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  Trophectoderm

Overall DesignSingle-Cell RNA-seq
SummaryHere we provide fundamental insights into early human development by single-cell RNA-sequencing of human and mouse preimplantation embryos. We elucidate conserved transcriptional programs along with those that are human-specific. Importantly, we validate our RNA-sequencing findings at the protein level, which further reveals differences in human and mouse embryo gene expression. For example, we identify several genes exclusively expressed in the human pluripotent epiblast including the transcription factor KLF17. Key components of the TGF-β signaling pathway including NODAL, GDF3, TGFBR1/ALK5, LEFTY1, SMAD2, SMAD4 and TDGF1 are also enriched in the human epiblast. Intriguingly, inhibition of TGF-β signaling abrogates NANOG expression in human epiblast cells, consistent with a requirement for this pathway in pluripotency. Although key trophectoderm factors Id2, Elf5, and Eomes are exclusively localized to this lineage in the mouse, the human orthologues are either absent or expressed in alternative lineages. Importantly, we also identify genes with conserved expression dynamics including Foxa2/FOXA2, which we show is restricted to the primitive endoderm in both human and mouse embryos. Comparisons of the human epiblast to existing embryonic stem cells (hESCs) reveals conservation of pluripotency but also additional pathways more enriched in hESCs. Our analysis highlights significant differences in human preimplantation development compared to mouse and provides a molecular blueprint to understand human embryogenesis and its relationship to stem cells.
Dataset viewGSE66507
PMID26293300

Samples in Trophectoderm

Displaying 1-10 of 16 results.
SeriesSampleInstrumentOrganismTitleCell Source
GSE66507GSM1624224Illumina HiSeq 2000Homo sapiensTE3.1Trophectoderm
GSE66507GSM1624226Illumina HiSeq 2000Homo sapiensTE3.2Trophectoderm
GSE66507GSM1624225Illumina HiSeq 2000Homo sapiensTE3.3Trophectoderm
GSE66507GSM1624227Illumina HiSeq 2000Homo sapiensTE3.4Trophectoderm
GSE66507GSM1624223Illumina HiSeq 2000Homo sapiensTE3.5Trophectoderm
GSE66507GSM1868815Illumina HiSeq 2000Homo sapiensTE3.6Trophectoderm
GSE66507GSM1868816Illumina HiSeq 2000Homo sapiensTE4.1Trophectoderm
GSE66507GSM1624230Illumina HiSeq 2000Homo sapiensTE8.1Trophectoderm
GSE66507GSM1624236Illumina HiSeq 2000Homo sapiensTE8.2Trophectoderm
GSE66507GSM1624235Illumina HiSeq 2000Homo sapiensTE8.3Trophectoderm

Gene rank in Trophectoderm

Displaying 11-20 of 21732 results.
Rank orderGene SymbolEnsembl ID
11GAPDHENSG00000111640
12FTLENSG00000087086
13HSPA8ENSG00000109971
14RPS3ENSG00000149273
15HSP90AB1ENSG00000096384
16MT-ND1ENSG00000198888
17RPS6ENSG00000137154
18MT-ND5ENSG00000198786
19MT-ATP6ENSG00000198899
20MT-ND2ENSG00000198763