Regulatory mechanisms orchestrating cellular diversity of Cd36+ olfactory sensory neurons revealed by scRNA-seq and scATAC-seq analysis.

Cell Rep

State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Innovation Center for Evolutionary Synthetic Biology, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China. Electronic address:

Published: September 2024

Recent discoveries have revealed remarkable complexity within olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs), including the existence of two OSN populations based on the expression of Cd36. However, the regulatory mechanisms governing this cellular diversity in the same cell type remain elusive. Here, we show the preferential expression of 79 olfactory receptors in Cd36+ OSNs and the anterior projection characteristics of Cd36+ OSNs, indicating the non-randomness of Cd36 expression. The integrated analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and scATAC-seq reveals that the differences in Cd36+/- OSNs occur at the immature OSN stage, with Mef2a and Hdac9 being important regulators of developmental divergence. We hypothesize that the absence of Hdac9 may affect the activation of Mef2a, leading to the up-regulation of Mef2a target genes, including teashirt zinc finger family member 1 (Tshz1), in the Cd36+ OSN lineage. We validate that Tshz1 directly promotes Cd36 expression through enhancer bindings. Our study unravels the intricate regulatory landscape and principles governing cellular diversity in the olfactory system.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114671DOI Listing

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