An integrated single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the mouse hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus links transcriptional and function types

The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) is a highly complex brain region that is crucial for homeostatic<br> regulation through neuroendocrine signalling, outflow of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), and projections<br> to other brain areas. The past years, single-cell datasets of the hypothalamus have contributed immensely<br> to the current understanding of the diverse hypothalamic cellular composition. While the PVN has been<br> adequately classified functionally, its molecular classification is currently still insufficient. To address this, we created a detailed atlas of PVN transcriptional cell types by integrating various PVN<br> single-cell datasets into a recently published hypothalamus single-cell transcriptome atlas. Furthermore, we<br> functionally profiled transcriptional cell types, based on relevant literature, existing retrograde tracing data<br> and existing single-cell data of a PVN-projection target region.