Emily Stephenson

TL;DR: This refined analysis has identified, among others, a previously unknown dendritic cell population that potently activates T cells and reclassify pDCs as the originally described “natural interferon-producing cells (IPCs)” with weaker T cell proliferation induction ability.

TL;DR: A single-cell atlas of the maternal–fetal interface reveals the cellular organization of the decidua and placenta, and the interactions that are critical for placentation and reproductive success, and develops a repository of ligand–receptor complexes and a statistical tool to predict the cell–cell communication via these molecular interactions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors performed single-cell RNA sequencing of ~2400 cells isolated from healthy blood donors and enriched for HLA-DR + lineage − cells, which led them to identify and validate six Dendritic cells (DCs) and four monocyte subtypes.

TL;DR: It is determined that Wilms tumor, a pediatric kidney cancer, originates from aberrant fetal cells, whereas adult kidney cancers are likely derived from a specific subtype of proximal convoluted tubular cell.

TL;DR: A shift in the haemopoietic composition of fetal liver during gestation away from being predominantly erythroid, accompanied by a parallel change in differentiation potential of HSC/MPPs is demonstrated, which is validated to produce an integrated map of fetal liver haematopoiesis.