A single-cell resolution spatial transcriptomics atlas of human multiple sclerosis lesion (MERSCOPE)

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https://rdp.sfb274.de/ (Research Data Platform) https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/408885537 (DFG Gepris entry) The central nervous system (CNS) is a terminally differentiated tissue, where any insult carries a heightened risk - yet the tissue response to these insults is variable and can range from irreversible destruction to almost complete recovery. The rules that instruct these divergent outcomes are still unknown. The aim of this CRC is therefore to understand the biology of the multicellular ...

The cerebral cortex contains a special, perineuronally localized population of oligodendrocyte lineage cells with possible functions in connectivity and myelination. We hypothesize that this cell population serves as a reservoir of remyelinating cells after myelin damage. We will apply spatial transcriptome analysis with subcellular resolution in experimental models of demyelination and human tissue from patients with multiple sclerosis to define physiological and pathological states of perineuronal ...

Compartmentalized inflammation is a key driver of multiple sclerosis (MS) progression, but the mechanisms sustaining its persistence remain unclear. A hallmark of this persistent and slowly evolving inflammatory process is chronic active MS lesions. We generated a high-resolution, single-cell molecular and spatial atlas of such lesions by combining single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) with multiplexed error-robust fluorescence in situ hybridization (MERFISH). Within lesion rims, we identified ...