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ArticleeLife2021

Novel cell types and developmental lineages revealed by single-cell RNA-seq analysis of the mouse crista ampullaris.

Brent A Wilkerson, Heather L Zebroski, Connor R Finkbeiner, Alex D Chitsazan, Kylie E Beach, Nilasha Sen, Renee C Zhang, Olivia Bermingham-McDonogh

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Article in eLife, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brent A WilkersonDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3532-3075
Heather L ZebroskiDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, United States.
Connor R FinkbeinerDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, United States.
Alex D ChitsazanDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, United States.
Kylie E BeachDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, United States.
Nilasha SenDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, United States.
Renee C ZhangDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, United States.
Olivia Bermingham-McDonoghDepartment of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2559-4218
University of Washington · US

Funding

Competence of support cells to form hair cells in the mammalian inner earR01DC017126 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BERMINGHAM-MCDONOGH, OLIVIA MARY · 2019 to 2023
$2.1M
Cochlear Vasculature and Its Role in Strial AtrophyR21DC018094 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI WILKERSON, BRENT ALLEN · 2019 to 2021
$457k
Mapping cis-acting elements enhancing prosensory gene expressionF32DC016480 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI WILKERSON, BRENT ALLEN · 2017 to 2018
$118k
NIDCD NIH HHS F32 DC016480NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC017126NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC018094
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study provides transcriptomic characterization of the cells of the crista ampullaris, sensory structures at the base of the semicircular canals that are critical for vestibular function. We performed single-cell RNA-seq on ampullae microdissected from E16, E18, P3, and P7 mice. Cluster analysis identified the hair cells, support cells and glia of the crista as well as dark cells and other nonsensory epithelial cells of the ampulla, mesenchymal cells, vascular cells, macrophages, and melanocytes. Cluster-specific expression of genes predicted their spatially restricted domains of gene expression in the crista and ampulla. Analysis of cellular proportions across developmental time showed dynamics in cellular composition. The new cell types revealed by single-cell RNA-seq could be important for understanding crista function and the markers identified in this study will enable the examination of their dynamics during development and disease.

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Gene Expression ProfilingRNA-SeqAnimalsExome SequencingHair Cells, AmpullaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSemicircular DuctsSingle-Cell Analysisdevelopmental biologygeneticsgenomicshair cellsinner earmousesensorysingle cellvestibular

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PMID34003106
PMCPMC8189719
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