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Yan B, Liu SH, Hu TX, Tao LJ, Ye YP, Zhou Y, Du WP. [Acute myeloid leukemia (M(3)) with multiple myeloma: a case report]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2023; 44:869. [PMID: 38049345 PMCID: PMC10694078 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-2727.2023.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- B Yan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nanyang Central Hospital, Nanyang 473000, China Nanyang Key Laboratory of Hematology, Nanyang 473000, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanyang Central Hospital, Nanyang 473000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nanyang Central Hospital, Nanyang 473000, China Nanyang Key Laboratory of Hematology, Nanyang 473000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nanyang Central Hospital, Nanyang 473000, China Nanyang Key Laboratory of Hematology, Nanyang 473000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nanyang Central Hospital, Nanyang 473000, China Nanyang Key Laboratory of Hematology, Nanyang 473000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nanyang Central Hospital, Nanyang 473000, China Nanyang Key Laboratory of Hematology, Nanyang 473000, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nanyang Central Hospital, Nanyang 473000, China Nanyang Key Laboratory of Hematology, Nanyang 473000, China
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Parikh BH, Blakeley P, Regha K, Liu Z, Yang B, Bhargava M, Wong DSL, Tan QSW, Wong CSW, Wang HF, Al-Mubaarak A, Chou C, Cheung CMG, Lim KL, Barathi VA, Hunziker W, Lingam G, Hu TX, Su X. Single-cell transcriptomics reveals maturation of transplanted stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelial cells toward native state. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2214842120. [PMID: 37339216 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214842120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Transplantation of stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells is considered a viable therapeutic option for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Several landmark Phase I/II clinical trials have demonstrated safety and tolerability of RPE transplants in AMD patients, albeit with limited efficacy. Currently, there is limited understanding of how the recipient retina regulates the survival, maturation, and fate specification of transplanted RPE cells. To address this, we transplanted stem cell-derived RPE into the subretinal space of immunocompetent rabbits for 1 mo and conducted single-cell RNA sequencing analyses on the explanted RPE monolayers, compared to their age-matched in vitro counterparts. We observed an unequivocal retention of RPE identity, and a trajectory-inferred survival of all in vitro RPE populations after transplantation. Furthermore, there was a unidirectional maturation toward the native adult human RPE state in all transplanted RPE, regardless of stem cell resource. Gene regulatory network analysis suggests that tripartite transcription factors (FOS, JUND, and MAFF) may be specifically activated in posttransplanted RPE cells, to regulate canonical RPE signature gene expression crucial for supporting host photoreceptor function, and to regulate prosurvival genes required for transplanted RPE's adaptation to the host subretinal microenvironment. These findings shed insights into the transcriptional landscape of RPE cells after subretinal transplantation, with important implications for cell-based therapy for AMD.
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- Bhav Harshad Parikh
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 169856, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 169856, Singapore
- Academic Clinical Program in Ophthalmology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117593, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 169856, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore 138673, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore 169856, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore
- Institute of Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119276, Singapore
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Do DV, Strauss B, Cukuroglu E, Macaulay I, Wee KB, Hu TX, Igor RDLM, Lee C, Harrison A, Butler R, Dietmann S, Jernej U, Marioni J, Smith CWJ, Göke J, Surani MA. SRSF3 maintains transcriptome integrity in oocytes by regulation of alternative splicing and transposable elements. Cell Discov 2018; 4:33. [PMID: 29928511 PMCID: PMC6006335 DOI: 10.1038/s41421-018-0032-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The RNA-binding protein SRSF3 (also known as SRp20) has critical roles in the regulation of pre-mRNA splicing. Zygotic knockout of Srsf3 results in embryo arrest at the blastocyst stage. However, SRSF3 is also present in oocytes, suggesting that it might be critical as a maternally inherited factor. Here we identify SRSF3 as an essential regulator of alternative splicing and of transposable elements to maintain transcriptome integrity in mouse oocyte. Using 3D time-lapse confocal live imaging, we show that conditional deletion of Srsf3 in fully grown germinal vesicle oocytes substantially compromises the capacity of germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD), and consequently entry into meiosis. By combining single cell RNA-seq, and oocyte micromanipulation with steric blocking antisense oligonucleotides and RNAse-H inducing gapmers, we found that the GVBD defect in mutant oocytes is due to both aberrant alternative splicing and derepression of B2 SINE transposable elements. Together, our study highlights how control of transcriptional identity of the maternal transcriptome by the RNA-binding protein SRSF3 is essential to the development of fertilized-competent oocytes.
