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ArticleCell stem cell2023

The single-cell and spatial transcriptional landscape of human gastrulation and early brain development.

Bo Zeng, Zeyuan Liu, Yufeng Lu, Suijuan Zhong, Shenyue Qin, Luwei Huang, Yang Zeng, Zixiao Li, Hao Dong, Yingchao Shi and 13 more

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Article in Cell stem cell, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers.

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87 citing papers in PubMed, 115 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Bo ZengState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China.
Zeyuan LiuState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China.
Yufeng LuState Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Suijuan ZhongState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China.
Shenyue QinCentre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK; MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK.
Luwei HuangState Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Yang ZengState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100071, China.
Zixiao LiChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University & Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Hao DongState Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Yingchao ShiState Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology, Guangdong 519031, China.
Jialei YangChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
Yalun DaiChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
Qiang MaState Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Le SunBeijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Lihong BianDepartment of Gynecology, Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100071, China.
Dan HanDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
Youqiao ChenState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
Xin QiuChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
Wei WangState Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Oscar MarínCentre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK; MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK. Electronic address: oscar.marin@kcl.ac.uk.
Qian WuState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China. Electronic address: qianwu@bnu.edu.cn.
Yongjun WangChina National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing 100070, China; Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China; Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University & Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China. Electronic address: yongjunwang@ncrcnd.org.cn.
Xiaoqun WangState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Beijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology, Guangdong 519031, China; Changping Laboratory, Beijing 102206, China; New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China. Electronic address: xiaoqunwang@bnu.edu.cn.
Capital Medical University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNMcGovern Institute for Brain Research · USChinese PLA General Hospital · CNKing's College London · GBBeijing Normal University · CN

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergence of the three germ layers and the lineage-specific precursor cells orchestrating organogenesis represent fundamental milestones during early embryonic development. We analyzed the transcriptional profiles of over 400,000 cells from 14 human samples collected from post-conceptional weeks (PCW) 3 to 12 to delineate the dynamic molecular and cellular landscape of early gastrulation and nervous system development. We described the diversification of cell types, the spatial patterning of neural tube cells, and the signaling pathways likely involved in transforming epiblast cells into neuroepithelial cells and then into radial glia. We resolved 24 clusters of radial glial cells along the neural tube and outlined differentiation trajectories for the main classes of neurons. Lastly, we identified conserved and distinctive features across species by comparing early embryonic single-cell transcriptomic profiles between humans and mice. This comprehensive atlas sheds light on the molecular mechanisms underlying gastrulation and early human brain development.

Indexed as

GastrulationGerm LayersAnimalsBrainCell DifferentiationHumansMiceOrganogenesisbrain evolutiongerm layer differentiationhuman gastrulationnervous system developmentneuroepithelial cellsradial gliasingle-cell RNA sequencingspatial transcriptomics

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PMID37192616
PMCPMC10241223
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