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Small intestinal lymph node identity is defined by medullary stromal cells in humans

GSE281776 Homo sapiens (human) RNA-seq (gene expression) 81 samples Submitted 2025/11/01 Platform GPL24676
At a glance

RNA-seq (gene expression) · human · 81 samples

What it is
RNA-seq (gene expression)Gene activity measured by sequencing. The summary does not mention single-cell work, so this is most likely bulk: one average per sample, the usual starting point for comparing groups.
Organism
Homo sapiens (human)
Samples
81 samples: 81 samples, each with a distinct title — no replicated groupsGroups are read from the sample names, not from the paper. Check the list below.
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Summary (written by the submitters)
Lymph nodes (LNs) along the murine gastrointestinal tract are immunologically distinct. Here, we investigated what defines gut LN identity at large in humans and mice and drives their regional differences. Using transcriptional profiling and imaging, we found that stromal cells in the LN medulla and sinus are susceptible to location along the intestine, with high conservation between human and mouse.
Read the full summary ↓
Specifically, the medulla of small intestine-draining LNs was enriched for fibroblastic reticular cell subpopulations implicated in extracellular matrix remodeling and stromal cell replenishment, lymphatic endothelial cells, and macrophages compared to LNs draining colon and other sites like lung. In mice, this unique medullary cellular network was established around weaning age by Vitamin A, while the gut microbiota regulated the effect’s amplitude. Our study posits the LN medulla as a location for tissue-specific immune responses and uncovers privileged access to lipid-soluble vitamins as a pivotal driving force for small intestinal LN properties.
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Download · which file do I need?

Direct links to NCBI and ENA, no account and no request form. Pick by what you want to do: take the small processed table to look, the supplementary files to re-analyse, or the original raw data to start over.

1 · Just have a look

Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

Series matrix ↓
2 · Re-analyse it

Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE281776_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

All supplementary files ↗ Whole study · RAW.tar ↓
3 · Start from the raw reads

Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

Raw reads on ENA ↗

What the files usually look like: For RNA-seq the counts are usually a table among the supplementary files (look for 'counts', 'expression', 'FPKM' or 'TPM' in the file name). The series matrix of a sequencing study is sometimes nearly empty.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1185694. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

NCBI GEO page ↗
Study design
81 samples, each with a distinct title — no replicated groups

Any grouping that defines a comparison lives in the sample characteristics, which GEO records separately from the titles.

How we read this: Read from 81 sample titles: 81 distinct titles with little repetition. These groups are guessed from the sample names, not taken from the paper, so check them against the sample list below before relying on them.

Samples in this study

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