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ArticleCell stem cell2017

A Single-Cell Roadmap of Lineage Bifurcation in Human ESC Models of Embryonic Brain Development.

Zizhen Yao, John K Mich, Sherman Ku, Vilas Menon, Anne-Rachel Krostag, Refugio A Martinez, Leon Furchtgott, Heather Mulholland, Susan Bort, Margaret A Fuqua and 22 more

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Article in Cell stem cell, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers.

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81citing papers in PubMed
9.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

32 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zizhen YaoAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
John K MichAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Sherman KuAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Vilas MenonAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Anne-Rachel KrostagAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Refugio A MartinezAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Leon FurchtgottMolecular and Cellular Biology Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Heather MulhollandAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Susan BortAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Margaret A FuquaAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Ben W GregorAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Rebecca D HodgeAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Anu JayabaluAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Ryan C MayAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Samuel MeltonSchool of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Angelique M NelsonAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
N Kiet NgoAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Nadiya V ShapovalovaAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Soraya I ShehataAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Michael W SmithAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Leah J TaitAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Carol L ThompsonAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Elliot R ThomsenAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Chaoyang YeAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Ian A GlassDivision of Genetic Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
Ajamete KaykasAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Shuyuan YaoAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
John W PhillipsAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Joshua S GrimleyAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Electronic address: grimley@gmail.com.
Boaz P LeviAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Electronic address: boazl@alleninstitute.org.
Yanling WangAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Electronic address: ywseattle@gmail.com.
Sharad RamanathanAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, WA 98109, USA; Molecular and Cellular Biology Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Electronic address: sharad@post.harvard.edu.
Allen Institute for Brain Science · USHarvard University · USSeattle Children's Hospital · US

Funding

LABORATORY OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGYR24HD000836 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Ian Amos Glass · 1995 to 2026
$16.9M
A Road Map to the NeocortexDP1MH099906 · NIMH · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI RAMANATHAN, SHARAD · 2012 to 2015
$3.4M
NICHD NIH HHS R24 HD000836NIMH NIH HHS DP1 MH099906
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During human brain development, multiple signaling pathways generate diverse cell types with varied regional identities. Here, we integrate single-cell RNA sequencing and clonal analyses to reveal lineage trees and molecular signals underlying early forebrain and mid/hindbrain cell differentiation from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Clustering single-cell transcriptomic data identified 41 distinct populations of progenitor, neuronal, and non-neural cells across our differentiation time course. Comparisons with primary mouse and human gene expression data demonstrated rostral and caudal progenitor and neuronal identities from early brain development. Bayesian analyses inferred a unified cell-type lineage tree that bifurcates between cortical and mid/hindbrain cell types. Two methods of clonal analyses confirmed these findings and further revealed the importance of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in controlling this lineage decision. Together, these findings provide a rich transcriptome-based lineage map for studying human brain development and modeling developmental disorders.

Indexed as

Cell LineageEmbryonic DevelopmentAnimalsBrainCell LineClone CellsHuman Embryonic Stem CellsHumansMiceModels, BiologicalNeuronsReproducibility of ResultsSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisTranscription FactorsTranscriptomeTranscription Factorshuman embryonic stem cellslineageneurogenesissingle cell RNA-seq

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PMID28094016
PMCPMC5261831
OpenAlexW2541088566

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