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Single-cell sequencing reveals clonal expansions of pro-inflammatory synovial CD8 T cells expressing tissue-homing receptors in psoriatic arthritis

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Lilian NwosuORCiD, Dr Arthur PrattORCiD, Professor John IsaacsORCiD

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Abstract

© 2020, The Author(s).Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a debilitating immune-mediated inflammatory arthritis of unknown pathogenesis commonly affecting patients with skin psoriasis. Here we use complementary single-cell approaches to study leukocytes from PsA joints. Mass cytometry demonstrates a 3-fold expansion of memory CD8 T cells in the joints of PsA patients compared to peripheral blood. Meanwhile, droplet-based and plate-based single-cell RNA sequencing of paired T cell receptor alpha and beta chain sequences show pronounced CD8 T cell clonal expansions within the joints. Transcriptome analyses find these expanded synovial CD8 T cells to express cycling, activation, tissue-homing and tissue residency markers. T cell receptor sequence comparison between patients identifies clonal convergence. Finally, chemokine receptor CXCR3 is upregulated in the expanded synovial CD8 T cells, while two CXCR3 ligands, CXCL9 and CXCL10, are elevated in PsA synovial fluid. Our data thus provide a quantitative molecular insight into the cellular immune landscape of psoriatic arthritis.


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Author(s): Penkava F, Velasco-Herrera MDC, Young MD, Yager N, Nwosu LN, Pratt AG, Lara AL, Guzzo C, Maroof A, Mamanova L, Cole S, Efremova M, Simone D, Filer A, Brown CC, Croxford AL, Isaacs JD, Teichmann S, Bowness P, Behjati S, Hussein Al-Mossawi M

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Nature Communications

Year: 2020

Volume: 11

Print publication date: 01/12/2020

Online publication date: 21/09/2020

Acceptance date: 27/08/2020

Date deposited: 11/01/2021

ISSN (electronic): 2041-1723

Publisher: Nature Research

URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18513-6

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18513-6

PubMed id: 32958743


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... and Newcastle University and Versus Arthritis Research into Inflammatory Arthritis Centre, ref. 22072.
Work in the JDI laboratory is supported by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre at Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust ...

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