Project description:Transcriptomes of monkey primary visual cortex at the single-cell resolution. The dataset includes all cell types, including both glia and neurons.
Project description:We performed single-cell RNA sequencing of dorsal forebrain organoids at day 53 of differentiation upon treatment with Hyper-IL-6. The study aimed at investigation of the effects of Hyper-IL-6 on transcriptional profiles of dorsal forebrain organoids at single-cell level.
Project description:The vertebrate ectoderm gives rise to a variety of cell lineages, including neural, neural crest, placodal and non-neural cell fates. How cell fates are specified at the neural plate border (the region surrounding the neural plate) is not fully understood. We therefore carried out 10x scRNAseq of the chick epiblast to investigate cell fate specification at the neural plate border. Embryos were dissected and pooled according to stage. The tissue was then dissociated and FAC sorted to remove dead cells and remaining doublets before cells were stored in MeOH. Due to the time required to dissect embryos, multiple rounds of collections were carried out, with collections from the same stage pooled prior to 10x sequencing. Libraries were sequenced using an Illumina HiSeq 4000 at the Francis Crick Institute, London. This collection was a follow up to E-MTAB-10408.
Project description:Single-cell RNA-seq of the LGE between 7 and 11 pcw was used to uncover the different cell populations of the developing human striatum and how cells transition from early progenitors to mature medium spiny neuron (MSNs) together with the discovery of their unique coding and non-coding transcriptional signature.
Project description:Single cell RNA sequencing was performed to allow expression-based identification of tumor versus normal cells from glioblastoma patient specimens. Identified tumor cells were then analyzed to assess the expression tumor-cell specific expression of TRIM26, WWP2, and SOX2.
Project description:Our understanding of how human skin cells differ according to anatomical site and tumour formation is limited. To address this we have created a multi-scale spatial atlas of healthy skin and basal cell carcinoma (BCC), incorporating in vivo optical coherence tomography, single cell RNA sequencing, spatial global transcriptional profiling and in situ sequencing. Computational spatial deconvolution and projection revealed the localisation of distinct cell populations to specific tissue contexts. Although cell populations were conserved between healthy anatomical sites and in BCC, mesenchymal cell populations including fibroblasts and pericytes retained signatures of developmental origin. Spatial profiling and in silico lineage tracing support a hair follicle origin for BCC and demonstrate that cancer-associated fibroblasts are an expansion of a POSTN+ subpopulation associated with hair follicles in healthy skin. RGS5+ pericytes are also expanded in BCC suggesting a role in vascular remodelling. We propose that the identity of mesenchymal cell populations is regulated by signals emanating from adjacent structures and that these signals are repurposed to promote the expansion of skin cancer stroma. The resource we have created is publicly available in an interactive format for the research community.
Project description:Palatine tonsils are secondary lymphoid organs that are strategically positioned in the oropharynx to secure a first line of defense against oral pathogens. Specialized immune-interacting fibroblasts, generally termed fibroblastic reticular cells (FRC), underpin distinct microenvironments within lymphoid organs to compartmentalize and direct the efficient interaction and activation of immune cells. As a particular anatomical property, palatine tonsils harbor a reticular-shaped lymphoepithelium that generates an antigen sampling zone in the crypts. While the histological ultrastructure and the immune cell composition of human palatine tonsils has been elaborated in detail, the molecular identity of the diverse stromal cell compartments including FRC and the specialized lymphoepithelium remains largely unknown. Here, we have employed single cell transcriptomics and extensive flow cytometric analyses to unveil the molecular identity of tonsillar cells and to disentangle the heterogeneity of fibroblast and epithelial cell subsets in palatine tonsils. Our results reveal a remarkable conservation of stromal cell organization and molecularly-defined subsets in infant and adult human palatine tonsils.
Project description:To comprehensively profile cell types in the human retina, we performed single cell RNA-sequencing on 20,009 cells obtained post-mortem from three donors and compiled a reference transcriptome atlas. Using unsupervised clustering analysis, we identified 18 transcriptionally distinct clusters representing all known retinal cells: rod photoreceptors, cone photoreceptors, Müller glia cells, bipolar cells, amacrine cells, retinal ganglion cells, horizontal cells, retinal astrocytes and microglia.
Project description:We generated single cell transcriptomes from full thickness skin biopsies in naked mole-rat to quantify the skin cell types found in this species (control samples). To study if and how naked mole-rat skin changes upon exposure to a carcinogen, we performed a classical two-stage skin carcinogenesis experiment traditionally performed in mice, wherein cancer is initiated by a single application of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]-anthracene (DMBA) followed by repeated treatment with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) to drive cell proliferation. After 12 weeks, full thickness skin biopsies were collected and used to generate single cell transcriptomes (treatment samples).
Project description:We generated single cell transcriptomes from full thickness skin biopsies in mouse to quantify the skin cell types found in this species (control samples). To study how mouse skin changes upon exposure to a carcinogen, we performed a classical two-stage skin carcinogenesis experiment, wherein cancer is initiated by a single application of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]-anthracene (DMBA) followed by repeated treatment with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) to drive cell proliferation. After 10 weeks, full thickness skin biopsies were collected and used to generate single cell transcriptomes (treatment samples).