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Wen B, Li E, Wang G, Kalin TR, Gao D, Lu P, Kalin TV, Kalinichenko VV. CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing Allows Generation of the Mouse Lung in a Rat. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024; 210:167-177. [PMID: 38507610 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202306-0964oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Rationale: Recent efforts in bioengineering and embryonic stem cell (ESC) technology allowed the generation of ESC-derived mouse lung tissues in transgenic mice that were missing critical morphogenetic genes. Epithelial cell lineages were efficiently generated from ESC, but other cell types were mosaic. A complete contribution of donor ESCs to lung tissue has never been achieved. The mouse lung has never been generated in a rat. Objective: We sought to generate the mouse lung in a rat. Methods: Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-Cas9 genome editing was used to disrupt the Nkx2-1 gene in rat one-cell zygotes. Interspecies mouse-rat chimeras were produced by injection of wild-type mouse ESCs into Nkx2-1-deficient rat embryos with lung agenesis. The contribution of mouse ESCs to the lung tissue was examined by immunostaining, flow cytometry, and single-cell RNA sequencing. Measurements and Main Results: Peripheral pulmonary and thyroid tissues were absent in rat embryos after CRISPR-Cas9-mediated disruption of the Nkx2-1 gene. Complementation of rat Nkx2-1-/- blastocysts with mouse ESCs restored pulmonary and thyroid structures in mouse-rat chimeras, leading to a near-99% contribution of ESCs to all respiratory cell lineages. Epithelial, endothelial, hematopoietic, and stromal cells in ESC-derived lungs were highly differentiated and exhibited lineage-specific gene signatures similar to those of respiratory cells from the normal mouse lung. Analysis of receptor-ligand interactions revealed normal signaling networks between mouse ESC-derived respiratory cells differentiated in a rat. Conclusions: A combination of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing and blastocyst complementation was used to produce mouse lungs in rats, making an important step toward future generations of human lungs using large animals as "bioreactors."
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- Bingqiang Wen
- Phoenix Children's Research Institute, Department of Child Health, College of Medicine Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Phoenix Children's Research Institute, Department of Child Health, College of Medicine Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
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- College of Arts and Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; and
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Phoenix Children's Research Institute, Department of Child Health, College of Medicine Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
- Division of Pulmonary Biology and
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- Phoenix Children's Research Institute, Department of Child Health, College of Medicine Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
- Division of Neonatology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona
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Yang X, Chen Y, Yang Y, Li S, Mi P, Jing N. The molecular and cellular choreography of early mammalian lung development. MEDICAL REVIEW (2021) 2024; 4:192-206. [PMID: 38919401 PMCID: PMC11195428 DOI: 10.1515/mr-2023-0064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Mammalian lung development starts from a specific cluster of endodermal cells situated within the ventral foregut region. With the orchestrating of delicate choreography of transcription factors, signaling pathways, and cell-cell communications, the endodermal diverticulum extends into the surrounding mesenchyme, and builds the cellular and structural basis of the complex respiratory system. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current molecular insights of mammalian lung development, with a particular focus on the early stage of lung cell fate differentiation and spatial patterning. Furthermore, we explore the implications of several congenital respiratory diseases and the relevance to early organogenesis. Finally, we summarize the unprecedented knowledge concerning lung cell compositions, regulatory networks as well as the promising prospect for gaining an unbiased understanding of lung development and lung malformations through state-of-the-art single-cell omics.
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- Xianfa Yang
- Guangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Institute of Biomedical Research, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
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- Guangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangzhou National Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Candeli N, Dayton T. Investigating pulmonary neuroendocrine cells in human respiratory diseases with airway models. Dis Model Mech 2024; 17:dmm050620. [PMID: 38813849 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.050620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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Despite accounting for only ∼0.5% of the lung epithelium, pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (PNECs) appear to play an outsized role in respiratory health and disease. Increased PNEC numbers have been reported in a variety of respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Moreover, PNECs are the primary cell of origin for lung neuroendocrine cancers, which account for 25% of aggressive lung cancers. Recent research has highlighted the crucial roles of PNECs in lung physiology, including in chemosensing, regeneration and immune regulation. Yet, little is known about the direct impact of PNECs on respiratory diseases. In this Review, we summarise the current associations of PNECs with lung pathologies, focusing on how new experimental disease models, such as organoids derived from human pluripotent stem cells or tissue stem cells, can help us to better understand the contribution of PNECs to respiratory diseases.
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- Noah Candeli
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Barcelona, Tissue Biology and Disease Modelling, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Barcelona, Tissue Biology and Disease Modelling, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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van Soldt BJ, Metscher BD, Richardson MK, Cardoso WV. Sox9 is associated with two distinct patterning events during snake lung morphogenesis. Dev Biol 2024; 506:7-19. [PMID: 37995917 PMCID: PMC10872300 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2023.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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The evolutionary forces that allowed species adaptation to different terrestrial environments and led to great diversity in body shape and size required acquisition of innovative strategies of pattern formation during organogenesis. An extreme example is the formation of highly elongated viscera in snakes. What developmental patterning strategies allowed to overcome the space constraints of the snake's body to meet physiological demands? Here we show that the corn snake uses a Sox2-Sox9 developmental tool kit common to other species to generate and shape the lung in two phases. Initially Sox9 was found at low levels at the tip of the primary lung bud during outgrowth and elongation of the bronchial bud, without driving branching programs characteristic of mammalian lungs. Later, Sox9 induction is recapitulated in the formation of an extensive network of radial septae emerging along the elongated bronchial bud that generates the respiratory region. We propose that altogether these represent key patterning events for formation of both the respiratory faveolar and non-respiratory posterior compartments of the snake's lung.
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- Benjamin J van Soldt
- Columbia Center for Human Development, Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Allergy Critical Care, and Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, 1030, Austria
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- Columbia Center for Human Development, Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Allergy Critical Care, and Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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Zhang K, Aung T, Yao E, Chuang PT. Lung patterning: Is a distal-to-proximal gradient of cell allocation and fate decision a general paradigm?: A gradient of distal-to-proximal distribution and differentiation of tip progenitors produces distinct compartments in the lung. Bioessays 2024; 46:e2300083. [PMID: 38010492 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202300083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Recent studies support a model in which the progeny of SOX9+ epithelial progenitors at the distal tip of lung branches undergo cell allocation and differentiation sequentially along the distal-to-proximal axis. Concomitant with the elongation and ramification of lung branches, the descendants of the distal SOX9+ progenitors are distributed proximally, express SOX2, and differentiate into cell types in the conducting airways. Amid subsequent sacculation, the distal SOX9+ progenitors generate alveolar epithelial cells to form alveoli. Sequential cell allocation and differentiation are integrated with the branching process to generate a functional branching organ. This review focuses on the roles of SOX9+ cells as precursors for new branches, as the source of various cell types in the conducting airways, and as progenitors of the alveolar epithelium. All of these processes are controlled by multiple signaling pathways. Many mouse mutants with defective lung branching contain underlying defects in one or more steps of cell allocation and differentiation of SOX9+ progenitors. This model provides a framework to understand the molecular basis of lung phenotypes and to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of lung patterning. It builds a foundation on which comparing and contrasting the mechanisms employed by different branching organs in diverse species can be made.
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- Kuan Zhang
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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He H, Bell SM, Davis AK, Zhao S, Sridharan A, Na CL, Guo M, Xu Y, Snowball J, Swarr DT, Zacharias WJ, Whitsett JA. PRDM3/16 Regulate Chromatin Accessibility Required for NKX2-1 Mediated Alveolar Epithelial Differentiation and Function. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.20.570481. [PMID: 38187557 PMCID: PMC10769259 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.20.570481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Differential chromatin accessibility accompanies and mediates transcriptional control of diverse cell fates and their differentiation during embryogenesis. While the critical role of NKX2-1 and its transcriptional targets in lung morphogenesis and pulmonary epithelial cell differentiation is increasingly known, mechanisms by which chromatin accessibility alters the epigenetic landscape and how NKX2-1 interacts with other co-activators required for alveolar epithelial cell differentiation and function are not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that the paired domain zinc finger transcriptional regulators PRDM3 and PRDM16 regulate chromatin accessibility to mediate cell differentiation decisions during lung morphogenesis. Combined deletion of Prdm3 and Prdm16 in early lung endoderm caused perinatal lethality due to respiratory failure from loss of AT2 cell function. Prdm3/16 deletion led to the accumulation of partially differentiated AT1 cells and loss of AT2 cells. Combination of single cell RNA-seq, bulk ATAC-seq, and CUT&RUN demonstrated that PRDM3 and PRDM16 enhanced chromatin accessibility at NKX2-1 transcriptional targets in peripheral epithelial cells, all three factors binding together at a multitude of cell-type specific cis-active DNA elements. Network analysis demonstrated that PRDM3/16 regulated genes critical for perinatal AT2 cell differentiation, surfactant homeostasis, and innate host defense. Lineage specific deletion of PRDM3/16 in AT2 cells led to lineage infidelity, with PRDM3/16 null cells acquiring partial AT1 fate. Together, these data demonstrate that NKX2-1-dependent regulation of alveolar epithelial cell differentiation is mediated by epigenomic modulation via PRDM3/16.
