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Comprehensive Classification of Retinal Bipolar Neurons by Single-Cell Transcriptomics

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Patterns of gene expression can be used to characterize and classify neuronal types. It is challenging, however, to generate taxonomies that fulfill the essential criteria of being comprehensive, harmonizing with conventional classification schemes, and lacking superfluous subdivisions of genuine types. To address these challenges, we used massively parallel single-cell RNA profiling and optimized computational methods on a heterogeneous class of neurons, mouse retinal bipolar cells (BCs). From a population of ∼25,000 BCs, we derived a molecular classification that identified 15 types, including all types observed previously and two novel types, one of which has a non-canonical morphology and position. We validated the classification scheme and identified dozens of novel markers using methods that match molecular expression to cell morphology. This work provides a systematic methodology for achieving comprehensive molecular classification of neurons, identifies novel neuronal types, and uncovers transcriptional differences that distinguish types within a class.

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Authors
Shekhar, K., Lapan, S. W., Whitney, I. E., Tran, N. M., Macosko, E. Z., Kowalczyk, M., Adiconis, X., Levin, J. Z., Nemesh, J., Goldman, M., McCarroll, S. A., Cepko, C. L., Regev, A., & Sanes, J. R.
Affiliations
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Cepko, Constance L.
  • Regev, Aviv
  • Sanes, Joshua R.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-08
Volume
166
Issue
5
Pages
1308-1323.e30
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2510746232
Cited by
1,176
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 71 · 2025: 89 · 2024: 101 · 2023: 113 · 2022: 105 · 2021: 159 · 2020: 158 · 2019: 157 · 2018: 135 · 2017: 79 · 2016: 7
FWCI
65.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
  • PMC
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R25MH094612, U01MH105960)
  • National Eye Institute (F32EY024833)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Ophthalmology › Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biophysics › Cell Image Analysis Techniques
Keywords
retinal bipolar cells, neuron classification, single-cell transcriptomics, cell morphology, transcriptional heterogeneity, mouse retina
MeSH terms
Animals, Female, Genetic Markers, Male, Mice, Inbred Strains, Mice, Transgenic, Transcription, Genetic, Cluster Analysis, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Amacrine Cells, Retinal Bipolar Cells, Mice, Single-Cell Analysis, Transcriptome

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