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Single-cell RNA-seq of human LN stromal and dendritic cells

ABSTRACT: To identify heterogeneity of stromal cells in human lymph nodes, we performed single-cell RNA-seq of stromal cells (CD45-, CD31- PDPN+) from 3 donors. Additionally, dendritic cells (DCs, CD45+, CD11C+) were isolated from the LNs of the same donors to predict potential interactions between these two types of cells. As potentially human identifiable data, he raw sequencing data files for this experiment will be deposited in the controlled-access EGA archive.

INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 4000

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Soren Muller

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-10206 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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