A single-cell atlas of the mouse and human prostate reveals heterogeneity and conservation of epithelial progenitors.

TitleA single-cell atlas of the mouse and human prostate reveals heterogeneity and conservation of epithelial progenitors.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsCrowley L, Cambuli F, Aparicio L, Shibata M, Robinson BD, Xuan S, Li W, Hibshoosh H, Loda M, Rabadan R, Shen MM
JournalElife
Volume9
Date Published2020 Sep 11
ISSN2050-084X
KeywordsAnimals, Cells, Cultured, Epithelial Cells, Humans, Male, Mice, Organoids, Prostate, Single-Cell Analysis, Stem Cells
Abstract

Understanding the cellular constituents of the prostate is essential for identifying the cell of origin for prostate adenocarcinoma. Here, we describe a comprehensive single-cell atlas of the adult mouse prostate epithelium, which displays extensive heterogeneity. We observe distal lobe-specific luminal epithelial populations (LumA, LumD, LumL, and LumV), a proximally enriched luminal population (LumP) that is not lobe-specific, and a periurethral population (PrU) that shares both basal and luminal features. Functional analyses suggest that LumP and PrU cells have multipotent progenitor activity in organoid formation and tissue reconstitution assays. Furthermore, we show that mouse distal and proximal luminal cells are most similar to human acinar and ductal populations, that a PrU-like population is conserved between species, and that the mouse lateral prostate is most similar to the human peripheral zone. Our findings elucidate new prostate epithelial progenitors, and help resolve long-standing questions about anatomical relationships between the mouse and human prostate.

DOI10.7554/eLife.59465
Alternate JournalElife
PubMed ID32915138
PubMed Central IDPMC7529463
Grant ListR01 CA238005 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
P30 CA016087 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
W81XWH-18-1-0424 / / Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program / International
K99 CA194287 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
U54 CA193313 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
P30 CA013696 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
DGE-16-44869 / / National Science Foundation / International
P50 CA211024 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
S10 OD019974 / OD / NIH HHS / United States
S10 OD026845 / OD / NIH HHS / United States