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ECtomics SIGNED

Dissecting spinal cord ependymal cell heterogeneity by single-cell transcriptomics

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ECtomics project word cloud

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pseudotemporal lineage sequencing morphological cellular confocal mammalian advantage progeny realisation context individual renewing single types possess insights population expression uncover transcriptomes therapeutic microscopy rna ecs computational characterisation purposes obtain ependymal mice validate spinal fundamental molecular renew cutting edge specialised resolution self handful heterogeneous first localised markers heterogeneity cell relationships tissue neural interdisciplinary exist cells adult stem cord elucidate ec generate

Project "ECtomics" data sheet

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Coordinator	UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE Organization address address: Nethergate city: DUNDEE postcode: DD1 4HN website: www.dundee.ac.uk contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	United Kingdom [UK]
Total cost	183˙454 €
EC max contribution	183˙454 € (100%)
Programme	1. H2020-EU.1.3.2. (Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility)
Code Call	H2020-MSCA-IF-2016
Funding Scheme	MSCA-IF-EF-ST
Starting year	2017
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2017-04-01 to 2019-03-31

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE Organization address address: Nethergate city: DUNDEE postcode: DD1 4HN website: www.dundee.ac.uk contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	UK (DUNDEE)	coordinator	183˙454.00

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Project objective

Cells with stem cell potential, this is with the ability to self-renew and generate specialised progeny, exist in the adult mammalian spinal cord. Previous studies localised this potential within the ependymal cell (EC) population. However, ECs are rather heterogeneous based on their morphological features and the expression of a handful of neural stem cell markers. In this interdisciplinary research proposal, I aim to uncover the cellular and molecular heterogeneity of ECs at the level of individual cells. I propose to take advantage of cutting-edge single-cell RNA-sequencing technology to obtain the transcriptomes of individual ECs from the spinal cord of adult mice. Using advanced computational methods, I will establish EC types and states and use pseudotemporal ordering to elucidate potential lineage relationships among ECs. I will then validate these findings in the tissue context, using high-resolution confocal microscopy. This first comprehensive characterisation of spinal cord ECs will provide novel and fundamental insights into how ECs possess and maintain their unique self-renewing properties. In the future, this will facilitate realisation of the potential of spinal cord stem cells for therapeutic purposes.

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