Briggs, E. M., Rojas, F., McCulloch, R. , Matthews, K. R. and Otto, T. D. (2021) Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei reconstructs cell cycle progression and developmental quorum sensing. Nature Communications, 12, 5268. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25607-2) (PMID:34489460) (PMCID:PMC8421343)
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Abstract
Developmental steps in the trypanosome life-cycle involve transition between replicative and non-replicative forms specialised for survival in, and transmission between, mammalian and tsetse fly hosts. Here, using oligopeptide-induced differentiation in vitro, we model the progressive development of replicative ‘slender’ to transmissible ‘stumpy’ bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei and capture the transcriptomes of 8,599 parasites using single cell transcriptomics (scRNA-seq). Using this framework, we detail the relative order of biological events during asynchronous development, profile dynamic gene expression patterns and identify putative regulators. We additionally map the cell cycle of proliferating parasites and position stumpy cell-cycle exit at early G1 before progression to a distinct G0 state. A null mutant for one transiently elevated developmental regulator, ZC3H20 is further analysed by scRNA-seq, identifying its point of failure in the developmental atlas. This approach provides a paradigm for the dissection of differentiation events in parasites, relevant to diverse transitions in pathogen biology.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Briggs, Miss Emma and McCulloch, Professor Richard and Otto, Professor Thomas and Rojas, Mr Federico |
| Creator Roles: | Briggs, E. M.Methodology, Data curation Rojas, F.Methodology, Data curation McCulloch, R.Methodology Otto, T. D.Methodology |
| Authors: | Briggs, E. M., Rojas, F., McCulloch, R., Matthews, K. R., and Otto, T. D. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity |
| Research Centre: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity > Centre for Immunobiology |
| Journal Name: | Nature Communications |
| Publisher: | Nature Research |
| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2041-1723 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2021 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Nature Communications 12: 5268 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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| Data DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.5163554 |
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