[PDF][PDF] Single-cell resolution of temporal gene expression during heart development

DM DeLaughter, AG Bick, H Wakimoto, D McKean… - Developmental cell, 2016 - cell.com
DM DeLaughter, AG Bick, H Wakimoto, D McKean, JM Gorham, IS Kathiriya, JT Hinson
Developmental cell, 2016cell.com
Activation of complex molecular programs in specific cell lineages governs mammalian
heart development, from a primordial linear tube to a four-chamber organ. To characterize
lineage-specific, spatiotemporal developmental programs, we performed single-cell RNA
sequencing of> 1,200 murine cells isolated at seven time points spanning embryonic day
9.5 (primordial heart tube) to postnatal day 21 (mature heart). Using unbiased transcriptional
data, we classified cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and fibroblast-enriched cells, thus …
Summary
Activation of complex molecular programs in specific cell lineages governs mammalian heart development, from a primordial linear tube to a four-chamber organ. To characterize lineage-specific, spatiotemporal developmental programs, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing of >1,200 murine cells isolated at seven time points spanning embryonic day 9.5 (primordial heart tube) to postnatal day 21 (mature heart). Using unbiased transcriptional data, we classified cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, and fibroblast-enriched cells, thus identifying markers for temporal and chamber-specific developmental programs. By harnessing these datasets, we defined developmental ages of human and mouse pluripotent stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes and characterized lineage-specific maturation defects in hearts of mice with heterozygous mutations in Nkx2.5 that cause human heart malformations. This spatiotemporal transcriptome analysis of heart development reveals lineage-specific gene programs underlying normal cardiac development and congenital heart disease.
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