txci-ATAC-seq: a massive-scale single-cell technique to profile chromatin accessibility

Hao Zhang, Ryan M. Mulqueen, Natalie Iannuzo, Dominique O. Farrera, Francesca Polverino, James J. Galligan, Julie G. Ledford, Andrew C. Adey, Darren A. Cusanovich

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Abstract

We develop a large-scale single-cell ATAC-seq method by combining Tn5-based pre-indexing with 10× Genomics barcoding, enabling the indexing of up to 200,000 nuclei across multiple samples in a single reaction. We profile 449,953 nuclei across diverse tissues, including the human cortex, mouse brain, human lung, mouse lung, mouse liver, and lung tissue from a club cell secretory protein knockout (CC16−/−) model. Our study of CC16−/− nuclei uncovers previously underappreciated technical artifacts derived from remnant 129 mouse strain genetic material, which cause profound cell-type-specific changes in regulatory elements near many genes, thereby confounding the interpretation of this commonly referenced mouse model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number78
JournalGenome biology
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

Keywords

  • ATAC-seq
  • CC16
  • Chromatin accessibility
  • Combinatorial indexing
  • Molecular hashing
  • Single-cell

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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