Single-cell transcriptomics reveal the dynamic of haematopoietic stem cell production in the aorta

Abstract

Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are generated from haemogenic endothelial (HE) cells in vertebrate embryo aortas. Here, the authors perform single-cell RNA-sequencing of cells isolated from embryonic mouse aortas to identify genes and transcription factor networks activated during the endothelial-to-haematopoietic switch.