Project description:To reveal distinct transcriptomes associated with spermatogonial stem cell renewal vs. initiation of differentiation, single-cell transcriptomes from Adult ID4-EGFP+ spermatogonia were subdivided into subpopulations that displayed distinct fates when assayed by transplantation, with ID4-EGFPbright cells highly enriched for SSCs, and ID4-EGFPdim cells enriched for progenitors. We used the Fluidigm C1 instrument to capture individual spermatogonia for SMART-Seq2 single-cell RNA-seq.
Project description:To reveal distinct transcriptomes associated with spermatogonial stem cell renewal vs. initiation of differentiation, single-cell transcriptomes from P6 ID4-EGFP+ spermatogonia were subdivided into subpopulations that displayed distinct fates when assayed by transplantation, with ID4-EGFPbright cells highly enriched for SSCs, and ID4-EGFPdim cells enriched for progenitors. We used the Fluidigm C1 instrument to capture individual spermatogonia for SMART-Seq2 single-cell RNA-seq.
Project description:To reveal distinct transcriptome changes among ID4-EGFP-bright adult mouse spermatogonia associated with mTORC1 activity, single-cell transcriptomes were generated from GFP-bright/CD9-bright spermatogonia from adult mice in three groups: control (untreated), 2 days of Rapamycin treatment (Rapamycin) and 2 days Rapamycin plus 1 day washout (Rapamycin_Release). Based on transplantation studies performed previously, ID4-EGFPbright cells are highly enriched for SSCs. We used the 10x Genomics Chromium to perform single-cell RNA-seq.
Project description:To reveal distinct transcriptomes associated with spermatogonial stem cell renewal vs. initiation of differentiation, single-cell transcriptomes from Adult Human spermatogonia were subdivided into subpopulations based on the levels of ID4 mRNA (determined in this experiment). This correlates with distinct fates of corresponding mouse spermatogonia when assayed by transplantation, with ID4-EGFPbright cells highly enriched for SSCs, and ID4-EGFPdim cells enriched for progenitors. We used the Fluidigm C1 instrument to capture individual spermatogonia for SMART-Seq2 single-cell RNA-seq.
Project description:To reveal distinct transcriptomes associated with various spermatogenic cells, including spermatogonial stem cells and all of their subsequent progeny, single-cell transcriptomes from Adult ID4-EGFP+ spermatogonia (sorted for brightest or dimmest), StaPut-enriched spermatocytes and spermatids, or unselected steady-state spermatogenic cells were used for 10x Genomics analysis. The GFP-bright and dim phenotypes exhibit distinct fates when assayed by transplantation, with ID4-EGFPbright cells highly enriched for SSCs, and ID4-EGFPdim cells enriched for progenitors. We used the 10x Genomics Chromium (Drop-Seq) to perform single-cell RNA-seq
Project description:To reveal distinct transcriptomes associated with spermatogonial stem cell renewal vs. initiation of differentiation, single-cell transcriptomes from P6 ID4-EGFP+ spermatogonia (sorted for brightest or dimmest) or unselected testis cells were used for Drop-Seq analysis. The GFP-bright and dim phenotypes exhibit distinct fates when assayed by transplantation, with ID4-EGFPbright cells highly enriched for SSCs, and ID4-EGFPdim cells enriched for progenitors. We used the 10x Genomics Chromium (a commercial Drop-Seq variant) to perform single-cell RNA-seq
Project description:P6 ID4-EGFP+ undifferentiated spermatogonia, including those stained robustly (high) or weakly (low) for TSPAN8 were isolated by FACS.
Project description:Quiescence is essential for the long term maintenance of adult stem cells and tissue homeostasis. However, how stem cells maintain quiescence is still poorly understood. Here we show that stem cells in the dentate gyrus of the adult hippocampus actively transcribe the proactivation factor Ascl1 regardless of their activation state. We found that the inhibitor of DNA binding protein Id4 suppresses Ascl1 activity in neural stem cell cultures. Id4 sequesters Ascl1 heterodimerisation partner, promoting the degradation of Ascl1 protein and neural stem cell quiescence. Accordingly, elimination of Id4 from stem cells in the adult hippocampus results in abnormal accumulation of Ascl1 protein and premature stem cell activation. We also found that multiple signalling pathways converge on the regulation of Id4 to control the activity of hippocampal stem cells. Id4 therefore maintains quiescence of adult neural stem cells, in sharp contrast with its role of promoting the proliferation of embryonic neural progenitors.