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ArticleNature communications2021

Application of 3D MAPs pipeline identifies the morphological sequence chondrocytes undergo and the regulatory role of GDF5 in this process.

Sarah Rubin, Ankit Agrawal, Johannes Stegmaier, Sharon Krief, Neta Felsenthal, Jonathan Svorai, Yoseph Addadi, Paul Villoutreix, Tomer Stern, Elazar Zelzer

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Sarah RubinDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0601-8802
Ankit AgrawalDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Johannes StegmaierInstitute of Imaging and Computer Vision, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Sharon KriefDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Neta FelsenthalDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4927-7679
Jonathan SvoraiDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Yoseph AddadiDepartment of Life Science Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9827-0436
Paul VilloutreixLIS (UMR 7020), IBDM (UMR 7288), Turing Center For Living Systems, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France. paul.villoutreix@univ-amu.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6333-5735
Tomer SternDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. tstern@princeton.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4279-3558
Elazar ZelzerDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Eli.Zelzer@weizmann.ac.il.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1584-6602
Weizmann Institute of Science · ILAix-Marseille Université · FRKarlsruhe Institute of Technology · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The activity of epiphyseal growth plates, which drives long bone elongation, depends on extensive changes in chondrocyte size and shape during differentiation. Here, we develop a pipeline called 3D Morphometric Analysis for Phenotypic significance (3D MAPs), which combines light-sheet microscopy, segmentation algorithms and 3D morphometric analysis to characterize morphogenetic cellular behaviors while maintaining the spatial context of the growth plate. Using 3D MAPs, we create a 3D image database of hundreds of thousands of chondrocytes. Analysis reveals broad repertoire of morphological changes, growth strategies and cell organizations during differentiation. Moreover, identifying a reduction in Smad 1/5/9 activity together with multiple abnormalities in cell growth, shape and organization provides an explanation for the shortening of Gdf5 KO tibias. Overall, our findings provide insight into the morphological sequence that chondrocytes undergo during differentiation and highlight the ability of 3D MAPs to uncover cellular mechanisms that may regulate this process.

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AnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationChondrocytesEmbryo, MammalianFemaleGrowth Differentiation Factor 5Growth PlateImaging, Three-DimensionalIntravital MicroscopyMiceMice, KnockoutModels, AnimalTibiaX-Ray MicrotomographyGdf5 protein, mouseGrowth Differentiation Factor 5

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PMID34508093
PMCPMC8433335
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