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ArticleNature communications2023

Transcriptomics of Hirschsprung disease patient-derived enteric neural crest cells reveals a role for oxidative phosphorylation.

Zhixin Li, Kathy Nga-Chu Lui, Sin-Ting Lau, Frank Pui-Ling Lai, Peng Li, Patrick Ho-Yu Chung, Kenneth Kak-Yuen Wong, Paul Kwong-Hing Tam, Maria-Mercedes Garica-Barcelo, Chi-Chung Hui and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhixin Li *Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0001-9962-3942
Kathy Nga-Chu Lui *Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0003-2543-9450
Sin-Ting Lau *Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Frank Pui-Ling LaiDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Peng LiScientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-7226-4214
Patrick Ho-Yu ChungDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Kenneth Kak-Yuen WongDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0001-7371-503X
Paul Kwong-Hing TamDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Maria-Mercedes Garica-BarceloDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Chi-Chung HuiProgram in Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5G1L7, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7047-6694
Pak Chung ShamDepartment of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Elly Sau-Wai NganDepartment of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. engan@hku.hk.ORCID 0000-0002-0022-7999
University of Hong Kong · HKHKU-Pasteur Research Pole · HKSun Yat-sen University · CNUniversity of Toronto · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hirschsprung disease is characterized by the absence of enteric neurons caused by the defects of enteric neural crest cells, leading to intestinal obstruction. Here, using induced pluripotent stem cell-based models of Hirschsprung and single-cell transcriptomic analysis, we identify a gene set of 118 genes commonly dysregulated in all patient enteric neural crest cells, and suggest HDAC1 may be a key regulator of these genes. Furthermore, upregulation of RNA splicing mediators and enhanced alternative splicing events are associated with severe form of Hirschsprung. In particular, the higher inclusion rate of exon 9 in PTBP1 and the perturbed expression of a PTBP1-target, PKM, are significantly enriched in these patient cells, and associated with the defective oxidative phosphorylation and impaired neurogenesis. Hedgehog-induced oxidative phosphorylation significantly enhances the survival and differentiation capacity of patient cells. In sum, we define various factors associated with Hirschsprung pathogenesis and demonstrate the implications of oxidative phosphorylation in enteric neural crest development and HSCR pathogenesis.

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Enteric Nervous SystemHirschsprung DiseaseHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsHumansNeural CrestOxidative PhosphorylationPolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinTranscriptomeHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsPolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinPTBP1 protein, human

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PMID37061531
PMCPMC10105741
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