Spatio-temporal mRNA tracking in the early zebrafish embryo.
Nat Commun
; 12(1): 3358, 2021 06 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1397869
ABSTRACT
Early stages of embryogenesis depend on subcellular localization and transport of maternal mRNA. However, systematic analysis of these processes is hindered by a lack of spatio-temporal information in single-cell RNA sequencing. Here, we combine spatially-resolved transcriptomics and single-cell RNA labeling to perform a spatio-temporal analysis of the transcriptome during early zebrafish development. We measure spatial localization of mRNA molecules within the one-cell stage embryo, which allows us to identify a class of mRNAs that are specifically localized at an extraembryonic position, the vegetal pole. Furthermore, we establish a method for high-throughput single-cell RNA labeling in early zebrafish embryos, which enables us to follow the fate of individual maternal transcripts until gastrulation. This approach reveals that many localized transcripts are specifically transported to the primordial germ cells. Finally, we acquire spatial transcriptomes of two xenopus species and compare evolutionary conservation of localized genes as well as enriched sequence motifs.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Zebrafish
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RNA, Messenger
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Embryo, Nonmammalian
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Cell Tracking
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Transcriptome
Type of study:
Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
Biology
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Science
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41467-021-23834-1
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