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- Hua He
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children of MOE, West China Second University Hospital Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Chronobiology, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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- Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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Chaudhary P, Xu X, Wang G, Hoj JP, Rampersad RR, Asselin-Labat ML, Ting S, Kim W, Tamayo P, Pendergast AM, Onaitis MW. Activation of KrasG12D in Subset of Alveolar Type II Cells Enhances Cellular Plasticity in Lung Adenocarcinoma. CANCER RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 3:2400-2411. [PMID: 37882674 PMCID: PMC10668634 DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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We have previously identified alveolar type II cell as the cell-of-origin of KrasG12D-induced lung adenocarcinoma using cell lineage-specific inducible Cre mouse models. Using gain-of-function and loss-of-function genetic models, we discovered that active Notch signaling and low Sox2 levels dictate the ability of type II cells to proliferate and progress into lung adenocarcinoma upon KrasG12D activation. Here, we examine the phenotype of type II cells after Kras activation and find evidence for proliferation of cells that coexpress type I and type II markers. Three-dimensional organoid culture and transplantation studies determine that these dual-positive cells are highly plastic and tumor initiating in vivo. RNA sequencing analysis reveals that these dual-positive cells are enriched in Ras/MAPK, EGFR, and Notch pathways. Furthermore, the proliferation of these cells requires active Notch signaling and is inhibited by genetic/chemical Sox2 upregulation. Our findings could provide new therapeutic strategies to target KRAS-activated lung adenocarcinomas. SIGNIFICANCE Identification of progenitor like tumor-initiating cells in KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinoma may allow development of novel targeted therapeutics.
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- Priyanka Chaudhary
- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Surgery, Duke Medicine, Durham, North California
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke Medicine, Durham, North California
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke Medicine, Durham, North California
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke Medicine, Durham, North California
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- Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
- Department of Surgery, Duke Medicine, Durham, North California
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Frum T, Hsu PP, Hein RFC, Conchola AS, Zhang CJ, Utter OR, Anand A, Zhang Y, Clark SG, Glass I, Sexton JZ, Spence JR. Opposing roles for TGFβ- and BMP-signaling during nascent alveolar differentiation in the developing human lung. NPJ Regen Med 2023; 8:48. [PMID: 37689780 PMCID: PMC10492838 DOI: 10.1038/s41536-023-00325-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023] Open
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Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells function as stem cells in the adult lung and aid in repair after injury. The current study aimed to understand the signaling events that control differentiation of this therapeutically relevant cell type during human development. Using lung explant and organoid models, we identified opposing effects of TGFβ- and BMP-signaling, where inhibition of TGFβ- and activation of BMP-signaling in the context of high WNT- and FGF-signaling efficiently differentiated early lung progenitors into AT2-like cells in vitro. AT2-like cells differentiated in this manner exhibit surfactant processing and secretion capabilities, and long-term commitment to a mature AT2 phenotype when expanded in media optimized for primary AT2 culture. Comparing AT2-like cells differentiated with TGFβ-inhibition and BMP-activation to alternative differentiation approaches revealed improved specificity to the AT2 lineage and reduced off-target cell types. These findings reveal opposing roles for TGFβ- and BMP-signaling in AT2 differentiation and provide a new strategy to generate a therapeutically relevant cell type in vitro.
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- Tristan Frum
- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
- Center for Drug Repurposing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
- Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan College of Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Herriges MJ, Yampolskaya M, Thapa BR, Lindstrom-Vautrin J, Wang F, Huang J, Na CL, Ma L, Montminy MM, Bawa P, Villacorta-Martin C, Mehta P, Kotton DN. Durable alveolar engraftment of PSC-derived lung epithelial cells into immunocompetent mice. Cell Stem Cell 2023; 30:1217-1234.e7. [PMID: 37625412 PMCID: PMC10529386 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Durable reconstitution of the distal lung epithelium with pluripotent stem cell (PSC) derivatives, if realized, would represent a promising therapy for diseases that result from alveolar damage. Here, we differentiate murine PSCs into self-renewing lung epithelial progenitors able to engraft into the injured distal lung epithelium of immunocompetent, syngeneic mouse recipients. After transplantation, these progenitors mature in the distal lung, assuming the molecular phenotypes of alveolar type 2 (AT2) and type 1 (AT1) cells. After months in vivo, donor-derived cells retain their mature phenotypes, as characterized by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), histologic profiling, and functional assessment that demonstrates continued capacity of the engrafted cells to proliferate and differentiate. These results indicate durable reconstitution of the distal lung's facultative progenitor and differentiated epithelial cell compartments with PSC-derived cells, thus establishing a novel model for pulmonary cell therapy that can be utilized to better understand the mechanisms and utility of engraftment.
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- Michael J Herriges
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Machold R, Dellal S, Valero M, Zurita H, Kruglikov I, Meng JH, Hanson JL, Hashikawa Y, Schuman B, Buzsáki G, Rudy B. Id2 GABAergic interneurons comprise a neglected fourth major group of cortical inhibitory cells. eLife 2023; 12:e85893. [PMID: 37665123 PMCID: PMC10581691 DOI: 10.7554/elife.85893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Cortical GABAergic interneurons (INs) represent a diverse population of mainly locally projecting cells that provide specialized forms of inhibition to pyramidal neurons and other INs. Most recent work on INs has focused on subtypes distinguished by expression of Parvalbumin (PV), Somatostatin (SST), or Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP). However, a fourth group that includes neurogliaform cells (NGFCs) has been less well characterized due to a lack of genetic tools. Here, we show that these INs can be accessed experimentally using intersectional genetics with the gene Id2. We find that outside of layer 1 (L1), the majority of Id2 INs are NGFCs that express high levels of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and exhibit a late-spiking firing pattern, with extensive local connectivity. While much sparser, non-NGFC Id2 INs had more variable properties, with most cells corresponding to a diverse group of INs that strongly expresses the neuropeptide CCK. In vivo, using silicon probe recordings, we observed several distinguishing aspects of NGFC activity, including a strong rebound in activity immediately following the cortical down state during NREM sleep. Our study provides insights into IN diversity and NGFC distribution and properties, and outlines an intersectional genetics approach for further study of this underappreciated group of INs.
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- Robert Machold
- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
- Center for Neural Science, New York UniversityNew YorkUnited States
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew YorkUnited States
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Guo M, Morley MP, Jiang C, Wu Y, Li G, Du Y, Zhao S, Wagner A, Cakar AC, Kouril M, Jin K, Gaddis N, Kitzmiller JA, Stewart K, Basil MC, Lin SM, Ying Y, Babu A, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Mun KS, Naren AP, Clair G, Adkins JN, Pryhuber GS, Misra RS, Aronow BJ, Tickle TL, Salomonis N, Sun X, Morrisey EE, Whitsett JA, Xu Y. Guided construction of single cell reference for human and mouse lung. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4566. [PMID: 37516747 PMCID: PMC10387117 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40173-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Accurate cell type identification is a key and rate-limiting step in single-cell data analysis. Single-cell references with comprehensive cell types, reproducible and functionally validated cell identities, and common nomenclatures are much needed by the research community for automated cell type annotation, data integration, and data sharing. Here, we develop a computational pipeline utilizing the LungMAP CellCards as a dictionary to consolidate single-cell transcriptomic datasets of 104 human lungs and 17 mouse lung samples to construct LungMAP single-cell reference (CellRef) for both normal human and mouse lungs. CellRefs define 48 human and 40 mouse lung cell types catalogued from diverse anatomic locations and developmental time points. We demonstrate the accuracy and stability of LungMAP CellRefs and their utility for automated cell type annotation of both normal and diseased lungs using multiple independent methods and testing data. We develop user-friendly web interfaces for easy access and maximal utilization of the LungMAP CellRefs.
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- Minzhe Guo
- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
- Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
- Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Biological Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics Division of Neonatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics Division of Neonatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Data Sciences Platform, The Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
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- The Perinatal Institute and Section of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA.
- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
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Juul NH, Yoon JK, Martinez MC, Rishi N, Kazadaeva YI, Morri M, Neff NF, Trope WL, Shrager JB, Sinha R, Desai TJ. KRAS(G12D) drives lepidic adenocarcinoma through stem-cell reprogramming. Nature 2023; 619:860-867. [PMID: 37468622 PMCID: PMC10423036 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06324-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
Abstract
Many cancers originate from stem or progenitor cells hijacked by somatic mutations that drive replication, exemplified by adenomatous transformation of pulmonary alveolar epithelial type II (AT2) cells1. Here we demonstrate a different scenario: expression of KRAS(G12D) in differentiated AT1 cells reprograms them slowly and asynchronously back into AT2 stem cells that go on to generate indolent tumours. Like human lepidic adenocarcinoma, the tumour cells slowly spread along alveolar walls in a non-destructive manner and have low ERK activity. We find that AT1 and AT2 cells act as distinct cells of origin and manifest divergent responses to concomitant WNT activation and KRAS(G12D) induction, which accelerates AT2-derived but inhibits AT1-derived adenoma proliferation. Augmentation of ERK activity in KRAS(G12D)-induced AT1 cells increases transformation efficiency, proliferation and progression from lepidic to mixed tumour histology. Overall, we have identified a new cell of origin for lung adenocarcinoma, the AT1 cell, which recapitulates features of human lepidic cancer. In so doing, we also uncover a capacity for oncogenic KRAS to reprogram a differentiated and quiescent cell back into its parent stem cell en route to adenomatous transformation. Our work further reveals that irrespective of a given cancer's current molecular profile and driver oncogene, the cell of origin exerts a pervasive and perduring influence on its subsequent behaviour.
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- Nicholas H Juul
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Conchola AS, Frum T, Xiao Z, Hsu PP, Kaur K, Downey MS, Hein RFC, Miller AJ, Tsai YH, Wu A, Holloway EM, Anand A, Murthy PKL, Glass I, Tata PR, Spence JR. Regionally distinct progenitor cells in the lower airway give rise to neuroendocrine and multiciliated cells in the developing human lung. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2210113120. [PMID: 37279279 PMCID: PMC10268599 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2210113120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Using scRNA-seq and microscopy, we describe a cell that is enriched in the lower airways of the developing human lung and identified by the unique coexpression of SCGB3A2/SFTPB/CFTR. To functionally interrogate these cells, we apply a single-cell barcode-based lineage tracing method, called CellTagging, to track the fate of SCGB3A2/SFTPB/CFTR cells during airway organoid differentiation in vitro. Lineage tracing reveals that these cells have a distinct differentiation potential from basal cells, giving rise predominantly to pulmonary neuroendocrine cells and a subset of multiciliated cells distinguished by high C6 and low MUC16 expression. Lineage tracing results are supported by studies using organoids and isolated cells from the lower noncartilaginous airway. We conclude that SCGB3A2/SFTPB/CFTR cells are enriched in the lower airways of the developing human lung and contribute to the epithelial diversity and heterogeneity in this region.
