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Methods and applications for single-cell and spatial multi-omics

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Vandereyken, Katy, Sifrim, Alejandro, Thienpont, Bernard, Voet, Thierry·2023·Nature Reviews Genetics

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The joint analysis of the genome, epigenome, transcriptome, proteome and/or metabolome from single cells is transforming our understanding of cell biology in health and disease. In less than a decade, the field has seen tremendous technological revolutions that enable crucial new insights into the interplay between intracellular and intercellular molecular mechanisms that govern development, physiology and pathogenesis. In this Review, we highlight advances in the fast-developing field of single-cell and spatial multi-omics technologies (also known as multimodal omics approaches), and the computational strategies needed to integrate information across these molecular layers. We demonstrate their impact on fundamental cell biology and translational research, discuss current challenges and provide an outlook to the future.

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    “The rapid development of spatial transcriptomics has provided information on local tissue contexts and adjacent cellular interactions [122,123].”
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Authors
Vandereyken, K., Sifrim, A., Thienpont, B., & Voet, T.
Affiliations
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (US)
Corresponding author
Voet, Thierry
Venue
Nature Reviews Genetics
Published
2023-03-02
Volume
24
Issue
8
Pages
494-515
ISSN
  • 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0064
OpenAlex
W4322768301
Cited by
1,244
References
189
Citations by year
2026: 355 · 2025: 408 · 2024: 337 · 2023: 141 · 2022: 2 · 2013: 1
FWCI
32.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (ASAP-000430)
  • Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (1903-03785)
  • Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (G081318N, G088621N, G0C7519N, S003422N, G0C6120N, I001818N)
  • KU Leuven (C14/18/092, C24M/19/075, C14/22/125, METH/21/06, IDN/21/006, IDN/19/039)
  • Vlaamse regering (S003422N)
  • Fondation contre le Cancer
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Keywords
single-cell multi-omics, spatial multi-omics, single-cell genomics, single-cell transcriptomics, single-cell epigenomics, single-cell proteomics, single-cell metabolomics, translational research
MeSH terms
Multiomics, Genome, Proteome, Metabolome, Single-Cell Analysis, Transcriptome

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