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Spatiotemporal single-cell RNA sequencing of developing chicken hearts identifies interplay between cellular differentiation and morphogenesis

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  • Madhav Mantri

    (Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
    Computational Biology Ph.D. Program, Cornell University)

  • Gaetano J. Scuderi

    (Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University)

  • Roozbeh Abedini-Nassab

    (Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
    University of Neyshabur)

  • Michael F. Z. Wang

    (Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
    Computational Biology Ph.D. Program, Cornell University)

  • David McKellar

    (Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University)

  • Hao Shi

    (Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University)

  • Benjamin Grodner

    (Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University)

  • Jonathan T. Butcher

    (Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University)

  • Iwijn De Vlaminck

    (Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University)

Abstract

Single-cell RNA sequencing is a powerful tool to study developmental biology but does not preserve spatial information about tissue morphology and cellular interactions. Here, we combine single-cell and spatial transcriptomics with algorithms for data integration to study the development of the chicken heart from the early to late four-chambered heart stage. We create a census of the diverse cellular lineages in developing hearts, their spatial organization, and their interactions during development. Spatial mapping of differentiation transitions in cardiac lineages defines transcriptional differences between epithelial and mesenchymal cells within the epicardial lineage. Using spatially resolved expression analysis, we identify anatomically restricted expression programs, including expression of genes implicated in congenital heart disease. Last, we discover a persistent enrichment of the small, secreted peptide, thymosin beta-4, throughout coronary vascular development. Overall, our study identifies an intricate interplay between cellular differentiation and morphogenesis.

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  • Madhav Mantri & Gaetano J. Scuderi & Roozbeh Abedini-Nassab & Michael F. Z. Wang & David McKellar & Hao Shi & Benjamin Grodner & Jonathan T. Butcher & Iwijn De Vlaminck, 2021. "Spatiotemporal single-cell RNA sequencing of developing chicken hearts identifies interplay between cellular differentiation and morphogenesis," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-21892-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21892-z
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