GSE241018 SMARCA4 loss and mutated β-catenin induce proliferative lesions in the murine embryonic cerebellum [scRNA-seq]

Contributors : Carolin G öbel ; Melanie Schoof ; Dörthe Holdhof ; Michael Spohn ; Ulrich SchüllerSeries Type : Expression profiling by high throughput sequencingOrganism : Mus musculusAlmost all medulloblastomas (MB) of the Wingless/Int-1 (WNT) type are characterized by hotspot mutations in CTNNB1, and mouse models have convincingly demonstrated the tumor-initiating role of these mutations. Additional alterations in SMARCA4 are detected in around 20% of WNT MB, but their functional role is mostly unknown. We therefore amended previously described Blbp cre::Ctnnb1(ex3)fl/wt mice by the introduction of a floxed Smarca4 allele. Unexpectedly, mutated β-catenin on its own induced severe developmental phenotypes in Blbp cre::Ctnnb1(ex3)fl/wt mice in our hands, including a thinned cerebral cortex, hydrocephalus, missing cerebellar layering, and non-proliferative cell accumulations in the brain stem and cerebellum. An additional loss of SMARCA4 eve n resulted in prenatal death for most mice. Respective Blbp cre::Ctnnb1(ex3)fl/wt::Smarca4fl/fl mutants developed large proliferative lesions in the cerebellum evolving from E13.5 to E16.5. Histological and molecular analysis of these lesions by DNA methylation profiling and single-cell RNA sequenci ng suggested an origin in early undifferentiated SOX2-positive cerebellar progenitors. Furthermore, upregulated WNT signaling, altered actin/cytoskeleton organization, and reduced neuronal differentiation were evident in mutant cells. ...
Source: GEO: Gene Expression Omnibus - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing Mus musculus Source Type: research