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ArticleNature communications2022

Spatiotemporal single-cell regulatory atlas reveals neural crest lineage diversification and cellular function during tooth morphogenesis.

Junjun Jing, Jifan Feng, Yuan Yuan, Tingwei Guo, Jie Lei, Fei Pei, Thach-Vu Ho, Yang Chai

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.

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68citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Junjun JingCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Jifan FengCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Yuan YuanCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Tingwei GuoCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Jie LeiCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Fei PeiCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Thach-Vu HoCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
Yang ChaiCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. ychai@usc.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-2477-7247
University of Southern California · US

Funding

THE MOLECULAR REGULATORY MECHANISM OF TOOTH ROOT DEVELOPMENTR01DE022503 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Yang Chai · 2012 to 2026
$6.2M
TGF BETA SIGNALING AND MANDIBULAR MORPHOGENESISR01DE012711 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CHAI, YANG · 1999 to 2023
$5.7M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE012711NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE022503
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cranial neural crest cells are an evolutionary innovation of vertebrates for craniofacial development and function, yet the mechanisms that govern the cell fate decisions of postmigratory cranial neural crest cells remain largely unknown. Using the mouse molar as a model, we perform single-cell transcriptome profiling to interrogate the cell fate diversification of postmigratory cranial neural crest cells. We reveal the landscape of transcriptional heterogeneity and define the specific cellular domains during the progression of cranial neural crest cell-derived dental lineage diversification, and find that each domain makes a specific contribution to distinct molar mesenchymal tissues. Furthermore, IGF signaling-mediated cell-cell interaction between the cellular domains highlights the pivotal role of autonomous regulation of the dental mesenchyme. Importantly, we reveal cell-type-specific gene regulatory networks in the dental mesenchyme and show that Foxp4 is indispensable for the differentiation of periodontal ligament. Our single-cell atlas provides comprehensive mechanistic insight into the cell fate diversification process of the cranial neural crest cell-derived odontogenic populations.

Indexed as

Neural CrestOdontogenesisAnimalsCell DifferentiationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMesodermMiceMorphogenesisSignal Transduction

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PMID35974052
PMCPMC9381504
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