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ArticleCell reports2023

Glial progenitor heterogeneity and key regulators revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing provide insight to regeneration in spinal cord injury.

Haichao Wei, Xizi Wu, Joseph Withrow, Raquel Cuevas-Diaz Duran, Simranjit Singh, Lesley S Chaboub, Jyotirmoy Rakshit, Julio Mejia, Andrew Rolfe, Juan J Herrera and 2 more

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Article in Cell reports, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Haichao WeiThe Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX 77030, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, UT Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Xizi WuThe Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX 77030, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, UT Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Joseph WithrowThe Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Raquel Cuevas-Diaz DuranTecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Monterrey, Nuevo León 64710, Mexico.
Simranjit SinghThe Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX 77030, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, UT Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Lesley S ChaboubCenter for Neuroregeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jyotirmoy RakshitThe Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX 77030, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, UT Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Julio MejiaCenter for Neuroregeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Andrew RolfeThe Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX 77030, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, UT Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Juan J HerreraDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Philip J HornerCenter for Neuroregeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: pjhorner@houstonmethodist.org.
Jia Qian WuThe Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX 77030, USA; Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, UT Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: jiaqian2009.wu@gmail.com.
Brown Foundation · USHouston Methodist · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USTecnológico de Monterrey · MXThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Identifying Novel Molecular Targets for Chronic SCIR01NS088353 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI JIaqian Wu-Huber · 2015 to 2026
$4.0M
Delineating the Heterogeneity of Reactive Astrocytes in Spinal Cord InjuryR21NS113068 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI WU-HUBER, JIAQIAN · 2020 to 2020
$428k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS088353NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS113068
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have revealed the heterogeneous nature of astrocytes; however, how diverse constituents of astrocyte-lineage cells are regulated in adult spinal cord after injury and contribute to regeneration remains elusive. We perform single-cell RNA sequencing of GFAP-expressing cells from sub-chronic spinal cord injury models and identify and compare with the subpopulations in acute-stage data. We find subpopulations with distinct functional enrichment and their identities defined by subpopulation-specific transcription factors and regulons. Immunohistochemistry, RNAscope experiments, and quantification by stereology verify the molecular signature, location, and morphology of potential resident neural progenitors or neural stem cells in the adult spinal cord before and after injury and uncover the populations of the intermediate cells enriched in neuronal genes that could potentially transition into other subpopulations. This study has expanded the knowledge of the heterogeneity and cell state transition of glial progenitors in adult spinal cord before and after injury.

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NeurogliaSpinal Cord InjuriesAstrocytesHumansNeuronsSequence Analysis, RNASpinal Cordastrocyte lineageCP: NeuroscienceCP: Stem cell researchGFAP-expressing cellsglial progenitor heterogeneitykey regulatorsspinal cord injury

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PMID37149868
PMCPMC10511029
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