Single-cell transcriptome maps of myeloid blood cell lineages in Drosophila

Bumsik Cho, Sang Ho Yoon, Daewon Lee, Ferdinand Koranteng, Sudhir Gopal Tattikota, Nuri Cha, Mingyu Shin, Hobin Do, Yanhui Hu, Sue Young Oh, Daehan Lee, A. Vipin Menon, Seok Jun Moon, Norbert Perrimon, Jin Wu Nam, Jiwon Shim

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Abstract

The Drosophila lymph gland, the larval hematopoietic organ comprised of prohemocytes and mature hemocytes, has been a valuable model for understanding mechanisms underlying hematopoiesis and immunity. Three types of mature hemocytes have been characterized in the lymph gland: plasmatocytes, lamellocytes, and crystal cells, which are analogous to vertebrate myeloid cells, yet molecular underpinnings of the lymph gland hemocytes have been less investigated. Here, we use single-cell RNA sequencing to comprehensively analyze heterogeneity of developing hemocytes in the lymph gland, and discover previously undescribed hemocyte types including adipohemocytes, stem-like prohemocytes, and intermediate prohemocytes. Additionally, we identify the developmental trajectory of hemocytes during normal development as well as the emergence of the lamellocyte lineage following active cellular immunity caused by wasp infestation. Finally, we establish similarities and differences between embryonically derived- and larval lymph gland hemocytes. Altogether, our study provides detailed insights into the hemocyte development and cellular immune responses at single-cell resolution.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4483
JournalNature communications
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Dec 1

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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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