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- Ansley S. Conchola
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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- Department of Pediatrics, Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA98195
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- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
- Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI48109
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Liu S, Sun D, Butler R, Rawlins EL. RTK signalling promotes epithelial columnar cell shape and apical junction maintenance in human lung progenitor cells. Development 2023; 150:dev201284. [PMID: 37260147 PMCID: PMC10281517 DOI: 10.1242/dev.201284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Multipotent epithelial progenitor cells can be expanded from human embryonic lungs as organoids and maintained in a self-renewing state using a defined medium. The organoid cells are columnar, resembling the cell morphology of the developing lung tip epithelium in vivo. Cell shape dynamics and fate are tightly coordinated during development. We therefore used the organoid system to identify signalling pathways that maintain the columnar shape of human lung tip progenitors. We found that EGF, FGF7 and FGF10 have distinct functions in lung tip progenitors. FGF7 activates MAPK/ERK and PI3K/AKT signalling, and is sufficient to promote columnar cell shape in primary tip progenitors. Inhibitor experiments show that MAPK/ERK and PI3K/AKT signalling are key downstream pathways, regulating cell proliferation, columnar cell shape and cell junctions. We identified integrin signalling as a key pathway downstream of MAPK/ERK in the tip progenitors; disrupting integrin alters polarity, cell adhesion and tight junction assembly. By contrast, stimulation with FGF10 or EGF alone is not sufficient to maintain organoid columnar cell shape. This study employs organoids to provide insight into the cellular mechanisms regulating human lung development.
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- Shuyu Liu
- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK
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Urciuolo A, Giobbe GG, Dong Y, Michielin F, Brandolino L, Magnussen M, Gagliano O, Selmin G, Scattolini V, Raffa P, Caccin P, Shibuya S, Scaglioni D, Wang X, Qu J, Nikolic M, Montagner M, Galea GL, Clevers H, Giomo M, De Coppi P, Elvassore N. Hydrogel-in-hydrogel live bioprinting for guidance and control of organoids and organotypic cultures. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3128. [PMID: 37253730 PMCID: PMC10229611 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37953-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Three-dimensional hydrogel-based organ-like cultures can be applied to study development, regeneration, and disease in vitro. However, the control of engineered hydrogel composition, mechanical properties and geometrical constraints tends to be restricted to the initial time of fabrication. Modulation of hydrogel characteristics over time and according to culture evolution is often not possible. Here, we overcome these limitations by developing a hydrogel-in-hydrogel live bioprinting approach that enables the dynamic fabrication of instructive hydrogel elements within pre-existing hydrogel-based organ-like cultures. This can be achieved by crosslinking photosensitive hydrogels via two-photon absorption at any time during culture. We show that instructive hydrogels guide neural axon directionality in growing organotypic spinal cords, and that hydrogel geometry and mechanical properties control differential cell migration in developing cancer organoids. Finally, we show that hydrogel constraints promote cell polarity in liver organoids, guide small intestinal organoid morphogenesis and control lung tip bifurcation according to the hydrogel composition and shape.
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- Anna Urciuolo
- Dept. of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
- Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica, Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy.
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- GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, UK
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies (SIAIS), ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, UK
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- Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy
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- GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, UK
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- Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy
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- GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, UK
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- Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica, Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy
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- Dept. of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, UK
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- GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, UK
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies (SIAIS), ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies (SIAIS), ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China
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- GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, UK
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- Dept. of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, UK
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- Hubrecht Institute, KNAW and University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) of Roche, Basel, Switzerland
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- Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, UK
- Dept. of Specialist Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
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- GOSICH Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, University College London, London, UK.
- Dept. of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
- Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy.
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Chong L, Ahmadvand N, Noori A, Lv Y, Chen C, Bellusci S, Zhang JS. Injury activated alveolar progenitors (IAAPs): the underdog of lung repair. Cell Mol Life Sci 2023; 80:145. [PMID: 37166489 PMCID: PMC10173924 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-023-04789-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Alveolar epithelial type II cells (AT2s) together with AT1s constitute the epithelial lining of lung alveoli. In contrast to the large flat AT1s, AT2s are cuboidal and smaller. In addition to surfactant production, AT2s also serve as prime alveolar progenitors in homeostasis and play an important role during regeneration/repair. Based on different lineage tracing strategies in mice and single-cell transcriptomic analysis, recent reports highlight the heterogeneous nature of AT2s. These studies present compelling evidence for the presence of stable or transitory AT2 subpopulations with distinct marker expression, signaling pathway activation and functional properties. Despite demonstrated progenitor potentials of AT2s in maintaining homeostasis, through self-renewal and differentiation to AT1s, the exact identity, full progenitor potential and regulation of these progenitor cells, especially in the context of human diseases remain unclear. We recently identified a novel subset of AT2 progenitors named "Injury-Activated Alveolar Progenitors" (IAAPs), which express low levels of Sftpc, Sftpb, Sftpa1, Fgfr2b and Etv5, but are highly enriched for the expression of the surface receptor programmed cell death-ligand 1 (Pd-l1). IAAPs are quiescent during lung homeostasis but activated upon injury with the potential to proliferate and differentiate into AT2s. Significantly, a similar population of PD-L1 positive cells expressing intermediate levels of SFTPC are found to be expanded in human IPF lungs. We summarize here the current understanding of this newly discovered AT2 progenitor subpopulation and also try to reconcile the relationship between different AT2 stem cell subpopulations regarding their progenitor potential, regulation, and relevance to disease pathogenesis and therapeutic interventions.
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- Lei Chong
- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, National Key Clinical Specialty of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC27710, USA
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- Cardio Pulmonary Institute, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China
- The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, 324000, Zhejiang, China
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- The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, 324000, Zhejiang, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology and Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China
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- The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, 324000, Zhejiang, China.
- Laboratory of Extracellular Matrix Remodelling, Cardio Pulmonary Institute, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center, Member of the German Lung Center, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, 35392, Giessen, Germany.
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- Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China.
- The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, 324000, Zhejiang, China.
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology and Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang, China.
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Frum T, Hsu PP, Hein RFC, Conchola AS, Zhang CJ, Utter OR, Anand A, Zhang Y, Clark SG, Glass I, Sexton JZ, Spence JR. Opposing roles for TGFβ- and BMP-signaling during nascent alveolar differentiation in the developing human lung. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.05.05.539573. [PMID: 37205521 PMCID: PMC10187311 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.05.539573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells function as stem cells in the adult lung and aid in repair after injury. The current study aimed to understand the signaling events that control differentiation of this therapeutically relevant cell type during human development. Using lung explant and organoid models, we identified opposing effects of TGFβ- and BMP-signaling, where inhibition of TGFβ- and activation of BMP-signaling in the context of high WNT- and FGF-signaling efficiently differentiated early lung progenitors into AT2-like cells in vitro . AT2-like cells differentiated in this manner exhibit surfactant processing and secretion capabilities, and long-term commitment to a mature AT2 phenotype when expanded in media optimized for primary AT2 culture. Comparing AT2-like cells differentiated with TGFβ-inhibition and BMP-activation to alternative differentiation approaches revealed improved specificity to the AT2 lineage and reduced off-target cell types. These findings reveal opposing roles for TGFβ- and BMP-signaling in AT2 differentiation and provide a new strategy to generate a therapeutically relevant cell type in vitro .
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Doğan G, Karagenç N, Esmen K, Kul BÇ, Yeşilkaya H, Akgün Ş, Orman MN, Sandıkçı M, Eren Ü, Ünsal H, Karagenç L. Expression of Toll-Like Receptors in the Lung Tissue of Mouse Fetuses Generated by in vitro Embryo Culture and Embryo Transfer. Cells Tissues Organs 2023; 213:181-202. [PMID: 37105136 DOI: 10.1159/000529974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Mouse fetuses generated by in vitro embryo culture and embryo transfer exhibit impaired lung development, altered composition of pulmonary epithelial cells associated with downregulation of several genes involved in lung development and toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway. The aims of the present study were to determine the expression of all TLRs and to examine if the expression of TLRs, along with genes involved in TLR signaling pathway, is altered in the lung tissue of mouse fetuses generated through embryo culture and embryo transfer. Two experimental (EGs) and one control (CG) group were included in the study. Embryos cultured at 5% CO2-95% air for 95 h or less than 24 h were transferred to pseudo-pregnant females to obtain fetuses comprising EGin vitro (n = 18) and EGin vivo (n = 18), respectively. Fetuses obtained from naturally ovulating females on day 18 of pregnancy served as the CG (n = 18). Western blot and immunohistochemistry were used to determine the expression of TLR proteins. The expression of transcripts encoding TLRs, and the genes involved in TLR signaling pathway (Lbp, Pik3r1, Pik3cb, Nfkbia, and Fos), was determined using qRT-PCR. While all TLRs were expressed by cells lining the bronchial/bronchiolar epithelium of lung tissues in all groups, some of the TLRs were expressed in a specific pattern. When compared to CG, the expression of transcripts encoding TLR-2, -3, -4, -5, -7, -8, -9, -12, -13, Lbp, Pik3r1, Pik3cb, Nfkbia, and Fos was significantly downregulated in both EGs. It appears that stress imposed on embryos at preimplantation stages of development is associated with downregulation of TLRs, along with some of the genes involved in TLR signaling pathway, in the lung tissue during the perinatal period. It remains to be determined if downregulation of TLRs, along with the genes involved in TLR signaling pathway, has any functional consequences in the adult lung tissue.
