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ArticleThe EMBO journal2025

Transcriptional landscapes underlying Notch-induced lineage conversion and plasticity of mammary basal cells.

Candice Merle, Calvin Rodrigues, Atefeh Pourkhalili Langeroudi, Robin Journot, Fabian Rost, Yiteng Dang, Steffen Rulands, Silvia Fre

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Candice MerleInstitut Curie, Laboratory of Genetics and Developmental Biology, INSERM U934, CNRS UMR3215, PSL University, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9103-6671
Calvin RodriguesInstitut Curie, Laboratory of Genetics and Developmental Biology, INSERM U934, CNRS UMR3215, PSL University, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1857-9500
Atefeh Pourkhalili LangeroudiInstitut Curie, Laboratory of Genetics and Developmental Biology, INSERM U934, CNRS UMR3215, PSL University, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Robin JournotInstitut Curie, Laboratory of Genetics and Developmental Biology, INSERM U934, CNRS UMR3215, PSL University, Sorbonne University, Paris, France.
Fabian RostMax-Planck-Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6466-2589
Yiteng DangMax-Planck-Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany.
Steffen RulandsLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Arnold-Sommerfeld-Center for Theoretical Physics, München, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6398-1553
Silvia FreInstitut Curie, Laboratory of Genetics and Developmental Biology, INSERM U934, CNRS UMR3215, PSL University, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. silvia.fre@curie.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7209-7636

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Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) 11-LBX-0044Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) ANR-21-CE13-0047Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) ANR-22-CE13-0009EC | ERC | HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council (ERC) 950349Fondation ARC pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC) ARCPDF12021020003033)Fondation ARC pour la Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC) ARCPGA2021120004232_4874Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) EQU201903007821Fondation Schlumberger pour l'Education et la Recherche (FSER) FSER20200211117Université de Recherche Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) C19-64-2019-228Wellcome TrustWorldwide Cancer Research (WCR) 24-0216
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Abstract

The mammary epithelium derives from multipotent mammary stem cells (MaSCs) that engage into differentiation during embryonic development. However, adult MaSCs maintain the ability to reactivate multipotency in non-physiological contexts. We previously reported that Notch1 activation in committed basal cells triggers a basal-to-luminal cell fate switch in the mouse mammary gland. Here, we report conservation of this mechanism and found that in addition to the mammary gland, constitutive Notch1 signaling induces a basal-to-luminal cell fate switch in adult cells of the lacrimal gland, the salivary gland, and the prostate. Since the lineage transition is progressive in time, we performed single-cell transcriptomic analysis on index-sorted mammary cells at different stages of lineage conversion, generating a temporal map of changes in cell identity. Combining single-cell analyses with organoid assays, we demonstrate that cell proliferation is indispensable for this lineage conversion. We also reveal the individual transcriptional landscapes underlying the cellular plasticity switching of committed mammary cells in vivo with spatial and temporal resolution. Given the roles of Notch signaling in cancer, these results may help to better understand the mechanisms that drive cellular transformation.

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Cell LineageCell PlasticityMammary Glands, AnimalReceptor, Notch1AnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationEpithelial CellsFemaleMiceSignal TransductionSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeNotch1 protein, mouseReceptor, Notch1Epithelial Stem CellsLineage ConversionNotch1 SignalingPlasticity

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PMID40186028
PMCPMC12084385

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