Alveolar basal cells differentiate towards secretory epithelial and aberrant basaloid cells in vitro
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Project description:In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), keratin (KRT)17+/KRT5+ basal and KRT17+/KRT5- aberrant basaloid cells are atypically present within the alveolar space. We previously described the fibrosis-enriched outgrowth of alveolar basal cells from peripheral fibrotic lung tissue. Using single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), we here characterize the transcriptome of these cultured alveolar basal cells under different culture conditions.MethodsFibrotic peripheral lung tissue pieces were placed in DMEM growth medium. Outgrown cells were analysed by scRNA-seq, TaqMan-PCR or immunofluorescence (IF) either directly or after medium change to an epithelial cell specific medium (Cnt-PR-A).ResultsA fraction of alveolar basal cells cultured in DMEM growth medium showed close transcriptomic similarities to IPF basal cells. However, although they expressed KRT5, the transcriptome of the majority of cells matched best to the transcriptome of recently described KRT17+/KRT5- aberrant basaloid cells, co-expressing the canonical basal cell marker KRT17 and mesenchymal cell marker (VIM, FN1). A smaller fraction of cells matched best to secretory epithelial cells. Two differentiation gradients from basal to aberrant basaloid-like cells and basal to secretory epithelial-like cells were apparent. Interestingly, these differentiation paths seemed reversed when the cell culture medium was changed to Cnt-PR-A.ConclusionsOur results suggest that cultured alveolar basal cells have the capacity to differentiate towards secretory epithelial-like cells and to aberrant basaloid-like cells. However, due to the persistent expression of KRT5, a complete differentiation towards aberrant basaloid cells did not seem to be achieved in our culture conditions. Importantly, differentiation seemed reversible by changing the cells microenvironment. Determining specific factors influencing these differentiation paths may help to define novel drug targets for IPF therapy.
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Project description:We performed a single-cell transcriptome analysis of alveolar basal cells from peripheral lung tissue of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), cultured in DMEM or Cnt-PR-A growth medium.
2022-06-15 | GSE198153 | GEO
Project description:Rationale: Although epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a common feature of fibrotic lung disease, its role in fibrogenesis is controversial. Recently, aberrant basaloid cells were identified in fibrotic lung tissue as a novel epithelial cell type displaying a partial EMT phenotype. The developmental origin of these cells remains unknown. Objectives: To elucidate the role of EMT in the development of aberrant basaloid cells from human bronchial epithelium by mapping EMT-induced transcriptional changes at the population and single-cell level. Methods: Human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) grown as submerged or air-liquid interface (ALI) cultures with or without EMT induction were analyzed by bulk and single-cell RNA-Sequencing. Measurements and Main Results: Comparison of submerged and ALI cultures revealed differential expression of 9,868—protein coding (PC) and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)—genes and revealed epithelial cell-type-specific lncRNAs. Similarly, EMT induction in ALI cultures resulted in robust transcriptional reprogramming of 6,927—PC and lncRNA—genes. While there was no evidence for fibroblast/myofibroblast conversion, cells displayed a partial EMT gene signature and an aberrant basaloid-like cell phenotype. Conclusions: The substantial transcriptional differences between submerged and ALI cultures highlights that care must be taken when interpreting data from submerged cultures. This work supports that lung epithelial EMT does not generate fibroblasts/myofibroblasts and confirms ALI cultures provide a physiologically relevant system to study aberrant basaloid-like cells and mechanisms of EMT. We provide a catalog of PC and lncRNA genes and a data visualization package for further exploration for potential roles in the lung epithelium in health and lung disease.
2022-04-21 | GSE193683 | GEO
Project description:Rationale: Although epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a common feature of fibrotic lung disease, its role in fibrogenesis is controversial. Recently, aberrant basaloid cells were identified in fibrotic lung tissue as a novel epithelial cell type displaying a partial EMT phenotype. The developmental origin of these cells remains unknown. Objectives: To elucidate the role of EMT in the development of aberrant basaloid cells from human bronchial epithelium by mapping EMT-induced transcriptional changes at the population and single-cell level. Methods: Human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) grown as submerged or air-liquid interface (ALI) cultures with or without EMT induction were analyzed by bulk and single-cell RNA-Sequencing. Measurements and Main Results: Comparison of submerged and ALI cultures revealed differential expression of 9,868—protein coding (PC) and long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)—genes and revealed epithelial cell-type-specific lncRNAs. Similarly, EMT induction in ALI cultures resulted in robust transcriptional reprogramming of 6,927—PC and lncRNA—genes. While there was no evidence for fibroblast/myofibroblast conversion, cells displayed a partial EMT gene signature and an aberrant basaloid-like cell phenotype. Conclusions: The substantial transcriptional differences between submerged and ALI cultures highlights that care must be taken when interpreting data from submerged cultures. This work supports that lung epithelial EMT does not generate fibroblasts/myofibroblasts and confirms ALI cultures provide a physiologically relevant system to study aberrant basaloid-like cells and mechanisms of EMT. We provide a catalog of PC and lncRNA genes and a data visualization package for further exploration for potential roles in the lung epithelium in health and lung disease.
