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Single‐cell molecular profiling provides a high‐resolution map of basophil and mast cell development

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Authors

Hamey, Fiona K. 
Lau, Winnie W.Y. 
Kucinski, Iwo 
Wang, Xiaonan 
Diamanti, Evangelia 

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Basophils and mast cells contribute to the development of allergic reactions. Whereas these mature effector cells are extensively studied, the differentiation trajectories from hematopoietic progenitors to basophils and mast cells are largely uncharted at the single‐cell level. Methods: We performed multicolor flow cytometry, high‐coverage single‐cell RNA sequencing analyses, and cell fate assays to chart basophil and mast cell differentiation at single‐cell resolution in mouse. Results: Analysis of flow cytometry data reconstructed a detailed map of basophil and mast cell differentiation, including a bifurcation of progenitors into two specific trajectories. Molecular profiling and pseudotime ordering of the single cells revealed gene expression changes during differentiation. Cell fate assays showed that multicolor flow cytometry and transcriptional profiling successfully predict the bipotent phenotype of a previously uncharacterized population of peritoneal basophil‐mast cell progenitors. Conclusions: A combination of molecular and functional profiling of bone marrow and peritoneal cells provided a detailed road map of basophil and mast cell development. An interactive web resource was created to enable the wider research community to explore the expression dynamics for any gene of interest.

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Funder: Karolinska Institutet


Funder: Magnus Bergvall Foundation


Funder: Lars Hierta Memorial Foundation


Funder: Swedish Cancer Society


Funder: Åke Wiberg Foundation

Keywords

ORIGINAL ARTICLE, ORIGINAL ARTICLES, basophils, differentiation, mast cells, single‐cell RNA sequencing, transcriptomics

Journal Title

Allergy

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Journal ISSN

0105-4538
1398-9995

Volume Title

76

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Sponsorship
Wellcome (206328/Z/17/Z)
Core funding from Wellcome (100140/Z/12/Z)
MRC (MR/S036113/1)
Swedish Research Council (2015‐06322, 2018‐02070)
MRC Physical Biology of Stem Cells (MR/K500975/1)
Wellcome Strategic Award (105031/D/14/Z)
CRUK (C1163/A21762)
Core funding from Wellcome and MRC (203151/Z/16/Z)
NIH‐NIDDK (1 R24 DK106766)
Blood Cancer UK (18002)