Project description:Transcriptome of subsets of human haematopoietic stem cells from non-mobilised peripheral blood of healthy donors and CD71+ HSC/MPP
Project description:Integration of index sorting and single cell functional assays identified two functionally distinct subsets of phenotypic haematopoietic stem cells and multipotent progenitors (HSC/MPPs) in the peripheral blood (PB) from healthy individuals. CD71- HSC/MPPs from PB are multipotent and can repopulate the NSG xenograft model. CD71+ HSC/MPPs are a subset of phenotypic HSC/MPPs that is uniquely restricted to give rise to erythroid and megakaryocytic lineages, and expands in conditions with chronic stimulation of platelet production (e.g. frequent platelet donation, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, essential thrombocythaemia). Here, we report the bulk transcriptomes of pools of 20 cells from CD71- HSC/MPPs (CD19- CD38- CD45RA- CD34lo CD71-) and CD71+ HSC/MPPs (CD19- CD38- CD45RA- CD34lo CD71+). Altogether the data shows the transcriptional similarities and differences between both subsets. It shows, that the unique erythroid/megakaryocytic lineage-priming of CD71+ HSC/MPPs is already initiated at transcriptional level, and that CD71+ HSC/MPPs differ from CD71- HSC/MPPs with regards to their protein synthesis/metabolic pathways.
Project description:The neurotoxin MPP+ triggers cell death of dopamine neurons and induces Parkinson’s disease symptoms in mice and men, but the immediate transcriptional response to this neurotoxin has not been studied. We therefore treated human SH-SY5Y cells with a low dose (0.1 mM) of MPP+ and measured the effect on nascent transcription by precision run-on sequencing (PRO-seq). We found that transcription of the mitochondrial genome was significantly reduced already after 30 min, whereas nuclear gene transcription was unaffected. Inhibition of respiratory complex I by MPP+ led to reduced ATP production, that may explain the diminished activity of mitochondrial RNA polymerase. Our results show that MPP+ has a direct effect on mitochondrial function and transcription, and that other gene expression or epigenetic changes induced by this neurotoxin are secondary effects that reflect a cellular adaptation program.
Project description:Integration of index sorting and single cell functional assays allowed identification of novel haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) and multiprogenitor subsets (MPP) that differ in their lineage differentiation potential in vitro and in vivo, cell cycle properties and long-term repopulation capacity in the NSG xenograft model. Here we report single cell transcriptomes of CD49f+ HSCs as well as those of CD49f+ Subset1 (CD19- CD38- CD45RA- CD90+ CD49f+ CD34lo CLEC9Ahi, Myelo-erythroid-skewed in vitro but Lymphoid-competent) and CD49f+ Subset2 cells (CD19- CD38- CD45RA- CD90+ CD49f+ CD34hi CLEC9Alo, Myelo-Lymphoid competent but Erythroid-deficient). We also report bulk transcriptomes of pools of 20 cells from HSC/MPP Subset1 (CD19- CD38- CD45RA- CD34lo CLEC9Ahi) and HSC/MPP Subset2 (CD19- CD38- CD45RA- CD34hi CLEC9Alo). Altogether these data show a diffuse transcriptional landscape of the CD49f+ HSC compartment, which is polarised along an axis that separates Myelo-Erythroid and Myelo-Lymphoid lineage-priming. Consistently with their differentiation capacity in vitro, CD49f+ Subset1 cells cluster at the Myelo-Erythroid end of the landscape, while CD49f+ Subset2 cells cluster at the Myelo-Lymphoid end. In addtion, these lineage-priming signatures were found to be more marked in HSC/MPP Subset1 and HSC/MPP Subset2, than in the equivalent CD49f+ subsets. In conclusion, 49f+ Subset1 and 49f+ Subset2 populations have activated distinct transcriptional lineage-priming programmes corresponding to the phenotypic lineage-skewing observed in vitro, that then become reinforced within the broader HSC/MPP pool. Altogether our data shows that lineage-priming and lineage-restriction programmes are initially established within the CD49f+ HSC subset in humans.
Project description:Integration of index sorting and single cell functional assays allowed identification of novel haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) and multiprogenitor subsets (MPP) that differ in their lineage differentiation potential in vitro and in vivo, cell cycle properties and long-term repopulation capacity in the NSG xenograft model. Here we report single cell transcriptomes of CD49f+ HSCs as well as those of CD49f+ Subset1 (CD19- CD38- CD45RA- CD90+ CD49f+ CD34lo CLEC9Ahi, Myelo-erythroid-skewed in vitro but Lymphoid-competent) and CD49f+ Subset2 cells (CD19- CD38- CD45RA- CD90+ CD49f+ CD34hi CLEC9Alo, Myelo-Lymphoid competent but Erythroid-deficient). We also report bulk transcriptomes of pools of 20 cells from HSC/MPP Subset1 (CD19- CD38- CD45RA- CD34lo CLEC9Ahi) and HSC/MPP Subset2 (CD19- CD38- CD45RA- CD34hi CLEC9Alo). Altogether these data show a diffuse transcriptional landscape of the CD49f+ HSC compartment, which is polarised along an axis that separates Myelo-Erythroid and Myelo-Lymphoid lineage-priming. Consistently with their differentiation capacity in vitro, CD49f+ Subset1 cells cluster at the Myelo-Erythroid end of the landscape, while CD49f+ Subset2 cells cluster at the Myelo-Lymphoid end. In addtion, these lineage-priming signatures were found to be more marked in HSC/MPP Subset1 and HSC/MPP Subset2, than in the equivalent CD49f+ subsets. In conclusion, 49f+ Subset1 and 49f+ Subset2 populations have activated distinct transcriptional lineage-priming programmes corresponding to the phenotypic lineage-skewing observed in vitro, that then become reinforced within the broader HSC/MPP pool. Altogether our data shows that lineage-priming and lineage-restriction programmes are initially established within the CD49f+ HSC subset in humans.
