2023
Emergence of division of labor in tissues through cell interactions and spatial cues
Adler M, Moriel N, Goeva A, Avraham-Davidi I, Mages S, Adams T, Kaminski N, Macosko E, Regev A, Medzhitov R, Nitzan M. Emergence of division of labor in tissues through cell interactions and spatial cues. Cell Reports 2023, 42: 112412. PMID: 37086403, PMCID: PMC10242439, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingMost cell typesCell-type populationsCell-cell interactionsDistinguishable expression patternsCell population levelSpatial transcriptomics dataCell interactionsLigand-receptor networkMulticellular organismsTranscriptomic dataRNA sequencingInstructive signalsExpression patternsSpecialist cellsCell typesIndividual cellsDivision of laborMultiple functionsTissue environmentSame cellsDifferent functionsPopulation levelCellsDivision
2022
Microenvironmental sensing by fibroblasts controls macrophage population size
Zhou X, Franklin RA, Adler M, Carter TS, Condiff E, Adams TS, Pope SD, Philip NH, Meizlish ML, Kaminski N, Medzhitov R. Microenvironmental sensing by fibroblasts controls macrophage population size. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2205360119. PMID: 35930670, PMCID: PMC9371703, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2205360119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell typesDensity-dependent gene expressionTGF-β target genesDiverse cell typesActin-dependent mechanismLineage-specific growth factorsDistinct cell typesGrowth factor availabilityActivation of YAP1Different cell typesExpression programsMicroenvironmental sensingTranscriptional coactivatorTarget genesGene expressionPopulation sizeFactor availabilityPopulation numbersTissue environmentTissue integrityHippoProliferation of macrophagesYAP1Animal tissuesMechanical forces