Whole-animal multiplexed single-cell RNA-seq reveals transcriptional shifts across <i>Clytia</i> medusa cell types
Tara Chari, Brandon Weissbourd, Jase Gehring, Anna Ferraioli, Lucas Leclère, Makenna Herl, Fan Gao, Sandra Chevalier, Richard R. Copley, Evelyn Houliston, David J. Anderson, Lior Pachter
Abstract
and describe how its component cell types respond to perturbation. Using multiplexed single-cell RNA sequencing, in which individual animals were indexed and pooled from control and perturbation conditions into a single sequencing run, we avoid artifacts from batch effects and are able to discern shifts in cell state in response to organismal perturbations. This work serves as a foundation for future studies of development, function, and regeneration in a genetically tractable jellyfish species. Moreover, we introduce a powerful workflow for high-resolution, whole-animal, multiplexed single-cell genomics that is readily adaptable to other traditional or nontraditional model organisms.