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ArticleThe EMBO journal2019

Defining multistep cell fate decision pathways during pancreatic development at single-cell resolution.

Xin-Xin Yu, Wei-Lin Qiu, Liu Yang, Yu Zhang, Mao-Yang He, Lin-Chen Li, Cheng-Ran Xu

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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Xin-Xin YuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4477-7589
Wei-Lin QiuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6649-0378
Liu YangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Yu ZhangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Mao-Yang HeMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Lin-Chen LiMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7791-8958
Cheng-Ran XuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China cxu@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0583-4464

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The generation of terminally differentiated cell lineages during organogenesis requires multiple, coordinated cell fate choice steps. However, this process has not been clearly delineated, especially in complex solid organs such as the pancreas. Here, we performed single-cell RNA-sequencing in pancreatic cells sorted from multiple genetically modified reporter mouse strains at embryonic stages E9.5-E17.5. We deciphered the developmental trajectories and regulatory strategies of the exocrine and endocrine pancreatic lineages as well as intermediate progenitor populations along the developmental pathways. Notably, we discovered previously undefined programs representing the earliest events in islet α- and β-cell lineage allocation as well as the developmental pathway of the "first wave" of α-cell generation. Furthermore, we demonstrated that repressing ERK pathway activity is essential for inducing both α- and β-lineage differentiation. This study provides key insights into the regulatory mechanisms underlying cell fate choice and stepwise cell fate commitment and can be used as a resource to guide the induction of functional islet lineage cells from stem cells

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Cell DifferentiationCell LineageGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalOrganogenesisAnimalsFemaleMicePancreasSingle-Cell Analysiscell fate choicefate mapMAPK/ERKpancreatic lineagesingle‐cell RNA‐seq

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PMID30737258
PMCPMC6463266

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