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ArticleCell reports2019

Mapping Distinct Bone Marrow Niche Populations and Their Differentiation Paths.

Samuel L Wolock, Indira Krishnan, Danielle E Tenen, Victoria Matkins, Virginia Camacho, Sweta Patel, Puneet Agarwal, Ravi Bhatia, Daniel G Tenen, Allon M Klein and 1 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 161 papers.

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161citing papers in PubMed
11.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

161 citing papers in PubMed, 233 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Samuel L WolockDepartment of System Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Indira KrishnanHarvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Danielle E TenenDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Victoria MatkinsDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Virginia CamachoDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Sweta PatelDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Puneet AgarwalDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Ravi BhatiaDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Daniel G TenenHarvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Cancer Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Allon M KleinDepartment of System Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Robert S WelnerDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. Electronic address: rwelner@uab.edu.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USHarvard University · USBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USCenter for Systems Biology · USNational University Cancer Institute, Singapore · SG

Funding

XRAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA013148 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Robert S Welner · 1985 to 2026
$165.9M
TYROSINE KINASE ONCOGENESIS IN MYELOID LEUKEMIAP01CA066996 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI SCOTT A ARMSTRONG · 1996 to 2026
$52.5M
Transcriptional and epigenetic heterogeneity of stem/progenitor cellsP01HL131477 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI DANIEL G TENEN · 2017 to 2026
$24.6M
IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES AND BASIC IMMUNOLOGYT32AI007051 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Laurie Ellen Harrington · 1985 to 2026
$13.1M
Mechanisms of regulation by RNA in acute myeloid leukemiaR35CA197697 · NCI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI TENEN, DANIEL G · 2015 to 2021
$7.1M
Microenvironmental Regulation of Leukemia Stem CellsR01CA172447 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BHATIA, RAVI · 2013 to 2023
$3.4M
Harvard Systems Biology Graduate ProgramT32GM080177 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI MITCHISON, TIMOTHY J, MURRAY, ANDREW W · 2010 to 2019
$2.8M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA066996NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013148NCI NIH HHS R01 CA172447NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197697NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL131477NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007051NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM080177
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The bone marrow microenvironment is composed of heterogeneous cell populations of non-hematopoietic cells with complex phenotypes and undefined trajectories of maturation. Among them, mesenchymal cells maintain the production of stromal, bone, fat, and cartilage cells. Resolving these unique cellular subsets within the bone marrow remains challenging. Here, we used single-cell RNA sequencing of non-hematopoietic bone marrow cells to define specific subpopulations. Furthermore, by combining computational prediction of the cell state hierarchy with the known expression of key transcription factors, we mapped differentiation paths to the osteocyte, chondrocyte, and adipocyte lineages. Finally, we validated our findings using lineage-specific reporter strains and targeted knockdowns. Our analysis reveals differentiation hierarchies for maturing stromal cells, determines key transcription factors along these trajectories, and provides an understanding of the complexity of the bone marrow microenvironment.

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Bone MarrowCell DifferentiationHumansStem Cell Nichebone marrowdifferentiationscRNA-seqstromal celltranscription factor

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