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Single cell sequencing data on ileum and mesentery tissue from Crohn's disease patients

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Dataset overview

Participants 5
Samples 13
Reuse readiness 7.9/10 evidence-backed score

Distinct roles for B cell-derived LTα3 and LTα1β2 in TNF-mediated ileitis.

Abstract

Crohn's disease pathology is modeled in TNF<sup>ΔARE+/-</sup> mice that overproduce tumor necrosis factor (TNF) to drive disease through TNF receptors. An alternative ligand for TNF receptors, soluble LTα<sub>3</sub>, is produced by B cells, but has received scarce attention because LTα also partners with LTβ to generate membrane-tethered LTαβ<sub>2</sub> that promotes tertiary lymphoid tissue-another feature of Crohn's disease. We hypothesized that B cell-derived LTαβ<sub>2</sub> would critically affect ileitis in TNF<sup>ΔARE+/-</sup> mice. However, whereas deleting LTβ in B cells was essential for tertiary lymphoid tissue, disease pathology was minimally affected. By contrast, loss of B cell-derived LTα increased intestinal permeability, shrunk the pool of IgA<sup>+</sup> ileal plasma cells, elevated cytokines and prompted weight loss, including loss of muscle mass-a systemic feature of Crohn's disease. Neutralizing antibodies to LTα<sub>3</sub> strongly augmented the cachexic-like effects of TNF. Thus, B cell-produced LTαβ<sub>2</sub> and LTα<sub>3</sub> have distinct roles in ileitis, with the role of LTα<sub>3</sub> unexpectedly protective through counterbalancing TNF.

Study facts

Organism
Homo sapiens
Platform
10x Genomics Chromium
Age group
—
Disease groups
—
Anatomical sites
ileum, mesentery

Data availability

  • Raw counts
  • Processed matrix
  • Analysis code

File types CSVMTXTSV

Files and samples

Strengths & limitations for reuse

Strengths

  • Raw reads are advertised
  • Raw counts are advertised
  • Processed matrices are advertised
  • Analysis code is available
  • Participant mapping is available
  • Participant counts are documented

Limitations

  • Not documented: cell metadata are advertised
Extraction evidence & provenance

Each extracted field is shown with the source excerpt and location used to resolve it.

Assay

FieldValueEvidence
assay.assay_type 5' RNA expression
For sample preparation on the 10x Genomics platform, the Chromium Next GEM Single Cell 5′ Kit v.2 was used for mouse cells and Chromium Single Cell 5′ Library Kit was used for human cells

Section Methods—Single-cell RNA profiling, offset —

assay.library_chemistry Chromium Single Cell 5' Library Kit
Chromium Single Cell 5' Library Kit was used for human cells

Section Methods; Single-cell RNA profiling, offset —

assay.platform 10x Genomics Chromium
For sample preparation on the 10x Genomics platform

Section Methods—Single-cell RNA profiling, offset —

assay.reference_genome GRCh38-2020-A
Assembly: GRCh38-2020-A for 5' RNA expression

Section geo_family_soft, offset —

assay.sequencing_type scrna_seq
Single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of sorted live, CD45 + mesenteric cells

Section Results, offset —

Cohort

FieldValueEvidence
cohort.crohns_disease_participants 3
Single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of sorted live, CD45 + mesenteric cells from 3 CD patients with matched mesentery draining from inflamed and non-inflamed regions of the ileum.

Section Results, offset —

cohort.disease_activity_metadata_available True
paired inflamed ileal-draining mesentery surgical samples and non-inflamed ileal-draining mesentery surgical samples

Section series, offset —

cohort.non_ibd_controls 2 inferred
Control (Gastrointestinal cancer)

Section samples, offset —

cohort.study_design cross_sectional inferred
We used single cell RNA sequencing to compare the immune cells in paired inflamed ileal-draining mesentery surgical samples and non-inflamed ileal-draining mesentery surgical samples

Section series_overall_design, offset —

cohort.total_participants 5 inferred
Ileum and the associated mesentery was also collected from gastrointestinal cancer patients

Section samples, offset —

Data_Assets

FieldValueEvidence
data_assets.analysis_code True
Customized code for both analysis of the scRNA-seq data and generation of some of the figures is available via GitHub

Section Code availability, offset —

data_assets.open_access True
De-identified human scRNA-seq data analyzed in this study are publicly available in the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database ( GSE255722 ).

Section Data availability, offset —

data_assets.participant_metadata True
Excel sheet showing the age, sex and tissue type obtained from patients for human experiments.

Section Supplementary information, offset —

data_assets.processed_matrix True
RNA_matrix.mtx.gz

Section —, offset —

data_assets.raw_counts True
Supplementary files format and content: Tab-seperated values files and matrix files for the 5' RNA data

Section geo_family_soft, offset —

data_assets.raw_reads True
GSE255722_RAW.tar

Section geo_document, offset —

Processing

FieldValueEvidence
processing.cell_type_annotation_method cell identity assigned based on expression features
Cells expressing LTA included naive B cells, memory B cells, plasma cells, several subpopulations of memory T cells and some plasmacytoid dendritic cells.

Section Results—Contrasting roles of LTα3 and TNF in sustaining B cells in ileitis, offset —

processing.doublet_detection_reported True inferred
scDblFinder 64 (v.1.2.0)

Section Methods—Software, offset —

processing.quality_control_reported True
Dead cells were excluded using a Live/Dead Aqua Fixable Cell Stain Kit

Section Methods—Flow cytometry, offset —

Specimens

FieldValueEvidence
specimens.anatomical_sites ['ileum', 'mesentery']
Ileum and the attached mesentery was collected

Section series_overall_design, offset —

specimens.inflamed_status_available True
paired inflamed ileal-draining mesentery surgical samples and non-inflamed ileal-draining mesentery surgical samples

Section series, offset —

specimens.number_of_samples 13
"library_strategy": {"OTHER": 24, "RNA-Seq": 13}

Section sample_values_with_sample_counts, offset —

specimens.participant_to_sample_mapping_available True
from 3 CD patients with matched mesentery draining from inflamed and non-inflamed regions of the ileum

Section Results—Contrasting roles of LTα3 and TNF in sustaining B cells in ileitis, offset —

specimens.specimen_type resection
Discarded human mesentery tissues came from patients with CD that were undergoing bowel resections at Washington University School of Medicine.

Section Methods—Patient samples, offset —