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- Dang Vinh Do
- Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN UK
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DY UK
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- Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN UK
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- Computational and Systems Biology, Genome Institute of Singapore, 60 Biopolis Street, Singapore, 138672 Singapore
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH UK
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- Department Fluid Dynamics, Institute of High Performance Computing, 1 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore, 138632 Singapore
- Biomolecular Function Discovery Division, Bioinformatics Institute, 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore, 138671 Singapore
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- EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN UK
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DY UK
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- Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN UK
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- Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN UK
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- Wellcome Trust Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR UK
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE UK
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QW UK
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- Computational and Systems Biology, Genome Institute of Singapore, 60 Biopolis Street, Singapore, 138672 Singapore
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- Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QN UK
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DY UK
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Mi D, Li Z, Lim L, Li M, Moissidis M, Yang Y, Gao T, Hu TX, Pratt T, Price DJ, Sestan N, Marín O. Early emergence of cortical interneuron diversity in the mouse embryo. Science 2018; 360:81-85. [PMID: 29472441 DOI: 10.1126/science.aar6821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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GABAergic interneurons (GABA, γ-aminobutyric acid) regulate neural-circuit activity in the mammalian cerebral cortex. These cortical interneurons are structurally and functionally diverse. Here, we use single-cell transcriptomics to study the origins of this diversity in the mouse. We identify distinct types of progenitor cells and newborn neurons in the ganglionic eminences, the embryonic proliferative regions that give rise to cortical interneurons. These embryonic precursors show temporally and spatially restricted transcriptional patterns that lead to different classes of interneurons in the adult cerebral cortex. Our findings suggest that shortly after the interneurons become postmitotic, their diversity is already patent in their diverse transcriptional programs, which subsequently guide further differentiation in the developing cortex.
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- Da Mi
- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.,Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience and Kavli Institute for Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.,Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience and Kavli Institute for Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.,Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience and Kavli Institute for Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02446, USA.,Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XD, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience and Kavli Institute for Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
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- Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK. .,Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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RATIONAL Nodular cutaneous lupus mucinosis is regarded as a distinctive cutaneous mucinosis deposition with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE). All typical cases occurred as asymptomatic cutaneous papules, nodules, or plaques on the trunk, upper and lower extremities, and face. Histopathology is mainly revealed abundant mucin deposits among splayed collagen bundles in the dermis. At the same time we can find A the typical clinical manifestations and biological evidence of SLE. Here, we report the first case of nodular cutaneous lupus mucinosis that did not present with any prior symptoms or history of SLE. PATIENT CONCERNS We report the first case of nodular cutaneous lupus mucinosis that did not present with any prior symptoms or history of SLE. The patient was 34 years old. One year before admission, nodules began to appear on the elbows, chest, and back, and 2 months before admission erythema occurred on the face. Other notable clinical symptoms were not observed and had no prior history of SLE. DIAGNOSES Initially, this patient was misdiagnosed by other clinics as having eczema. After histopathological assessment of skin biopsy and examination of antinuclear antibody signals, the patient was correctly diagnosed with nodular cutaneous lupus mucinosis. INTERVENTIONS Followed administration of systemic steroids and hydroxychloroquine. OUTCOMES the eruptions quickly disappeared and laboratory indicators improved. LESSONS This case highlights the need for diagnostic vigilance in cases involving papules and nodules initially developing on the chest and elbows in the absence of obvious lupoid symptoms. We recommend a lower threshold for performing histopathological analysis and examination of antinuclear antibody signals in view of the rare but serious possibility of nodular cutaneous lupus mucinosis.
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- Na Wang
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan
- Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Jinan, Shandong
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- Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Jinan, Shandong
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- Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Jinan, Shandong
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Jinan, Shandong
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- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan
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Blakeley P, Fogarty N, Del Valle I, Wamaitha S, Hu TX, Elder K, Snell P, Christie L, Robson P, Niakan K. Defining the three cell lineages of the human blastocyst by single-cell RNA-seq. Mech Dev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2017.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Angermueller C, Clark SJ, Lee HJ, Macaulay IC, Teng MJ, Hu TX, Krueger F, Smallwood S, Ponting CP, Voet T, Kelsey G, Stegle O, Reik W. Parallel single-cell sequencing links transcriptional and epigenetic heterogeneity. Nat Methods 2016; 13:229-232. [PMID: 26752769 PMCID: PMC4770512 DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.3728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 464] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
We report scM&T-seq, a method for parallel single-cell genome-wide methylome and transcriptome sequencing, allowing discovery of associations between transcriptional and epigenetic variation. Profiling of 61 mouse embryonic stem cells confirmed known links between DNA methylation and transcription. Notably, the method reveals novel associations between heterogeneously methylated distal regulatory elements and transcription of key pluripotency genes.
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- Christof Angermueller
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Epigenetics Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.,Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.,Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.,Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, UK
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- Bioinformatics Group, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.,Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Human Genetics, Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Epigenetics Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Epigenetics Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.,Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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Blakeley P, Fogarty NME, Del Valle I, Wamaitha SE, Hu TX, Elder K, Snell P, Christie L, Robson P, Niakan KK. Defining the three cell lineages of the human blastocyst by single-cell RNA-seq. Development 2015; 142:3613. [PMID: 26487783 PMCID: PMC4631772 DOI: 10.1242/dev.131235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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There were errors published in Development 142, 3151-3165.In the issue published online on 22 September 2015, Fig. 3 was mislabelled: panels A, B, C and D should have been B, C, D and A, respectively. In the legend, the text prior to ‘(A) Cytoscape enrichment map…’ should not have been included. The correct version of the figure and legend now appear online and in print.We apologise to the authors and readers for this mistake.
