Single cell-resolved cellular, transcriptional, and epigenetic changes in mouse T cell populations linked to age-associated immune decline.

ABSTRACT: Splenic T cells are pivotal to the immune system, yet their function deteriorates with age. To elucidate the specific aspects of T cell biology affected by aging, we conducted a comprehensive multi-time point single-cell RNA sequencing study, complemented by single-cell Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin (ATAC) sequencing and single-cell T cell repertoire (TCR) sequencing on splenic T cells from mice across 10 different age groups. This map of age-related changes in the distribution of T cell lineages and functional states reveals broad changes in T cell function and composition, including a prominent enrichment of Gzmk+ T cells in aged mice, encompassing both CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets. Notably, there is a marked decrease in TCR diversity across specific T cell populations in ag

SUBMITTER: He J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12002302 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature