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Div-Seq: Single-nucleus RNA-Seq reveals dynamics of rare adult newborn neurons

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Habib, Naomi, Li, Yinqing, Heidenreich, Matthias, Swiech, Lukasz, Avraham-Davidi, Inbal, Trombetta, John J., Hession, Cynthia, Zhang, Feng +1 more·2016·Science

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Single-cell RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) provides rich information about cell types and states. However, it is difficult to capture rare dynamic processes, such as adult neurogenesis, because isolation of rare neurons from adult tissue is challenging and markers for each phase are limited. Here, we develop Div-Seq, which combines scalable single-nucleus RNA-Seq (sNuc-Seq) with pulse labeling of proliferating cells by 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU) to profile individual dividing cells. sNuc-Seq and Div-Seq can sensitively identify closely related hippocampal cell types and track transcriptional dynamics of newborn neurons within the adult hippocampal neurogenic niche, respectively. We also apply Div-Seq to identify and profile rare newborn neurons in the adult spinal cord, a noncanonical neurogenic region. sNuc-Seq and Div-Seq open the way for unbiased analysis of diverse complex tissues.

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  • Recent advances in single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-Seq) have extended transcriptomic analysis to frozen or archived post-mortem brain tissues.

    “Recent advances in single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-Seq) have extended transcriptomic analysis to frozen or archived post-mortem brain tissues.”

    From Artificial intelligence-driven multi-omics approaches in Alzheimer's disease: Progress, challenges, and future directions (2025) · cites this paper as [165]

    The paper’s main text (indexed under Abstract; page unavailable) says sNuc-Seq is compatible with frozen or fixed tissue and reports transcriptomic analysis of adult mouse hippocampal nuclei. It does not establish its use on archived post-mortem brain tissue, so that part of the claim is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • snRNA-Seq has enabled detailed profiling of vulnerable neuronal subtypes and glial populations.

    “This technique has enabled detailed profiling of vulnerable neuronal subtypes and glial populations.”

    From Artificial intelligence-driven multi-omics approaches in Alzheimer's disease: Progress, challenges, and future directions (2025) · cites this paper as [165]

    The paper’s Abstract reports detailed profiling of closely related hippocampal neuronal types and rare newborn GABAergic neurons, and identifies oligodendrocyte precursor cells among newborn spinal-cord cells. It does not characterize those neurons as vulnerable or establish detailed profiling of glial populations more broadly. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • By isolating nuclei rather than whole cells, snRNA-Seq retains transcriptional fidelity while avoiding cell dissociation artifacts.

    “By isolating nuclei rather than whole cells, snRNA-Seq retains transcriptional fidelity while avoiding cell dissociation artifacts155,165.”
  • Existing snRNA-seq methods use FACS sorting into plates or C1 microfluidics, which are not scalable to tens of thousands of nuclei or many samples.

    “However, these methods either rely on sorting nuclei by FACS into plates (96 or 384 wells)3,5 or on C1 microfluidics4, neither of which are scalable, precluding profiling tens of thousands of nuclei”

    From Massively parallel single-nucleus RNA-seq with DroNc-seq (2017) · cites this paper as [3]

  • DroNc-seq GABAergic sub-clusters matched nearly one-to-one with sNuc-Seq hippocampus sub-clusters and satisfactorily with fine-resolution visual cortex scRNA-seq sub-clusters.

    “the DroNc-seq sub-clusters matched with a nearly one-to-one mapping to sub-clusters defined by sNuc-Seq3 on the hippocampus, and with a satisfactory match to sets of fine-resolution sub-clusters defined by scRNA-seq of a distinct brain region, the visual cortex17”

    From Massively parallel single-nucleus RNA-seq with DroNc-seq (2017) · cites this paper as [3]

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Authors
Habib, N., Li, Y., Heidenreich, M., Swiech, L., Avraham-Davidi, I., Trombetta, J. J., Hession, C., Zhang, F., & Regev, A.
Affiliations
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Corresponding author
  • Habib, Naomi
  • Li, Yinqing
  • Zhang, Feng
  • Regev, Aviv
Venue
Science
Published
2016-08-26
Volume
353
Issue
6302
Pages
925-928
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2486882743
Cited by
601
References
63
Citations by year
2026: 30 · 2025: 51 · 2024: 71 · 2023: 59 · 2022: 63 · 2021: 75 · 2020: 67 · 2019: 58 · 2018: 73 · 2017: 46 · 2016: 7
FWCI
31.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
  • Human Frontier Science Program
  • Klarman Cell Observatory at the Broad Institute
  • National Institute of Mental Health (U01MH105960)
  • NIMH (5DP1-MH100706, 1R01-MH110049)
  • NSF
  • New York Stem Cell
  • Simons
  • Paul G. Allen Family
  • Vallee Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Keywords
single-nucleus RNA sequencing, adult neurogenesis, newborn neurons, cell proliferation, transcriptional dynamics, rare cell types
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Division, Cell Nucleus, Deoxyuridine, Hippocampus, Isotope Labeling, Neurons, Spinal Cord, Transcription, Genetic, Sequence Analysis, RNA, Mice, Neurogenesis, Single-Cell Analysis, Transcriptome

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