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Single-Cell RNA-Seq Reveals Dynamic, Random Monoallelic Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells

Deng, Qiaolin, Ramsköld, Daniel, Reinius, Björn, Sandberg, Rickard·2014·Science

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Expression from both alleles is generally observed in analyses of diploid cell populations, but studies addressing allelic expression patterns genome-wide in single cells are lacking. Here, we present global analyses of allelic expression across individual cells of mouse preimplantation embryos of mixed background (CAST/EiJ × C57BL/6J). We discovered abundant (12 to 24%) monoallelic expression of autosomal genes and that expression of the two alleles occurs independently. The monoallelic expression appeared random and dynamic because there was considerable variation among closely related embryonic cells. Similar patterns of monoallelic expression were observed in mature cells. Our allelic expression analysis also demonstrates the de novo inactivation of the paternal X chromosome. We conclude that independent and stochastic allelic transcription generates abundant random monoallelic expression in the mammalian cell.

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  • The first single-cell RNA-seq study of ASE used early-stage mouse embryos and adult tissues, observing a high rate of monoallelic expression (12-25%) for even highly expressed autosomal genes.

    “The first single‐cell RNA‐seq study of ASE used early‐stage mouse embryos (up to the blastocyst stage) and adult tissues (Deng et al, 2014), observing a high rate of monoallelic expression (12–25%) for even highly expressed autosomal genes.”
  • Cells in the same embryo expressed different genes monoallelically.

    “Cells in the same embryo expressed different genes monoallelically, implicating chance in deciding which alleles are expressed in individual cells.”

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Authors
Deng, Q., Ramsköld, D., Reinius, B., & Sandberg, R.
Affiliations
  • Ludwig Cancer Research (SE)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Corresponding author
  • Deng, Qiaolin
  • Ramsköld, Daniel
  • Sandberg, Rickard
Venue
Science
Published
2014-01-10
Volume
343
Issue
6167
Pages
193-196
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2023887100
Cited by
1,345
References
32
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FWCI
72.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Keywords
monoallelic expression, allelic expression, single-cell transcriptomics, preimplantation embryo, X chromosome inactivation, stochastic gene expression, diploid cells, autosomal genes
MeSH terms
Alleles, Animals, Female, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, X Chromosome, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, RNA, Messenger, Stored, Embryonic Development, X Chromosome Inactivation, Mice, Single-Cell Analysis

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