Stem cell-based modeling and single-cell multiomics reveal gene-regulatory mechanisms underlying human skeletal development

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Although the skeleton is essential for locomotion, endocrine functions, and hematopoiesis, the molecular mechanisms of human skeletal development remain to be elucidated. Here, we introduce an integrative method to model human skeletal development by combining in vitro sclerotome induction from human pluripotent stem cells and in vivo endochondral bone formation by implanting the sclerotome beneath the renal capsules of immunodeficient mice. Histological and scRNA-seq analyses reveal that the induced bones recapitulate endochondral ossification and are composed of human skeletal cells and mouse circulatory cells. The skeletal cell types and their trajectories are similar to those of human embryos. Single-cell multiome analysis reveals dynamic changes in chromatin accessibility associated with multiple transcription factors constituting cell-type-specific gene-regulatory networks (GRNs). We further identify ZEB2, which may regulate the GRNs in human osteogenesis. Collectively, these results identify components of GRNs in human skeletal development and provide a valuable model for its investigation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Cell reports - 42(2023), 4 vom: 25. Apr., Seite 112276

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tani, Shoichiro [VerfasserIn]
Okada, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Onodera, Shoko [VerfasserIn]
Chijimatsu, Ryota [VerfasserIn]
Seki, Masahide [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Yutaka [VerfasserIn]
Xin, Xiaonan [VerfasserIn]
Rowe, David W [VerfasserIn]
Saito, Taku [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Sakae [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Ung-Il [VerfasserIn]
Ohba, Shinsuke [VerfasserIn]
Hojo, Hironori [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CP: Developmental biology
CP: Stem cell biology
Gene regulatory networks
Human pluripotent stem cells
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Single-cell multiome analysis
Skeletal development
Transcription Factors
ZEB2
Zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2

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Date Completed 04.10.2023

Date Revised 05.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112276

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354705636