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ArticleCell research2021

Single-cell patterning and axis characterization in the murine and human definitive endoderm.

Lin-Chen Li, Xin Wang, Zi-Ran Xu, Yan-Chun Wang, Ye Feng, Liu Yang, Wei-Lin Qiu, Li Yang, Xin-Xin Yu, Jun Gu and 1 more

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Article in Cell research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lin-Chen Li *Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences; Department of Human Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Xin Wang *Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences; Department of Human Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Zi-Ran Xu *Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences; Department of Human Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Yan-Chun Wang *Haidian Maternal & Child Health Hospital, Beijing, 100080, China.
Ye FengMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences; Department of Human Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Liu YangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences; Department of Human Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Wei-Lin QiuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences; Department of Human Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6649-0378
Li YangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences; Department of Human Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Xin-Xin YuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences; Department of Human Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Jun GuBeijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation, Beijing, 100094, China.
Cheng-Ran XuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation, College of Life Sciences; Department of Human Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences; Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. cxu@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-4464
Peking University · CNHainan Maternal and Child Health Hospital · CNSouth China Institute of Collaborative Innovation · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Defining the precise regionalization of specified definitive endoderm progenitors is critical for understanding the mechanisms underlying the generation and regeneration of respiratory and digestive organs, yet the patterning of endoderm progenitors remains unresolved, particularly in humans. We performed single-cell RNA sequencing on endoderm cells during the early somitogenesis stages in mice and humans. We developed molecular criteria to define four major endoderm regions (foregut, lip of anterior intestinal portal, midgut, and hindgut) and their developmental pathways. We identified the cell subpopulations in each region and their spatial distributions and characterized key molecular features along the body axes. Dorsal and ventral pancreatic progenitors appear to originate from the midgut population and follow distinct pathways to develop into an identical cell type. Finally, we described the generally conserved endoderm patterning in humans and clear differences in dorsal cell distribution between species. Our study comprehensively defines single-cell endoderm patterning and provides novel insights into the spatiotemporal process that drives establishment of early endoderm domains.

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AnimalsBody PatterningCells, CulturedEmbryo, MammalianEndodermFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansIntestinesLipMaleMiceMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Transgenic

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PMID33106598
PMCPMC8027174
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