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Series GSE225071 Query DataSets for GSE225071
Status Public on Feb 13, 2023
Title Evaluating the mouse neural precursor line, SN4741, as a suitable proxy for midbrain dopaminergic neurons [Bulk RNA-seq]
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment type Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing
Summary To overcome the ethical and technical limitations of in vivo human disease models, the broader scientific community frequently employs model organism-derived cell lines to investigate of disease mechanisms, pathways, and therapeutic strategies. Despite the widespread use of certain in vitro models, many still lack contemporary genomic analysis supporting their use as a proxy for the affected human cells and tissues. Consequently, it is imperative to determine how accurately and effectively any proposed biological surrogate may reflect the biological processes it is assumed to model. One such cellular surrogate of human disease is the established mouse neural precursor cell line, SN4741, which has been used to elucidate mechanisms of neurotoxicity in Parkinson disease for over 25 years. Here, we are using a combination of classic and contemporary genomic techniques – karyotyping, RT-qPCR, single cell RNA-seq, bulk RNA-seq, and ATAC-seq – to characterize the transcriptional landscape, chromatin landscape, and genomic architecture of this cell line, and evaluate its suitability as a proxy for midbrain dopaminergic neurons in the study of Parkinson disease. We find that SN4741 cells possess an unstable triploidy and consistently exhibits low expression of dopaminergic neuron markers across assays, even when the cell line is shifted to the non-permissive temperature that drives differentiation. The transcriptional signatures of SN4741 cells suggest that they are maintained in an undifferentiated state at the permissive temperature and differentiate into immature neurons at the non-permissive temperature; however, they may not be dopaminergic neuron precursors, as previously suggested. Additionally, the chromatin landscapes of SN4741 cells, in both the differentiated and undifferentiated states, are not concordant with the open chromatin profiles of ex vivo, mouse E15.5 forebrain- or midbrain-derived dopaminergic neurons. Overall, our data suggest that SN4741 cells may reflect early aspects of neuronal differentiation but are likely not a suitable a proxy for dopaminergic neurons as previously thought. The implications of this study extend broadly, illuminating the need for robust biological and genomic rationale underpinning the use of in vitro models of molecular processes.
 
Overall design 8 Bulk RNA-seq samples: 4 from SN4741 cells cultured at 37C, 4 from SN4741 cells cultured at 39C
 
Contributor(s) Boyd RJ, McClymont SA, Barrientos NB, Hook PW, Law WD, Rose RJ, Waite EL, Rathinavelu J, Avramopoulos D, McCallion AS
Citation(s) 36824793, 37286935
Submission date Feb 10, 2023
Last update date Sep 07, 2023
Contact name Andrew S. McCallion
E-mail(s) andy@jhmi.edu
Organization name Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department Genetic Medicine
Lab McCallion
Street address 733 North Broadway
City Baltimore
State/province Maryland
ZIP/Postal code 21205
Country USA
 
Platforms (1)
GPL24247 Illumina NovaSeq 6000 (Mus musculus)
Samples (8)
GSM7038942 SN4741_RNAseq_37_rep1
GSM7038943 SN4741_RNAseq_37_rep2
GSM7038944 SN4741_RNAseq_37_rep3
This SubSeries is part of SuperSeries:
GSE225084 Evaluating the mouse neural precursor line, SN4741, as a suitable proxy for midbrain dopaminergic neurons
Relations
BioProject PRJNA933654

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GSE225071_gencode.vM24.counts.txt.gz 4.1 Mb (ftp)(http) TXT
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