γδ T cells: origin and fate, subsets, diseases and immunotherapy

Y Hu, Q Hu, Y Li, L Lu, Z Xiang, Z Yin… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
The intricacy of diseases, shaped by intrinsic processes like immune system exhaustion and
hyperactivation, highlights the potential of immune renormalization as a promising strategy …

TCF1 in T cell immunity: a broadened frontier

X Zhao, Q Shan, HH Xue - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
TCF1 and its homologue LEF1 are historically known as effector transcription factors
downstream of the WNT signalling pathway and are essential for early T cell development …

Mapping human haematopoietic stem cells from haemogenic endothelium to birth

V Calvanese, S Capellera-Garcia, F Ma, I Fares… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The ontogeny of human haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is poorly defined owing to the
inability to identify HSCs as they emerge and mature at different haematopoietic sites. Here …

Azvudine is a thymus-homing anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug effective in treating COVID-19 patients

JL Zhang, YH Li, LL Wang, HQ Liu, SY Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Azvudine (FNC) is a nucleoside analog that inhibits HIV-1 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
(RdRp). Recently, we discovered FNC an agent against SARS-CoV-2, and have taken it into …

A cell atlas of human thymic development defines T cell repertoire formation

JE Park, RA Botting, C Domínguez Conde… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The thymus is the critical organ for T cell development and T cell receptor
(TCR) repertoire formation, which shapes the landscape of adaptive immunity. T cell …

Deciphering human macrophage development at single-cell resolution

Z Bian, Y Gong, T Huang, CZW Lee, L Bian, Z Bai… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Macrophages are the first cells of the nascent immune system to emerge during embryonic
development. In mice, embryonic macrophages infiltrate developing organs, where they …

Mapping the developing human immune system across organs

C Suo, E Dann, I Goh, L Jardine, V Kleshchevnikov… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Single-cell genomics studies have decoded the immune cell composition of several human
prenatal organs but were limited in describing the developing immune system as a …

Bioinformatics and computational tools for next-generation sequencing analysis in clinical genetics

R Pereira, J Oliveira, M Sousa - Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Clinical genetics has an important role in the healthcare system to provide a definitive
diagnosis for many rare syndromes. It also can have an influence over genetics prevention …

Single-cell transcriptional profiling of human thymic stroma uncovers novel cellular heterogeneity in the thymic medulla

JL Bautista, NT Cramer, CN Miller, J Chavez… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The thymus' key function in the immune system is to provide the necessary environment for
the development of diverse and self-tolerant T lymphocytes. While recent evidence suggests …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling hematopoiesis through the lens of genomics

LA Liggett, VG Sankaran - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Hematopoiesis has long served as a paradigm of stem cell biology and tissue homeostasis.
In the past decade, the genomics revolution has ushered in powerful new methods for …