2022-04-21 | GSE193682 | GEO
Project description:Bronchial epithelium epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity forms aberrant basaloid-like cells in vitro
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Project description:Introduction: Environmental pollutants irritate and injure the bronchial elevator, thereby provoking disease progression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Epithelial resilience mechanisms to environmental nanoparticles in health and disease are poorly characterized. Methods: We delineated the impact of prevalent pollutants such as carbon and zinc oxide nanoparticles, on cellular function and progeny in primary human bronchial epithelial cells (pHBEC) from end-stage COPD, early disease and pulmonary healthy individuals. After nanoparticle exposure of pHBECs at the air liquid interface, cell cultures were characterized by functional assays as well as transcriptome and protein analysis, complemented by single cell analysis in serial samples of pHBEC culture focussing on basal cell differentiation. Results: In end-stage COPD, environmentally abundant doses of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO) aggravated a pro-secretory phenotype at the expense of the multi-ciliated epithelium alongside a reduction of barrier integrity and increased resilience towards cell damage. Similar effects on cellular composition and function were induced by co-treatment of early stage COPD pHEBC cultures with cigarette smoke extract. Time-resolved single cell transcriptomics revealed a unique end stage COPD associated basal cell state characterized by altered Wnt and Notch pathway activation. A conserved set of COPD specific genes persisted from this disease associated basal cell state into its differentiated progeny. Conclusion: We identified COPD stage specific gene program alterations in basal stem cells that affect the cellular composition of the bronchial elevator and may control epithelial resilience mechanisms in response to environmental nanoparticles. The identified phenomena likely inform treatment or prevention strategies.
2024-01-06 | GSE208662 | GEO
Project description:Airway basal cells (BC) function as progenitor cells capable of differentiating into ciliated and secretory cells to replenish the airway epithelium during physiological turnover and repair. The objective of this study was to define the role of Notch signaling in regulating human airway BC differentiation into a pseudostratified mucociliated epithelium. Notch inhibition with γ-secretase inhibitors demonstrated Notch activation is essential for BC differentiation into secre-tory cells and ciliated cells, but more so for the secretory lineage. Sustained Notch activation via lentivirus expression of the intracellular domain of each Notch receptor (NICD1-4) demonstrated that the Notch 2 and 4 pathways have little effect on BC differentiation, while activation of the Notch1 or 3 pathways has a major influence, with persistent expression of NICD1 or 3 resulting in a skewing toward secretory cell differentiation with a parallel decrease in ciliated cell differentiation. These observations provide insights into the control of the balance of BC differentiation into the secretory vs ciliated cell lineage, a balance that is critical for maintaining the normal function of the airway epithelium in barrier defense against the inhaled environment. Array-based expression profiling of the Notch signaling pathway genes specifically in human airway basal cells.
2015-04-13 | E-GEOD-53537 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Airway basal cells (BC) function as progenitor cells capable of differentiating into ciliated and secretory cells to replenish the airway epithelium during physiological turnover and repair. The objective of this study was to define the role of Notch signaling in regulating human airway BC differentiation into a pseudostratified mucociliated epithelium. Notch inhibition with γ-secretase inhibitors demonstrated Notch activation is essential for BC differentiation into secre-tory cells and ciliated cells, but more so for the secretory lineage. Sustained Notch activation via lentivirus expression of the intracellular domain of each Notch receptor (NICD1-4) demonstrated that the Notch 2 and 4 pathways have little effect on BC differentiation, while activation of the Notch1 or 3 pathways has a major influence, with persistent expression of NICD1 or 3 resulting in a skewing toward secretory cell differentiation with a parallel decrease in ciliated cell differentiation. These observations provide insights into the control of the balance of BC differentiation into the secretory vs ciliated cell lineage, a balance that is critical for maintaining the normal function of the airway epithelium in barrier defense against the inhaled environment.
2015-04-13 | GSE53537 | GEO