Feng Jifan, Janečková Eva, Guo Tingwei, Ziaei Heliya, Zhang Mingyi, Geng Jessica Junyan, Cha Sa, Araujo-Villalba Angelita, Liu Mengmeng, Ho Thach-Vu, Chai Yang
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA.
Nat Commun. 2025 May 12;16(1):4396. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59206-2.
The differentiation of post-migratory cranial neural crest cells (CNCCs) into distinct mesenchymal lineages is crucial for craniofacial development. Here we report a high-resolution spatiotemporal transcriptomic and cell-type atlas of CNCC-derived mesenchymal lineage diversification during mouse palatogenesis. We systematically defined each mesenchymal cell type by mapping their transcriptomic profiles to spatial identities. Integrative analysis of spatial transcriptomic data from E12.5 to E15.5 further revealed mesenchymal lineage establishment at or prior to initiation of palatogenesis. We also identified a heterogeneous Sox9+ mesenchymal progenitor population at the onset of palatal development, with subpopulations already activating early lineage-specific markers. In vivo lineage tracing using these early lineage-specific markers demonstrated that distinct mesenchymal populations are established as early as E10.5 to E11.5, preceding palatal development, and contribute to their respective lineages. Together, our findings reveal the comprehensive, dynamic molecular and cellular landscape of palate development and shed light on cell fate regulation during embryogenesis.
迁移后的颅神经嵴细胞(CNCCs)分化为不同的间充质谱系对于颅面发育至关重要。在此,我们报告了小鼠腭发生过程中CNCC衍生的间充质谱系多样化的高分辨率时空转录组学和细胞类型图谱。我们通过将每个间充质细胞类型的转录组谱映射到空间身份来系统地定义它们。对E12.5至E15.5的空间转录组数据的综合分析进一步揭示了腭发生开始时或之前的间充质谱系建立。我们还在腭发育开始时鉴定出一个异质性的Sox9+间充质祖细胞群体,其亚群已经激活早期谱系特异性标记。使用这些早期谱系特异性标记进行的体内谱系追踪表明,早在E10.5至E11.5,在腭发育之前就已建立了不同的间充质群体,并对它们各自的谱系做出贡献。总之,我们的发现揭示了腭发育的全面、动态分子和细胞景观,并为胚胎发生过程中的细胞命运调控提供了线索。
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