Nephron progenitor commitment is a stochastic process influenced by cell migration.
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE118486 | GEO | 2019/01/31
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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Project description:Nephron progenitor commitment is a stochastic process influenced by cell migration.
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Project description:We deleted the chromatin regulator Brg1 in Wnt4-expressing cells and FACS-purified Wnt4-lineage cells of wild-type and Brg1-deficient mouse kidneys. We then carried out single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to investigate the cell subpopulations and the effects of Brg1-deficiency in the differentiation of Wnt4-lineage cells. scRNA-seq analyses identify 35 clusters of Wnt4-descendant cells and uncover novel cell types and genes that have so far not been linked to Wnt4-lineage cells. Brg1-deficiency leads to increased endothelial, stromal, and smooth-muscle cells and decreased nephron tubular cells. In Brg1-deficient kidneys, the expression of Pttg1 and proliferation are increased in Wnt4-expressing precursors, which cannot transition to a characteristic tubular state and appear to undergo fibrosis.
2022-04-08 | GSE200301 | GEO
Project description:Although Wnt4 is an early marker of nephron differentiation, how Wnt4-lineage cells differentiate into the renal interstitium and other cells types is unclear. Cell fate, proliferation, migration, and differentiation are controlled by precise spatiotemporal gene expression programs that are coordinately regulated by cell-cycle, lineage-specific transcription and chromatin regulatory factors. However, little is known about the roles of epigenetic/chromatin regulators in renal tubular and interstitial differentiation and diseases. We deleted the chromatin regulator Brg1 in Wnt4-expressing cells and FACS-purified Wnt4-lineage cells of wild-type and Brg1-deficient kidneys. We then carried out assay for transposase-accessible chromatin sequencing (ATAC-seq) to determine how Brg1-deficiency alters chromatin accessibility. We further performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to define the population and the effects of Brg1-deficiency in the differentiation of Wnt4-lineage cells. Our ATAC-seq analysis shows that Brg1-deficiency alters accessibility at thousands of active enhancers harboring motifs for an array of transcription factors. Unbiased scRNA-seq analyses identify 35 clusters of Wnt4-descendant cells and uncover novel cell types and genes that have so far not been linked to Wnt4-lineage cells. Brg1-deficiency leads to increased endothelial, stromal, and smooth-muscle cells and decreased nephron tubular cells. In Brg1-deficient kidneys, the expression of Pttg1 and proliferation are increased in Wnt4-expressing precursors, which cannot transition to a characteristic tubular state and appear to undergo fibrosis. Our results provide crucial insight into chromatin remodeling events and Wnt4-lineage cell-associated gene expression dynamics, highlighting the importance of chromatin regulators in controlling the differentiation of these cells and the expression of disease-associated genes.
2022-04-08 | GSE199188 | GEO
Project description:Nephron endowment is determined by the self-renewal and induction of a nephron progenitor pool established at the onset of kidney development. In the mouse, the related transcriptional regulators Six1 and Six2 play non-overlapping roles in nephron progenitors. Transient Six1 activity prefigures, and is essential for, active nephrogenesis. In contrast, Six2 maintains later progenitor self-renewal from the onset of nephrogenesis. We compared Six2’s regulatory actions in mouse and human nephron progenitors by chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by DNA sequencing (ChIP-seq). Surprisingly, SIX1 was identified as a SIX2 target unique to the human nephron progenitors. Further, RNA-seq and immunostaining revealed overlapping SIX1 and SIX2 progenitor activity in the 16 week human fetal kidney. Human SIX1 ChIP-seq revealed a similar set of targets to SIX2, and predicted both factors bind DNA through an identical recognition site. In contrast to the mouse where Six2 binds its own enhancers but doesn’t interact with DNA around Six1, both human SIX1 and SIX2 bind homologous SIX2 enhancers and putative enhancers positioned around SIX1. Transgenic analysis of a putative human SIX1 enhancer in the mouse revealed a transient, mouse-like, pre-nephrogenic, Six1 regulatory pattern. Together, these data demonstrate a divergence in SIX-factor regulation between mouse and human nephron progenitors. In the human, an auto/cross-regulatory loop drives continued SIX1 and SIX2 expression during active nephrogenesis. In contrast, the mouse establishes only an auto-regulatory Six2 loop. It is tempting to speculate that differential SIX-factor regulation may contribute to species differences in the duration of progenitor programs and nephron output.
