A comprehensive survey of regulatory network inference methods using single cell RNA sequencing data

H Nguyen, D Tran, B Tran, B Pehlivan… - Briefings in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Gene regulatory network is a complicated set of interactions between genetic materials,
which dictates how cells develop in living organisms and react to their surrounding …

Single-cell transcriptional diversity is a hallmark of developmental potential

GS Gulati, SS Sikandar, DJ Wesche, A Manjunath… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a powerful approach for reconstructing cellular
differentiation trajectories. However, inferring both the state and direction of differentiation is …

An old weapon with a new function: PIWI-interacting RNAs in neurodegenerative diseases

X Huang, G Wong - Translational Neurodegeneration, 2021 - Springer
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are small non-coding transcripts that are highly conserved
across species and regulate gene expression through pre-and post-transcriptional …

Neuron-specific signatures in the chromosomal connectome associated with schizophrenia risk

P Rajarajan, T Borrman, W Liao, N Schrode, E Flaherty… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Chromosomal conformations, topologically associated chromatin domains
(TADs) assembling in nested fashion across hundreds of kilobases, and other “three …

Single‐cell analysis reveals dynamic changes of neural cells in developing human spinal cord

Q Zhang, X Wu, Y Fan, P Jiang, Y Zhao, Y Yang… - EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
During central nervous system development, neurogenesis and gliogenesis occur in an
orderly manner to create precise neural circuitry. However, no systematic dataset of neural …

Defining the teratoma as a model for multi-lineage human development

D McDonald, Y Wu, A Dailamy, J Tat, U Parekh, D Zhao… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
We propose that the teratoma, a recognized standard for validating pluripotency in stem
cells, could be a promising platform for studying human developmental processes …

Robust integration of multiple single-cell RNA sequencing datasets using a single reference space

Y Liu, T Wang, B Zhou, D Zheng - Nature biotechnology, 2021 - nature.com
In many biological applications of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), an integrated
analysis of data from multiple batches or studies is necessary. Current methods typically …

Overview of PAX gene family: analysis of human tissue-specific variant expression and involvement in human disease

B Thompson, EA Davidson, W Liu, DW Nebert… - Human genetics, 2021 - Springer
Paired-box (PAX) genes encode a family of highly conserved transcription factors found in
vertebrates and invertebrates. PAX proteins are defined by the presence of a paired domain …

Single-cell transcriptomics identifies master regulators of neurodegeneration in SOD1 ALS iPSC-derived motor neurons

SC Namboori, P Thomas, R Ames, S Hawkins… - Stem Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative condition characterized by
the loss of motor neurons. We utilized single-cell transcriptomics to uncover dysfunctional …

Quantifying Waddington's epigenetic landscape: a comparison of single-cell potency measures

J Shi, AE Teschendorff, W Chen… - Briefings in …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Motivation: Estimating differentiation potency of single cells is a task of great biological and
clinical significance, as it may allow identification of normal and cancer stem cell …