Microglia development follows a stepwise program to regulate brain homeostasis

O Matcovitch-Natan, DR Winter, A Giladi… - Science, 2016 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Microglia, as the resident myeloid cells of the central nervous system, play
an important role in life-long brain maintenance and in pathology. Microglia are derived from …

Single-cell spatial reconstruction reveals global division of labour in the mammalian liver

KB Halpern, R Shenhav, O Matcovitch-Natan, B Toth… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The mammalian liver consists of hexagon-shaped lobules that are radially polarized by
blood flow and morphogens,,,. Key liver genes have been shown to be differentially …

[PDF][PDF] Lung single-cell signaling interaction map reveals basophil role in macrophage imprinting

M Cohen, A Giladi, AD Gorki, DG Solodkin, M Zada… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Lung development and function arises from the interactions between diverse cell types and
lineages. Using single-cell RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), we characterize the cellular …

[PDF][PDF] The spatiotemporal program of zonal liver regeneration following acute injury

S Ben-Moshe, T Veg, R Manco, S Dan, D Papinutti… - Cell Stem Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The liver carries a remarkable ability to regenerate rapidly after acute zonal damage. Single-
cell approaches are necessary to study this process, given the spatial heterogeneity of liver …

[PDF][PDF] Spatial reconstruction of single enterocytes uncovers broad zonation along the intestinal villus axis

AE Moor, Y Harnik, S Ben-Moshe, EE Massasa… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
The intestinal epithelium is a highly structured tissue composed of repeating crypt-villus
units. Enterocytes perform the diverse tasks of absorbing a wide range of nutrients while …

Paired-cell sequencing enables spatial gene expression mapping of liver endothelial cells

KB Halpern, R Shenhav, H Massalha, B Toth… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Spatially resolved single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) is a powerful approach for
inferring connections between a cell's identity and its position in a tissue. We recently …

[PDF][PDF] Bursty gene expression in the intact mammalian liver

KB Halpern, S Tanami, S Landen, M Chapal, L Szlak… - Molecular cell, 2015 - cell.com
Bursts of nascent mRNA have been shown to lead to substantial cell-cell variation in
unicellular organisms, facilitating diverse responses to environmental challenges. It is …

[PDF][PDF] Nuclear retention of mRNA in mammalian tissues

KB Halpern, I Caspi, D Lemze, M Levy, S Landen… - Cell reports, 2015 - cell.com
Summary mRNA is thought to predominantly reside in the cytoplasm, where it is translated
and eventually degraded. Although nuclear retention of mRNA has a regulatory potential, it …

Single cell dissection of plasma cell heterogeneity in symptomatic and asymptomatic myeloma

G Ledergor, A Weiner, M Zada, SY Wang, YC Cohen… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
Multiple myeloma, a plasma cell malignancy, is the second most common blood cancer.
Despite extensive research, disease heterogeneity is poorly characterized, hampering …

[HTML][HTML] Lgr5+ telocytes are a signaling source at the intestinal villus tip

K Bahar Halpern, H Massalha, RK Zwick… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The intestinal epithelium is a structured organ composed of crypts harboring Lgr5+ stem
cells, and villi harboring differentiated cells. Spatial transcriptomics have demonstrated …