Journal
BIOESSAYS
Volume 40, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201800056
Keywords
cell fate; lineage; scRNA-seq; single-cell RNA-sequencing; stem cells
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Funding
- National Institutes of Health [R01DC007235, U01MH105979]
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation [GBMF3834]
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation [2013-10-27]
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Mapping the paths that stem and progenitor cells take en route to differentiate and elucidating the underlying molecular controls are key goals in developmental and stem cell biology. However, with population level analyses it is difficult-if not impossible-to define the transition states and lineage trajectory branch points within complex developmental lineages. Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis can discriminate heterogeneity in a population of cells and even identify rare or transient intermediates. In this review, we propose that using these data, one can infer the lineage trajectories of individual stem cells and identify putative branch points. Clonal lineage tracing of stem cells allows one to define the outcome of differentiation. Integrating these single cell-based approaches provides a robust strategy for establishing and testing models of how an individual stem cell changes through time to differentiate and self-renew.
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