Abstract

RNA sequencing (RNAseq) can reveal gene fusions, splicing variants, mutations/indels in addition to differential gene expression, thus providing a more complete genetic picture than DNA sequencing. This most widely used technology in genomics tool box has evolved from classic bulk RNA sequencing (RNAseq), popular single cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) to newly emerged spatial RNA sequencing (spRNAseq). Bulk RNAseq studies average global gene expression, scRNAseq investigates single cell RNA biology up to 20,000 individual cells simultaneously, while spRNAseq has ability to dissect RNA activities spatially, representing next generation of RNA sequencing. This article highlights these technologies, characteristic features and suitable applications in precision oncology.

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Title
From bulk, single-cell to spatial RNA sequencing
Author
Li, Xinmin 1 ; Cun-Yu, Wang 2 

 David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, UCLA Technology Center for Genomics & Bioinformatics, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Los Angeles, USA (GRID:grid.19006.3e) (ISNI:0000 0000 9632 6718) 
 Laboratory of Molecular Signaling, Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, School of Dentistry and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA (GRID:grid.19006.3e) (ISNI:0000 0000 9632 6718); Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, UCLA, Department of Bioengineering, Los Angeles, USA (GRID:grid.19006.3e) (ISNI:0000 0000 9632 6718) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
16742818
e-ISSN
20493169
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2597613384
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.