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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2025

Keeping an Eye Out for Autophagy in the Cornea: Sample Preparation for Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing.

Han Peng, Nihal Kaplan, Min Liu, Huimin Jiang, Robert M Lavker

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. IFITM1/OVOL1 Axis Is a Novel Regulator of the Expansion of the Limbal Epithelial Stem/Early Transient Amplifying Cell Population.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Han Peng *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Nihal Kaplan *Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Min LiuDepartment of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Huimin JiangDepartment of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Robert M LavkerDepartment of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. r-lavker@northwestern.edu.

Funding

Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (NUCATS)KL2TR001424 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SHARMA, LEENA · 2015 to 2023
$8.1M
The Role of MicroRNAs in Corneal Epithelial HomeostasisR01EY019463 · NEI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LAVKER, ROBERT M · 2010 to 2022
$5.0M
The Roles of Autophagy in Limbal/Corneal Epithelia.R01EY028560 · NEI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Han Peng · 2018 to 2026
$3.9M
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals novel regulatory pathways in maintaining limbal epithelial stem cell homeostasisR01EY032922 · NEI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI PENG, HAN · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001424NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019463NEI NIH HHS R01 EY028560NEI NIH HHS R01 EY032922
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a powerful technique that can barcode individual cells and thus used to obtain a gene expression profile for every individual cell within a tissue. This makes scRNA-seq an excellent method for characterizing rare cell populations such as stem cells. We describe how scRNA-seq can be utilized to examine limbal epithelial stem cell population as well as investigate the contribution of autophagy to the function of limbal epithelial stem cells. To accomplish this, we used the Beclin1 heterozygous (Beclin1 het) mouse, a well-established model of autophagy deficiency. We provide a protocol that we developed for the isolation of viable, single-cell suspensions of limbal/corneal tissues, as well as the analysis of scRNA-seq data.

Indexed as

AutophagyCorneaRNA-SeqSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsBeclin-1Gene Expression ProfilingMiceStem CellsBeclin-1Beclin1 heterozygous mouseCell cluster identificationDissection of corneaEnzyme digestionSingle-cell suspension

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PMID37930627
PMCPMC11162605

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