Fibroblast dedifferentiation as a determinant of successful regeneration.
Fibroblast dedifferentiation as a determinant of successful regeneration.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.devcel.2021.04.016
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发表时间:
2021-05-17
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Tanaka EM
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作者:
Lin TY;Gerber T;Taniguchi-Sugiura Y;Murawala P;Hermann S;Grosser L;Shibata E;Treutlein B;Tanaka EM
Limb regeneration, while observed lifelong in salamanders, is restricted in post-metamorphic Xenopus laevis frogs. Whether this loss is due to systemic factors or an intrinsic incapability of cells to form competent stem cells has been unclear. Here, we use genetic fate mapping to establish that connective tissue (CT) cells form the post-metamorphic frog blastema, as in the case of axolotls. Using heterochronic transplantation into the limb bud and single-cell transcriptomic profiling, we show that axolotl CT cells dedifferentiate and integrate to form lineages, including cartilage. In contrast, frog blastema CT cells do not fully re-express the limb bud progenitor program, even when transplanted into the limb bud. Correspondingly, transplanted cells contribute to extraskeletal CT, but not to the developing cartilage. Furthermore, using single-cell RNA-seq analysis we find that embryonic and adult frog cartilage differentiation programs are molecularly distinct. This work defines intrinsic restrictions in CT dedifferentiation as a limitation in adult regeneration. Fibroblast-derived Prrx1+ cells are the main constituent of a frog limb blastema Frog fibroblasts only undergo partial dedifferentiation due to intrinsic limitations Adult chondrogenesis is distinct from the embryonic program Lin et al. systematically compared the response to limb amputation in axolotls and African clawed frogs. Unlike in axolotls, frog limb fibroblasts are incapable of fully re-activating developmental programs required for complete limb regeneration. This work defines intrinsic restrictions in fibroblasts as a limitation to adult regeneration.