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ArticleDevelopmental cell2022

A single-cell Arabidopsis root atlas reveals developmental trajectories in wild-type and cell identity mutants.

Rachel Shahan, Che-Wei Hsu, Trevor M Nolan, Benjamin J Cole, Isaiah W Taylor, Laura Greenstreet, Stephen Zhang, Anton Afanassiev, Anna Hendrika Cornelia Vlot, Geoffrey Schiebinger and 2 more

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Article in Developmental cell, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 202 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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202 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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12 authors.

Rachel ShahanDepartment of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Che-Wei HsuDepartment of Biology, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany; The Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Trevor M NolanDepartment of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Benjamin J ColeDepartment of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, USA.
Isaiah W TaylorDepartment of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Laura GreenstreetDepartment of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada.
Stephen ZhangDepartment of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada.
Anton AfanassievDepartment of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada.
Anna Hendrika Cornelia VlotThe Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 10115 Berlin, Germany; Department of Computer Science, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Geoffrey SchiebingerDepartment of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada.
Philip N BenfeyDepartment of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. Electronic address: philip.benfey@duke.edu.
Uwe OhlerDepartment of Biology, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany; The Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 10115 Berlin, Germany; Department of Computer Science, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: uwe.ohler@mdc-berlin.de.

Funding

A Molecular Genetic Analysis of Root MorphogenesisR35GM131725 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI BENFEY, PHILIP N · 2019 to 2023
$1.5M
Architecture and Dynamics of a Gene Regulatory Network Controlling Cell FateF32GM136030 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SHAHAN, RACHEL MACZIS · 2020 to 2021
$131k
CIHRHoward Hughes Medical InstituteNIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM136030NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131725
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In all multicellular organisms, transcriptional networks orchestrate organ development. The Arabidopsis root, with its simple structure and indeterminate growth, is an ideal model for investigating the spatiotemporal transcriptional signatures underlying developmental trajectories. To map gene expression dynamics across root cell types and developmental time, we built a comprehensive, organ-scale atlas at single-cell resolution. In addition to estimating developmental progressions in pseudotime, we employed the mathematical concept of optimal transport to infer developmental trajectories and identify their underlying regulators. To demonstrate the utility of the atlas to interpret new datasets, we profiled mutants for two key transcriptional regulators at single-cell resolution, shortroot and scarecrow. We report transcriptomic and in vivo evidence for tissue trans-differentiation underlying a mixed cell identity phenotype in scarecrow. Our results support the atlas as a rich community resource for unraveling the transcriptional programs that specify and maintain cell identity to regulate spatiotemporal organ development.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGene Regulatory NetworksMutationPlant RootsSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscription FactorsTranscriptomeArabidopsis ProteinsTranscription FactorsArabidopsiscell fatedevelopmentrootSCARECROWscRNA-seqSHORTROOTtranscriptomics

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PMID35134336
PMCPMC9014886

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