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Differentiation Trajectory of Limbal Stem and Progenitor Cells under Normal Homeostasis and upon Corneal Wounding

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CELLS
Volume 11, Issue 13, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells11131983

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hedging; transaction costs; dynamic programming; risk management; post-decision state variable

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  1. Startup Package from Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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This study identified two different types of putative limbal stem cells (LSCs) and several types of limbal progenitor cells (LPCs) using single-cell RNA sequencing. The findings contribute to a better understanding of corneal epithelial regeneration and wound healing.
Limbal stem cells (LSCs) reside discretely at limbus surrounded by niche cells and progenitor cells. The aim of this study is to identify the heterogeneous cell populations at limbus under normal homeostasis and upon wounding using single-cell RNA sequencing in a mouse model. Two putative LSC types were identified which showed a differentiation trajectory into limbal progenitor cell (LPC) types under normal homeostasis and during wound healing. They were designated as putative active LSCs and putative quiescent LSCs, respectively, because the former type actively divided upon wounding while the later type stayed at a quiescent status upon wounding. The putative quiescent LSCs might contribute to a barrier function due to their characteristic markers regulating vascular and epithelial barrier and growth. Different types of LPCs at different proliferative statuses were identified in unwounded and wounded corneas with distinctive markers. Four maturation markers (Aldh3, Slurp1, Tkt, and Krt12) were screened out for corneal epithelium, which showed an increased expression along the differentiation trajectory during corneal epithelial maturation. In conclusion, our study identified two different types of putative LSCs and several types of putative LPCs under normal homeostasis and upon wounding, which will facilitate the understanding of corneal epithelial regeneration and wound healing.

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