue S, Tsogtsaikhan S, Matsumoto H, Bayarsaikhan G, Jian J, Kimura K, Yasumizu Y, Inoue T, Yoshida H, Hafalla J, Kimura D, Yui K. IL‐27 produced during acute malaria infection regulates Plasmodium‐specific memory CD4+ T cells. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2023, 15: emmm202317713. PMID: 37855243, PMCID: PMC10701605, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202317713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4<sup>+</sup> T cellsT cellsIL-27Malaria infectionCD4<sup>+</sup> T cell responsesCD4<sup>+</sup> T cell subsetsMemory CD4+ T cellsImmune responseCD4+ T cellsNeutralization of IL-27T cell responsesT cell subsetsPathogenic immune responsesHumoral immune responseSingle-cell RNA-seq analysisPlasmodium chabaudiDevelopment of vaccinesAcute infectionCytokine productionEffector responsesChronic phaseActive infectionProliferative capacityAcute phaseInfection