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Detecting Activated Cell Populations Using Single-Cell RNA-Seq

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Wu, Ye Emily, Pan, Lin, Zuo, Yanning, Li, Xinmin, Hong, Weizhe·2017·Neuron

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Single-cell RNA sequencing offers a promising opportunity for probing cell types mediating specific behavioral functions and the underlying molecular programs. However, this has been hampered by a long-standing issue in transcriptional profiling of dissociated cells, specifically the transcriptional perturbations that are artificially induced during conventional whole-cell dissociation procedures. Here, we develop Act-seq, which minimizes artificially induced transcriptional perturbations and allows for faithful detection of both baseline transcriptional profiles and acute transcriptional changes elicited by behavior/experience-driven activity. Using Act-seq, we provide the first detailed molecular taxonomy of distinct cell types in the amygdala. We further show that Act-seq robustly detects seizure-induced acute gene expression changes in multiple cell types, revealing cell-type-specific activation profiles. Furthermore, we find that acute stress preferentially activates neuronal subpopulations that express the neuropeptide gene Cck. Act-seq opens the way for linking physiological stimuli with acute transcriptional dynamics in specific cell types in diverse complex tissues.

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Authors
Wu, Y. E., Pan, L., Zuo, Y., Li, X., & Hong, W.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Hong, Weizhe
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-10
Volume
96
Issue
2
Pages
313-329.e6
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2762506555
Cited by
438
References
62
Citations by year
2026: 33 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 37 · 2023: 65 · 2022: 83 · 2021: 64 · 2020: 50 · 2019: 39 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 2
FWCI
12.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Whitehall Foundation
  • NARSAD Young Investigator
  • Searle Scholars Award
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
Keywords
single-cell RNA sequencing, seizure-induced gene expression, acute stress response, cholecystokinin, neuronal subpopulations
MeSH terms
Amygdala, Animals, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Organ Culture Techniques, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Mice, Single-Cell Analysis

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