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Combined Single-Cell Functional and Gene Expression Analysis Resolves Heterogeneity within Stem Cell Populations

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Wilson, Nicola K., Kent, David G., Buettner, Florian, Shehata, Mona, Macaulay, Iain C., Calero-Nieto, Fernando J., Sánchez Castillo, Manuel, Oedekoven, Caroline A. +9 more·2015·Cell Stem Cell

Abstract

Heterogeneity within the self-renewal durability of adult hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) challenges our understanding of the molecular framework underlying HSC function. Gene expression studies have been hampered by the presence of multiple HSC subtypes and contaminating non-HSCs in bulk HSC populations. To gain deeper insight into the gene expression program of murine HSCs, we combined single-cell functional assays with flow cytometric index sorting and single-cell gene expression assays. Through bioinformatic integration of these datasets, we designed an unbiased sorting strategy that separates non-HSCs away from HSCs, and single-cell transplantation experiments using the enriched population were combined with RNA-seq data to identify key molecules that associate with long-term durable self-renewal, producing a single-cell molecular dataset that is linked to functional stem cell activity. Finally, we demonstrated the broader applicability of this approach for linking key molecules with defined cellular functions in another stem cell system.

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Wilson, N. K., Kent, D. G., Buettner, F., Shehata, M., Macaulay, I. C., Calero-Nieto, F. J., Sánchez Castillo, M., Oedekoven, C. A., Diamanti, E., Schulte, R., Ponting, C. P., Voet, T., Caldas, C., Stingl, J., Green, A. R., Theis, F. J., & Göttgens, B.
Affiliations
  • Wellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (GB)
  • Helmholtz Munich (DE)
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • Wellcome Sanger Institute (GB)
Corresponding author
Göttgens, Berthold
Venue
Cell Stem Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-06
Volume
16
Issue
6
Pages
712-724
ISSN
  • 1875-9777 (ISSN-L)
  • 1934-5909
OpenAlex
W1563425389
Cited by
466
References
44
Citations by year
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FWCI
44.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Cell stem cell (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Site cant be reached (submittedVersion)
  • PuSH - Publication Server of Helmholtz Zentrum München (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (97922)
  • Cancer Research UK (A17197, C14303, C14303 / A17197, 12765, 16942)
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (NF-SI-0611-10154)
  • Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research
  • Hutchison Whampoa Limited
  • Directorate for Biological Sciences
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • Medical Research Council (MR/M008975/1, MC_PC_12009)
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/I00050X/1)
  • Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge
  • NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Mesenchymal stem cell research
Keywords
hematopoietic stem cells, stem cell heterogeneity, self-renewal, single-cell RNA sequencing, single-cell transplantation, gene expression profiling, stem cell function
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Differentiation, Clone Cells, Gene Expression Regulation, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Humans, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Genome, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Cell Lineage, Gene Expression Profiling, Cell Proliferation, Single-Cell Analysis

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