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ArticleCell research2023

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals the developmental program underlying proximal-distal patterning of the human lung at the embryonic stage.

Shangtao Cao, Huijian Feng, Hongyan Yi, Mengjie Pan, Lihui Lin, Yao Santo Zhang, Ziyu Feng, Weifang Liang, Baomei Cai, Qi Li and 13 more

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23 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Shangtao Cao *Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. cao_shangtao@gzlab.ac.cn.
Huijian Feng *Center for Cell Lineage and Atlas (CCLA), Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Hongyan Yi *Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Reproductive Medicine and Genetic Research, Hainan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Thalassemia, Reproductive Medical Center, International Technology Cooperation Base "China-Myanmar Joint Research Center for Prevention and Treatment of Regional Major Disease" By the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China.
Mengjie Pan *Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Lihui Lin *CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yao Santo Zhang *Center for Cell Lineage and Atlas (CCLA), Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ziyu Feng *Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Weifang LiangCenter for Cell Lineage and Atlas (CCLA), Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Baomei CaiGuangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Qi LiHainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Reproductive Medicine and Genetic Research, Hainan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Thalassemia, Reproductive Medical Center, International Technology Cooperation Base "China-Myanmar Joint Research Center for Prevention and Treatment of Regional Major Disease" By the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China.
Zhi XiongCenter for Cell Lineage and Atlas (CCLA), Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Qingmei ShenGuangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Minjing KeCenter for Cell Lineage and Atlas (CCLA), Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xing ZhaoHainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Reproductive Medicine and Genetic Research, Hainan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Thalassemia, Reproductive Medical Center, International Technology Cooperation Base "China-Myanmar Joint Research Center for Prevention and Treatment of Regional Major Disease" By the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China.
Huilin ChenCenter for Cell Lineage and Atlas (CCLA), Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Qina HeHainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Reproductive Medicine and Genetic Research, Hainan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Thalassemia, Reproductive Medical Center, International Technology Cooperation Base "China-Myanmar Joint Research Center for Prevention and Treatment of Regional Major Disease" By the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China.
Mingwei MinGuangzhou Laboratory, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Quanyou CaiCenter for Cell Lineage and Atlas (CCLA), Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
He LiuCenter for Cell Lineage and Atlas (CCLA), Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jie WangCAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Duanqing PeiLaboratory of Cell Fate Control, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. peiduanqing@westlake.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5222-014X
Jiekai ChenCenter for Cell Lineage and Atlas (CCLA), Bioland Laboratory (Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory), Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. chen_jiekai@gibh.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-5168-7074
Yanlin MaHainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Human Reproductive Medicine and Genetic Research, Hainan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Thalassemia, Reproductive Medical Center, International Technology Cooperation Base "China-Myanmar Joint Research Center for Prevention and Treatment of Regional Major Disease" By the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China. mayanlinma@hotmail.com.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNGuangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health Guangdong Laboratory · CNHainan Medical University · CNDepartment of Health · CNGuangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health · CNGuangzhou Medical University · CNWestlake University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lung is the primary respiratory organ in human, in which the proximal airway and the distal alveoli are responsible for air conduction and gas exchange, respectively. However, the regulation of proximal-distal patterning at the embryonic stage of human lung development is largely unknown. Here we investigated the early lung development of human embryos at weeks 4-8 post fertilization (Carnegie stages 12-21) using single-cell RNA sequencing, and obtained a transcriptomic atlas of 169,686 cells. We observed discernible gene expression patterns of proximal and distal epithelia at week 4, upon the initiation of lung organogenesis. Moreover, we identified novel transcriptional regulators of the patterning of proximal (e.g., THRB and EGR3) and distal (e.g., ETV1 and SOX6) epithelia. Further dissection revealed various stromal cell populations, including an early-embryonic BDNF

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LungPulmonary AlveoliCell DifferentiationEmbryo, MammalianHumansSequence Analysis, RNA

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