PMID- 36179024 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221004 LR - 20231229 IS - 2375-2548 (Electronic) IS - 2375-2548 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 39 DP - 2022 Sep 30 TI - Modular derivation of diverse, regionally discrete human posterior CNS neurons enables discovery of transcriptomic patterns. PG - eabn7430 LID - 10.1126/sciadv.abn7430 [doi] LID - eabn7430 AB - Our inability to derive the neuronal diversity that comprises the posterior central nervous system (pCNS) using human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) poses an impediment to understanding human neurodevelopment and disease in the hindbrain and spinal cord. Here, we establish a modular, monolayer differentiation paradigm that recapitulates both rostrocaudal (R/C) and dorsoventral (D/V) patterning, enabling derivation of diverse pCNS neurons with discrete regional specificity. First, neuromesodermal progenitors (NMPs) with discrete HOX profiles are converted to pCNS progenitors (pCNSPs). Then, by tuning D/V signaling, pCNSPs are directed to locomotor or somatosensory neurons. Expansive single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis coupled with a novel computational pipeline allowed us to detect hundreds of transcriptional markers within region-specific phenotypes, enabling discovery of gene expression patterns across R/C and D/V developmental axes. These findings highlight the potential of these resources to advance a mechanistic understanding of pCNS development, enhance in vitro models, and inform therapeutic strategies. FAU - Iyer, Nisha R AU - Iyer NR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9597-0936 AD - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. FAU - Shin, Junha AU - Shin J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3175-3446 AD - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. FAU - Cuskey, Stephanie AU - Cuskey S AD - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. FAU - Tian, Yucheng AU - Tian Y AD - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. FAU - Nicol, Noah R AU - Nicol NR AD - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. FAU - Doersch, Tessa E AU - Doersch TE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7426-9606 AD - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. FAU - Seipel, Frank AU - Seipel F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7823-5561 AD - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. FAU - McCalla, Sunnie Grace AU - McCalla SG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4292-8694 AD - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. AD - Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. FAU - Roy, Sushmita AU - Roy S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3694-1705 AD - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. AD - Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. FAU - Ashton, Randolph S AU - Ashton RS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6842-7022 AD - Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. LA - eng GR - F32 NS083291/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - F32 NS106740/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 GM117339/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM007133/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220930 PL - United States TA - Sci Adv JT - Science advances JID - 101653440 RN - 63231-63-0 (RNA) SB - IM MH - Cell Differentiation/genetics MH - Central Nervous System MH - Humans MH - *Neurons/physiology MH - RNA MH - *Transcriptome PMC - PMC9524835 EDAT- 2022/10/01 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/05 06:00 PMCR- 2022/09/30 CRDT- 2022/09/30 14:04 PHST- 2022/09/30 14:04 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - abn7430 [pii] AID - 10.1126/sciadv.abn7430 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Sci Adv. 2022 Sep 30;8(39):eabn7430. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abn7430. Epub 2022 Sep 30.