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Transcriptomes of major renal collecting duct cell types in mouse identified by single-cell RNA-seq.

ABSTRACT: Prior RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) studies have identified complete transcriptomes for most renal epithelial cell types. The exceptions are the cell types that make up the renal collecting duct, namely intercalated cells (ICs) and principal cells (PCs), which account for only a small fraction of the kidney mass, but play critical physiological roles in the regulation of blood pressure, extracellular fluid volume, and extracellular fluid composition. To enrich these cell types, we used FACS that employed well-established lectin cell surface markers for PCs and type B ICs, as well as a newly identified cell surface marker for type A ICs, c-Kit. Single-cell RNA-seq using the IC- and PC-enriched populations as input enabled identification of complete transcriptomes of A-ICs, B-ICs, and PCs. The data were used to create a freely accessible online gene-expression database for collecting duct cells. This database allowed identification of genes that are selectively expressed in each cell type, including cell-surface receptors, transcription factors, transporters, and secreted proteins. The analysis also identified a small fraction of hybrid cells expressing aquaporin-2 and anion exchanger 1 or pendrin transcripts. In many cases, mRNAs for receptors and their ligands were identified in different cells (e.g., Notch2 chiefly in PCs vs. Jag1 chiefly in ICs), suggesting signaling cross-talk among the three cell types. The identified patterns of gene expression among the three types of collecting duct cells provide a foundation for understanding physiological regulation and pathophysiology in the renal collecting duct.

SUBMITTER: Chen L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5699061 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Transcriptomes of major renal collecting duct cell types in mouse identified by single-cell RNA-seq.

Chen Lihe L Lee Jae Wook JW Chou Chung-Lin CL Nair Anil V AV Battistone Maria A MA Păunescu Teodor G TG Merkulova Maria M Breton Sylvie S Verlander Jill W JW Wall Susan M SM Brown Dennis D Burg Maurice B MB Knepper Mark A MA

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20171031 46

Prior RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) studies have identified complete transcriptomes for most renal epithelial cell types. The exceptions are the cell types that make up the renal collecting duct, namely intercalated cells (ICs) and principal cells (PCs), which account for only a small fraction of the kidney mass, but play critical physiological roles in the regulation of blood pressure, extracellular fluid volume, and extracellular fluid composition. To enrich these cell types, we used FACS that empl ...[more]

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Transcriptomes of major renal collecting duct cell types in mouse identified by single-cell RNA-seq.

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