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Public on Dec 08, 2022 |
Title |
Bulk RNA-Seq datasets supporting fibroblast polarization drives skin regeneration versus fibrosis in adult reindeer |
Organism |
Rangifer tarandus |
Experiment type |
Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing
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Summary |
In adult mammals, skin wound healing has evolved to favor rapid repair through formation of fibrotic scar. Consequently, skin wounds are dysfunctional and lead to chronic disfigurement and disability, yet the biologic mechanisms that drive fibrosis and prevent tissue regeneration remain unknown. Here, we report that reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) antler velvet exhibits regenerative wound healing, whereas identical full-thickness injury in dorsal back skin forms fibrotic scar. This regenerative capacity is retained even following ectopic transplantation of velvet to a scar-forming site, demonstrating that this latent regenerative capacity is innate to velvet cells and independent of local factors derived from the growing antler. Single cell RNA-sequencing of uninjured skin revealed a marked divergence in resting fibroblast transcriptional states and immunomodulatory function. Uninjured velvet fibroblast shared a striking resemblance with human fetal fibroblasts whereas uninjured back skin fibroblasts exhibited an overrepresentation of pro-inflammatory genes resembling adult human fibroblasts. Identical skin injury resulted in site-specific fibroblast polarization; back fibroblasts exacerbated the inflammatory response, whereas velvet fibroblasts adopted an immunosuppressive state and reverted back to a regeneration-competent ground state. Consequently, velvet wounds exhibited reduced immune infiltrate, accelerated adoption of anti-inflammatory immune states and expedited resolution of immune response. This study demonstrates reindeer as a novel mammalian model to study adult skin regeneration (velvet) and scar formation (back skin) within the same animal. Our study underscores the importance of fibroblast heterogeneity in shaping local immune cell functions that ultimately polarize wound healing outcomes. Purposeful, acute modulation of fibroblast-mediated immune signaling represents an important therapeutic avenue to mitigate scar and improve wound healing.
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Overall design |
34 samples were taken from 4 different animals, 2 wound sites, and 4 different time points. Expression values from Single-End bulk RNA-Seq.
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Contributor(s) |
Sinha S, Sparks H, Robbins H, Gowing K, Jaffer A, Arora R, Raredon MS, Cao L, Swanson S, Jiang P, Hee O, Pope H, Labit E, Workentine M, Niklason L, Rosin N, Muench G, Stewart R, Matyas J, McCorkell R, Biernaskie J |
Citation(s) |
36493752 |
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Submission date |
Mar 11, 2021 |
Last update date |
Mar 09, 2023 |
Contact name |
Jeff Biernaskie |
E-mail(s) |
jabierna@ucalgary.ca
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Phone |
4032107306
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Organization name |
University of Calgary
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Department |
Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine
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Lab |
Biernaskie Lab
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Street address |
3330 Hospital Drive NW
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City |
Calgary |
State/province |
Alberta |
ZIP/Postal code |
T2N4N1 |
Country |
Canada |
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Platforms (1) |
GPL29839 |
Illumina HiSeq 3000 (Rangifer tarandus) |
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Samples (34)
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This SubSeries is part of SuperSeries: |
GSE168748 |
Skin regeneration is enabled in the absence of fibroblast inflammatory priming |
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Relations |
BioProject |
PRJNA713917 |
SRA |
SRP310472 |
Supplementary file |
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Download |
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GSE168746_genes.ec.tab.gz |
1.1 Mb |
(ftp)(http) |
TAB |
GSE168746_genes.tpm.tab.gz |
1.1 Mb |
(ftp)(http) |
TAB |
SRA Run Selector |
Raw data are available in SRA |
Processed data are available on Series record |
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