Single cell sequencing reveals endothelial plasticity with transient mesenchymal activation after myocardial infarction

Endothelial cells play a critical role in the adaptation of tissues to injury and show a remarkable plasticity. Here the authors show, using single cell sequencing, that endothelial cells acquire a transient mesenchymal state associated with metabolic adaptation after myocardial infarction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lukas S. Tombor, David John, Simone F. Glaser, Guillermo Luxán, Elvira Forte, Milena Furtado, Nadia Rosenthal, Nina Baumgarten, Marcel H. Schulz, Janina Wittig, Eva-Maria Rogg, Yosif Manavski, Ariane Fischer, Marion Muhly-Reinholz, Kathrin Klee, Mario Looso, Carmen Selignow, Till Acker, Sofia-Iris Bibli, Ingrid Fleming, Ralph Patrick, Richard P. Harvey, Wesley T. Abplanalp, Stefanie Dimmeler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20905-1