Hidden heterogeneity and circadian-controlled cell fate inferred from single cell lineages

Shaon Chakrabarti, Andrew L. Paek, Jose Reyes, Kathleen A. Lasick, Galit Lahav () and Franziska Michor ()
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Shaon Chakrabarti: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Andrew L. Paek: Harvard Medical School
Jose Reyes: Harvard Medical School
Kathleen A. Lasick: University of Arizona
Galit Lahav: Harvard Medical School
Franziska Michor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract The origin of lineage correlations among single cells and the extent of heterogeneity in their intermitotic times (IMT) and apoptosis times (AT) remain incompletely understood. Here we developed single cell lineage-tracking experiments and computational algorithms to uncover correlations and heterogeneity in the IMT and AT of a colon cancer cell line before and during cisplatin treatment. These correlations could not be explained using simple protein production/degradation models. Sister cell fates were similar regardless of whether they divided before or after cisplatin administration and did not arise from proximity-related factors, suggesting fate determination early in a cell’s lifetime. Based on these findings, we developed a theoretical model explaining how the observed correlation structure can arise from oscillatory mechanisms underlying cell fate control. Our model recapitulated the data only with very specific oscillation periods that fit measured circadian rhythms, thereby suggesting an important role of the circadian clock in controlling cellular fates.

Date: 2018
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