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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2026

Tissue Dissociation Workflows Influence Reactive Astrocyte Recovery in Single-Cell Transcriptomics.

Dominika Dostalova, Pavel Abaffy, Zuzana Matusova, Jan Kriska, Tomas Knotek, Denisa Kirdajova, Jana Tureckova, Martin Pavlicek, Pavla Jendelova, Miroslava Anderova and 1 more

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Dominika DostalovaLaboratory of Glial Biology and Omics Technologies, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2303-2370
Pavel AbaffyLaboratory of Glial Biology and Omics Technologies, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7571-8880
Zuzana MatusovaLaboratory of Glial Biology and Omics Technologies, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5014-5801
Jan KriskaDepartment of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5684-5828
Tomas KnotekDepartment of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1296-155X
Denisa KirdajovaLaboratory of Glial Biology and Omics Technologies, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1022-2155
Jana TureckovaDepartment of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1643-751X
Martin PavlicekLaboratory of Glial Biology and Omics Technologies, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-5923-9752
Pavla JendelovaDepartment of Neuroregeneration, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4644-9212
Miroslava AnderovaDepartment of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9030-4571
Lukas ValihrachLaboratory of Glial Biology and Omics Technologies, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic. Lukas.Valihrach@ibt.cas.cz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6704-4337

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Abstract

Single-cell RNA sequencing has advanced our understanding of glial diversity, yet tissue dissociation remains an important technical variable. We revealed that a widely used commercial dissociation protocol can underrepresent reactive astrocytes in an acute ischemic stroke model, with preliminary observations indicating a comparable trend in a chronic tauopathy model. Benchmarking against an optimized, low-shear workflow demonstrates that different tissue dissociation workflows can substantially alter the recovery and apparent transcriptomic profile of disease-associated astrocytes, selectively losing signatures of morphological remodeling. Our findings indicate that workflow-dependent recovery biases affecting reactive astrocytes may be more prevalent than recognized, underscoring the need for pathology-tailored, gentle isolation workflows to avoid distortions in downstream neuropathological interpretations and the prioritization of therapeutic targets.

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AstrocytesSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeWorkflowAnimalsMiceSingle-Cell Gene Expression AnalysisMethodological artifactMiddle cerebral artery occlusionReactive astrocytesSingle-cell RNA sequencingTauopathyTissue dissociationTranscriptomics

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