2016-01-31 | GSE73866 | GEO
Project description:Nephron endowment is determined by the self-renewal and induction of a nephron progenitor pool established at the onset of kidney development. In the mouse, the related transcriptional regulators Six1 and Six2 play non-overlapping roles in nephron progenitors. Transient Six1 activity prefigures, and is essential for, active nephrogenesis. In contrast, Six2 maintains later progenitor self-renewal from the onset of nephrogenesis. We compared Six2’s regulatory actions in mouse and human nephron progenitors by chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by DNA sequencing (ChIP-seq). Surprisingly, SIX1 was identified as a SIX2 target unique to the human nephron progenitors. Further, RNA-seq and immunostaining revealed overlapping SIX1 and SIX2 progenitor activity in the 16 week human fetal kidney. Human SIX1 ChIP-seq revealed a similar set of targets to SIX2, and predicted both factors bind DNA through an identical recognition site. In contrast to the mouse where Six2 binds its own enhancers but doesn’t interact with DNA around Six1, both human SIX1 and SIX2 bind homologous SIX2 enhancers and putative enhancers positioned around SIX1. Transgenic analysis of a putative human SIX1 enhancer in the mouse revealed a transient, mouse-like, pre-nephrogenic, Six1 regulatory pattern. Together, these data demonstrate a divergence in SIX-factor regulation between mouse and human nephron progenitors. In the human, an auto/cross-regulatory loop drives continued SIX1 and SIX2 expression during active nephrogenesis. In contrast, the mouse establishes only an auto-regulatory Six2 loop. It is tempting to speculate that differential SIX-factor regulation may contribute to species differences in the duration of progenitor programs and nephron output.
2016-01-31 | GSE73865 | GEO
Project description:Background: Nephron progenitor cells (NPCs) undergo a stepwise process to generate all mature nephron structures. Mesenchymal to epithelial transition (MET) is considered a multi-step process of NPC differentiation to ensure progressive establishment of new nephrons. However, despite this important role, to date, no marker for NPCs undergoing MET in the nephron exists. Results: Here, we identify LGR6 as a NPC marker, expressed in very early cap mesenchyme, pre-tubular aggregates, renal vesicles and in segments of S-shaped bodies, following the trajectory of MET. By using a lineage tracing approach in embryonic explants in combination with confocal imaging and single-cell RNA sequencing, we provide evidence for the multiple fates of LGR6+ cells during embryonic nephrogenesis. Moreover, by using long-term in vivo lineage tracing, we show that postnatal LGR6+ cells are capable of generating the multiple lineages of the nephrons. Conclusion: Given the profound early mesenchymal expression and MET signature of LGR6+ cells, together with the lineage tracing of mesenchymal LGR6+ cells, we conclude that LGR6+ cells contribute to all nephrogenic segments by undergoing MET. LGR6+ cells can therefore be considered an early committed NPC population during embryonic and postnatal nephrogenesis with potential regenerative capability.
2021-05-25 | GSE164795 | GEO
Project description:Background: Unraveling the dynamic accessibility of regulatory chromatin at single-cell resolution is key to understanding stem/progenitor cell fate choices in health and disease. Nephron progenitor cells (NPCs) are a multipotent population giving rise to all cell types of the nephron, from the glomerular epithelium to the distal tubule. At any given time, the NPC’s choice to self-renew or differentiate and gain a new identity is determined not only by its transcription factor repertoire but also by the genome accessibility of the cognate cis-regulatory elements. Methods: We performed singleome and multiome analysis of chromatin accessibility and gene expression in thousands of embryonic and neonatal NPCs toward defining the regulatory landscape driving fate choices during nephrogenesis. Results: We show that chromatin accessibility recovers the diverse states of NPCs and precursor states of proximal and distal nephron epithelial cells. We define the key cell type-specific transcriptional regulators across pseudotime and NPC age. We find that chromatin accessibility in the podocyte lineage is established early in the trajectory and identify a subset of Forkhead factors exhibiting high chromatin activity in podocyte precursors. We also determined that strong linkages between cis-regulatory elements and expression levels distinguish fate-determining TFs. Conclusions: Single-cell mapping of accessible and active chromatin defines the regulatory landscape of nephrogenesis and provides a foundation for future studies in disease states characterized by abnormal nephrogenesis.
