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Comparative genomics analysis of mononuclear phagocyte subsets confirms similarity between lymphoid tissue-resident and dermal XCR1+ DCs in mouse and human and distinguishes them from Langerhans cells.

ABSTRACT: Dendritic cells (DC) are mononuclear phagocytes which exhibit a dendritic morphology and excel at naïve T cell activation. DC encompass several subsets initially identified by their expression of specific cell surface molecules and later shown to possess distinct functions. DC subset differentiation is guided by different transcription factors and cytokines. Identifying DC subsets is challenging as very few cell surface molecules are uniquely expressed on any one of these cell populations and conventional flow cytometry analysis using limited antigens is biased and potentially misleading. Moreover, the antigens currently used to define mononuclear phagocyte subsets vary depending on the tissue and animal species studied and even between laboratories. This has led to confusion in the definition of the identity of myeloid cell subsets across tissues and between species. Here we report a comparative genomics strategy that enables universal definition of DC subsets and other myeloid cell types across species. We have developed a novel, simple and user friendly software, BubbleGUM, which generates and integrates gene signatures for high throughput gene set enrichment analysis. We illustrate the use of BubbleGUM by re-analyzing 3 concatenated public datasets of blood/spleen and skin/cutaneous lymph node myeloid cell subsets in humans and in mice. This analysis demonstrates the equivalence between human and mouse skin XCR1+ DCs, and between mouse and human Langerhans cells.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE74316 | GEO | 2017/02/14

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA299655

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Comparative genomics analysis of mononuclear phagocyte subsets confirms similarity between lymphoid tissue-resident and dermal XCR1+ DCs in mouse and human and distinguishes them from Langerhans cells.

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