Single-cell transcriptomics reveals gene expression dynamics of human fetal kidney development

PLoS Biology
Mazène HochaneStefan Semrau

Abstract

The current understanding of mammalian kidney development is largely based on mouse models. Recent landmark studies revealed pervasive differences in renal embryogenesis between mouse and human. The scarcity of detailed gene expression data in humans therefore hampers a thorough understanding of human kidney development and the possible developmental origin of kidney diseases. In this paper, we present a single-cell transcriptomics study of the human fetal kidney. We identified 22 cell types and a host of marker genes. Comparison of samples from different developmental ages revealed continuous gene expression changes in podocytes. To demonstrate the usefulness of our data set, we explored the heterogeneity of the nephrogenic niche, localized podocyte precursors, and confirmed disease-associated marker genes. With close to 18,000 renal cells from five different developmental ages, this study provides a rich resource for the elucidation of human kidney development, easily accessible through an interactive web application.

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
scRNAseq
scRNA-seq
enzymatic dissociation
smFISH
scRNA sequencing
fluorescence activated cell sorting

Software Mentioned

Cell Ranger ”
glmQLFit
DDRTree
R package
quickCluster
Cyclone
ImageJ
scran
smFISH
MATLAB

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