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- Göksel Doğan
- Department of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Department of Medical, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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Rosado-Olivieri EA, Razooky B, Le Pen J, De Santis R, Barrows D, Sabry Z, Hoffmann HH, Park J, Carroll TS, Poirier JT, Rice CM, Brivanlou AH. Organotypic human lung bud microarrays identify BMP-dependent SARS-CoV-2 infection in lung cells. Stem Cell Reports 2023; 18:1107-1122. [PMID: 37084725 PMCID: PMC10116630 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2023.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023] Open
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Although lung disease is the primary clinical outcome in COVID-19 patients, how SARS-CoV-2 induces lung pathology remains elusive. Here we describe a high-throughput platform to generate self-organizing and commensurate human lung buds derived from hESCs cultured on micropatterned substrates. Lung buds resemble human fetal lungs and display proximodistal patterning of alveolar and airway tissue directed by KGF. These lung buds are susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2 and endemic coronaviruses and can be used to track cell type-specific cytopathic effects in hundreds of lung buds in parallel. Transcriptomic comparisons of infected lung buds and postmortem tissue of COVID-19 patients identified an induction of BMP signaling pathway. BMP activity renders lung cells more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and its pharmacological inhibition impairs infection by this virus. These data highlight the rapid and scalable access to disease-relevant tissue using lung buds that recapitulate key features of human lung morphogenesis and viral infection biology.
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- E A Rosado-Olivieri
- Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Diseases, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Diseases, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Bioinformatics Resource Center, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Diseases, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Diseases, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Bioinformatics Resource Center, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Diseases, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
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- Laboratory of Synthetic Embryology, the Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
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Meng X, Cui G, Peng G. Lung development and regeneration: newly defined cell types and progenitor status. CELL REGENERATION (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2023; 12:5. [PMID: 37009950 PMCID: PMC10068224 DOI: 10.1186/s13619-022-00149-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The lung is the most critical organ of the respiratory system supporting gas exchange. Constant interaction with the external environment makes the lung vulnerable to injury. Thus, a deeper understanding of cellular and molecular processes underlying lung development programs and evaluation of progenitor status within the lung is an essential part of lung regenerative medicine. In this review, we aim to discuss the current understanding of lung development process and regenerative capability. We highlight the advances brought by multi-omics approaches, single-cell transcriptome, in particular, that can help us further dissect the cellular player and molecular signaling underlying those processes.
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- Xiaogao Meng
- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510530, Guangdong, China
- Life Science and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510005, China.
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- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510530, Guangdong, China.
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Gurtner A, Borrelli C, Gonzalez-Perez I, Bach K, Acar IE, Núñez NG, Crepaz D, Handler K, Vu VP, Lafzi A, Stirm K, Raju D, Gschwend J, Basler K, Schneider C, Slack E, Valenta T, Becher B, Krebs P, Moor AE, Arnold IC. Active eosinophils regulate host defence and immune responses in colitis. Nature 2023; 615:151-157. [PMID: 36509106 PMCID: PMC9977678 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05628-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In the past decade, single-cell transcriptomics has helped to uncover new cell types and states and led to the construction of a cellular compendium of health and disease. Despite this progress, some difficult-to-sequence cells remain absent from tissue atlases. Eosinophils-elusive granulocytes that are implicated in a plethora of human pathologies1-5-are among these uncharted cell types. The heterogeneity of eosinophils and the gene programs that underpin their pleiotropic functions remain poorly understood. Here we provide a comprehensive single-cell transcriptomic profiling of mouse eosinophils. We identify an active and a basal population of intestinal eosinophils, which differ in their transcriptome, surface proteome and spatial localization. By means of a genome-wide CRISPR inhibition screen and functional assays, we reveal a mechanism by which interleukin-33 (IL-33) and interferon-γ (IFNγ) induce the accumulation of active eosinophils in the inflamed colon. Active eosinophils are endowed with bactericidal and T cell regulatory activity, and express the co-stimulatory molecules CD80 and PD-L1. Notably, active eosinophils are enriched in the lamina propria of a small cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and are closely associated with CD4+ T cells. Our findings provide insights into the biology of eosinophils and highlight the crucial contribution of this cell type to intestinal homeostasis, immune regulation and host defence. Furthermore, we lay a framework for the characterization of eosinophils in human gastrointestinal diseases.
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- Alessandra Gurtner
- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, D-HEST, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Botnar Research Center for Child Health, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Chamorro-Herrero I, Zambrano A. Modeling of Respiratory Diseases Evolving with Fibrosis from Organoids Derived from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054413. [PMID: 36901843 PMCID: PMC10002124 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Respiratory disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is no cure for most diseases, which are treated symptomatically. Hence, new strategies are required to deepen the understanding of the disease and development of therapeutic strategies. The advent of stem cell and organoid technology has enabled the development of human pluripotent stem cell lines and adequate differentiation protocols for developing both airways and lung organoids in different formats. These novel human-pluripotent-stem-cell-derived organoids have enabled relatively accurate disease modeling. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a fatal and debilitating disease that exhibits prototypical fibrotic features that may be, to some extent, extrapolated to other conditions. Thus, respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or the one caused by SARS-CoV-2 may reflect some fibrotic aspects reminiscent of those present in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Modeling of fibrosis of the airways and the lung is a real challenge due to the large number of epithelial cells involved and interaction with other cell types of mesenchymal origin. This review will focus on the status of respiratory disease modeling from human-pluripotent-stem-cell-derived organoids, which are being used to model several representative respiratory diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and COVID-19.
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Baguma-Nibasheka M, Kablar B. Mechanics of Lung Development. ADVANCES IN ANATOMY, EMBRYOLOGY, AND CELL BIOLOGY 2023; 236:131-150. [PMID: 37955774 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38215-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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We summarize how skeletal muscle and lung developmental biology fields have been bridged to benefit from mouse genetic engineering technologies and to explore the role of fetal breathing-like movements (FBMs) in lung development, by using skeletal muscle-specific mutant mice. It has been known for a long time that FBMs are essential for the lung to develop properly. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms transducing the mechanical forces of muscular activity into specific genetic programs that propel lung morphogenesis (development of the shape, form and size of the lung, its airways, and gas exchange surface) as well as its differentiation (acquisition of specialized cell structural and functional features from their progenitor cells) are only starting to be revealed. This chapter is a brief synopsis of the cumulative findings from that ongoing quest. An update on and the rationale for our recent International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) search is also provided.
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- Mark Baguma-Nibasheka
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
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- Department of Medical Neuroscience, Anatomy and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Ikonomou L, Yampolskaya M, Mehta P. Multipotent Embryonic Lung Progenitors: Foundational Units of In Vitro and In Vivo Lung Organogenesis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1413:49-70. [PMID: 37195526 PMCID: PMC10351616 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26625-6_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Transient, tissue-specific, embryonic progenitors are important cell populations in vertebrate development. In the course of respiratory system development, multipotent mesenchymal and epithelial progenitors drive the diversification of fates that results to the plethora of cell types that compose the airways and alveolar space of the adult lungs. Use of mouse genetic models, including lineage tracing and loss-of-function studies, has elucidated signaling pathways that guide proliferation and differentiation of embryonic lung progenitors as well as transcription factors that underlie lung progenitor identity. Furthermore, pluripotent stem cell-derived and ex vivo expanded respiratory progenitors offer novel, tractable, high-fidelity systems that allow for mechanistic studies of cell fate decisions and developmental processes. As our understanding of embryonic progenitor biology deepens, we move closer to the goal of in vitro lung organogenesis and resulting applications in developmental biology and medicine.
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- Laertis Ikonomou
- Department of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
- Cell, Gene and Tissue Engineering Center, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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- Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Faculty of Computing and Data Science, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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Kenney D, Harly C. Purification of Bone Marrow Precursors to T Cells and ILCs. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2580:211-232. [PMID: 36374460 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2740-2_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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T cells and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) share expression of many key transcription factors during development and at mature stage, resulting in striking functional similarities between these lineages. Taking into account ILC contribution is thus necessary to appreciate T cell functions during immune responses. Furthermore, understanding ILC development and functions helps to understand T cells. Here we provide methods and protocols to isolate pure populations of multipotent precursors to T cells and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) from adult mouse bone marrow, using flow cytometric sorting. These include precursors to all lymphocytes (viz., LMPPs and ALPs) and multipotent precursors to ILCs that have been recently refined (viz., specified EILPs, committed EILPs, and ILCPs).
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- Devin Kenney
- Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Nantes Université, INSERM UMR 1307, CNRS UMR 6075, Université d'Angers, CRCI2NA, Nantes, France.
- LabEx IGO "Immunotherapy, Graft, Oncology", Nantes, France.
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He P, Lim K, Sun D, Pett JP, Jeng Q, Polanski K, Dong Z, Bolt L, Richardson L, Mamanova L, Dabrowska M, Wilbrey-Clark A, Madissoon E, Tuong ZK, Dann E, Suo C, Goh I, Yoshida M, Nikolić MZ, Janes SM, He X, Barker RA, Teichmann SA, Marioni JC, Meyer KB, Rawlins EL. A human fetal lung cell atlas uncovers proximal-distal gradients of differentiation and key regulators of epithelial fates. Cell 2022; 185:4841-4860.e25. [PMID: 36493756 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We present a multiomic cell atlas of human lung development that combines single-cell RNA and ATAC sequencing, high-throughput spatial transcriptomics, and single-cell imaging. Coupling single-cell methods with spatial analysis has allowed a comprehensive cellular survey of the epithelial, mesenchymal, endothelial, and erythrocyte/leukocyte compartments from 5-22 post-conception weeks. We identify previously uncharacterized cell states in all compartments. These include developmental-specific secretory progenitors and a subtype of neuroendocrine cell related to human small cell lung cancer. Our datasets are available through our web interface (https://lungcellatlas.org). To illustrate its general utility, we use our cell atlas to generate predictions about cell-cell signaling and transcription factor hierarchies which we rigorously test using organoid models.
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- Peng He
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK; Molecular Immunity Unit, University of Cambridge Department of Medicine, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK; Department of Paediatrics, Cambridge University Hospitals, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0 QQ, UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London, UK
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- John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK; Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK; Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon Institute, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK.
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Brownfield DG, de Arce AD, Ghelfi E, Gillich A, Desai TJ, Krasnow MA. Alveolar cell fate selection and lifelong maintenance of AT2 cells by FGF signaling. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7137. [PMID: 36414616 PMCID: PMC9681748 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34059-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The lung's gas exchange surface is comprised of alveolar AT1 and AT2 cells that are corrupted in several common and deadly diseases. They arise from a bipotent progenitor whose differentiation is thought to be dictated by differential mechanical forces. Here we show the critical determinant is FGF signaling. Fgfr2 is expressed in the developing progenitors in mouse then restricts to nascent AT2 cells and remains on throughout life. Its ligands are expressed in surrounding mesenchyme and can, in the absence of exogenous mechanical cues, induce progenitors to form alveolospheres with intermingled AT2 and AT1 cells. FGF signaling directly and cell autonomously specifies AT2 fate; progenitors lacking Fgfr2 in vitro and in vivo exclusively acquire AT1 fate. Fgfr2 loss in AT2 cells perinatally results in reprogramming to AT1 identity, whereas loss or inhibition later in life triggers AT2 apoptosis and compensatory regeneration. We propose that Fgfr2 signaling selects AT2 fate during development, induces a cell non-autonomous AT1 differentiation signal, then continuously maintains AT2 identity and survival throughout life.
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- Douglas G Brownfield
- Department of Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305-5307, USA.
- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Departments of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305-5307, USA
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305-5307, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Stem Cell Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305-5307, USA.
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Sun D, Llora Batlle O, van den Ameele J, Thomas JC, He P, Lim K, Tang W, Xu C, Meyer KB, Teichmann SA, Marioni JC, Jackson SP, Brand AH, Rawlins EL. SOX9 maintains human foetal lung tip progenitor state by enhancing WNT and RTK signalling. EMBO J 2022; 41:e111338. [PMID: 36121125 PMCID: PMC9627674 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022111338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The balance between self-renewal and differentiation in human foetal lung epithelial progenitors controls the size and function of the adult organ. Moreover, progenitor cell gene regulation networks are employed by both regenerating and malignant lung cells, where modulators of their effects could potentially be of therapeutic value. Details of the molecular networks controlling human lung progenitor self-renewal remain unknown. We performed the first CRISPRi screen in primary human lung organoids to identify transcription factors controlling progenitor self-renewal. We show that SOX9 promotes proliferation of lung progenitors and inhibits precocious airway differentiation. Moreover, by identifying direct transcriptional targets using Targeted DamID, we place SOX9 at the centre of a transcriptional network, which amplifies WNT and RTK signalling to stabilise the progenitor cell state. In addition, the proof-of-principle CRISPRi screen and Targeted DamID tools establish a new workflow for using primary human organoids to elucidate detailed functional mechanisms underlying normal development and disease.
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- Dawei Sun
- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of Physiology, Development and NeuroscienceUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of Physiology, Development and NeuroscienceUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of Physiology, Development and NeuroscienceUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Present address:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences and MRC Mitochondrial Biology UnitUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Sanger InstituteCambridgeUK
- European Molecular Biology LaboratoryEuropean Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL‐EBI)CambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of Physiology, Development and NeuroscienceUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of Physiology, Development and NeuroscienceUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Xinhua HospitalShanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineShanghaiChina
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- Wellcome Sanger InstituteCambridgeUK
- Department of Physics/Cavendish LaboratoryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Sanger InstituteCambridgeUK
- European Molecular Biology LaboratoryEuropean Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL‐EBI)CambridgeUK
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of Physiology, Development and NeuroscienceUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Wellcome Trust/CRUK Gurdon InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Department of Physiology, Development and NeuroscienceUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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Hein RFC, Conchola AS, Fine AS, Xiao Z, Frum T, Brastrom LK, Akinwale MA, Childs CJ, Tsai YH, Holloway EM, Huang S, Mahoney J, Heemskerk I, Spence JR. Stable iPSC-derived NKX2-1+ lung bud tip progenitor organoids give rise to airway and alveolar cell types. Development 2022; 149:dev200693. [PMID: 36039869 PMCID: PMC9534489 DOI: 10.1242/dev.200693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bud tip progenitors (BTPs) in the developing lung give rise to all epithelial cell types found in the airways and alveoli. This work aimed to develop an iPSC organoid model enriched with NKX2-1+ BTP-like cells. Building on previous studies, we optimized a directed differentiation paradigm to generate spheroids with more robust NKX2-1 expression. Spheroids were expanded into organoids that possessed NKX2-1+/CPM+ BTP-like cells, which increased in number over time. Single cell RNA-sequencing analysis revealed a high degree of transcriptional similarity between induced BTPs (iBTPs) and in vivo BTPs. Using FACS, iBTPs were purified and expanded as induced bud tip progenitor organoids (iBTOs), which maintained an enriched population of bud tip progenitors. When iBTOs were directed to differentiate into airway or alveolar cell types using well-established methods, they gave rise to organoids composed of organized airway or alveolar epithelium, respectively. Collectively, iBTOs are transcriptionally and functionally similar to in vivo BTPs, providing an important model for studying human lung development and differentiation.
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- Renee F. C. Hein
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Therapeutics Lab, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Lexington, MA 02421, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Eenjes E, Tibboel D, Wijnen RM, Rottier RJ. Lung epithelium development and airway regeneration. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1022457. [PMID: 36299482 PMCID: PMC9589436 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1022457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The lung is composed of a highly branched airway structure, which humidifies and warms the inhaled air before entering the alveolar compartment. In the alveoli, a thin layer of epithelium is in close proximity with the capillary endothelium, allowing for an efficient exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. During development proliferation and differentiation of progenitor cells generates the lung architecture, and in the adult lung a proper function of progenitor cells is needed to regenerate after injury. Malfunctioning of progenitors during development results in various congenital lung disorders, such as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) and Congenital Pulmonary Adenomatoid Malformation (CPAM). In addition, many premature neonates experience continuous insults on the lung caused by artificial ventilation and supplemental oxygen, which requires a highly controlled mechanism of airway repair. Malfunctioning of airway progenitors during regeneration can result in reduction of respiratory function or (chronic) airway diseases. Pathways that are active during development are frequently re-activated upon damage. Understanding the basic mechanisms of lung development and the behavior of progenitor cell in the ontogeny and regeneration of the lung may help to better understand the underlying cause of lung diseases, especially those occurring in prenatal development or in the immediate postnatal period of life. This review provides an overview of lung development and the cell types involved in repair of lung damage with a focus on the airway.
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- Evelien Eenjes
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- *Correspondence: Robbert J. Rottier,
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Opposing roles of ZEB1 in the cytoplasm and nucleus control cytoskeletal assembly and YAP1 activity. Cell Rep 2022; 41:111452. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Doğan G, Öztürk M, Karakulak DT, Karagenç L. Altered Expression of Pulmonary Epithelial Cell Markers in Fetal and Adult Mice Generated by in vitro Embryo Culture and Embryo Transfer. Cells Tissues Organs 2022; 213:1-16. [PMID: 36103849 DOI: 10.1159/000527044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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Lung development is impaired in mice generated through transfer of in vitro-derived blastocysts. The main objective of the current study was to determine if the composition of epithelial cells in the fetal and adult lung tissue is altered in mice generated through transfer of in vitro-derived blastocysts. The study comprised two experimental (EGs) and two control (CGs) groups. Fetuses (18.5 d.p.c.) and adult mice (8 weeks old) of the EGs (EGfetus, n = 18; EGadult, n = 15) were produced by the transfer of day 5 F2 blastocysts to pseudo-pregnant females. F2 fetuses and adult mice derived from naturally ovulating females served as the CGs (CGfetus, n = 18; CGadult, n = 15). The expression of Tuba-1a (a marker of ciliated cells), Foxj-1 (a marker of motile ciliated cells), Uch-L1 (a marker of neuroendocrine cells), Cldn-10 (a marker of club cells), Aqp-5 (a marker of type I alveolar cells), and Sp-C (a marker of type II alveolar cells) was determined using Western blot, immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence, and quantitative RT-PCR analyses. Weight of fetuses as well as adult mice is decreased in mice comprising the EGs. Impaired lung development observed in EGfetus was associated with altered expression of Tuba-1a, Foxj-1, Cldn-10, Uch-L1, Sp-C, and Aqp-5. Morphology of the adult lung tissue was similar between the groups except for a significant increase in the thickness of the epithelia in EGadult. The expression of Cldn-10 and Sp-C was also altered in EGadult. It remains to be determined whether altered expression of these genes has any long-term impact on epithelial cell functions in the adult lung tissue.
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- Göksel Doğan
- Department of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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Sparano C, Solís-Sayago D, Vijaykumar A, Rickenbach C, Vermeer M, Ingelfinger F, Litscher G, Fonseca A, Mussak C, Mayoux M, Friedrich C, Nombela-Arrieta C, Gasteiger G, Becher B, Tugues S. Embryonic and neonatal waves generate distinct populations of hepatic ILC1s. Sci Immunol 2022; 7:eabo6641. [PMID: 36054340 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abo6641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Group 1 innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) comprising circulating natural killer (cNK) cells and tissue-resident ILC1s are critical for host defense against pathogens and tumors. Despite a growing understanding of their role in homeostasis and disease, the ontogeny of group 1 ILCs remains largely unknown. Here, we used fate mapping and single-cell transcriptomics to comprehensively investigate the origin and turnover of murine group 1 ILCs. Whereas cNK cells are continuously replaced throughout life, we uncovered tissue-dependent development and turnover of ILC1s. A first wave of ILC1s emerges during embryogenesis in the liver and transiently colonizes fetal tissues. After birth, a second wave quickly replaces ILC1s in most tissues apart from the liver, where they layer with embryonic ILC1s, persist until adulthood, and undergo a specific developmental program. Whereas embryonically derived ILC1s give rise to a cytotoxic subset, the neonatal wave establishes the full spectrum of ILC1s. Our findings uncover key ontogenic features of murine group 1 ILCs and their association with cellular identities and functions.
