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SnRNA-seq reveals heterogeneity of mouse cholangiocyte in liver Mallory-Denk bodies formation

ABSTRACT: Mallory-Denk bodies (MDBs) are misfolded protein aggregates that include hepatocytes present in liver diseases, and are considered a typical feature of chronic liver diseases. Cholangiocytes are an epithelial cell type constituting the hepatic parenchyma, and play a role in liver regeneration if hepatocyte regeneration is compromised. UbD, which is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) plays an important role in immune regulation and MDB pathogenesis. In this study, we conducted the first comprehensive study on cholangiocyte heterogeneity to demonstrate the pathogenesis of MDBs formation using single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) from fractionations of normal and DDC-treated mouse livers. We found that cholangiocytes in the MDB-forming groups were significantly expanded, and the enrichment pathways of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were markedly involved in metabolic processes, neurodegenerative diseases, autophagy, and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. We proposed a cellular-state landscape for cholangiocytes using uniform manifold approximation and projection (UMAP) analysis, which includes numerous cell subpopulations, referred to as Clusters0 through 7, with Cluster1 being the sole subpopulation made up entirely of DDC-treated cells. UbD was highly expressed in Cluster4 and colocalized with the cholangiocyte marker gene cytokeratin 19 (Krt19), implying that cholangiocytes function as facultative liver progenitor cells (LPCs) to supply damaged hepatocytes to promote MDBs formation. In summary, we revealed, for the first time, the heterogeneity of cholangiocytes and provided a novel viewpoint for understanding the mechanism of MDBs formation as well as chronic liver disease progression.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE228448 | GEO | 2023/06/15

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:The ability to purify to homogeneity a population of hepatic progenitor cells from adult liver is critical for their characterization prior to any therapeutic application. As a step in this direction, we have utilized gene profiling of a bipotential liver cell line from dpc 14 mouse embryonic liver to catalog genes expressed by liver progenitor cells. These cells, known as Bipotential Mouse Embryonic Liver (BMEL) cells, proliferate in an undifferentiated state and are capable of differentiating into hepatocyte-like and cholangiocyte-like cells in vitro. Upon transplantation, BMEL cells are capable of differentiating into hepatocytes and cholangiocytes in vivo. Microarray analysis of gene expression in the 9A1 and 14B3 BMEL cell lines grown under proliferating and differentiating conditions was used to identify cell surface markers preferentially expressed in the bipotential undifferentiated state. This analysis revealed that proliferating BMEL cells express many genes involved in cell cycle regulation whereas differentiation of BMEL cells by cell aggregation causes a switch in gene expression to functions characteristic of mature hepatocytes. In addition, microarray data and protein analysis indicated that the Notch signaling pathway could be involved in maintaining BMEL cells in an undifferentiated stem cell state. Using GO annotation, a list of cell surface markers preferentially expressed on undifferentiated BMEL cells was generated. One marker, Cd24a, is specifically expressed on progenitor oval cells in livers of DDC treated animals. We therefore consider Cd24a expression a candidate molecule for purification of hepatic progenitor cells. Experiment Overall Design: RNA was extracted from two independently isolated BMEL cell lines (9A1 and 14B3) after culture under three conditions (basal, aggregate 1 day, and aggregate 5 days). Duplicate biological replicates were collected for each cell line:culture condition combination for a total of 12 samples. Samples were biotin-labeled, hybridized to mouse 430 2.0 chips, and scanned according to established Affymetrix protocols.

Project description:The ability to purify to homogeneity a population of hepatic progenitor cells from adult liver is critical for their characterization prior to any therapeutic application. As a step in this direction, we have utilized gene profiling of a bipotential liver cell line from dpc 14 mouse embryonic liver to catalog genes expressed by liver progenitor cells. These cells, known as Bipotential Mouse Embryonic Liver (BMEL) cells, proliferate in an undifferentiated state and are capable of differentiating into hepatocyte-like and cholangiocyte-like cells in vitro. Upon transplantation, BMEL cells are capable of differentiating into hepatocytes and cholangiocytes in vivo. Microarray analysis of gene expression in the 9A1 and 14B3 BMEL cell lines grown under proliferating and differentiating conditions was used to identify cell surface markers preferentially expressed in the bipotential undifferentiated state. This analysis revealed that proliferating BMEL cells express many genes involved in cell cycle regulation whereas differentiation of BMEL cells by cell aggregation causes a switch in gene expression to functions characteristic of mature hepatocytes. In addition, microarray data and protein analysis indicated that the Notch signaling pathway could be involved in maintaining BMEL cells in an undifferentiated stem cell state. Using GO annotation, a list of cell surface markers preferentially expressed on undifferentiated BMEL cells was generated. One marker, Cd24a, is specifically expressed on progenitor oval cells in livers of DDC treated animals. We therefore consider Cd24a expression a candidate molecule for purification of hepatic progenitor cells. Experiment Overall Design: RNA was extracted from two independently isolated BMEL cell lines (9A1 and 14B3) after culture under three conditions (basal, aggregate 5 days, and Matrigel). Duplicate biological replicates were collected for each cell line:culture condition combination for a total of 12 samples. Samples were biotin-labeled, hybridized to mouse 430a chips, and scanned according to established Affymetrix protocols.

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SnRNA-seq reveals heterogeneity of mouse cholangiocyte in liver Mallory-Denk bodies formation

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