2022-04-01 | GSE180900 | GEO
Project description:Background: Unraveling the dynamic accessibility of regulatory chromatin at single-cell resolution is key to understanding stem/progenitor cell fate choices in health and disease. Nephron progenitor cells (NPCs) are a multipotent population giving rise to all cell types of the nephron, from the glomerular epithelium to the distal tubule. At any given time, the NPC’s choice to self-renew or differentiate and gain a new identity is determined not only by its transcription factor repertoire but also by the genome accessibility of the cognate cis-regulatory elements. Methods: We performed singleome and multiome analysis of chromatin accessibility and gene expression in thousands of embryonic and neonatal NPCs toward defining the regulatory landscape driving fate choices during nephrogenesis. Results: We show that chromatin accessibility recovers the diverse states of NPCs and precursor states of proximal and distal nephron epithelial cells. We define the key cell type-specific transcriptional regulators across pseudotime and NPC age. We find that chromatin accessibility in the podocyte lineage is established early in the trajectory and identify a subset of Forkhead factors exhibiting high chromatin activity in podocyte precursors. We also determined that strong linkages between cis-regulatory elements and expression levels distinguish fate-determining TFs. Conclusions: Single-cell mapping of accessible and active chromatin defines the regulatory landscape of nephrogenesis and provides a foundation for future studies in disease states characterized by abnormal nephrogenesis.
2022-04-01 | GSE180898 | GEO
Project description:Forkhead transcription factors are essential for diverse processes in early embryonic development and organogenesis. Foxd1 is required during kidney development and its inactivation results in failure of nephron progenitor cell differentiation. Foxd1 is expressed in interstitial cells adjacent to nephron progenitor cells, suggesting an essential role for the progenitor cell niche in nephrogenesis. To better understand how cortical interstitial cells in general, and FOXD1 in particular, influence the progenitor cell niche, we examined the differentiation states of two progenitor cell subtypes in Foxd1-/- tissue. We found that while nephron progenitor cells are retained in a primitive CITED1-expressing compartment, cortical interstitial cells prematurely differentiate. To identify pathways regulated by FOXD1, we used microarray analysis and screened for target genes by comparison of Foxd1 null and wild type tissues. We chose the E14.5 timepoint because at this stage nephron differentiation is present in wild type kidneys but absent from Foxd1 null kidneys. We examined genes that were upregulated or downregulated in the Foxd1 null compared to wild type. Embryonic kidneys were harvested from Foxd1-/- and wild type littermates from three E14.5 litters. Three biological replicates were generated per genotype, each containing two non-littermate kidney pairs. Sex of embryos was not determined.
2013-11-14 | E-GEOD-52354 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:When assembling a nephron during development a multipotent stem cell pool becomes restricted as differentiation ensues. A faulty differentiation arrest in this process leads to transformation and initiation of a Wilms' tumor. Mapping these transitions with respective surface markers affords accessibility to specific cell subpopulations. NCAM1 and CD133 have been previously suggested to mark human renal progenitor populations. Herein, using cell sorting, RNA sequencing, in vitro studies with serum-free media and in vivo xenotransplantation we demonstrate a sequential map that links human kidney development and tumorigenesis; In nephrogenesis, NCAM1+CD133- marks SIX2+ multipotent renal stem cells transiting to NCAM1+CD133+ differentiating segment-specific SIX2- epithelial progenitors and NCAM1-CD133+ differentiated nephron cells. In tumorigenesis, NCAM1+CD133- marks SIX2+ blastema that includes the ALDH1+ WT cancer stem/initiating cells, while NCAM1+CD133+ and NCAM1-CD133+ specifying early and late epithelial differentiation, are severely restricted in tumor initiation capacity and tumor self-renewal. Thus, negative selection for CD133 is required for defining NCAM1+ nephron stem cells in normal and malignant nephrogenesis. Human fetal kidney mRNA profiles of 3 cell populations (NCAM1+/CD133-, NCAM+/CD133+, NCAM-/CD133+) were generated by deep sequencing using Illumina HiSeq.
2016-04-01 | E-GEOD-78502 | biostudies-arrayexpress