Single-cell, whole-embryo phenotyping of mammalian developmental disorders.

ABSTRACT: Mouse models are a critical tool for studying human diseases, particularly developmental disorders¹. However, conventional approaches for phenotyping may fail to detect subtle defects throughout the developing mouse². Here we set out to establish single-cell RNA sequencing of the whole embryo as a scalable platform for the systematic phenotyping of mouse genetic models. We applied combinatorial indexing-based single-cell RNA sequencing³ to profile 101 embryos of 22 mutant and 4 wild-type genotypes at embryonic day 13.5, altogether profiling more than 1.6 million nuclei. The 22 mutants represent a range of anticipated phenotypic severities, from established multisystem disorders to deletions of individual regulatory regions^4,5. We developed and ap

SUBMITTER: Huang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665194 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature