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Lineage dynamics of pancreatic development at single cell resolution

ABSTRACT: A developmental, single-cell transcriptional timecourse analysis was performed on murine pancreas from embryonic days 12, 14, and 17. Whole embryonic murine pancreas tissue was dissociated to single cells, stained with a dead-cell indicator, and subjected to fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) to select all live cells. Single cell RNA-sequencing libraries were then subsequently generated for 4,631 cells at E12, 9,028 cells at E14 (comprised of two independent batches), and 4,635 cells at E17. Cells were sequenced at a depth of ~60,000 reads/cell (E14 Batch 1) or ~30,000 reads/cell (E12, E14, and E17 Batch 2). Identification of a novel epithelial progenitor population and multiple novel mesenchymal populations showcases the power of single cell RNA-sequencing to uncover previously uncharacterized cell types, and highlights the dynamic cellular heterogeneity of the developing pancreas.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE101099 | GEO | 2018/08/13

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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