[HTML][HTML] What is a cell type and how to define it?

H Zeng - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Cell types are the basic functional units of an organism. Cell types exhibit diverse
phenotypic properties at multiple levels, making them challenging to define, categorize, and …

Characterizing cis-regulatory elements using single-cell epigenomics

S Preissl, KJ Gaulton, B Ren - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Cell type-specific gene expression patterns and dynamics during development or in disease
are controlled by cis-regulatory elements (CREs), such as promoters and enhancers …

Molecularly defined and spatially resolved cell atlas of the whole mouse brain

M Zhang, X Pan, W Jung, AR Halpern, SW Eichhorn… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
In mammalian brains, millions to billions of cells form complex interaction networks to enable
a wide range of functions. The enormous diversity and intricate organization of cells have …

A multimodal cell census and atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex

Principal manuscript editors, Analysis coordination… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Here we report the generation of a multimodal cell census and atlas of the mammalian
primary motor cortex as the initial product of the BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network …

[HTML][HTML] A single-cell atlas of chromatin accessibility in the human genome

K Zhang, JD Hocker, M Miller, X Hou, J Chiou… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Current catalogs of regulatory sequences in the human genome are still incomplete and lack
cell type resolution. To profile the activity of gene regulatory elements in diverse cell types …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell epigenomics reveals mechanisms of human cortical development

RS Ziffra, CN Kim, JM Ross, A Wilfert, TN Turner… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
During mammalian development, differences in chromatin state coincide with cellular
differentiation and reflect changes in the gene regulatory landscape. In the developing brain …

Computational principles and challenges in single-cell data integration

R Argelaguet, ASE Cuomo, O Stegle… - Nature biotechnology, 2021 - nature.com
The development of single-cell multimodal assays provides a powerful tool for investigating
multiple dimensions of cellular heterogeneity, enabling new insights into development …

Molecular logic of cellular diversification in the mouse cerebral cortex

DJ Di Bella, E Habibi, RR Stickels, G Scalia, J Brown… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The mammalian cerebral cortex has an unparalleled diversity of cell types, which are
generated during development through a series of temporally orchestrated events that are …

Comprehensive analysis of single cell ATAC-seq data with SnapATAC

R Fang, S Preissl, Y Li, X Hou, J Lucero, X Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Identification of the cis-regulatory elements controlling cell-type specific gene expression
patterns is essential for understanding the origin of cellular diversity. Conventional assays to …

[HTML][HTML] Chromatin potential identified by shared single-cell profiling of RNA and chromatin

S Ma, B Zhang, LM LaFave, AS Earl, Z Chiang, Y Hu… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Cell differentiation and function are regulated across multiple layers of gene regulation,
including modulation of gene expression by changes in chromatin accessibility. However …