Eleven grand challenges in single-cell data science

D Lähnemann, J Köster, E Szczurek, DJ McCarthy… - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
The recent boom in microfluidics and combinatorial indexing strategies, combined with low
sequencing costs, has empowered single-cell sequencing technology. Thousands—or even …

Lineage tracing meets single-cell omics: opportunities and challenges

DE Wagner, AM Klein - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
A fundamental goal of developmental and stem cell biology is to map the developmental
history (ontogeny) of differentiated cell types. Recent advances in high-throughput single …

Nasal ciliated cells are primary targets for SARS-CoV-2 replication in the early stage of COVID-19

JH Ahn, JM Kim, SP Hong, SY Choi… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The upper respiratory tract is compromised in the early period of COVID-19, but SARS-CoV-
2 tropism at the cellular level is not fully defined. Unlike recent single-cell RNA-Seq analyses …

Single-cell DNA methylation and 3D genome architecture in the human brain

W Tian, J Zhou, A Bartlett, Q Zeng, H Liu, RG Castanon… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Delineating the gene-regulatory programs underlying complex cell types is fundamental for
understanding brain function in health and disease. Here, we comprehensively examined …

Single-cell transcriptional diversity is a hallmark of developmental potential

GS Gulati, SS Sikandar, DJ Wesche, A Manjunath… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a powerful approach for reconstructing cellular
differentiation trajectories. However, inferring both the state and direction of differentiation is …

Trajectory-based differential expression analysis for single-cell sequencing data

K Van den Berge, H Roux de Bézieux, K Street… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Trajectory inference has radically enhanced single-cell RNA-seq research by enabling the
study of dynamic changes in gene expression. Downstream of trajectory inference, it is vital …

Temporal modelling using single-cell transcriptomics

J Ding, N Sharon, Z Bar-Joseph - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Methods for profiling genes at the single-cell level have revolutionized our ability to study
several biological processes and systems including development, differentiation, response …

Embracing the dropouts in single-cell RNA-seq analysis

P Qiu - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
One primary reason that makes single-cell RNA-seq analysis challenging is dropouts, where
the data only captures a small fraction of the transcriptome of each cell. Almost all …

Assessment of computational methods for the analysis of single-cell ATAC-seq data

H Chen, C Lareau, T Andreani, ME Vinyard, SP Garcia… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Background Recent innovations in single-cell Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin
using sequencing (scATAC-seq) enable profiling of the epigenetic landscape of thousands …

Pathway-based classification of glioblastoma uncovers a mitochondrial subtype with therapeutic vulnerabilities

L Garofano, S Migliozzi, YT Oh, F D'Angelo, RD Najac… - Nature Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The transcriptomic classification of glioblastoma (GBM) has failed to predict survival and
therapeutic vulnerabilities. A computational approach for unbiased identification of core …