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ArticlePloS one2020

Reproducibility across single-cell RNA-seq protocols for spatial ordering analysis.

Morten Seirup, Li-Fang Chu, Srikumar Sengupta, Ning Leng, Hadley Browder, Kevin Kapadia, Christina M Shafer, Bret Duffin, Angela L Elwell, Jennifer M Bolin and 5 more

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Morten SeirupMolecular and Environmental Toxicology Program, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Li-Fang ChuMorgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Srikumar SenguptaMorgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Ning LengMorgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Hadley BrowderDepartment of Statistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Kevin KapadiaDepartment of Statistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Christina M ShaferMorgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Bret DuffinMorgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Angela L ElwellMorgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Jennifer M BolinMorgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Scott SwansonMorgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Ron StewartMorgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Christina KendziorskiDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
James A ThomsonMorgridge Institute for Research, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
Rhonda BacherDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-5787-476X
Morgridge Institute for Research · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · USUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

University of Florida Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC)P30AG028740 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI CHRISTIAAN LEEUWENBURGH · 2007 to 2026
$22.8M
Statistical methods for spatial RNA sequencing experimentsR01GM102756 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI KENDZIORSKI, CHRISTINA · 2012 to 2024
$3.8M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG028740NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM102756
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As newer single-cell protocols generate increasingly more cells at reduced sequencing depths, the value of a higher read depth may be overlooked. Using data from three different single-cell RNA-seq protocols that lend themselves to having either higher read depth (Smart-seq) or many cells (MARS-seq and 10X), we evaluate their ability to recapitulate biological signals in the context of spatial reconstruction. Overall, we find gene expression profiles after spatial reconstruction analysis are highly reproducible between datasets despite being generated by different protocols and using different computational algorithms. While UMI-based protocols such as 10X and MARS-seq allow for capturing more cells, Smart-seq's higher sensitivity and read-depth allow for analysis of lower expressed genes and isoforms. Additionally, we evaluate trade-offs for each protocol by performing subsampling analyses and find that optimizing the balance between sequencing depth and number of cells within a protocol is necessary for efficient use of resources. Our analysis emphasizes the importance of selecting a protocol based on the biological questions and features of interest.

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Spatial AnalysisTranscriptomeAlgorithmsAnimalsComputer SimulationHepatocytesImmunohistochemistryKineticsLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReproducibility of ResultsRNA-SeqSensitivity and SpecificitySingle-Cell Analysis

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PMID32986734
PMCPMC7521718
OpenAlexW3091006471

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