학술웨비나 - 연구성과 골수 안 혈관내피세포의 새로운 배양법 발견 및 그들의 이질성에 대한 분자세포생물학적 연구[Nat. Commun.]
개최일시 : 2023년 2월 2일 (목) 오후 2시
발표연사 : 김영웅 (Center for Genome Engineering at IBS)
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Heterogeneity of endothelial cell (EC) populations reflects their diverse functions in maintaining tissue’s homeostasis. However, their phenotypic, molecular, and functional properties are not entirely mapped. We use the Tie2-CreERT2;Rosa26-tdTomato reporter mouse to trace, profile, and cultivate primary ECs from different organs. As paradigm platform, we use this strategy to study bone marrow endothelial cells (BMECs). Single-cell mRNA sequencing of primary BMECs reveals that their diversity and native molecular signatures is transitorily preserved in an ex vivo culture that conserves key cell-to-cell microenvironment interactions. Macrophages sustain BMEC cellular diversity and expansion and preserve sinusoidal-like BMECs ex vivo. Endomucin expression discriminates BMECs in populations exhibiting mutually exclusive properties and distinct sinusoidal/arterial and tip/stalk signatures. In contrast to arterial-like, sinusoidal-like BMECs are short-lived, form 2D-networks, contribute to in vivo angiogenesis, and support hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in vitro. This platform can be extended to other organs’ ECs to decode mechanistic information and explore therapeutics.
