(A) UMAP plot integration analysis of mouse soft palate cells from E13.5, E14.5, and E15.5 based on clusters (left) and different developmental stages (right). (B) DotPlot of signature genes in …
(A) Different types of cells were identified in the soft palate region, including cranial neural crest (CNC)-derived mesenchymal cells (Meox1+, Dlx5+), myogenic cells (Myod1+, Myf5+), neuronal cells …
(A–E) RNAscope in situ analysis of Myod1 and perimysial markers Hic1 and Tbx15 on coronal sections of the LVP region from E13.5 to E14.5. MPC: Middle pharyngeal constrictor. TT: Tensor tympani …
(A–C) RNAscope in situ analysis of Myod1 and early perimysial marker Aldh1a2 on coronal sections of the tongue of control mice from E12.5 to E14.5. (D–F) RNAscope in situ analysis of perimysial …
(A) Individual UMAP clustering of CNC-derived mesenchymal and myogenic cells at three different embryonic stages (E13.5, E14.5, and E15.5) from integration analysis (top and middle panel). …
(A) UMAP plots of CNC-derived cells from soft palate mesenchyme and myogenic cells at E13.5, E14.5, and E15.5. (B) UMAP clustering of CNC-derived cells from E13.5-E15.5 in the soft palate. Black …
(A, B) Intraoral views of palates from control and Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl mice at newborn stage (P0). Arrow indicates the cleft in the posterior part of the soft palate. (C–F) Sagittal (C–D) and …
(A–G) Immunostaining of Runx2 and RNAscope in situ hybridization of tdTomato with myogenic marker Myod1 on coronal sections of tensor veli palatini (TVP), levator veli palatini (LVP), and …
(A, C, E, G) Isolated palatine bones and sphenoid bones from control (A,E) and Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl (C, G) mice. (B, D, F, H) Coronal views of soft tissue microCT scans of newborn control (B,F) and Os…
Source data for Figure 3—figure supplement 2I.
Source data for Figure 3—figure supplement 2J.
(A–H) H and E staining of soft palate coronal sections from control and Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl mice at P0. Yellow dashed lines outline the soft palatal muscles. Asterisks in G indicate the cleft soft …
(A–D) RNAscope in situ hybridization of Scx of coronal sections in the tensor veli palatini (TVP) region of P0 control and Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl mice. Scale bar in A indicates 100 µm for A and C. …
(A–B) MyoD and (C–D) MHC immunostaining on coronal sections of the LVP regions of control and Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl mice at E14.5 and E15.5. Yellow dashed lines outline the myogenic cells. Boxed areas …
Source data for Figure 4I–L.
(A–B) Immunostaining of BrdU and MyoD on coronal sections of the LVP regions of control and Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl mice at E13.5. (C–D) Immunostaining of MHC on coronal sections of the LVP regions of …
(A) Integration analysis of the soft palate regions of control and Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl mice at E14.5. Left panel shows the integration analysis of control and Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl at E14.5. Right …
(A–H) Expression of Runx2 and perimysial markers Hic1 (A–D) and Aldh1a2 (E–H) on coronal sections of the levator veli palatini (LVP) regions of control and Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl mice at E14.5. Yellow …
(A) Co-expression of Twist1 and candidate progenitor marker Tfap2b, perimysial-specific marker Aldh1a2 and midline mesenchymal-specific marker Tbx22 in the integrated E13.5-E15.5 cranial neural …
(A) ATAC-seq peaks showing Twist1- and Runx2-binding sites are present in the opened regulatory regions near the Aldh1a2 locus in the soft palate tissue. (B–G) H and E staining of tensor veli …
Source data for Figure 6H.
Loss of Runx2 results in upregulated expression of Twist1 and inhibits Aldh1a2 regulating retinoic acid secretion in the palatal mesenchyme, resulting in muscle defects. PS: Palatal shelf.
