Reconstructing axial progenitor field dynamics in mouse stem cell-derived embryoids
Dev Cell. 2024 Apr 3:S1534-5807(24)00192-8. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.03.024. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEmbryogenesis requires substantial coordination to translate genetic programs to the collective behavior of differentiating cells, but understanding how cellular decisions control tissue morphology remains conceptually and technically challenging. Here, we combine continuous Cas9-based molecular recording with a mouse embryonic stem cell-based model of the embryonic trunk to build single-cell phylogenies that describe the behavior of transient, multipotent neuro-mesodermal progenitors (NMPs) as they commit into neural and somitic cell types. We find that NMPs show subtle transcriptional signatures related to their recent differentiation and contribute to downstream lineages through a surprisingly broad distribution of individual fate outcomes. Although decision-making can be heavily influenced by environmental cues to induce morphological phenotypes, axial progenitors intrinsically mature over developmental time to favor the neural lineage. Using these data, we present an experimental and analytical framework for exploring the non-homeostatic dynamics of transient progenitor populations as they shape complex tissues during critical developmental windows.PMID:38579718 | DOI:10.1016/j.devcel.2024.03.024
Source: Developmental Cell - Category: Cytology Authors: Adriano Bolondi Benjamin K Law Helene Kretzmer Seher Ipek Gassaloglu Ren é Buschow Christina Riemenschneider Dian Yang Maria Walther Jesse V Veenvliet Alexander Meissner Zachary D Smith Michelle M Chan Source Type: research
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