2020
Epigenetic regulator function through mouse gastrulation
Grosswendt S, Kretzmer H, Smith ZD, Kumar AS, Hetzel S, Wittler L, Klages S, Timmermann B, Mukherji S, Meissner A. Epigenetic regulator function through mouse gastrulation. Nature 2020, 584: 102-108. PMID: 32728215, PMCID: PMC7415732, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2552-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutant phenotypePolycomb Repressive Complex 1Single-cell RNA sequencingComplex mutant phenotypesSingle totipotent cellRepressive Complex 1Mutant mouse embryosSpecific transcription factorsMouse gastrulationTranscriptional informationEpigenetic machineryHistone residuesMolecular functionsCellular diversityTotipotent cellsTranscriptional changesTranscription factorsEssential regulatorRNA sequencingDevelopmental roleMouse embryosGenetic templatesRegulator functionSubstantial cooperativityGastrulation
2019
Molecular recording of mammalian embryogenesis
Chan MM, Smith ZD, Grosswendt S, Kretzmer H, Norman TM, Adamson B, Jost M, Quinn JJ, Yang D, Jones MG, Khodaverdian A, Yosef N, Meissner A, Weissman JS. Molecular recording of mammalian embryogenesis. Nature 2019, 570: 77-82. PMID: 31086336, PMCID: PMC7229772, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1184-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate mapsComplex multicellular organismsSingle totipotent cellSingle-cell readoutsSingle-cell RNA sequencing profilesEmbryonic progenitor cellsMulticellular organismsMammalian embryogenesisTranscriptional convergenceRNA sequencing profilesTotipotent cellsInternal gestationMammalian systemsAsymmetric partitioningMolecular recordersEndodermal cellsLineage tracerDevelopmental processesLineage informationMolecular recordingSequencing profilesEmbryonic originDifferent tissue typesProgenitor cellsTissue types