Single-cell Mayo Map ( ): an easy-to-use tool for cell type annotation in single-cell RNA-sequencing data analysis.

Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) has become a widely used tool for both basic and translational biomedical research. In scRNA-seq data analysis, cell type annotation is an essential but challenging step. In the past few years, several annotation tools have been developed. These methods require either labeled training/reference datasets, which are not always available, or a list of predefined cell subset markers, which are subject to biases. Thus, a user-friendly and precise annotation tool is still critically needed. We curated a comprehensive cell marker database named and developed a companion R package , an easy-to-use single cell annotation tool, to provide fast and accurate cell type annotation. The effectiveness of was demonstrated in 48 independent scRNA-seq datasets across different platforms and tissues. performs better than the currently available annotation tools on all the datasets tested. Additionally, the can be integrated with other tools and further improve their performance. and will help investigators to define the cell types in their scRNA-seq data in a streamlined and user-friendly way.