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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

The developing midbrain-hindbrain boundary contains molecularly distinct cell populations.

Sylvia A Nunez, Yong-Il Kim, Rebecca O'Rourke, Charles G Sagerström

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Sylvia A NunezSection of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 80045, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5618-2999
Yong-Il KimSection of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 80045, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-7164-6559
Rebecca O'RourkeSection of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 80045, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1198-6963
Charles G SagerströmSection of Developmental Biology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, 12801 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 80045, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1509-5810

Funding

Predoctoral Training in the Genetics of Development, Disease and RegenerationT32GM141742 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Bruce H Appel, Jeffrey Kyle Moore · 2021 to 2026
$1.9M
Molecular identification of the isthmic organizerR21NS137568 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SAGERSTROM, CHARLES G · 2024 to 2025
$422k
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM141742NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS137568
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: During vertebrate embryogenesis, the isthmic region spans the midbrain-hindbrain boundary of the neural tube and includes an organizer (IsO) that is essential for proper formation of adjacent brain regions, yet the molecular and cellular composition of the isthmic region remains unresolved. Results: We employed combined single-nucleus ATAC-seq and RNA-seq (scMultiome) in 13 and 16 hours-post-fertilization zebrafish embryos to molecularly resolve cell populations in the isthmic region and validated our findings in vivo by RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization. We identified two distinct isthmic cell populations - isthmic midbrain (IsMB) and isthmic hindbrain (IsHB) - that share expression of canonical isthmic genes, but that differ in their expression of midbrain vs hindbrain genes. We also uncovered a previously unrecognized heterogeneity within the IsHB, reflecting a canonical Conclusions: Using transcriptional and epigenetic characterization, we expand on prior anatomical and genetic analyses of the isthmic region to refine our understanding of its cellular organization and demonstrate that it consists of several subdomains.

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brain developmentembryogenesisFgf signalingisthmic organizersingle-cell ATAC-seqsingle-cell RNA-seq

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