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ArticleCell genomics2025

A cell and transcriptome atlas of human arterial vasculature.

Quanyi Zhao, Albert Pedroza, Disha Sharma, Wenduo Gu, Alex Dalal, Chad Weldy, William Jackson, Daniel Yuhang Li, Yana Ryan, Trieu Nguyen and 15 more

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Article in Cell genomics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Quanyi ZhaoDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Albert PedrozaDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Disha SharmaDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Wenduo GuDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Alex DalalDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Chad WeldyDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
William JacksonDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Daniel Yuhang LiDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Yana RyanDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Trieu NguyenDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Rohan ShadDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Brian T PalmisanoDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
João P MonteiroDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Matthew WorssamDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Alexa BerezowitzDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Meghana IyerDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Huitong ShiDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Ramendra KunduDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Lasemahang LimbuDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Juyong Brian KimDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Anshul KundajeDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Michael FischbeinDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Robert WirkaDivision of Cardiology, Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology and Physiology, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Thomas QuertermousDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: tomq1@stanford.edu.
Paul ChengDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: chengpa@stanford.edu.

Funding

Scientific Core: Perturb-seq library generation, sequencing, and data analysisP01HL180323 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI RAJAT M GUPTA · 2025 to 2026
$7.1M
Adventitial Fibroblast Phenotypic Modulation in AtherosclerosisR01HL179083 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Paul Po Sheng cheng · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
Smad3-mediated gene-environment interaction and risk of tobacco-induced aneurysmsR01HL181441 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Philip S Tsao, Paul Po Sheng cheng · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
From Locus to Function: Role of ZEB2 in Human Risk of Coronary Artery DiseaseK08HL153798 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CHENG, PAUL PO SHENG · 2020 to 2024
$933k
ADAR mediated RNA editing is a causal mechanism in coronary artery diseaseK08HL167699 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Chad S Weldy · 2023 to 2026
$664k
Gene Regulatory Mechanisms of the Coronary Artery Disease Gene PRDM16 on Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic ModulationK08HL177251 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI Brian T. Palmisano · 2025 to 2026
$311k
A transcriptional network which governs smooth muscle transition is mediated by causal coronary artery disease gene PDGFDF32HL160067 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI WELDY, CHAD S · 2021 to 2022
$135k
NHLBI NIH HHS F32 HL160067NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL153798NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL167699NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL177251NHLBI NIH HHS L30 HL159413NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL180323NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL179083NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL181441
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arterial segments show differing disease propensities, yet mechanisms remain unknown. We compiled a transcriptomic and spatial atlas of healthy human arterial cells across multiple segments to understand these differences. Arteries demonstrated a stereotyped pattern of cell-specific, segmental heterogeneity not captured by common marker genes. Arterial identities are encoded in fibroblast and smooth muscle cell (SMC) transcriptomes. Differentially expressed genes enrich for disease loci. Fibroblast gene expression enriches for a disproportionate number of disease loci, highlighting an underrecognized role for fibroblasts in disease risk. Cells of different segments cluster more by embryonic origin than anatomy. Global analysis of disease regulons in fibroblasts and SMCs identified developmental transcription factors that persist into adulthood, suggesting a functional role of these factors in disease. Lastly, the heterogeneity of non-coding transcriptomes rivals that of protein-coding transcriptomes. Differentially expressed lncRNAs enrich for genetic signals for vascular diseases, suggesting a role for lncRNAs in vascular disease.

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ArteriesTranscriptomeFibroblastsGene Expression ProfilingHumansMyocytes, Smooth MuscleRNA, Long NoncodingVascular DiseasesRNA, Long Noncodinganeurysmarterial segmentsfibroblastnon-coding RNAsingle-celltranscription factorsvascular cell populationsvascular developmentvascular diseases

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PMID41086809
PMCPMC12802643

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