Optogenetic perturbations of RNA expression in tissue space
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ABSTRACT: Quantifying gene expression in space, for example by spatial transcriptomics, is essential for describing the biology of cells and their interactions in complex tissues. Perturbation experiments, at single-cell resolution and conditional on both space and time, are necessary for dissecting the molecular mechanisms of these interactions. To this aim, we combined optogenetics and CRISPR technologies to activate or knock-down RNA of target genes, at single-cell resolution and in programmable spatial patterns. As a proof of principle, we optogenetically induced Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) signaling at a distinct spatial location within human neural organoids. This robustly induced known SHH spatial domains of gene expression – cell-autonomously and across the entire organoid. In principle, our approach can be used to induce or knock down RNAs from any gene of interest in specific spatial locations or patterns of complex biological systems.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE185022 | GEO | 2023/05/04
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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