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ArticleNature communications2021

Comprehensive analysis of single cell ATAC-seq data with SnapATAC.

Rongxin Fang, Sebastian Preissl, Yang Li, Xiaomeng Hou, Jacinta Lucero, Xinxin Wang, Amir Motamedi, Andrew K Shiau, Xinzhu Zhou, Fangming Xie and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 261 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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261citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
34.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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261 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 471 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Rongxin FangLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Sebastian PreisslCenter for Epigenomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8971-5616
Yang LiLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Xiaomeng HouCenter for Epigenomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Jacinta LuceroThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Xinxin WangCenter for Epigenomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6393-2276
Amir MotamediSmall Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Andrew K ShiauSmall Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Xinzhu ZhouBiomedical Science Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Fangming XieDepartment of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Eran A MukamelDepartment of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3203-9535
Kai ZhangLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3454-7357
Yanxiao ZhangLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9618-637X
M Margarita BehrensThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7168-8186
Joseph R EckerThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5799-5895
Bing RenLudwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA. biren@ucsd.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5435-1127
University of California San Diego · USLudwig Cancer Research · USSalk Institute for Biological Studies · USHarvard University · USLudwig Cancer Research · BE

Funding

Viral Vector Core (VVC)P30CA014195 · NCI · SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES · PI Reuben Shaw · 1985 to 2026
$82.8M
Molecular SignaturesU19MH114831 · NIMH · SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES · PI CALLAWAY, EDWARD M, ECKER, JOSEPH R · 2017 to 2021
$24.6M
Dissecting the cis-regulatory roles of transposable elements in human cancersK99CA252020 · NCI · LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES LTD · PI ZHANG, YANXIAO · 2020 to 2021
$227k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS K99 CA252020NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014195NIMH NIH HHS U19 MH114831
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 map regulatory elements via open chromatin analysis of primary tissues is hindered by sample heterogeneity. Single cell analysis of accessible chromatin (scATAC-seq) can overcome this limitation. However, the high-level noise of each single cell profile and the large volume of data pose unique computational challenges. Here, we introduce SnapATAC, a software package for analyzing scATAC-seq datasets. SnapATAC dissects cellular heterogeneity in an unbiased manner and map the trajectories of cellular states. Using the Nyström method, SnapATAC can process data from up to a million cells. Furthermore, SnapATAC incorporates existing tools into a comprehensive package for analyzing single cell ATAC-seq dataset. As demonstration of its utility, SnapATAC is applied to 55,592 single-nucleus ATAC-seq profiles from the mouse secondary motor cortex. The analysis reveals ~370,000 candidate regulatory elements in 31 distinct cell populations in this brain region and inferred candidate cell-type specific transcriptional regulators.

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AnimalsChromatinChromatin Immunoprecipitation SequencingComputational BiologyEpigenomicsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMotor CortexSequence Analysis, DNASingle-Cell AnalysisChromatin

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PMID33637727
PMCPMC7910485
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