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A harmonized atlas of mouse spinal cord cell types and their spatial organization

Russ, DE; Cross, RBP; Li, L; Koch, SC; Matson, KJE; Yadav, A; Alkaslasi, MR; ... Levine, AJ; + view all (2021) A harmonized atlas of mouse spinal cord cell types and their spatial organization. Nature Communications , 12 , Article 5722. 10.1038/s41467-021-25125-1. Green open access

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Abstract

Single-cell RNA sequencing data can unveil the molecular diversity of cell types. Cell type atlases of the mouse spinal cord have been published in recent years but have not been integrated together. Here, we generate an atlas of spinal cell types based on single-cell transcriptomic data, unifying the available datasets into a common reference framework. We report a hierarchical structure of postnatal cell type relationships, with location providing the highest level of organization, then neurotransmitter status, family, and finally, dozens of refined populations. We validate a combinatorial marker code for each neuronal cell type and map their spatial distributions in the adult spinal cord. We also show complex lineage relationships among postnatal cell types. Additionally, we develop an open-source cell type classifier, SeqSeek, to facilitate the standardization of cell type identification. This work provides an integrated view of spinal cell types, their gene expression signatures, and their molecular organization.

Type: Article
Title: A harmonized atlas of mouse spinal cord cell types and their spatial organization
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25125-1
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25125-1
Language: English
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Neuro, Physiology and Pharmacology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10135358
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