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- Colin Sparano
- Innate Lymphoid Cells and Cancer, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Innate Lymphoid Cells and Cancer, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Innate Lymphoid Cells and Cancer, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Inflammation Research, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Innate Lymphoid Cells and Cancer, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Innate Lymphoid Cells and Cancer, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Innate Lymphoid Cells and Cancer, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Innate Lymphoid Cells and Cancer, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Würzburg Institute of Systems Immunology, Max Planck Research Group, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Würzburg Institute of Systems Immunology, Max Planck Research Group, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Inflammation Research, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Innate Lymphoid Cells and Cancer, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Ali M, LaCanna R, Lian Z, Huang J, Tan Y, Shao W, Yu X, Tian Y. Transcriptional responses to injury of regenerative lung alveolar epithelium. iScience 2022; 25:104843. [PMID: 35996586 PMCID: PMC9391595 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The significance of alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cell proliferation for lung alveolar epithelial homeostasis and regeneration after injury has been widely accepted. However, the heterogeneity of AT2 cell population for cell proliferation capacity remains disputed. By single-cell RNA sequencing and genetic lineage labeling using the Ki67 knock-in mouse model, we map all proliferative AT2 cells in homeostatic and regenerating murine lungs after injury induced by Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. The proliferative AT2 cell population displays a unique transcriptional program, which is regulated by activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) and thyroid hormone receptor alpha (THRA) transcription factors. Overexpression of these two transcription factors in AT2 cells promoted AT2 cell proliferation and improved lung function after injury. These results indicate that increased expression of ATF3 and THRA at the onset of lung epithelial regeneration is required to permit rapid AT2 cell proliferation and hence progression through the recovery of lung epithelium.
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- Mir Ali
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Translational Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Translational Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
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- Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Translational Medicine, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Asadi Jozani K, Kouthouridis S, Hirota JA, Zhang B. Next generation preclinical models of lung development, physiology and disease. CAN J CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.24581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Kimia Asadi Jozani
- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton Ontario Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering McMaster University Hamilton Ontario Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton Ontario Canada
- Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology McMaster University Hamilton Ontario Canada
- Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hamilton Ontario Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton Ontario Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering McMaster University Hamilton Ontario Canada
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of transmembrane water channel proteins, which were initially characterized as a novel protein family that plays a vital role in transcellular and transepithelial water movement. AQP1, AQP2, AQP4, AQP5, and AQP8 are primarily water selective, whereas AQP3, AQP7, AQP9, and AQP10 (called “aqua-glyceroporins”) also transport glycerol and other small solutes. Recently, multiple reports have suggested that AQPs have important roles in cancer cell growth, migration, invasion, and angiogenesis, each of which is important in human carcinogenesis. Here, we review recent data concerning the involvement of AQPs in tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis and explore the expression profiles from various resected cancer samples to further dissect the underlying molecular mechanisms. Moreover, we discuss the potential role of AQPs during the development of genomic instability and performed modeling to describe the integration of binding between AQPs with various SH3 domain binning adaptor molecules. Throughout review and discussion of numerous reports, we have tried to provide key evidence that AQPs play key roles in tumor biology, which may provide a unique opportunity in designing a novel class of anti-tumor agents.
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- Chul So Moon
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, United States.,HJM Cancer Research Foundation Corporation, Lutherville, MD, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, United States.,HJM Cancer Research Foundation Corporation, Lutherville, MD, United States
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, United States.,HJM Cancer Research Foundation Corporation, Lutherville, MD, United States
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Hein RFC, Wu JH, Holloway EM, Frum T, Conchola AS, Tsai YH, Wu A, Fine AS, Miller AJ, Szenker-Ravi E, Yan KS, Kuo CJ, Glass I, Reversade B, Spence JR. R-SPONDIN2 + mesenchymal cells form the bud tip progenitor niche during human lung development. Dev Cell 2022; 57:1598-1614.e8. [PMID: 35679862 PMCID: PMC9283295 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The human respiratory epithelium is derived from a progenitor cell in the distal buds of the developing lung. These "bud tip progenitors" are regulated by reciprocal signaling with surrounding mesenchyme; however, mesenchymal heterogeneity and function in the developing human lung are poorly understood. We interrogated single-cell RNA sequencing data from multiple human lung specimens and identified a mesenchymal cell population present during development that is highly enriched for expression of the WNT agonist RSPO2, and we found that the adjacent bud tip progenitors are enriched for the RSPO2 receptor LGR5. Functional experiments using organoid models, explant cultures, and FACS-isolated RSPO2+ mesenchyme show that RSPO2 is a critical niche cue that potentiates WNT signaling in bud tip progenitors to support their maintenance and multipotency.
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- Renee F C Hein
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics & Therapeutics, Genome Institute of Singapore, A(∗)STAR, Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Columbia Center for Human Development, Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Departments of Medicine and Genetics and Development, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Laboratory of Human Genetics & Therapeutics, Genome Institute of Singapore, A(∗)STAR, Singapore 138648, Singapore; Laboratory of Human Genetics & Therapeutics, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A∗STAR, Singapore; Medical Genetics Department, Koç University School of Medicine (KUSOM), Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan College of Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Corral D, Charton A, Krauss MZ, Blanquart E, Levillain F, Lefrançais E, Sneperger T, Vahlas Z, Girard JP, Eberl G, Poquet Y, Guéry JC, Argüello RJ, Belkaid Y, Mayer-Barber KD, Hepworth MR, Neyrolles O, Hudrisier D. ILC precursors differentiate into metabolically distinct ILC1-like cells during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Cell Rep 2022; 39:110715. [PMID: 35443177 PMCID: PMC9043616 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Tissue-resident innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) regulate tissue homeostasis, protect against pathogens at mucosal surfaces, and are key players at the interface of innate and adaptive immunity. How ILCs adapt their phenotype and function to environmental cues within tissues remains to be fully understood. Here, we show that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection alters the phenotype and function of lung IL-18Rα+ ILC toward a protective interferon-γ-producing ILC1-like population. This differentiation is controlled by type 1 cytokines and is associated with a glycolytic program. Moreover, a BCG-driven type I milieu enhances the early generation of ILC1-like cells during secondary challenge with Mtb. Collectively, our data reveal how tissue-resident ILCs adapt to type 1 inflammation toward a pathogen-tailored immune response.
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- Dan Corral
- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, IPBS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France; Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, IPBS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity, and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Institut Toulousain des Maladies Infectieuses et Inflammatoires (INFINITY), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, IPBS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, IPBS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, IPBS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, IPBS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, IPBS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Microenvironment & Immunity Unit, 75724 Paris, France; INSERM U1224, 75724 Paris, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, IPBS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut Toulousain des Maladies Infectieuses et Inflammatoires (INFINITY), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, CIML, Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Marseille, France
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Inflammation and Innate Immunity Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity, and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine, and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, IPBS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale, IPBS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France.
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Serafini N, Jarade A, Surace L, Goncalves P, Sismeiro O, Varet H, Legendre R, Coppee JY, Disson O, Durum SK, Frankel G, Di Santo JP. Trained ILC3 responses promote intestinal defense. Science 2022; 375:859-863. [PMID: 35201883 PMCID: PMC10351749 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz8777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) are innate immune effectors that contribute to host defense. Whether ILC3 functions are stably modified after pathogen encounter is unknown. Here, we assess the impact of a time-restricted enterobacterial challenge to long-term ILC3 activation in mice. We found that intestinal ILC3s persist for months in an activated state after exposure to Citrobacter rodentium. Upon rechallenge, these "trained" ILC3s proliferate, display enhanced interleukin-22 (IL-22) responses, and have a superior capacity to control infection compared with naïve ILC3s. Metabolic changes occur in C. rodentium-exposed ILC3s, but only trained ILC3s have an enhanced proliferative capacity that contributes to increased IL-22 production. Accordingly, a limited encounter with a pathogen can promote durable phenotypic and functional changes in intestinal ILC3s that contribute to long-term mucosal defense.
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- Nicolas Serafini
- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Inserm U1223, Innate Immunity Unit, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Inserm U1223, Innate Immunity Unit, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Inserm U1223, Innate Immunity Unit, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Inserm U1223, Innate Immunity Unit, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Transcriptome and Epigenome Platform–Biomics Pole, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Transcriptome and Epigenome Platform–Biomics Pole, Paris, France
- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Hub, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Transcriptome and Epigenome Platform–Biomics Pole, Paris, France
- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Hub, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Transcriptome and Epigenome Platform–Biomics Pole, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Inserm U1117, Biology of Infection Unit, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Cancer and Immunometabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Inserm U1223, Innate Immunity Unit, Paris, France
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Zinina VV, Ruehle F, Winkler P, Rebmann L, Lukas H, Möckel S, Diefenbach A, Mendez‐Lago M, Soshnikova N. ID2 controls differentiation of enteroendocrine cells in mouse small intestine. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2022; 234:e13773. [PMID: 34985199 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AIMS The mammalian gut is the largest endocrine organ. Dozens of hormones secreted by enteroendocrine cells regulate a variety of physiological functions of the gut but also of the pancreas and brain. Here, we examined the role of the helix-loop-helix transcription factor ID2 during the differentiation of intestinal stem cells along the enteroendocrine lineage. METHODS To assess the functions of ID2 in the adult mouse small intestine, we used single-cell RNA sequencing, genetically modified mice, and organoid assays. RESULTS We found that in the adult intestinal epithelium Id2 is predominantly expressed in enterochromaffin and peptidergic enteroendocrine cells. Consistently, the loss of Id2 leads to the reduction of Chromogranin A-positive enteroendocrine cells. In contrast, the numbers of tuft cells are increased in Id2 mutant small intestine. Moreover, ablation of Id2 elevates the numbers of Serotonin+ enterochromaffin cells and Ghrelin+ X-cells in the posterior part of the small intestine. Finally, ID2 acts downstream of BMP signalling during the differentiation of Glucagon-like peptide-1+ L-cells and Cholecystokinin+ I-cells towards Neurotensin+ PYY+ N-cells. CONCLUSION ID2 plays an important role in cell fate decisions in the adult small intestine. First, ID2 is essential for establishing a differentiation gradient for enterochromaffin and X-cells along the anterior-posterior axis of the gut. Next, ID2 is necessary for the differentiation of N-cells thus ensuring a differentiation gradient along the crypt-villi axis. Finally, ID2 suppresses the commitment of secretory intestinal epithelial progenitors towards tuft cell lineage and thus controls host immune response to commensal and parasitic microbiota.
