Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Th17 cells require the DNA repair sensor xeroderma pigmentosum complementation Group C to control oxidative DNA damage in a murine model
doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-69914-y
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Body weight change, expressed as percentage of initial weight, in Rag1⁻/⁻ mice receiving CD4⁺CD45RB^high T cells from WT or XPC⁻/⁻ donors, monitored weekly for 4 weeks after transfer ( n = 5 per group). Data are presented as mean ± SEM and analyzed using a two-sided two-way ANOVA with repeated measures followed by Tukey’s multiple-comparisons post hoc test. b Colon length measured at the experimental endpoint in Rag1⁻/⁻ mice receiving WT or XPC⁻/⁻ CD4⁺ T cells ( n = 5 per group). Data are shown as mean ± SEM and analyzed using a two-sided unpaired Student’s t -test. c – f Representative colonoscopy images, hematoxylin and eosin–stained histological sections, and quantification of endoscopy and histology scores in Rag1⁻/⁻ mice receiving WT or XPC⁻/⁻ CD4⁺ T cells ( n = 5 per group). Quantitative data are shown as individual data points with mean ± SEM and analyzed using two-sided unpaired Student’s t -tests with exact P values indicated. g – h Flow cytometry contour plots showing IFN-γ, IL-17A, and FoxP3 expression in CD4⁺ T cells isolated from mesenteric lymph nodes (mLNs) and large-intestine lamina propria (LI-LP) of Rag1⁻/⁻ mice receiving WT or XPC⁻/⁻ CD4⁺ T cells. i – j Quantification of CD4⁺CD45⁺ T cell subsets (IL-17A⁺, IFN-γ⁺, and FoxP3⁺) from mLNs and LI-LP ( n = 5 per group). Data are presented as mean ± SEM and analyzed using two-sided unpaired Student’s t-tests with exact P values indicated. k – m t-SNE analysis of immune cell populations from colonic tissue of Crohn’s disease patients, heatmap showing scaled expression of DNA repair genes, transcription factors, and cytokines, and t-SNE plots displaying expression of selected genes (H2AFX, XPC, XPA, RORC, IL17A). Single-cell RNA-seq data were obtained from the Broad Institute Single Cell Portal (SCP1884) and originally published by Kong et al. (2023). WT samples are shown in yellow and XPC⁻/⁻ samples in purple. Data are representative of at least three independent experiments unless otherwise indicated. Statistical significance is indicated as follows (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001).
Article Snippet: Single-cell RNA-seq data were obtained from the Broad Institute Single Cell Portal (SCP1884) and originally published by Kong et al. (2023).
Techniques: Staining, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Isolation, Single Cell, RNA Sequencing