Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

A single-cell transcriptional atlas reveals resident progenitor cell niche functions in TMJ disc development and injury

  • Ruiye Bi,
  • Qing Yin,
  • Haohan Li,
  • Xianni Yang,
  • Yiru Wang,
  • Qianli Li,
  • Han Fang,
  • Peiran Li,
  • Ping Lyu,
  • Yi Fan,
  • Binbin Ying,
  • Songsong Zhu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36406-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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The transcriptional network in TMJ disc development and injury remains poorly characterized. Here they generate a scRNA-seq atlas of mouse TMJ disc, and identify the resident progenitor population and how its transcriptional reprogramming contributes to disc repair.