Project description:In this study we used single cell multi-omics profiling to create an atlas of the human YS to gain insights into its haematopoietic, metabolic and nutritive functions during early embryonic development. This contains fetal liver CITE-seq (surface protein and cytosolic RNA content) data from six biological replicates. Pooled lanes were demultiplexed using SoupOrCell (for alignment and demultiplexing software and version numbers, please see accompanying manuscript and protocols within this accession). Raw count files provided are directly as output by alignment software, without any quality control applied. Quality control is described in accompanying manuscript methods. Metadata by barcode are provided as supplementary tables in accompanying manuscript.
Project description:We used scRNAseq to profile CD71/CD24low fetal liver erythroid progenitor cells isolated by 2 distinct methods: FACS and immunomagnetic isolation. Cells from both isolation methods were hashtagged using Biolegend mouse hashtag antibodies and library prepped together on the 10X chromium platform with the 3'RNA v3 kit. We also performed CITE-seq to profile proteogenomic expression of CD117 and CD71 on lineage-depleted mouse fetal liver erythroid progenitor cells. CITE-seq was performed through a separate library prep on the 10X chromium platform with the 3'RNAv3 kit.
Project description:In this study we used single cell multi-omics profiling to create an atlas of the human YS to gain insights into its haematopoietic, metabolic and nutritive functions during early embryonic development. This contains embryonic liver CITE-seq (surface protein and cytosolic RNA content) data from three biological replicates. Pooled lanes were demultiplexed using SoupOrCell (for alignment and demultiplexing software and version numbers, please see accompanying manuscript and protocols within this accession). Raw count files provided are directly as output by alignment software, without any quality control applied. Quality control is described in accompanying manuscript methods. Metadata by barcode are provided as supplementary tables in accompanying manuscript.
Project description:Understanding the biological potential of fetal stem/progenitor cells will help define mechanisms in liver development and homeostasis. We isolated epithelial fetal human liver cells and established phenotype-specific changes in gene expression during continuous culture conditions. Fetal human liver epithelial cells displayed stem cell properties with multilineage gene expression, extensive proliferation and generation of mesenchymal lineage cells, although the initial epithelial phenotype was rapidly supplanted by meso-endodermal phenotype in culture. This meso-endodermal phenotype was genetically regulated through cytokine signaling, including transforming growth factor-b, bone morphogenetic protein, fibroblast growth factors, and other signaling pathways. Reactivation of HNF-3a (FOXA1) transcription factor, a driver of hepatic specification in the primitive endoderm, indicated that the meso-endodermal phenotype represented an earlier developmental stage of cells. We found that fetal liver epithelial cells formed mature hepatocytes in vivo, including after genetic manipulation using lentiviral vectors, offering convenient assays for analysis of further cell differentiation and fate. Taken together, these studies demonstrated plasticity in fetal liver epithelial stem/progenitor cells, offered paradigms for defining mechanisms regulating lineage switching in stem/progenitor cells, and provided potential avenues for regulating cell phenotypes for applications of stem/progenitor cells, such as for cell therapy. Gene expression was analyzed
