Uncovering the transcriptomic heterogeneity of pancreatic endothelial cells using integrative and comparative single cell gene expression analysis
Khan, S. T.; Ahuja, N.; Taib, S.; Vohra, S.; Cleaver, O.; Nunes, S. S.
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The pancreatic islet vasculature displays tissue-specific physiological and functional adaptations that support rapid glucose sensing and insulin response by {beta}-cells. To uncover the transcriptomic basis of this specialization, we performed a meta-analysis of multi-organ single cell RNA sequencing atlases employing a unique strategy to avoid transcriptomic contamination. We identified biologically relevant genes involved in sphingosine-1-phosphate-mediated insulin-secretion (PLPP1, RDX, CDC42EP1), islet basement membrane formation (SPARC, COL15A1), endothelial cell (EC) permeability (PLVAP, EHD4), membrane transporters (CD320, SLCO2A1) and developmental transcription factors (NKX2-3, AHR). These were validated in silico in independent datasets. We further established the first integrated transcriptomic atlas of human pancreatic ECs and described two unique capillary subpopulations: exocrine and endocrine pancreas ECs. We validated the spatial localization of key markers using RNAscope and immunofluorescence staining on mouse pancreatic tissue cross-sections. Our findings provide novel insights into pancreatic EC heterogeneity and islet EC function with potential implications in therapeutic strategies.
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