The Pediatric Cell Atlas: Defining the Growth Phase of Human Development at Single-Cell Resolution

Authors

Deanne M. Taylor, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Bruce J. Aronow, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Kai Tan, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Kathrin Bernt, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Nathan Salomonis, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Casey S. Greene, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Alina Frolova, Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Sarah E. Henrickson, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Andrew Wells, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Liming Pei, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jyoti K. Jaiswal, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science
Jeffrey Whitsett, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Kathryn E. Hamilton, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Sonya A. MacParland, University of Toronto
Judith Kelsen, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Robert O. Heuckeroth, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
S. Steven Potter, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Laura A. Vella, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Natalie A. Terry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Louis R. Ghanem, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Benjamin C. Kennedy, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Ingo Helbig, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Kathleen E. Sullivan, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Leslie Castelo-Soccio, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Arnold Kreigstein, University of California, San Francisco
Florian Herse, Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine
Martijn C. Nawijn, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen
Gerard H. Koppelman, University Medical Center Groningen, Centre for Revalidation (Beatrix Children's Hospital)
Melissa Haendel, Oregon Health & Science University
Nomi L. Harris, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jo Lynne Rokita, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Yuanchao Zhang, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-8-2019

Journal

Developmental Cell

Volume

49

Issue

1

DOI

10.1016/j.devcel.2019.03.001

Abstract

Single-cell gene expression analyses of mammalian tissues have uncovered profound stage-specific molecular regulatory phenomena that have changed the understanding of unique cell types and signaling pathways critical for lineage determination, morphogenesis, and growth. We discuss here the case for a Pediatric Cell Atlas as part of the Human Cell Atlas consortium to provide single-cell profiles and spatial characterization of gene expression across human tissues and organs. Such data will complement adult and developmentally focused HCA projects to provide a rich cytogenomic framework for understanding not only pediatric health and disease but also environmental and genetic impacts across the human lifespan. We discuss the case for a Pediatric Cell Atlas as part of the Human Cell Atlas consortium. Such data will complement adult and developmentally focused HCA projects to provide a rich cytogenomic framework for understanding not only pediatric health and disease but also environmental and genetic impacts across the human lifespan.

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