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Single-cell genomics

Single-cell technologies meet Hi-C

A new single-cell multiomic technique, GAGE-seq, pushes the frontier of single-cell 4D genome analysis by enabling analysis of rare cell populations in complex tissues.

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Fig. 1: GAGE-seq allows the study of chromatin structure and gene expression in rare populations of single cells.

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J.R.H. is supported by the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit (MC_UU_00029/3) and the Wellcome Trust (225220/Z/22/Z). J.O.J.D. is supported by the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit (MC_UU_00029/04), the Wellcome Trust (225220/Z/22/Z), National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre and Blood and Transplant Research Unit in Precision Cellular Therapeutics (NIHR203311, NIHR203339) and a Lister Prize Fellowship.

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Hughes, J.R., Davies, J.O.J. Single-cell technologies meet Hi-C. Nat Genet 56, 1542–1543 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01855-y

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