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. 2020 Oct 28;11:5434. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19234-6

Fig. 5. RNA velocity reveals a commitment point at the IFE.T/IFE.D transition.

Fig. 5

a Pseudotime trajectories showing IFE differentiation going from IFE-B to IFE-T to IFE-D to IFE-TD for the two WT (left) and two Grhl3/ (right) P0 IFEs. The Grhl3/ differentiation trajectory has a branch which is attributed to the IFE-A1 population and expansion of basal, proliferating cells. b Expression of Krt14, Krt5, Krt10, and Krt1 projected on the pseudotime trajectory for the WT (left) and the Grhl3/ (right) IFE. c RNA-Velocity analysis of the pseudotime trajectory of IFE cells for WT1, WT2, Grhl3/1, Grhl3−/−2. Direction of the arrows points to the fate the cells are heading toward; length of the arrows reflects how fast the cells are heading toward a particular fate. Note IFE differentiation is marked by a clear commitment point (arrowhead) and is a one-step, continuous process with no intermediary stages in the WT. In contrast, most cells fail to proceed through the commitment point (arrowhead) and transition cells show a propensity to go back to basal fate in the Grhl3−/− IFE.