猪皮的单细胞转录组图表揭示了从胚胎发育到产后衰老的细胞异质性
Ting Zheng1, Rong Yuan2, Yu Zhang3
1Department of Zoology, College of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan, 625014, China.
BMC biology
|September 2, 2025
概括
这项研究对猪皮肤细胞的发育和衰老进行了绘制,揭示了纤维细胞和免疫细胞在皮肤健康和衰老中的作用. 这些发现为皮肤发育和老化过程提供了洞察力.
科学领域:
- 发育生物学
- 皮肤病学
- 基因组学
背景情况:
- 哺乳动物的皮肤在一生中发生重大变化,但从发育到衰老的单细胞地图缺乏.
- 这种猪以其厚厚的皮肤而闻名,
研究的目的:
- 通过10个发育阶段创建成华猪皮肤的单细胞RNA图谱.
- 确定关键的细胞类型,它们的动态以及皮肤发育和衰老的调节途径.
- 验证CH猪作为人类皮肤生理模型.
主要方法:
- 来自CH猪皮肤的443529个单细胞RNA测序.
- 对10个发育阶段的分析,从胚胎56日到出生后7年.
- 伪时间轨迹分析和跨物种比较.
主要成果:
- 确定了8种主要的皮肤细胞类型, 具有特定阶段的组成变化.
- 在老化过程中发现纤维细胞 (FB) 功能障碍和皮肤变薄.
- 从具有中干细胞 (MSC) 的共同原始细胞中分化为不同的亚群,包括一个新的AUTS2+亚型.
- 通过特定的信号通路 (例如,COL1A1-ITGA1/ITGB1,MDK-SDC1) 调节皮肤老化,以及EGR1在原基因调节中的作用.
- 观察到免疫细胞群 (树突细胞,T细胞) 和它们的信号通路 (SPP1,TGF-β) 的动态变化.
- 在不同物种中证实了皮肤细胞类型和FB功能的进化保存.
结论:
- 这项研究提供了皮肤平衡,发育和衰老细胞动态的详细地图.
- 突显纤维细胞和免疫细胞在皮肤生理中的关键作用.
- 确定CH猪作为皮肤研究和转化研究的宝贵资源.
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