Li Wang1,2, Yuchen Yang1,2,3, Hong Ma1,2, Yifang Xie1,2, Jun Xu1,2, David Near1,2, Haofei Wang1,2, Tiffany Garbutt1,2, Yun Li3,4,5, Jiandong Liu1,2, Li Qian1,2. 1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, 111 Mason Farm Rd, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. 2. McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, 111 Mason Farm Rd, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. 3. Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. 4. Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. 5. Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Abstract
AIMS: The precise cellular identity and molecular features of non-myocytes (non-CMs) in a mammalian heart at a single-cell level remain elusive. Depiction of epigenetic landscape with transcriptomic signatures using the latest single-cell multi-omics has the potential to unravel the molecular programs underlying the cellular diversity of cardiac non-myocytes. Here, we characterized the molecular and cellular features of cardiac non-CM populations in the adult murine heart at the single-cell level. METHODS AND RESULTS: Through single-cell dual omics analysis, we mapped the epigenetic landscapes, characterized the transcriptomic profiles and delineated the molecular signatures of cardiac non-CMs in the adult murine heart. Distinct cis-regulatory elements and trans-acting factors for the individual major non-CM cell types (endothelial cells, fibroblast, pericytes, and immune cells) were identified. In particular, unbiased sub-clustering and functional annotation of cardiac fibroblasts (FBs) revealed extensive FB heterogeneity and identified FB sub-types with functional states related to the cellular response to stimuli, cytoskeleton organization, and immune regulation, respectively. We further explored the function of marker genes Hsd11b1 and Gfpt2 that label major FB subpopulations and determined the distribution of Hsd11b1+ and Gfp2+ FBs in murine healthy and diseased hearts. CONCLUSIONS: In summary, we characterized the non-CM cellular identity at the transcriptome and epigenome levels using single-cell omics approaches and discovered previously unrecognized cardiac fibroblast subpopulations with unique functional states. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
AIMS: The precise cellular identity and molecular features of non-myocytes (non-CMs) in a mammalian heart at a single-cell level remain elusive. Depiction of epigenetic landscape with transcriptomic signatures using the latest single-cell multi-omics has the potential to unravel the molecular programs underlying the cellular diversity of cardiac non-myocytes. Here, we characterized the molecular and cellular features of cardiac non-CM populations in the adult murine heart at the single-cell level. METHODS AND RESULTS: Through single-cell dual omics analysis, we mapped the epigenetic landscapes, characterized the transcriptomic profiles and delineated the molecular signatures of cardiac non-CMs in the adult murine heart. Distinct cis-regulatory elements and trans-acting factors for the individual major non-CM cell types (endothelial cells, fibroblast, pericytes, and immune cells) were identified. In particular, unbiased sub-clustering and functional annotation of cardiac fibroblasts (FBs) revealed extensive FB heterogeneity and identified FB sub-types with functional states related to the cellular response to stimuli, cytoskeleton organization, and immune regulation, respectively. We further explored the function of marker genes Hsd11b1 and Gfpt2 that label major FB subpopulations and determined the distribution of Hsd11b1+ and Gfp2+ FBs in murine healthy and diseased hearts. CONCLUSIONS: In summary, we characterized the non-CM cellular identity at the transcriptome and epigenome levels using single-cell omics approaches and discovered previously unrecognized cardiac fibroblast subpopulations with unique functional states. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
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