Cell fate inclination within 2-cell and 4-cell mouse embryos revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing

 

Fernando H. Biase, Xiaoyi Cao, Sheng Zhong

 

University of California San Diego, UCSD

Department of Bioengineering

 

Supplemental files:

 

Expression of GADD45A in 4-cell mouse embryos

Embryo 1  .tiff  video

Embryo 2  .tiff  video

Embryo 3  .tiff  video

Embryo 4  .tiff  video

Embryo 5  .tiff  video

Embryo 6  .tiff  video

Embryo 7  .tiff  video

Embryo 8  .tiff  video

 

Expression of ACOX3 in mouse embryos

Embryo 1       .tiff

Embryo 2,3    .tiff

Embryo 4       .tiff

 

Expression of AP2S1 in mouse embryos

Embryo 1       .tiff

Embryo 2       .tiff

Embryo 3      .tiff

 

Expression of ZFP688 in mouse embryos

Embryo 1       .tiff

Embryo 2       .tiff

Embryo 3       .tiff

 

Negative control of the immunocytochemistry (no primary antibody)

Blastomere 1  .tiff

Embryo 1, 2   .tiff

 

 

Expression data (FPKM) of single cell RNA-sequencing from 2- and 4-cell mouse embryos.

Two-cells (n=10), 8,208 genes with FPKM>1 in 1 blastomere of all embryos:      file

Four-cells (n=5), 8,052 genes with FPKM>1 in 2 blastomeres of all embryos:      file

 

Unfiltered expression data (FPKM)

Zygotes:          file

Two-cells:       file

Four-cells:       file

 

 

Genes associated to embryonic genome activation (EGA), and stage specific mRNA depletion

Number of genes and criteria of selection:

Oocytes (n=5), 10,406 genes with FPKM>1 in 3 oocytes

Zygotes (n=9), 9,834 genes with FPKM>1 in 5 zygotes

Two-cells (n=10), 8,208 genes with FPKM>1 in 1 blastomere of all embryos

Four-cells (n=5), 8,052 genes with FPKM>1 in 2 blastomeres of all embryos

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File 1- Embryo genomic activation: Genes with expression detected in 1-, 2, and 4-cell stage but not in oocytes.

File 2- Depletion of mRNA between 1- and 2- cell stages.

File 3- Depletion of mRNA between 2- and 4- cell stages.