Molecular characteristics and spatial distribution of adult human corneal cell subtypes

AJ Ligocki, W Fury, C Gutierrez, C Adler, T Yang… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Bulk RNA sequencing of a tissue captures the gene expression profile from all cell types
combined. Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies discrete cell-signatures based on …

Single cell transcriptomics reveals the heterogeneity of the human cornea to identify novel markers of the limbus and stroma

P Català, N Groen, JA Dehnen, E Soares… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The cornea is the clear window that lets light into the eye. It is composed of five layers:
epithelium, Bowman's layer, stroma, Descemet's membrane and endothelium. The …

Characterization of slow cycling corneal limbal epithelial cells identifies putative stem cell markers

R Sartaj, C Zhang, P Wan, Z Pasha, V Guaiquil… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
In order to identify reliable markers of corneal epithelial stem cells, we employed an
inducible transgenic “pulse-chase” murine model (K5Tta× TRE-H2BGFP) to localize, purify …

Single-cell transcriptomics identifies limbal stem cell population and cell types mapping its differentiation trajectory in limbal basal epithelium of human cornea

DQ Li, S Kim, JM Li, Q Gao, J Choi, F Bian, J Hu… - The ocular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose This study aimed to uncover novel cell types in heterogenous basal limbus of
human cornea for identifying LSC at single cell resolution. Methods Single cells of human …

Molecular identity of human limbal heterogeneity involved in corneal homeostasis and privilege

S Dou, Q Wang, X Qi, B Zhang, H Jiang, S Chen… - The ocular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose The corneal limbus maintains the homeostasis, immune and angiogenic privilege
of cornea. This study aimed to depict the landscape of human limbal tissues by single-cell …

[HTML][HTML] A single cell atlas of human cornea that defines its development, limbal progenitor cells and their interactions with the immune cells

J Collin, R Queen, D Zerti, S Bojic, B Dorgau, N Moyse… - The ocular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Single cell (sc) analyses of key embryonic, fetal and adult stages were performed to
generate a comprehensive single cell atlas of all the corneal and adjacent conjunctival cell …

[HTML][HTML] Differentiation and molecular profiling of human embryonic stem cell-derived corneal epithelial cells

J Brzeszczynska, K Samuel… - International …, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
It has been suggested that the isolation of scalable populations of limbal stem cells may lead
to radical changes in ocular therapy. In particular, the derivation and transplantation of …

Transcriptome dataset of human corneal endothelium based on ribosomal RNA-depleted RNA-Seq data

Y Tokuda, N Okumura, Y Komori, N Hanada, K Tashiro… - Scientific Data, 2020 - nature.com
The corneal endothelium maintains corneal transparency; consequently, damage to this
endothelium by a number of pathological conditions results in severe vision loss. Publicly …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation of the transcriptomic profile of mouse periocular mesenchyme during formation of the embryonic cornea

J Ma, P Lwigale - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2019 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Defects in neural crest development are a major contributing factor in corneal
dysgenesis, but little is known about the genetic landscape during corneal development …

3D map of the human corneal endothelial cell

Z He, F Forest, P Gain, D Rageade, A Bernard… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Corneal endothelial cells (CECs) are terminally differentiated cells, specialized in regulating
corneal hydration and transparency. They are highly polarized flat cells that separate the …