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Paths and pathways that generate cell-type heterogeneity and developmental progression in hematopoiesis

  1. Juliet R Girard
  2. Lauren M Goins
  3. Dung M Vuu
  4. Mark S Sharpley
  5. Carrie M Spratford
  6. Shreya R Mantri
  7. Utpal Banerjee  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of California, Los Angeles, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.67516
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  1. Juliet R Girard
  2. Lauren M Goins
  3. Dung M Vuu
  4. Mark S Sharpley
  5. Carrie M Spratford
  6. Shreya R Mantri
  7. Utpal Banerjee
(2021)
Paths and pathways that generate cell-type heterogeneity and developmental progression in hematopoiesis
eLife 10:e67516.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.67516
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Abstract

Mechanistic studies of Drosophila lymph gland hematopoiesis are limited by the availability of cell-type specific markers. Using a combination of bulk RNA-Seq of FACS-sorted cells, single cell RNA-Seq, and genetic dissection, we identify new blood cell subpopulations along a developmental trajectory with multiple paths to mature cell types. This provides functional insights into key developmental processes and signaling pathways. We highlight metabolism as a driver of development, show that graded Pointed expression allows distinct roles in successive developmental steps, and that mature crystal cells specifically express an alternate isoform of Hypoxia-inducible factor (Hif/Sima). Mechanistically, the Musashi-regulated protein Numb facilitates Sima-dependent non-canonical, and inhibits canonical, Notch signaling. Broadly, we find that prior to making a fate choice, a progenitor selects between alternative, biologically relevant, transitory states allowing smooth transitions reflective of combinatorial expressions rather than stepwise binary decisions. Increasingly, this view is gaining support in mammalian hematopoiesis.

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  1. Juliet R Girard

    Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  2. Lauren M Goins

    Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  3. Dung M Vuu

    Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  4. Mark S Sharpley

    Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  5. Carrie M Spratford

    Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  6. Shreya R Mantri

    Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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  7. Utpal Banerjee

    Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01-HL067395)

  • Utpal Banerjee

National Cancer Institute (R01-CA217608)

  • Utpal Banerjee

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32-HL69766)

  • Juliet R Girard

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (K12-GM106996)

  • Juliet R Girard

National Cancer Institute (T32-CA009056)

  • Lauren M Goins

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32-HL863458)

  • Carrie M Spratford

Center for Global Mentoring at UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics & Proteomics

  • Dung M Vuu

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2021, Girard et al.

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  1. Juliet R Girard
  2. Lauren M Goins
  3. Dung M Vuu
  4. Mark S Sharpley
  5. Carrie M Spratford
  6. Shreya R Mantri
  7. Utpal Banerjee
(2021)
Paths and pathways that generate cell-type heterogeneity and developmental progression in hematopoiesis
eLife 10:e67516.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.67516

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