Deciphering cell–cell interactions and communication from gene expression

E Armingol, A Officer, O Harismendy… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Cell–cell interactions orchestrate organismal development, homeostasis and single-cell
functions. When cells do not properly interact or improperly decode molecular messages …

Single-cell atlases: shared and tissue-specific cell types across human organs

R Elmentaite, C Domínguez Conde, L Yang… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of single-cell and spatial transcriptomics methods was instrumental in the
conception of the Human Cell Atlas initiative, which aims to generate an integrated map of …

Transfer learning enables predictions in network biology

CV Theodoris, L Xiao, A Chopra, MD Chaffin… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Mapping gene networks requires large amounts of transcriptomic data to learn the
connections between genes, which impedes discoveries in settings with limited data …

Cross-tissue immune cell analysis reveals tissue-specific features in humans

C Domínguez Conde, C Xu, LB Jarvis, DB Rainbow… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Despite their crucial role in health and disease, our knowledge of immune cells within
human tissues remains limited. We surveyed the immune compartment of 16 tissues from 12 …

Identifying disease-critical cell types and cellular processes by integrating single-cell RNA-sequencing and human genetics

KA Jagadeesh, KK Dey, DT Montoro, R Mohan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies provide a powerful means of identifying loci and genes
contributing to disease, but in many cases, the related cell types/states through which genes …

Organ aging signatures in the plasma proteome track health and disease

HSH Oh, J Rutledge, D Nachun, R Pálovics, O Abiose… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Animal studies show aging varies between individuals as well as between organs within an
individual,,–, but whether this is true in humans and its effect on age-related diseases is …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-tissue single-cell landscape of human monocytes and macrophages in health and disease

K Mulder, AA Patel, WT Kong, C Piot, E Halitzki… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Mononuclear phagocytes (MNPs) encompass dendritic cells, monocytes, and macrophages
(MoMac), which exhibit antimicrobial, homeostatic, and immunoregulatory functions. We …

Cells of the adult human heart

M Litviňuková, C Talavera-López, H Maatz, D Reichart… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Advanced insights into
disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies require a deeper understanding of the …

Early prediction of preeclampsia in pregnancy with cell-free RNA

MN Moufarrej, SK Vorperian, RJ Wong, AA Campos… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Liquid biopsies that measure circulating cell-free RNA (cfRNA) offer an opportunity to study
the development of pregnancy-related complications in a non-invasive manner and to …

An atlas of healthy and injured cell states and niches in the human kidney

BB Lake, R Menon, S Winfree, Q Hu, R Melo Ferreira… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding kidney disease relies on defining the complexity of cell types and states, their
associated molecular profiles and interactions within tissue neighbourhoods. Here we …