Title | A single-cell atlas of the mouse and human prostate reveals heterogeneity and conservation of epithelial progenitors. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Authors | Crowley L, Cambuli F, Aparicio L, Shibata M, Robinson BD, Xuan S, Li W, Hibshoosh H, Loda M, Rabadan R, Shen MM |
Journal | Elife |
Volume | 9 |
Date Published | 2020 Sep 11 |
ISSN | 2050-084X |
Keywords | Animals, 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. |
DOI | 10.7554/eLife.59465 |
Alternate Journal | Elife |
PubMed ID | 32915138 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC7529463 |
Grant List | R01 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 |