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- Valeriya V. Zinina
- Institute for Molecular Medicine University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg‐University Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH Mainz Germany
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- MSc Programme in Biomedicine Institute for Molecular Medicine University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg‐University Mainz Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg‐University Mainz Germany
- Faculty Medical and Life Sciences Hochschule Furtwangen University Furtwangen Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH Mainz Germany
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- Laboratory of Innate Immunity Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology Charité‐Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) Berlin Germany
- Mucosal and Developmental Immunology Deutsches Rheuma‐Forschungszentrum (DRFZ) Berlin Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg‐University Mainz Germany
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Leng S, Zhang X, Li X, Wang S, Peng J. Lineage tracing reveals the dynamic contribution of Id2+ progenitor cells to branching morphogenesis. Stem Cells Dev 2022; 31:67-77. [PMID: 35018833 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2021.0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Branching morphogenesis is an important process in shaping the arborized structures of several organs. However, the driving force that directs this process from progenitor pools remains incompletely understood. In this lineage tracing study, we investigated the role of Id2+ embryonic progenitor cells in branching organs such as the pancreas, kidney, mammary gland, thyroid gland, and salivary gland. We found that a subset of Id2+ distal progenitor cells in the embryonic pancreas and kidney can give rise to multiple lineages of progeny cells during branching morphogenesis. Id2-labelled cells also supported the postnatal development of the mammary glands. However, Id2+ cells did not contribute to the development of the salivary and thyroid glands. We found the Id2+ cells located in the tip progenitor pools of pancreas and kidney have self-renewal potential and contribute descendents to multiple epithelial cell lineages. Our findings enrich the current model of distal progenitor pools driving branching morphogenesis and provide a new marker to investigate the regularity of branching in these organs.
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- Shaoqiu Leng
- Shandong University Qilu Hospital, 91623, Department of Hematology, Jinan, China, 250012;
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- Shandong University Qilu Hospital, 91623, Department of Hematology, Jinan, China;
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- Shandong University Qilu Hospital, 91623, Jinan, China, 250012;
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- Shandong University Qilu Hospital, 91623, Department of Hematology, Jinan, China, 250012;
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- Shandong University Qilu Hospital, 91623, Department of Hematology, Jinan, Shandong, China.,Shandong University Qilu Hospital, 91623, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Health, Jinan, Shandong, China;
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Sun X, Perl AK, Li R, Bell SM, Sajti E, Kalinichenko VV, Kalin TV, Misra RS, Deshmukh H, Clair G, Kyle J, Crotty Alexander LE, Masso-Silva JA, Kitzmiller JA, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Deutsch G, Guo M, Du Y, Morley MP, Valdez MJ, Yu HV, Jin K, Bardes EE, Zepp JA, Neithamer T, Basil MC, Zacharias WJ, Verheyden J, Young R, Bandyopadhyay G, Lin S, Ansong C, Adkins J, Salomonis N, Aronow BJ, Xu Y, Pryhuber G, Whitsett J, Morrisey EE. A census of the lung: CellCards from LungMAP. Dev Cell 2022; 57:112-145.e2. [PMID: 34936882 PMCID: PMC9202574 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The human lung plays vital roles in respiration, host defense, and basic physiology. Recent technological advancements such as single-cell RNA sequencing and genetic lineage tracing have revealed novel cell types and enriched functional properties of existing cell types in lung. The time has come to take a new census. Initiated by members of the NHLBI-funded LungMAP Consortium and aided by experts in the lung biology community, we synthesized current data into a comprehensive and practical cellular census of the lung. Identities of cell types in the normal lung are captured in individual cell cards with delineation of function, markers, developmental lineages, heterogeneity, regenerative potential, disease links, and key experimental tools. This publication will serve as the starting point of a live, up-to-date guide for lung research at https://www.lungmap.net/cell-cards/. We hope that Lung CellCards will promote the community-wide effort to establish, maintain, and restore respiratory health.
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- Xin Sun
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA; Center for Lung Regenerative Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics Division of Neonatology, The University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Biological Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Deparment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Deparment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Laboratories, Seattle Children's Hospital, OC.8.720, 4800 Sand Point Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Departments of Biomedical Informatics, Developmental Biology, and Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Departments of Biomedical Informatics, Developmental Biology, and Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics Division of Neonatology, The University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Biological Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Biological Science Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA; Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Departments of Biomedical Informatics, Developmental Biology, and Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics Division of Neonatology, The University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Gonçalves AN, Correia-Pinto J, Nogueira-Silva C. Distinct Epithelial Cell Profiles in Normal Versus Induced-Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Fetal Lungs. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:836591. [PMID: 35601428 PMCID: PMC9120630 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.836591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent studies identified a great diversity of cell types in precise number and position to create the architectural features of the lung that ventilation and respiration at birth depend on. With damaged respiratory function at birth, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is one of the more severe causes of fetal lung hypoplasia with unspecified cellular dynamics. OBJECTIVES To characterize the epithelial cell tissue in hypoplastic lungs, a careful analysis regarding pulmonary morphology and epithelial cell profile was conducted from pseudoglandular-to-saccular phases in normal versus nitrofen-induced CDH rat lungs. DESIGN Our analysis comprises three experimental groups, control, nitrofen (NF) and CDH, in which the relative expression levels (western blot) by group and developmental stage were analyzed in whole lung. Spatiotemporal distribution (immunohistochemistry) was revealed by pulmonary structure during normal and hypoplastic fetal lung development. Surfactant protein-C (SP-C), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), clara cell secretory protein (CCSP), and forkhead box J1 (FOXJ1) were the used molecular markers for alveolar epithelial cell type 2 (AEC2), pulmonary neuroendocrine, clara, and ciliated cell profiles, respectively. RESULTS Generally, we identified an aberrant expression of SP-C, CGRP, CCSP, and FOXJ1 in nitrofen-exposed lungs. For instance, the overexpression of FOXJ1 and CGRP in primordia of bronchiole defined the pseudoglandular stage in CDH lungs, whereas the increased expression of CGRP in bronchi; FOXJ1 and CGRP in terminal bronchiole; and SP-C in BADJ classified the canalicular and saccular stages in hypoplastic lungs. We also described higher expression levels in NF than CDH or control groups for both FOXJ1 in bronchi, terminal bronchiole and BADJ at canalicular stage, and SP-C in bronchi and terminal bronchiole at canalicular and saccular stages. Finally, we report an unexpected expression of FOXJ1 in BADJ at canalicular and saccular stages, whereas the multi cilia observed in bronchi were notably absent at embryonic day 21.5 in induced-CDH lungs. CONCLUSION The recognized alterations in the epithelial cell profile contribute to a better understanding of neonatal respiratory insufficiency in induced-CDH lungs and indicate a problem in the epithelial cell differentiation in hypoplastic lungs.
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- Ana N Gonçalves
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, Portugal.,Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.,ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Guimarães, Portugal.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
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Liang J, Li X, Dong Y, Zhao B. Modeling Human Organ Development and Diseases With Fetal Tissue-Derived Organoids. Cell Transplant 2022; 31:9636897221124481. [PMID: 36121224 PMCID: PMC9490458 DOI: 10.1177/09636897221124481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Recent advances in human organoid technology have greatly facilitated the study of organ development and pathology. In most cases, these organoids are derived from either pluripotent stem cells or adult stem cells for the modeling of developmental events and tissue homeostasis. However, due to the lack of human fetal tissue references and research model, it is still challenging to capture early developmental changes and underlying mechanisms in human embryonic development. The establishment of fetal tissue–derived organoids in rigorous time points is necessary. Here we provide an overview of the strategies and applications of fetal tissue–derived organoids, mainly focusing on fetal organ development research, developmental defect disease modeling, and organ–organ interaction study. Discussion of the importance of fetal tissue research also highlights the prospects and challenges in this field.
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- Jianqing Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- bioGenous Biotechnology, Inc., Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Jones MR, Lingampally A, Ahmadvand N, Chong L, Wu J, Wilhem J, Vazquez-Armendariz AI, Ansari M, Herold S, Ornitz DM, Schiller HB, Chao CM, Zhang JS, Carraro G, Bellusci S. FGFR2b signalling restricts lineage-flexible alveolar progenitors during mouse lung development and converges in mature alveolar type 2 cells. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:609. [PMID: 36445537 PMCID: PMC9708820 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04626-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The specification, characterization, and fate of alveolar type 1 and type 2 (AT1 and AT2) progenitors during embryonic lung development are poorly defined. Current models of distal epithelial lineage formation fail to capture the heterogeneity and dynamic contribution of progenitor pools present during early development. Furthermore, few studies explore the pathways involved in alveolar progenitor specification and fate. In this paper, we build upon our previously published work on the regulation of airway epithelial progenitors by fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b (FGFR2b) signalling during early (E12.5) and mid (E14.5) pseudoglandular stage lung development. Our results suggest that a significant proportion of AT2 and AT1 progenitors are lineage-flexible during late pseudoglandular stage development, and that lineage commitment is regulated in part by FGFR2b signalling. We have characterized a set of direct FGFR2b targets at E16.5 which are likely involved in alveolar lineage formation. These signature genes converge on a subpopulation of AT2 cells later in development and are downregulated in AT2 cells transitioning to the AT1 lineage during repair after injury in adults. Our findings highlight the extensive heterogeneity of pneumocytes by elucidating the role of FGFR2b signalling in these cells during early airway epithelial lineage formation, as well as during repair after injury.
