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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

Single-cell genome and transcriptome sequencing without upfront whole-genome amplification reveals cell state plasticity of melanoma subclones.

Koen Theunis, Sebastiaan Vanuytven, Irene Claes, Jarne Geurts, Florian Rambow, Daniel Brown, Michiel Van Der Haegen, Oskar Marin-Bejar, Aljosja Rogiers, Nina Van Raemdonck and 5 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Koen TheunisLaboratory of Reproductive Genomics, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0699-6676
Sebastiaan VanuytvenLaboratory of Reproductive Genomics, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6723-0132
Irene ClaesLaboratory of Reproductive Genomics, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0009-0008-9145-699X
Jarne GeurtsLaboratory of Reproductive Genomics, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1194-781X
Florian RambowLaboratory for Molecular Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9727-8986
Daniel BrownAdvanced Technology and Biology Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 3052 Parkville, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3594-5851
Michiel Van Der HaegenLaboratory of Reproductive Genomics, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6564-8057
Oskar Marin-BejarLaboratory for Molecular Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6889-6566
Aljosja RogiersLaboratory for Molecular Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3807-9696
Nina Van RaemdonckLaboratory for Molecular Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8913-6275
Eleonora LeucciLaboratory for RNA Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2898-748X
Jonas DemeulemeesterLaboratory of Reproductive Genomics, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2660-2478
Alejandro SifrimLaboratory of Multi-omic Integrative Bioinformatics, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8247-4020
Jean-Christophe MarineLaboratory for Molecular Cancer Biology, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2433-9837
Thierry VoetLaboratory of Reproductive Genomics, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-1204-9963

Funding

European Social FundFoundation Against Cancer 2015-143FWO 1S93318NKom op tegen Kanker ZKC8518KU Leuven C14/18/092Marie CurieMarie Skłodowska-Curie 665501Melanoma Research AllianceMelanoma Research Alliance Established Investigator AwardRamón y Cajal RYC2021-032129-IStichting Tegen Kanker 2016-054VIBWolfgang & Gertrud Boettcher Foundation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-cell multi-omics methods enable the study of cell state diversity, which is largely determined by the interplay of the genome, epigenome, and transcriptome. Here, we describe Gtag&T-seq, a genome-and-transcriptome sequencing (G&T-seq) protocol of the same single cells that omits whole-genome amplification (WGA) by using direct genomic tagmentation (Gtag). Gtag drastically decreases the cost and improves coverage uniformity at single-cell and pseudo-bulk levels compared to WGA-based G&T-seq. We also show that transcriptome-based DNA copy number inference has limited resolution and accuracy, underlining the importance of affordable multi-omic approaches. Applying Gtag&T-seq to a melanoma xenograft model before treatment and at minimal residual disease revealed differential cell state plasticity and treatment response between cancer subclones. In summary, Gtag&T-seq is a low-cost and accurate single-cell multi-omics method that explores genetic alterations and their functional consequences in single cells at scale.

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Cell PlasticityMelanomaSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeAnimalsCell Line, TumorDNA Copy Number VariationsGene Expression ProfilingGenome, HumanGenomicsHumansMice

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PMID40138718
PMCPMC11941470

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