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ArticleNature communications2023

Droplet-based bisulfite sequencing for high-throughput profiling of single-cell DNA methylomes.

Qiang Zhang, Sai Ma, Zhengzhi Liu, Bohan Zhu, Zirui Zhou, Gaoshan Li, J Javier Meana, Javier González-Maeso, Chang Lu

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. A comprehensive guide to genomeZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
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  10. Epigenomic insights into common human disease pathology.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qiang ZhangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Sai MaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9785-7929
Zhengzhi LiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Bohan ZhuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Zirui ZhouDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
Gaoshan LiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA.
J Javier MeanaDepartment of Pharmacology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, CIBERSAM, Biocruces Health Research Institute, E-48940, Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7913-6714
Javier González-MaesoDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
Chang LuDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA. changlu@vt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0181-5888
Virginia Tech · USUniversity of the Basque Country · ESVirginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Structure and function of the 5HT2A/mGluR2 complex in schizophreniaR01MH084894 · NIMH · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Javier Gonzalez-Maeso · 2009 to 2026
$6.8M
Understanding Progesterone Receptor action in Obesity for Endometrial Cancer PreventionR01CA243249 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI KIM, JI-YONG JULIE · 2019 to 2024
$2.6M
Droplet microfluidic technology for single-cell epigenomic and multi-omic profilingR01GM143940 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI LU, CHANG · 2021 to 2024
$1.3M
Drop-BS: high-throughput single-cell bisulfite sequencing on a microfluidic droplet platformR21HG010195 · NHGRI · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI LU, CHANG · 2018 to 2020
$624k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA243249NHGRI NIH HHS R21 HG010195NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM143940NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH084894
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The genome-wide DNA methylation profile, or DNA methylome, is a critical component of the overall epigenomic landscape that modulates gene activities and cell fate. Single-cell DNA methylomic studies offer unprecedented resolution for detecting and profiling cell subsets based on methylomic features. However, existing single-cell methylomic technologies are based on use of tubes or well plates and these platforms are not easily scalable for handling a large number of single cells. Here we demonstrate a droplet-based microfluidic technology, Drop-BS, to construct single-cell bisulfite sequencing libraries for DNA methylome profiling. Drop-BS takes advantage of the ultrahigh throughput offered by droplet microfluidics to prepare bisulfite sequencing libraries of up to 10,000 single cells within 2 days. We apply the technology to profile mixed cell lines, mouse and human brain tissues to reveal cell type heterogeneity. Drop-BS offers a promising solution for single-cell methylomic studies requiring examination of a large cell population.

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DNA MethylationEpigenomeAnimalsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMiceSequence Analysis, DNASulfiteshydrogen sulfiteSulfites

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PMID37537185
PMCPMC10400590
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