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ArticleBMC genomics2020

Decoding the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into mesangial cells at the transcriptomic level.

Chee-Yin Wong, Yao-Ming Chang, Yu-Shuen Tsai, Wailap Victor Ng, Soon-Keng Cheong, Ting-Yu Chang, I-Fang Chung, Yang-Mooi Lim

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Article in BMC genomics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Chee-Yin WongDepartment of Pre-Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sungai Long, Bandar Sungai Long, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Yao-Ming ChangInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yu-Shuen TsaiCenter for Systems and Synthetic Biology, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wailap Victor NgDepartment of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei, Taiwan.
Soon-Keng CheongDepartment of Pre-Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sungai Long, Bandar Sungai Long, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Ting-Yu ChangDepartment of Research, ChangHua Christian Hospital, 135, Nan-Hsiao Street, ChangHua City, Taiwan.
I-Fang ChungCenter for Systems and Synthetic Biology, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei, Taiwan. ifchung@ym.edu.tw.
Yang-Mooi LimDepartment of Pre-Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sungai Long, Bandar Sungai Long, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. ymlim@utar.edu.my.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1377-7655
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWUniversiti Tunku Abdul Rahman · MYChanghua Christian Hospital · TWInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica · TW

Funding

Malaysia Toray Science Foundation 14/G44National Yang-Ming University noneThe Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST108-2221-E-010-007University System of Taiwan none
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMesangial cells play an important role in the glomerulus to provide mechanical support and maintaine efficient ultrafiltration of renal plasma. Loss of mesangial cells due to pathologic conditions may lead to impaired renal function. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) can differentiate into many cell types, including mesangial cells. However transcriptomic profiling during MSC differentiation into mesangial cells had not been studied yet. The aim of this study is to examine the pattern of transcriptomic changes during MSC differentiation into mesangial cells, to understand the involvement of transcription factor (TF) along the differentiation process, and finally to elucidate the relationship among TF-TF and TF-key gene or biomarkers during the differentiation of MSC into mesangial cells.

resultsSeveral ascending and descending monotonic key genes were identified by Monotonic Feature Selector. The identified descending monotonic key genes are related to stemness or regulation of cell cycle while ascending monotonic key genes are associated with the functions of mesangial cells. The TFs were arranged in a co-expression network in order of time by Time-Ordered Gene Co-expression Network (TO-GCN) analysis. TO-GCN analysis can classify the differentiation process into three stages: differentiation preparation, differentiation initiation and maturation. Furthermore, it can also explore TF-TF-key genes regulatory relationships in the muscle contraction process.

conclusionsA systematic analysis for transcriptomic profiling of MSC differentiation into mesangial cells has been established. Key genes or biomarkers, TFs and pathways involved in differentiation of MSC-mesangial cells have been identified and the related biological implications have been discussed. Finally, we further elucidated for the first time the three main stages of mesangial cell differentiation, and the regulatory relationships between TF-TF-key genes involved in the muscle contraction process. Through this study, we have increased fundamental understanding of the gene transcripts during the differentiation of MSC into mesangial cells.

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TranscriptomeBiomarkersCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMesangial CellsMesenchymal Stem CellsMuscle ContractionMuscle, Smooth, VascularRNA-SeqTranscription FactorsBiomarkersTranscription FactorsDifferentiationMesangial cellMesenchymal stem cellMonotonic feature selectorTime-ordered gene co-expression networkTranscriptomic

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