Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveal Disrupted Kidney Filter Cell-Cell Interactions after Early and Selective Podocyte Injury

The health of the kidney filtration barrier requires communication among podocytes, endothelial cells, and mesangial cells. Disruption of these cell-cell interactions is thought to contribute to disease progression in chronic kidney diseases (CKDs). Podocyte ablation via doxycycline-inducible deleti...

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Main Authors: Chen, F. (Author), Chen, H. (Author), Clark, A.R (Author), Greka, A. (Author), Marshall, J. (Author), Montesinos, M.S (Author), Nguyen, L. (Author), Zhou, Y. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2022
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520 3 |a The health of the kidney filtration barrier requires communication among podocytes, endothelial cells, and mesangial cells. Disruption of these cell-cell interactions is thought to contribute to disease progression in chronic kidney diseases (CKDs). Podocyte ablation via doxycycline-inducible deletion of an essential endogenous molecule, CTCF [inducible podocyte-specific CTCF deletion (iCTCFpod−/−)], is sufficient to drive progressive CKD. However, the earliest events connecting podocyte injury to disrupted intercellular communication within the kidney filter remain unclear. Single-cell RNA sequencing of kidney tissue from iCTCFpod−/− mice after 1 week of doxycycline induction was performed to generate a map of the earliest transcriptional effects of podocyte injury on cell-cell interactions at single-cell resolution. A subset of podocytes had the earliest signs of injury due to disrupted gene programs for cytoskeletal regulation and mitochondrial function. Surviving podocytes up-regulated collagen type IV ɑ5, causing reactive changes in integrin expression in endothelial populations and mesangial cells. Intercellular interaction analysis revealed several receptor-ligand-target gene programs as drivers of endothelial cell injury and abnormal matrix deposition. This analysis reveals the earliest disruptive changes within the kidney filter, pointing to new, actionable targets within a therapeutic window that may allow us to maximize the success of much needed therapeutic interventions for CKDs. © 2022 American Society for Investigative Pathology 
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650 0 4 |a collagen type 4 
650 0 4 |a controlled study 
650 0 4 |a cytoskeleton 
650 0 4 |a female 
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650 0 4 |a glomerulus filtration 
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650 0 4 |a knockout mouse 
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650 0 4 |a Mice, Knockout 
650 0 4 |a mitochondrion 
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650 0 4 |a pathology 
650 0 4 |a podocyte 
650 0 4 |a Podocytes 
650 0 4 |a protein expression 
650 0 4 |a Renal Insufficiency, Chronic 
650 0 4 |a RNA sequencing 
650 0 4 |a signal transduction 
650 0 4 |a single cell analysis 
650 0 4 |a Single-Cell Analysis 
650 0 4 |a transcriptome 
650 0 4 |a Transcriptome 
650 0 4 |a transcriptomics 
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700 1 0 |a Chen, F.  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Chen, H.  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Clark, A.R.  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Greka, A.  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Marshall, J.  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Montesinos, M.S.  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Nguyen, L.  |e author 
700 1 0 |a Zhou, Y.  |e author 
773 |t American Journal of Pathology