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Blakeley P, Fogarty NME, del Valle I, Wamaitha SE, Hu TX, Elder K, Snell P, Christie L, Robson P, Niakan KK. Defining the three cell lineages of the human blastocyst by single-cell RNA-seq. Development 2015; 142:3151-65. [PMID: 26293300 PMCID: PMC4582176 DOI: 10.1242/dev.123547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Here, we provide fundamental insights into early human development by single-cell RNA-sequencing of human and mouse preimplantation embryos. We elucidate conserved transcriptional programs along with those that are human specific. Importantly, we validate our RNA-sequencing findings at the protein level, which further reveals differences in human and mouse embryo gene expression. For example, we identify several genes exclusively expressed in the human pluripotent epiblast, including the transcription factor KLF17. Key components of the TGF-β signalling pathway, including NODAL, GDF3, TGFBR1/ALK5, LEFTY1, SMAD2, SMAD4 and TDGF1, are also enriched in the human epiblast. Intriguingly, inhibition of TGF-β signalling abrogates NANOG expression in human epiblast cells, consistent with a requirement for this pathway in pluripotency. Although the key trophectoderm factors Id2, Elf5 and Eomes are exclusively localized to this lineage in the mouse, the human orthologues are either absent or expressed in alternative lineages. Importantly, we also identify genes with conserved expression dynamics, including Foxa2/FOXA2, which we show is restricted to the primitive endoderm in both human and mouse embryos. Comparison of the human epiblast to existing embryonic stem cells (hESCs) reveals conservation of pluripotency but also additional pathways more enriched in hESCs. Our analysis highlights significant differences in human preimplantation development compared with mouse and provides a molecular blueprint to understand human embryogenesis and its relationship to stem cells. Summary: Single-cell RNA-sequencing of human and mouse embryos reveals conserved and human-specific transcriptional programmes as well as a functional requirement for TGFβ signalling in human embryos.
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- Paul Blakeley
- Human Embryology and Stem Cell Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, London NW7 1AA, UK
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- Human Embryology and Stem Cell Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, London NW7 1AA, UK
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- Human Embryology and Stem Cell Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, London NW7 1AA, UK
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- Human Embryology and Stem Cell Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, London NW7 1AA, UK
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, A-STAR, Singapore 138672, Singapore MRC Functional Genomics Unit, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK
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- Bourn Hall Clinic, Bourn, Cambridge CB23 2TN, UK
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- Bourn Hall Clinic, Bourn, Cambridge CB23 2TN, UK
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, A-STAR, Singapore 138672, Singapore The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- Human Embryology and Stem Cell Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, London NW7 1AA, UK
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Jiang ZQ, Hu TX, Ma YM, Xi NZ. [Artificial reconstituted pulmonary surfactant used for prevention and treatment of adult respiratory distress syndrome. II. Bioluminescence method for optimizing formulation]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 2001; 32:123-6. [PMID: 11243196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Based on optimizing the formulations of artificial reconstituted pulmonary surfactant (APS) used for the prevention and treatment of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by a surface chemical method, a quartz lung animal model to obtain active alveolar macrophages (AMs) was established, using a bioluminescence technique to optimize APS's formulation according to the free-radical-scavenging abilities of APS. An optimal formulation was obtained, which showed good surface properties and free-radical-scavenging abilities. The APS preparation will be used in ARDS animal model test.
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- Z Q Jiang
- Division of Biopharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Medical University (SMU), Shanghai 200032
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Hu YB, Li QL, Jia YM, Wang Y, Chen DM, Hu TX. Pneumoconiosis: the changes of peripheral airways. Biomed Environ Sci 1993; 6:399-404. [PMID: 8198756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Ultrathin bronchofiberscope (Olympus BF-1.8T) was applied to the observation of the peripheral airways of total 87 cases, including 73 cases of quartz-exposed and asbestos-exposed workers with/without pneumoconiosis (exposure groups), and 14 cases of controls. The changes of peripheral airways in exposure group of non-smokers was found, mainly to be pigmentation, elevation, irregularity and lustlessness on the surface of the bronchiole walls, and predominantly stenosis and ectasis of the lumen. The detectable rate was higher in peripheral airways than in central airways. Some changes existed in early stage and some had a tendency of increasing detectable rate with category progressing. Some factors such as smoking could influence the results of analysis.
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- Y B Hu
- Shanghai Institute of Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases, China
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Hu TX. [Experimental study on the fibrogenic effect of metallic aluminum powder in the lung]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 1983; 17:202-4. [PMID: 6641411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Hu TX. [The effects and mechanism of cast 70 sand dust on development of silicosis (author's transl)]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 1981; 15:290-3. [PMID: 7341109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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