Abstract
Single-cell transcriptomics requires a method that is sensitive, accurate, and reproducible. Here, we present CEL-Seq2, a modified version of our CEL-Seq method, with threefold higher sensitivity, lower costs, and less hands-on time. We implemented CEL-Seq2 on Fluidigm's C1 system, providing its first single-cell, on-chip barcoding method, and we detected gene expression changes accompanying the progression through the cell cycle in mouse fibroblast cells. We also compare with Smart-Seq to demonstrate CEL-Seq2's increased sensitivity relative to other available methods. Collectively, the improvements make CEL-Seq2 uniquely suited to single-cell RNA-Seq analysis in terms of economics, resolution, and ease of use.
Original language | American English |
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Article number | 77 |
Journal | Genome Biology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 28 Apr 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007-2013) under grant agreement number 310927. This work was also supported by the Israel Science Foundation (grant 1457/14).
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© 2016 Hashimshony et al.