A fast, scalable and versatile tool for analysis of single-cell omics data

K Zhang, NR Zemke, EJ Armand, B Ren - Nature methods, 2024 - nature.com
Single-cell omics technologies have revolutionized the study of gene regulation in complex
tissues. A major computational challenge in analyzing these datasets is to project the large …

[HTML][HTML] Role of H3K4 monomethylation in gene regulation

Z Wang, B Ren - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•H3K4 monomethylation (H3K4me1) is a conserved histone mark.•H3K4me1 is
implicated in various regulatory stages of gene regulation.•Data supporting and opposing a …

[HTML][HTML] Conserved and divergent gene regulatory programs of the mammalian neocortex

NR Zemke, EJ Armand, W Wang, S Lee, J Zhou, YE Li… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Divergence of cis-regulatory elements drives species-specific traits, but how this manifests in
the evolution of the neocortex at the molecular and cellular level remains unclear. Here we …

Mapping the chromatin accessibility landscape of zebrafish embryogenesis at single-cell resolution by SPATAC-seq

K Sun, X Liu, R Xu, C Liu, A Meng, X Lan - Nature Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Currently, the dynamic accessible elements that determine regulatory programs responsible
for the unique identity and function of each cell type during zebrafish embryogenesis lack …

Nano-CUT&Tag for multimodal chromatin profiling at single-cell resolution

JR Bárcenas-Walls, F Ansaloni, B Hervé… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The ability to comprehensively analyze the chromatin state with single-cell resolution is
crucial for understanding gene regulatory principles in heterogenous tissues or during …

Simultaneous single-cell analysis of 5mC and 5hmC with SIMPLE-seq

D Bai, X Zhang, H Xiang, Z Guo, C Zhu, C Yi - Nature Biotechnology, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Dynamic 5-methylcytosine (5mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC)
modifications to DNA regulate gene expression in a cell-type-specific manner and are …

scNanoSeq-CUT&Tag: a single-cell long-read CUT&Tag sequencing method for efficient chromatin modification profiling within individual cells

Q Li, Y Guo, Z Wu, X Xu, Z Jiang, S Qi, Z Liu, L Wen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chromatin modifications are fundamental epigenetic marks that determine genome
functions, but it remains challenging to profile those of repetitive elements and complex …

Droplet Hi-C enables scalable, single-cell profiling of chromatin architecture in heterogeneous tissues

L Chang, Y Xie, B Taylor, Z Wang, J Sun… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Current methods for analyzing chromatin architecture are not readily scalable to
heterogeneous tissues. Here we introduce Droplet Hi-C, which uses a commercial …

Droplet-based single-cell sequencing: Strategies and applications

Y Shang, Z Wang, L Xi, Y Wang, M Liu, Y Feng… - Biotechnology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Notable advancements in single-cell omics technologies have not only addressed
longstanding challenges but also enabled unprecedented studies of cellular heterogeneity …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating Methods for the Prediction of Cell Type-Specific Enhancers in the Mammalian Cortex

NJ Johansen, N Kempynck, NR Zemke… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Identifying cell type-specific enhancers in the brain is critical to building genetic tools for
investigating the mammalian brain. Computational methods for functional enhancer …