Table 1:
Multiomics approaches for T cell and TME profiling in PDAC
| Technology | Data output | Computational analytical tools |
|---|---|---|
| scRNA-seq with matched TCR-seq (10X Genomics, SMART-seq76,127) | • Phenotype via transcriptome • Paired α/β TCR sequence |
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• Seurat27–29 • monocle128–130 • Cumulus131 • scanpy25 TCR • scRepertoire26 • immunarch30 • scirpy24 • Immcantation portal132,133 |
| CITE-seq31,32 | • Phenotype via transcriptome and DNA-barcoded surface antibodies • Compatible with multiplexing (i.e. TCR-seq, other 10X Genomics feature barcodes) |
• Seurat27–29 • CITE-seq-Count134 • Cumulus131 |
| DNA-barcoded pMHC multimers (10X Genomics feature-barcode technology, tetTCR-seq35,135) | • Phenotype via transcriptome and DNA-barcoded surface antibodies • Compatible with multiplexing (i.e. TCR-seq, other 10X Genomics feature barcodes) |
• Seurat27–29 • Cumulus131 |
| Spatial transcriptomics (Slide-seq83, 10X Genomics Visium and Xenium In Situ, Nanostring DSP85 and CosMx, MERFISH136) | • Spatially resolved phenotype via RNA expression • α/β TCR sequences54,137 |
• Seurat27–29 • Cumulus131 • Giotto138 • squidpy139 • spatialExperiment140 • spatialLIBD141 • spatialDE142 |
DSP: Digital Spatial Profiling, sDAS: spatial Data Analysis Service
For up-to-date single-cell analytical tools: https://www.scrna-tools.org143 Please note that this table is not exhaustive, but rather emphasizes a subset of the many technologies and software available.