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: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:P6 ID4-EGFP+ undifferentiated spermatogonia, including those stained robustly (high) or weakly (low) for TSPAN8 were isolated by FACS.
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:ID4 belongs to a family of transcriptional regulators involved in stem cell function. ID family proteins act by binding and inhibiting activity of basic-HLH (bHLH) transcription factors, including E-proteins and class II factors. ID function is also mediated through interaction with non-bHLH proteins. Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are found within a population of undifferentiated spermatogonia in the testis and are essential for the sustained production of sperm over the lifespan. It is reported that ID4 is involved in SSC maintenance but the downstream targets of ID4 in SSCs are unclear. To gain insight into the function of ID4 in SSCs we identified interacting partners in cultures of mouse undifferentiated spermatogonia by immunoprecipitation using a specific ID4 antibody and mass spectrometry analysis.
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:Mice that constitutively overexpress ID4 in germ cells have impaired spermatogenic lineage development. The transcriptome of ID4-GFP+ spermatogonia from testes of ID4 overexpression animals was compared to the ID4-GFP+ population from controls
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