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Dictionary of human intestinal organoid responses to secreted niche factors at single cell resolution

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Dataset overview

Participants 3
Samples 249
Reuse readiness 8.7/10 evidence-backed score

Dictionary of human intestinal organoid responses to secreted niche factors at single cell resolution.

Abstract

The intestinal epithelium plays a critical role in health and disease, yet the impact of microenvironmental cues in diseased contexts, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), remains poorly defined. To address this gap, we first benchmarked human colonic organoid injury models against IBD tissue and established a disease-relevant model of inflammation using inflammatory cytokines. Using this system, we built a dictionary of epithelial responses to 79 secreted niche factors at single cell resolution via donor-pooled, multiplexed single cell RNA-sequencing. The comprehensive nature of our atlas allowed us to map relationships between perturbations, infer the function of less characterized ligands, and identify cell type-specific perturbed pathways. Finally, we established the relevance of organoid-derived gene programs by mapping them to single cell and spatial atlases of human IBD tissue. Our resource offers a global view of epithelial responses to microenvironmental cues, offering insights into epithelial homeostasis and repair mechanisms in IBD.

Study facts

Organism
Homo sapiens
Platform
10X Chromium X
Age group
adult
Disease groups
Anatomical sites
transverse colon

Data availability

  • Processed matrix

File types ROBJ

Files and samples

Strengths & limitations for reuse

Strengths

  • Raw reads are advertised
  • Processed matrices are advertised
  • Cell metadata are advertised
  • Participant mapping is available
  • Participant counts are documented

Limitations

  • Not documented: raw counts 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 single-cell RNA sequencing
For scRNA-seq experiments, organoids were dissociated

Section Single cell preparation of organoids for single cell RNA-sequencing, offset —

assay.library_chemistry 10x 3’ high throughput kit
For the perturbation dataset, the 10x 3’ high throughput kit was used.

Section Single cell preparation of organoids for single cell RNA-sequencing, offset —

assay.platform 10X Chromium X
loaded onto a 10X Chromium X according to manufacturer instructions

Section Single cell preparation of organoids for single cell RNA-sequencing, offset —

assay.reference_genome GRCh38-2020-A
Sequenced reads were aligned using the human reference genome GRCh38-2020-A

Section scRNA-seq data pre-processing, offset —

assay.sequencing_type scrna_seq
via donor-pooled, multiplexed single cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq)

Section series_summary, offset —

Cohort

FieldValueEvidence
cohort.age_group adult inferred
Sections of human transverse colon were provided by Donor Network West from deceased patients with no history of intestinal disease.

Section Generation of primary human colon organoids, offset —

cohort.disease_activity_metadata_available False inferred
from deceased patients with no history of intestinal disease

Section Generation of primary human colon organoids, offset —

cohort.non_ibd_controls 3 inferred
Sections of human transverse colon were provided by Donor Network West from deceased patients with no history of intestinal disease.

Section Generation of primary human colon organoids, offset —

cohort.study_design cross_sectional inferred
Organoids were collected for scRNA-seq on day 8 post-seeding.

Section Secreted niche factor perturbation screen, offset —

cohort.total_participants 3
For the perturbation atlas, organoids from 2 female donors and 1 male donor were used.

Section Generation of primary human colon organoids, offset —

cohort.treatment_exposure_documented True
human recombinant proteins corresponding to the 79 selected perturbations (Supplementary Data 13 ) were applied to each well in an arrayed format.

Section Secreted niche factor perturbation screen, offset —

cohort.treatment_response_metadata_available True
we generated a molecular dictionary of epithelial responses to secreted niche factors in human colon organoids across 3 donors via multiplexed scRNA-seq

Section Landscape of colonic epithelial cell responses to secreted niche factors at single cell resolution, offset —

Data_Assets

FieldValueEvidence
data_assets.analysis_code False inferred
index.html

Section filelist.txt, offset —

data_assets.cell_metadata True inferred
Supplementary files format and content: Processed Seurat objects (.Robj)

Section samples, offset —

data_assets.environment_or_container_info False inferred
scRNA-seq data was processed using CellRanger and resulting count matrices were analyzed using (v5.0.2) in Rstudio (v4.2.1).

Section scRNA-seq data pre-processing, offset —

data_assets.open_access True
Public on Dec 11 2025

Section series, offset —

data_assets.participant_metadata True
the souporcell algorithm was used to distinguish between organoids from unique donors

Section scRNA-seq data pre-processing, offset —

data_assets.processed_matrix True
Supplementary files format and content: Processed Seurat objects (.Robj)

Section samples, offset —

data_assets.raw_counts False inferred
Supplementary files format and content: Processed Seurat objects (.Robj)

Section samples, offset —

data_assets.raw_reads True
GSE313368_RAW.tar

Section filelist.txt, offset —

Processing

FieldValueEvidence
processing.ambient_rna_correction_reported False inferred
Doublets were removed from data using the DoubletFinder algorithm

Section scRNA-seq data pre-processing, offset —

processing.batch_correction_reported True
data was batch-corrected using the Harmony algorithm

Section scRNA-seq data pre-processing, offset —

processing.cell_type_annotation_method Seurat FindTransferAnchors/TransferData with manual cleanup
Cell-type annotation was performed by applying FindTransferAnchors and TransferData using our matched colonic tissue reference atlas, and then manually cleaning up annotations

Section Cell type annotation in organoids, offset —

processing.doublet_detection_reported True
Doublets were removed from data using the DoubletFinder algorithm

Section scRNA-seq data pre-processing, offset —

processing.normalization_method not specified inferred
resulting count matrices were analyzed using (v5.0.2) in Rstudio (v4.2.1)

Section scRNA-seq data pre-processing, offset —

processing.quality_control_reported True
After filtering and quality control, we obtained 169,996 cells

Section Landscape of colonic epithelial cell responses to secreted niche factors at single cell resolution, offset —

Specimens

FieldValueEvidence
specimens.anatomical_sites ['transverse colon']
Sections of human transverse colon were provided by Donor Network West

Section Generation of primary human colon organoids, offset —

specimens.inflamed_status_available True
low-dose cytomix (10 ng/mL TNFɑ, 10 ng/mL IFNɣ, 1 ng/mL IL1β) was applied to the organoids

Section Secreted niche factor perturbation screen, offset —

specimens.number_of_cells 169996
After filtering and quality control, we obtained 169,996 cells

Section Landscape of colonic epithelial cell responses to secreted niche factors at single cell resolution, offset —

specimens.number_of_samples 249
After filtering and quality control, we obtained 169,996 cells with 3 donors ×83 perturbations, for a total of 249 independent conditions.

Section Landscape of colonic epithelial cell responses to secreted niche factors at single cell resolution, offset —

specimens.participant_to_sample_mapping_available True
the souporcell algorithm was used to distinguish between organoids from unique donors

Section scRNA-seq data pre-processing, offset —

specimens.specimen_type mixed inferred
We developed 4 epithelial injury models starting from homeostatic primary colon organoids derived from 3 human donors.

Section Development of a human colonic organoid injury model that recapitulates molecular features of human IBD, offset —