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ArticleMolecular systems biology2021

A dynamic, spatially periodic, micro-pattern of HES5 underlies neurogenesis in the mouse spinal cord.

Veronica Biga, Joshua Hawley, Ximena Soto, Emma Johns, Daniel Han, Hayley Bennett, Antony D Adamson, Jochen Kursawe, Paul Glendinning, Cerys S Manning and 1 more

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Article in Molecular systems biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Dynamic switching of lateral inhibition spatial patterns.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2022
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  14. Signalling dynamics in embryonic development.The Biochemical journal · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Veronica Biga *Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9592-385X
Joshua Hawley *Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2122-7530
Ximena SotoFaculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2680-1837
Emma JohnsFaculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6383-055X
Daniel HanDepartment of Mathematics, School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9088-1651
Hayley BennettFaculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Antony D AdamsonFaculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5408-0013
Jochen KursaweSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0314-9623
Paul GlendinningDepartment of Mathematics, School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Cerys S Manning *Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8656-5878
Nancy Papalopulu *Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6992-6870
University of Manchester · GBUniversity of St Andrews · GB

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 103986/Z/14/ZWellcome Trust 106185/Z/14/ZWellcome Trust 204057/Z/16/ZWellcome Trust 215189/Z/19/ZWellcome Trust 220001/Z/19/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultradian oscillations of HES Transcription Factors (TFs) at the single-cell level enable cell state transitions. However, the tissue-level organisation of HES5 dynamics in neurogenesis is unknown. Here, we analyse the expression of HES5 ex vivo in the developing mouse ventral spinal cord and identify microclusters of 4-6 cells with positively correlated HES5 level and ultradian dynamics. These microclusters are spatially periodic along the dorsoventral axis and temporally dynamic, alternating between high and low expression with a supra-ultradian persistence time. We show that Notch signalling is required for temporal dynamics but not the spatial periodicity of HES5. Few Neurogenin 2 cells are observed per cluster, irrespective of high or low state, suggesting that the microcluster organisation of HES5 enables the stable selection of differentiating cells. Computational modelling predicts that different cell coupling strengths underlie the HES5 spatial patterns and rate of differentiation, which is consistent with comparison between the motoneuron and interneuron progenitor domains. Our work shows a previously unrecognised spatiotemporal organisation of neurogenesis, emergent at the tissue level from the synthesis of single-cell dynamics.

Indexed as

AnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCell CommunicationComputational BiologyGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knock-In TechniquesMiceNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenesisReceptors, NotchRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionSingle-Cell AnalysisSpatio-Temporal AnalysisSpinal CordUltradian RhythmBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsHes5 protein, mouseNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurog2 protein, mouseReceptors, NotchRepressor ProteinsHes5neurogenesisnotchoscillationspatterning

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PMID34031978
PMCPMC8144840
OpenAlexW3111229658

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