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ArticleBMC genomics2024

Comparative and integrative single cell analysis reveals new insights into the transcriptional immaturity of stem cell-derived β cells.

Mason D Schmidt, Matthew Ishahak, Punn Augsornworawat, Jeffrey R Millman

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Article in BMC genomics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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4 authors.

Mason D SchmidtDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, MSC 8127-057-08, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Matthew IshahakDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, MSC 8127-057-08, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Punn AugsornworawatDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, MSC 8127-057-08, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Jeffrey R MillmanDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, MSC 8127-057-08, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA. jmillman@wustl.edu.

Funding

DIABETES &RELATED METABOLIC DISEASEST32DK007120 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MARCO COLONNA, Maria Sara Remedi · 1986 to 2026
$15.7M
Determining the mechanism of IFIH1 disease-associated variants on beta-cell and immune responses in Type 1 diabetesR01DK127497 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI MATHEWS, CLAYTON E, MILLMAN, JEFFREY ROBERT · 2020 to 2023
$4.7M
STUDYING THE ROLE OF THE MICROENVIRONMENT ON DIFFERENTIATION AND MATURATION OF BETA CELLSR01DK114233 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Jeffrey Robert Millman · 2017 to 2026
$3.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK114233NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK127497NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK127497NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007120NIDDK NIH HHS T32DK007120
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes cell replacement therapy has the potential to be transformed by human pluripotent stem cell-derived β cells (SC-β cells). However, the precise identity of SC-β cells in relationship to primary fetal and adult β-cells remains unclear. Here, we used single-cell sequencing datasets to characterize the transcriptional identity of islets from in vitro differentiation, fetal islets, and adult islets. Our analysis revealed that SC-β cells share a core β-cell transcriptional identity with human adult and fetal β-cells, however SC-β cells possess a unique transcriptional profile characterized by the persistent expression and activation of progenitor and neural-biased gene networks. These networks are present in SC-β cells, irrespective of the derivation protocol used. Notably, fetal β-cells also exhibit this neural signature at the transcriptional level. Our findings offer insights into the transcriptional identity of SC-β cells and underscore the need for further investigation of the role of neural transcriptional networks in their development.

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Pluripotent Stem CellsAdultCell DifferentiationFetusGene Regulatory NetworksHumansSingle-Cell AnalysisDiabetesGene networksImmaturitysc-RNAseqSC-βTranscriptome

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PMCPMC10807170

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