Study
Single-cell RNA-seq of cervix and placenta
| Study ID | Alternative Stable ID | Type |
|---|---|---|
| EGAS00001007044 | Other |
Study Description
Placental trophoblasts have been detected in cervical smears early in gestation, creating opportunities for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. However, trophoblast isolation is limited by the lack of a cell catalogue and molecular profile of cervical smears. To establish an atlas and to explore the potential of single-cell RNA-sequencing to detect cervical trophoblasts, 10,539 single-cell transcriptomes from 12 non-invasive exocervical smears from pregnant women were profiled. In addition, we characterized 34,565 cells from six placental biopsies. We uncovered a novel extravillous trophoblast cell subtype characterized by epithelial marker genes and reduced HLA-G expression. Integration of both cell atlases demonstrated surprisingly similar expression profiles between maternal epithelial cells and placental extravillous trophoblasts, indicating that these trophoblasts retained epithelial properties without an invasive mesenchymal phenotype. Additionally, differential expression analysis identified novel markers discriminating cervical and placental cell types. Those analyses may ... (Show More)
Study Datasets 1 dataset.
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| Dataset ID | Description | Technology | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGAD00001010094 |
Fastq files of single-cell RNA-sequencing data generated with 10X Genomics of twelve non-invasive cervical samples from pregnant women (7-12 weeks gestational age) and six placental biopsies from patients who had a recurrent miscarriage early during gestation (<12 weeks gestational age).
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Illumina NovaSeq 6000 | 18 |
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