An interactive reference framework for modeling a dynamic immune system

Matthew H. Spitzer*, Pier Federico Gherardini, Gabriela K. Fragiadakis, Nupur Bhattacharya, Robert T. Yuan, Andrew N. Hotson, Rachel Finck, Yaron Carmi, Eli R. Zunder, Wendy J. Fantl, Sean C. Bendall, Edgar G. Engleman, Garry P. Nolan

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Abstract

Immune cells function in an interacting hierarchy that coordinates the activities of various cell types according to genetic and environmental contexts. We developed graphical approaches to construct an extensible immune reference map from mass cytometry data of cells from different organs, incorporating landmark cell populations as flags on the map to compare cells from distinct samples. The maps recapitulated canonical cellular phenotypes and revealed reproducible, tissue-specific deviations. The approach revealed influences of genetic variation and circadian rhythms on immune system structure, enabled direct comparisons of murine and human blood cell phenotypes, and even enabled archival fluorescence-based flow cytometry data to be mapped onto the reference framework. This foundational reference map provides a working definition of systemic immune organization to which new data can be integrated to reveal deviations driven by genetics, environment, or pathology.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1259425
JournalScience
Volume349
Issue number6244
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jul 2015
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
California Institute for Regenerative MedicineRB2-01592, DR1-01477
Damon Runyon Cancer Research FoundationDRG-2017-09
European CommissionHEALTH.2010.1.2-1
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesR33 CA183654, N01-HV-00242, P01 CA034233-22A1, 1R01CA130826, 5-24927, HHSN272201200028C, PN2EY018228 0158 G KB065, RFA CA 09-009, U54CA149145, R01CA184968, 1R01NS089533, 5R01AI073724, RFA CA 09-011, HHSN272200700038C, 41000411217, U19 AI057229, 201303028, R33 CA183692, 5U54CA143907NIH
National Institutes of HealthT32GM007276, NRSA F32 GM093508-01, 7500108142, F31CA189331, 1R01GM109836, 1U19AI100627, K99GM104148-01
U.S. Department of DefenseOC110674, 11491122
U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationHHSF223201210194C BAA-12-00118
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesR01DK082537

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