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- Matthew R. Jones
- Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- China National Key Clinical Specialty of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children′s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027 Zhejiang China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang China
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- Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany ,Institute of Lung Health (ILH), Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Lung Health (ILH), Giessen, Germany ,Department of Medicine V, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Lung Biology and Disease and Comprehensive Pneumology Center, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Lung Health (ILH), Giessen, Germany ,Department of Medicine V, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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- Institute of Lung Biology and Disease and Comprehensive Pneumology Center, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Munich, Germany
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- Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany ,Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, Centre for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR), Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Witten/Herdecke University, 42283 Wuppertal, Germany
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- The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People′s Hospital, 324000 Quzhou, Zhejiang China
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Lung and Regenerative Medicine Institutes, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People′s Hospital, 324000 Quzhou, Zhejiang China ,Laboratory of Extracellular Lung Matrix Remodelling, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardio-Pulmonary Institute and Institute for Lung Health, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Khattar D, Fernandes S, Snowball J, Guo M, Gillen MC, Jain SS, Sinner D, Zacharias W, Swarr DT. PI3K signaling specifies proximal-distal fate by driving a developmental gene regulatory network in SOX9+ mouse lung progenitors. eLife 2022; 11:67954. [PMID: 35976093 PMCID: PMC9427112 DOI: 10.7554/elife.67954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The tips of the developing respiratory buds are home to important progenitor cells marked by the expression of SOX9 and ID2. Early in embryonic development (prior to E13.5), SOX9+progenitors are multipotent, generating both airway and alveolar epithelium, but are selective progenitors of alveolar epithelial cells later in development. Transcription factors, including Sox9, Etv5, Irx, Mycn, and Foxp1/2 interact in complex gene regulatory networks to control proliferation and differentiation of SOX9+progenitors. Molecular mechanisms by which these transcription factors and other signaling pathways control chromatin state to establish and maintain cell-type identity are not well-defined. Herein, we analyze paired gene expression (RNA-Seq) and chromatin accessibility (ATAC-Seq) data from SOX9+ epithelial progenitor cells (EPCs) during embryonic development in Mus musculus. Widespread changes in chromatin accessibility were observed between E11.5 and E16.5, particularly at distal cis-regulatory elements (e.g. enhancers). Gene regulatory network (GRN) inference identified a common SOX9+ progenitor GRN, implicating phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling in the developmental regulation of SOX9+ progenitor cells. Consistent with this model, conditional ablation of PI3K signaling in the developing lung epithelium in mouse resulted in an expansion of the SOX9+ EPC population and impaired airway epithelial cell differentiation. These data demonstrate that PI3K signaling is required for epithelial patterning during lung organogenesis, and emphasize the combinatorial power of paired RNA and ATAC seq in defining regulatory networks in development.
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- Divya Khattar
- Department of Pediatrics, University of CincinnatiCincinnatiUnited States
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- Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiUnited States,Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterWinston-SalemUnited States
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- Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiUnited States,Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterWinston-SalemUnited States
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- Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiUnited States,Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterWinston-SalemUnited States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of CincinnatiCincinnatiUnited States
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- Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiUnited States,Wake Forest UniversityWinston-SalemUnited States
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- Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiUnited States,Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterWinston-SalemUnited States,Department of Pediatrics, University of CincinnatiCincinnatiUnited States
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- Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiUnited States,Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterWinston-SalemUnited States,Department of Medicine, University of CincinnatiCincinnatiUnited States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of CincinnatiCincinnatiUnited States,Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiUnited States,Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterWinston-SalemUnited States,Department of Pediatrics, University of CincinnatiCincinnatiUnited States
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Xie C, Abrams SR, Herranz-Pérez V, García-Verdugo JM, Reiter JF. Endoderm development requires centrioles to restrain p53-mediated apoptosis in the absence of ERK activity. Dev Cell 2021; 56:3334-3348.e6. [PMID: 34932949 PMCID: PMC8797031 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Centrioles comprise the heart of centrosomes, microtubule-organizing centers. To study the function of centrioles in lung and gut development, we genetically disrupted centrioles throughout the mouse endoderm. Surprisingly, removing centrioles from the endoderm did not disrupt intestinal growth or development but blocked lung branching. In the lung, acentriolar SOX2-expressing airway epithelial cells apoptosed. Loss of centrioles activated p53, and removing p53 restored survival of SOX2-expressing cells, lung branching, and mouse viability. To investigate how endodermal p53 activation specifically killed acentriolar SOX2-expressing cells, we assessed ERK, a prosurvival cue. ERK was active throughout the intestine and in the distal lung buds, correlating with tolerance to centriole loss. Pharmacologically inhibiting ERK activated apoptosis in acentriolar cells, revealing that ERK activity protects acentriolar cells from apoptosis. Therefore, centrioles are largely dispensable for endodermal growth and the spatial distribution of ERK activity in the endoderm shapes the developmental consequences of centriolar defects and p53 activation.
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- Chang Xie
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Predepartamental Unit of Medicine, Jaume I University, Castelló de la Plana, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
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Huang H, Wu H, He W, Zhou F, Yu X, Yi M, Du J, Xie B, Qiu M. Id2 and Id4 are not the major negative regulators of oligodendrocyte differentiation during early central nervous system development. Glia 2021; 70:590-601. [PMID: 34889481 DOI: 10.1002/glia.24126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Myelin sheathes ensure the rapid conduction of neural impulse and provide nutritional support for neurons. Myelin sheathes are formed by differentiated oligodendrocytes (OLs) in the central nervous system. During OL development, the differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) into mature OLs is controlled by both positive differentiation factors (drivers) and negative regulatory factors (brakes). Previous studies have suggested Id2 and Id4 as the key negative factors for OL differentiation. However, these conclusions were mainly based on in vitro studies and the reported OL phenotype in Id4 mutants appear to be mild. In this study, we systematically investigated the in vivo function of Id2 and Id4 genes in OL differentiation in their genetic mutants and in embryonic chicken spinal cord. Our results showed that disruption of Id4 has no effect on OL differentiation and maturation, whereas Id2 mutants and Id2/Id4 compound mutants display a mild and transient precocity of OL differentiation. In agreement with these loss-of-function studies, Id2, but not Id4, is weakly expressed in OPCs. Despite their minor roles in OL differentiation, forced expression of Id2 and Id4 in embryonic chicken spinal cords strongly inhibit the differentiation of OPCs. Taken together, our detailed functional and expressional studies strongly suggest that Id2 and Id4 are not the major in vivo repressors of OPC differentiation during animal development, shedding new light on the molecular regulation of early OL development.
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- Hao Huang
- Institute of Life Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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Fiancette R, Finlay CM, Willis C, Bevington SL, Soley J, Ng STH, Baker SM, Andrews S, Hepworth MR, Withers DR. Reciprocal transcription factor networks govern tissue-resident ILC3 subset function and identity. Nat Immunol 2021; 22:1245-1255. [PMID: 34556884 PMCID: PMC7611981 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-021-01024-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are guardians of mucosal immunity, yet the transcriptional networks that support their function remain poorly understood. We used inducible combinatorial deletion of key transcription factors (TFs) required for ILC development (RORγt, RORα and T-bet) to determine their necessity in maintaining ILC3 identity and function. Both RORγt and RORα were required to preserve optimum effector functions; however, RORα was sufficient to support robust interleukin-22 production among the lymphoid tissue inducer (LTi)-like ILC3 subset, but not natural cytotoxicity receptor (NCR)+ ILC3s. Lymphoid tissue inducer-like ILC3s persisted with only selective loss of phenotype and effector functions even after the loss of both TFs. In contrast, continued RORγt expression was essential to restrain transcriptional networks associated with type 1 immunity within NCR+ ILC3s, which coexpress T-bet. Full differentiation to an ILC1-like population required the additional loss of RORα. Together, these data demonstrate how TF networks integrate within mature ILCs after development to sustain effector functions, imprint phenotype and restrict alternative differentiation programs.
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- Rémi Fiancette
- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
- Division of Informatics, Imaging & Data Science, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Bioinformatics Group, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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Eenjes E, Buscop-van Kempen M, Boerema-de Munck A, Edel GG, Benthem F, de Kreij-de Bruin L, Schnater M, Tibboel D, Collins J, Rottier RJ. SOX21 modulates SOX2-initiated differentiation of epithelial cells in the extrapulmonary airways. eLife 2021; 10:57325. [PMID: 34286693 PMCID: PMC8331192 DOI: 10.7554/elife.57325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
SOX2 expression levels are crucial for the balance between maintenance and differentiation of airway progenitor cells during development and regeneration. Here, we describe patterning of the mouse proximal airway epithelium by SOX21, which coincides with high levels of SOX2 during development. Airway progenitor cells in this SOX2+/SOX21+ zone show differentiation to basal cells, specifying cells for the extrapulmonary airways. Loss of SOX21 showed an increased differentiation of SOX2+ progenitor cells to basal and ciliated cells during mouse lung development. We propose a mechanism where SOX21 inhibits differentiation of airway progenitors by antagonizing SOX2-induced expression of specific genes involved in airway differentiation. Additionally, in the adult tracheal epithelium, SOX21 inhibits basal to ciliated cell differentiation. This suppressing function of SOX21 on differentiation contrasts SOX2, which mainly drives differentiation of epithelial cells during development and regeneration after injury. Furthermore, using human fetal lung organoids and adult bronchial epithelial cells, we show that SOX2+/SOX21+ regionalization is conserved. Lastly, we show that the interplay between SOX2 and SOX21 is context and concentration dependent leading to regulation of differentiation of the airway epithelium.
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- Evelien Eenjes
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Cell biology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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