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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 107(35): 15443-8, 2010 Aug 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20702766

ABSTRACT

The hematopoietic system produces a large number of highly specialized cell types that are derived through a hierarchical differentiation process from a common stem cell population. miRNAs are critical players in orchestrating this differentiation. Here, we report the development and application of a high-throughput microfluidic real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) approach for generating global miRNA profiles for 27 phenotypically distinct cell populations isolated from normal adult mouse hematopoietic tissues. A total of 80,000 RT-qPCR assays were used to map the landscape of miRNA expression across the hematopoietic hierarchy, including rare progenitor and stem cell populations. We show that miRNA profiles allow for the direct inference of cell lineage relations and functional similarity. Our analysis reveals a close relatedness of the miRNA expression patterns in multipotent progenitors and stem cells, followed by a major reprogramming upon restriction of differentiation potential to a single lineage. The analysis of miRNA expression in single hematopoietic cells further demonstrates that miRNA expression is very tightly regulated within highly purified populations, underscoring the potential of single-cell miRNA profiling for assessing compartment heterogeneity.


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Cell Lineage/genetics , Gene Expression Profiling , Hematopoietic Stem Cells/metabolism , MicroRNAs/genetics , Animals , Bone Marrow Cells/cytology , Bone Marrow Cells/metabolism , Cluster Analysis , Female , Flow Cytometry , Hematopoietic Stem Cells/cytology , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis , Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology , Pluripotent Stem Cells/metabolism , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Dev Biol ; 222(1): 158-69, 2000 Jun 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10885754

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Trophoblast invasion is a critical process in development of most mammals that shares similarities with the invasive behavior of tumor cells. In the present investigation, a cDNA subtraction library was constructed between invasive trophoblast at day 8 of murine development and mature noninvasive placenta at day 18 of gestation. One of the differentially expressed clones, Epcs26, was mapped to the X chromosome and revealed no homology to any known gene. It was predominantly expressed in parietal endoderm, undifferentiated cells of the ectoplacental cone, and a few trophoblast giant cells. Another gene, designated Epcs50, was mapped to chromosome 19. It exhibited homologies to the mouse Mps1 gene and, like Mps1, may have a distant relationship to the lytic protein perforin. High expression was detected in parietal endoderm cells and in a subset of secondary trophoblast giant cells. Two sequences, Epcs24 and Epcs68, exhibited an extensive open reading frame that shared the common features of the cysteine proteinase cathepsin L. Expression was confined to an undefined subpopulation of trophoblast giant cells. Both genes were mapped to chromosome 13 in close proximity to cathepsins L and J. The known functions of MPS1 and cathepsin L proteins indicate that the related proteins EPCS50, EPCS24, and EPCS68 participate in conferring invasive properties to the mouse trophoblast.


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Cell Movement/genetics , Endopeptidases , Gene Expression , Proteins/genetics , Trophoblasts/cytology , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Base Sequence , Cathepsin L , Cathepsins/chemistry , Cloning, Molecular , Cysteine Endopeptidases , DNA Primers , DNA, Complementary , Enzyme Precursors/chemistry , Female , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Molecular Sequence Data , Open Reading Frames , Proteins/chemistry , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Trophoblasts/metabolism
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