PUBLICATION

A single-cell atlas of de novo β-cell regeneration reveals the contribution of hybrid β/δ-cells to diabetes recovery in zebrafish

Authors
Singh, S.P., Chawla, P., Hnatiuk, A., Kamel, M., Silva, L.D., Spanjaard, B., Eski, S.E., Janjuha, S., Olivares-Chauvet, P., Kayisoglu, O., Rost, F., Bläsche, J., Kränkel, A., Petzold, A., Kurth, T., Reinhardt, S., Junker, J.P., Ninov, N.
ID
ZDB-PUB-220129-7
Date
2022
Source
Development (Cambridge, England)   149(2): (Journal)
Registered Authors
Eski, Sema Elif, Janjuha, Sharan, Kamel, Margrit, Kayisoglu, Ozge, Ninov, Nikolay, Singh, Sumeet Pal
Keywords
Beta-cell, Cell fate, Cell plasticity, Diabetes, Gamma-cell, Insulin, Pancreas, Regeneration, Single cell, Zebrafish
Datasets
GEO:GSE152696, GEO:GSE152695, GEO:GSE152199, GEO:GSE152697, GEO:GSE166052
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Calcium/metabolism
  • Diabetes Mellitus/metabolism*
  • Diabetes Mellitus/pathology
  • Glucose/metabolism
  • Insulin/metabolism
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells/cytology*
  • Insulin-Secreting Cells/metabolism
  • Regeneration*
  • Single-Cell Analysis
  • Somatostatin-Secreting Cells/cytology*
  • Somatostatin-Secreting Cells/metabolism
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
35088828 Full text @ Development
Abstract
Regeneration-competent species possess the ability to reverse the progression of severe diseases by restoring the function of the damaged tissue. However, the cellular dynamics underlying this capability remain unexplored. Here, we have used single-cell transcriptomics to map de novo β-cell regeneration during induction and recovery from diabetes in zebrafish. We show that the zebrafish has evolved two distinct types of somatostatin-producing δ-cells, which we term δ1- and δ2-cells. Moreover, we characterize a small population of glucose-responsive islet cells, which share the hormones and fate-determinants of both β- and δ1-cells. The transcriptomic analysis of β-cell regeneration reveals that β/δ hybrid cells provide a prominent source of insulin expression during diabetes recovery. Using in vivo calcium imaging and cell tracking, we further show that the hybrid cells form de novo and acquire glucose-responsiveness in the course of regeneration. The overexpression of dkk3, a gene enriched in hybrid cells, increases their formation in the absence of β-cell injury. Finally, interspecies comparison shows that plastic δ1-cells are partially related to PP cells in the human pancreas. Our work provides an atlas of β-cell regeneration and indicates that the rapid formation of glucose-responsive hybrid cells contributes to the resolution of diabetes in zebrafish.
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Expression
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Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping