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ReviewThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2021

Patch-seq: Past, Present, and Future.

Marcela Lipovsek, Cedric Bardy, Cathryn R Cadwell, Kristen Hadley, Dmitry Kobak, Shreejoy J Tripathy

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Review in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 71 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Marcela LipovsekCentre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom marcela.lipovsek@kcl.ac.uk shreejoy.tripathy@utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0001-9328-0328
Cedric BardyLaboratory for Human Neurophysiology and Genetics, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide 5000, SA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8321-0852
Cathryn R CadwellDepartment of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143.ORCID 0000-0003-1963-8285
Kristen HadleyAllen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle, Washington 98109.ORCID 0000-0002-4504-8724
Dmitry KobakInstitute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5639-7209
Shreejoy J TripathyKrembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R8, Canada marcela.lipovsek@kcl.ac.uk shreejoy.tripathy@utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-1007-9061

Funding

Generation of novel cell type specific mouse genetic toolsU19MH114830 · NIMH · ALLEN INSTITUTE · PI NGAI, JOHN J. · 2017 to 2021
$64.7M
CIHR NGN-171423NIMH NIH HHS U19 MH114830
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-cell transcriptomic approaches are revolutionizing neuroscience. Integrating this wealth of data with morphology and physiology, for the comprehensive study of neuronal biology, requires multiplexing gene expression data with complementary techniques. To meet this need, multiple groups in parallel have developed "Patch-seq," a modification of whole-cell patch-clamp protocols that enables mRNA sequencing of cell contents after electrophysiological recordings from individual neurons and morphologic reconstruction of the same cells. In this review, we first outline the critical technical developments that enabled robust Patch-seq experimental efforts and analytical solutions to interpret the rich multimodal data generated. We then review recent applications of Patch-seq that address novel and long-standing questions in neuroscience. These include the following: (1) targeted study of specific neuronal populations based on their anatomic location, functional properties, lineage, or a combination of these factors; (2) the compilation and integration of multimodal cell type atlases; and (3) the investigation of the molecular basis of morphologic and functional diversity. Finally, we highlight potential opportunities for further technical development and lines of research that may benefit from implementing the Patch-seq technique. As a multimodal approach at the intersection of molecular neurobiology and physiology, Patch-seq is uniquely positioned to directly link gene expression to brain function.

Indexed as

AnimalsCells, CulturedElectrophysiological PhenomenaForecastingHumansNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeelectrophysiologymulti-modalneuronal morphologypatch-clampsingle celltranscriptomics

Identifiers

PMID33431632
PMCPMC7880286

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