PBMCs isolated from 27 individuals (11 narcolepsy type 1 patients, 16 healthy controls) were stimulated with the peptide Neuroaminidase 175-189 or Protein-O-mannosyl transferase 1 (POMT1) 675-689 or media as control. FACS sorted CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes from one patient were subjected to the same stimulation. Transcriptome profiling was done with a 3' tagging protocol. T cell receptor repertoires were profiled with amplicon sequencing (Rep-seq). The dataset contains FASTQ files with sequencing reads, transcript count matrices and TCR clonotypes.
Whole-exome sequencing of 20 samples of actinic keratosis (10) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (10) was performed to investigate a potential relationship between DNA methylation-based subtypes and genetic mutation patterns. 7 samples were shown to belong to the stem cell-like subclass (4 AK and 2 SCC), 12 - to the keratinocyte-like subtype (6 AK and 6 SCC) and one SCC sample is unclassified (was not included in the methylation analysis). Exome regions were captured using Agilent Low Input Exome-Seq Human v5 kit and sequenced on Illumina Hiseq4000 with paired-end 100-nucleotide reads.
The mutational status of 121 genes recurrently altered in B-cell lymphoma was examined in 55 of 56 diagnostic and 10 of 12 relapse samples using a custom targeted NGS panel. Libraries were generated from 150 ng of DNA using molecular-barcoded library adapters (ThruPLEX Tag- seq kit; Takara) coupled with a custom hybridization capture-based method (SureSelectXT Target Enrichment System Capture strategy, Agilent Technologies). The quality of the libraries was determined using the Bioanalyzer high sensitivity DNA kit (Agilent) and quantified by PCR using the KAPA library quantification kit (KAPA Biosystems). Finally, the libraries were pooled and sequenced in the MiSeq instrument (Illumina).
ATAC-sequencing was performed to establish chromatin accessibility signatures that underlie the differential in vitro priming and regeneration phenotypes of CD112high and CD112low LT-HSC. CD112high and CD112low LT-HSC from 2-3 independent human umbilical cord blood pools were prospectively isolated for DNA extraction, library preparation and sequencing.
Mechanisms of clonal evolution in myeloid neoplasms remain incompletely understood. Darwinian theory predicts that the (micro)environment of clone-propagating stem cells may contribute to clonal selection. Here, we provide data fitting this model, establishing a relationship between stromal niche inflammation, inflammatory stress in HSPCs, clonal resistance and leukemic evolution in human MDS.
We sought to characterize cellular heterogeneity in the human cerebral cortex at a molecular level during cortical neurogenesis. We captured single cells and generated sequencing libraries using the C1TM Single-Cell Auto Prep System (Fluidigm), the SMARTer Ultra Low RNA Kit (Clontech), and the Nextera XT DNA Sample Preparation Kit (Illumina). We performed unbiased clustering of the single cells and further examined transcriptional variation among cell groups interpreted as radial glia. Within this population, the major sources of variation related to cell cycle progression and the stem cell niche from which radial glia were captured. We found that outer subventricular zone radial glia (oRG cells) preferentially express genes related to extracellular matrix formation, migration, and stemness, including TNC, PTPRZ1, FAM107A, HOPX, and LIFR and related this transcriptional state to the position, morphology, and cell behaviors previously used to classify the cell type. Our results suggest that oRG cells maintain the subventricular niche through local production of growth factors, potentiation of growth factor signals by extracellular matrix proteins, and activation of self-renewal pathways, thereby contributing to the developmental and evolutionary expansion of the human neocortex. For study version 2, we have updated this data set to include additional primary cells that we infer to represent microglia, endothelial cells, and immature astrocytes, as well as additional cells from the developing neural retina, and from iPS-cell derived cerebral organoids. The genes distinguishing these cell populations may reveal biological processes supporting the diverse functions of these cell types as well as vulnerabilities of specific cell types in human genetic diseases and in viral infections. For study version 3, we have updated the data set to include additional primary cells, including those published in Nowakowski et al., 2017 (PMID:29217575). For study version 4, we have additionally performed parallel analyses of transcriptomes and physiological responses of 476 single cells isolated from developing human cortex. As a result, we were able to identify physiological response profiles of specific progenitor and neuronal cell types during human cortical development.For study version 5, we have additionally performed bulk RNA sequencing of organotypic primary cultures from the developing human cortex with or without exposure to SARS-CoV-2 to understand the infectability and transcriptomic effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the developing human cortex.For study version 6, we investigated the impact of LIFR signaling on neural proliferation and differentiation of human oRG cells. Specifically, we isolated oRG cells from the primary developing neocortex and cultured them for four weeks with and without LIF treatment. We then performed single-cell RNA sequencing using the Chromium Single Cell 3’ Reagent Kits (v3.1, Dual index) from 10x Genomics to understand the molecular and cellular changes of oRG differentiation upon LIF treatment.
