Size-dependent temporal decoupling of morphogenesis and transcriptional programs in gastruloids
Bennabi, I.; Hansen, P.; Merle, M.; Pineau, J.; Lopez-Delisle, L.; Kolly, d.; Duboule, D.; Mayran, A.; Gregor, T.
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Understanding the interplay between cell fate specification and morphogenetic changes remains a central challenge in developmental biology. Gastruloids, self-organizing stem cell-based models of post-implantation mammalian development, provide a powerful platform to address this question. Here, we show that physical parameters, particularly system size, critically influence the timing and outcomes of morphogenetic processes. Larger gastruloids exhibit delayed symmetry breaking, increased multipolarity, and prolonged axial elongation, with morphogenesis driven by system size. Despite these variations, transcriptional programs and cell fate composition remain remarkably stable across a broad size range. Notably, extreme sizes show distinct transcriptional modules and clear shifts in gene expression patterns. Intriguingly, size perturbation experiments rescued the morphogenetic and pattern phenotypes observed in extreme sizes, demonstrating the remarkable adaptability of gastruloids to their effective system size. These findings establish gastruloids as versatile models for studying spatiotemporal dynamics in mammalian embryogenesis and reveal how physical constraints decouple transcriptional from morphogenetic programs.
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