(A-C) Isolated palatine bones and sphenoid bones from control (A), Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl (B) and Osr2-Cre;Runx2fl/fl;Twist1fl/+ mice (C). Red dashed lines outline the pterygoid plate. Blue dashed …
Reagent type (species) or resource | Designation | Source or reference | Identifiers | Additional information |
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Strain, strain background (M. musculus) | Runx2flox/flox | Takarada et al., 2013 | ||
Strain, strain background (M. musculus) | Twist1flox/flox | Bildsoe et al., 2009 | RRID:MMRRC_016842-UNC | |
Strain, strain background (M. musculus) | ROSA26loxp-STOP-loxp-tdTomato | Jackson Laboratory | Stock No. 007905; RRID:IMSR_JAX:007905 | |
Strain, strain background (M. musculus) | Osr2-Cre | Rulang Jiang, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital | ||
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Myod1 probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 316081 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Scx probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 439981 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Twist1 probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 414701 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Aldh1a2 probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 447391 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Hic1 probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 464131 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Tfap2b probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 536371 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Tbx22 probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 426511 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Ibsp probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 415501 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Col2a1 probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 407221 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Tbx15 probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 558761 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-Top2a probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 491221 | |
Sequence-based reagent | Mm-tdTomato probe | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 317041 | |
Antibody | Rabbit monoclonal anti-Runx2 | Cell Signaling Technology | RRID:AB_2732805 Cat# 12556S | (1:100) |
Antibody | Rabbit monoclonal anti-active Caspase 3 | Cell Signaling Technology | RRID:AB_2341188 Cat# 9661S | (1:100) |
Antibody | Rat monoclonal anti-BrdU | Abcam | RRID:AB_305426 Cat# ab6326 | (1:100) |
Antibody | Mouse monoclonal anti-MyoD | DAKO | RRID:AB_2148874 Cat# M3512 | (1:20) |
Antibody | Mouse monoclonal anti-MHC | DSHB | Cat# P13538 | (1:10) |
Antibody | Goat polyclonal anti-Mouse Alexa Fluor 488 | Life Technologies | RRID:AB_2534069 Cat# A11001 | (1:200) |
Antibody | Goat polyclonal anti-Mouse Alexa Fluor 568 | Life Technologies | RRID:AB_2534072 Cat# A-11004 | (1:200) |
Antibody | Goat polyclonal anti-Rat Alexa Fluor 488 | Life Technologies | RRID:AB_141373 Cat# A-11006 | (1:200) |
Antibody | Goat polyclonal anti-Rabbit Alexa Fluor 488 | Life Technologies | RRID:AB_143165 Cat# A-11008 | (1:200) |
Antibody | Goat polyclonal anti-Rabbit Alexa Fluor 568 | Life Technologies | RRID:AB_10563566 Cat# A-11036 | (1:200) |
Commercial assay or kit | Alexa Fluor 488 Tyramide SuperBoost Kit, goat anti-mouse IgG | ThermoFisher Scientific | Cat# B40912 | (1:200) |
Commercial assay or kit | RNAscope Multiplex Fluorescent Kit v2 | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 323110 | |
Commercial assay or kit | RNAscope 2.5 HD Assay – RED | Advanced Cell Diagnostics | Cat# 322350 | |
Commercial assay or kit | TSA Plus Cyanine 3 System | Perkin Elmer | Cat# NEL744001KT | |
Commercial assay or kit | TSA Plus Fluoresceine System | Perkin Elmer | Cat# NEL771B001KT | |
Commercial assay or kit | RNeasy Micro Kit | QIAGEN | Cat# 74004 | |
Commercial assay or kit | DAB Peroxidase (HRP) Substrate Kit (With Nickel) | Vector Laboratories | RRID:AB_2336382 Cat# SK4100 | |
Commercial assay or kit | Chromium Single Cell 30 GEM, Library and Gel Bead Kit v3 | 10x Genomics Inc | Cat#1000092 | |
Software, algorithm | ImageJ | NIH | RRID:SCR_003070 | |
Software, algorithm | Ingenuity Pathway Analysis | Qiagen.Inc | RRID:SCR_008653 | |
Software, algorithm | GraphPad Prism | GraphPad Software | RRID:SCR_002798 | |
Software, algorithm | Seurat | Satija lab | RRID:SCR_016341 | |
Software, algorithm | Monocle3 | Trapnell lab | RRID:SCR_018685 | |
Software, algorithm | Cell ranger | 10X Genomics.Inc | RRID:SCR_017344 | |
Software, algorithm | BWA | PMID:19451168; PMID:20080505 | RRID:SCR_010910 | |
Software, algorithm | MACS | PMID:18798982 | RRID:SCR_013291 |