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Electrophysiological, transcriptomic and morphologic profiling of single neurons using Patch-seq

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Cadwell, Cathryn R, Palasantza, Athanasia, Jiang, Xiaolong, Berens, Philipp, Deng, Qiaolin, Yilmaz, Marlene, Reimer, Jacob, Shen, Shan +4 more·2016·Nature Biotechnology

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Despite the importance of the mammalian neocortex for complex cognitive processes, we still lack a comprehensive description of its cellular components. To improve the classification of neuronal cell types and the functional characterization of single neurons, we present Patch-seq, a method that combines whole-cell electrophysiological patch-clamp recordings, single-cell RNA-sequencing and morphological characterization. Following electrophysiological characterization, cell contents are aspirated through the patch-clamp pipette and prepared for RNA-sequencing. Using this approach, we generate electrophysiological and molecular profiles of 58 neocortical cells and show that gene expression patterns can be used to infer the morphological and physiological properties such as axonal arborization and action potential amplitude of individual neurons. Our results shed light on the molecular underpinnings of neuronal diversity and suggest that Patch-seq can facilitate the classification of cell types in the nervous system.

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  • Single-cell mRNA-sequencing methods enable unbiased, high-resolution transcriptomic analysis of individual neurons.

    “recent technical advances in single-cell mRNA-sequencing methods are now enabling unbiased, high-resolution transcriptomic analysis of individual neurons”

    From GABAergic Interneurons in the Neocortex: From Cellular Properties to Circuits (2016) · cites this paper as Cadwell et al., 2016

  • The study provides a morpho-electric annotation of almost all transcriptomically defined neural cell types.

    “Here we used Patch-seq8 to combine patch-clamp recording, biocytin staining, and single-cell RNA sequencing of more than 1,300 neurons in adult mouse primary motor cortex, providing a morpho-electric annotation of almost all transcriptomically defined neural cell types.”
  • The study used Patch-seq to describe the morpho-electric phenotypes for most of the t-types in MOp.

    “We used the Patch-seq technique8,17–19 to describe the morpho-electric phenotypes for most of the t-types in MOp20.”
  • Patch-seq combines patch-clamp recording, biocytin staining, and single-cell RNA sequencing of more than 1,300 neurons in adult mouse primary motor cortex.

    “Here we used Patch-seq8 to combine patch-clamp recording, biocytin staining, and single-cell RNA sequencing of more than 1,300 neurons in adult mouse primary motor cortex, providing a morpho-electric annotation of almost all transcriptomically defined neural cell types.”
  • Imaging-based single-cell transcriptomics and integration with functional imaging and electrophysiology enable mapping spatial organization and key phenotypic properties of molecularly defined cell types.

    “Imaging-based single-cell transcriptomics and its combination with functional imaging, and integration of electrophysiology and single-cell sequencing, enable mapping of the spatial organization and key phenotypic properties of molecularly defined cell types20–24.”

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Authors
Cadwell, C. R., Palasantza, A., Jiang, X., Berens, P., Deng, Q., Yilmaz, M., Reimer, J., Shen, S., Bethge, M., Tolias, K. F., Sandberg, R., & Tolias, A. S.
Affiliations
  • Baylor College of Medicine (US)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
  • Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Sandberg, Rickard
  • Tolias, Andreas S
Venue
Nature Biotechnology
Published
2015-12-21
Volume
34
Issue
2
Pages
199-203
ISSN
  • 0733-222X (ISSN-L)
  • 1087-0156
  • 1546-1696
OpenAlex
W2267554996
Cited by
581
References
44
Citations by year
2026: 47 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 57 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 60 · 2021: 75 · 2020: 67 · 2019: 57 · 2018: 49 · 2017: 37 · 2016: 13 · 2014: 1
FWCI
14.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Biotechnology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
  • Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (1dp1od008301-01)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (F30MH095440, R01MH103108)
  • National Eye Institute (DP1EY023176, T32 EY07001, P30EY002520, T32EY007001)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM007330)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS062829)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (T32EB006350)
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (DP1EY023176)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
Patch-seq, neocortex, neuronal cell types, single-cell transcriptomics, axonal arborization, action potential amplitude, neuronal heterogeneity, cell type classification
MeSH terms
Animals, Female, Male, Neurons, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Neocortex, Gene Expression Profiling, Cell Shape, Mice, Transcriptome

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