Table 1 Key pluripotency-associated and NCC-specifier genes are differentially expressed in Nr6a1 null embryos compared to control littermates

From: NR6A1 is essential for neural crest cell specification, formation and survival

scRNA-seq

Gene

log2(Nr6a1 Null/WT)

Adjusted P value

Cell Population

Oct4

4.107

5.86E-04

NPB

Nanog

5.379

3.03E-05

NPB

Sox10

−1.961

7.85E-06

NCC

RNA-seq

Oct4

5.854

2.54E-117

bulk

Nanog

4.378

4.70E-34

bulk

Snai1

−0.955

1.71E-06

bulk

Foxd3

−0.855

0.031

bulk

Sox9

−0.293

0.147

bulk

Sox10

−1.293

1.89E-11

bulk

Zeb2

0.159

0.484

bulk

Twist1

−0.612

0.001

bulk

Microarray

Oct4

5.379

0.014

bulk

Nanog

3.408

0.014

bulk

Snai1

−0.256

0.373

bulk

Foxd3

−0.355

0.235

bulk

Sox9

−0.380

0.120

bulk

Sox10

−0.125

0.574

bulk

Zeb2

−0.325

0.205

bulk

Twist1

−0.121

0.656

bulk

  1. scRNA-seq was performed at E8.75-9.0 on the whole embryo. Bulk RNA-seq was performed at E9.5 on the anterior of the embryos. Finally, microarray was performed at E9.0 on the whole embryo. Across all three datasets, it was found that pluripotency-associated factors Oct4 and Nanog were upregulated while NCC-specifier and EMT genes were downregulated. Adjusted P value was determined by FDR (two-sided).