Alani Maath, Altarturih Hamza, Pars Selin, Al-Mhanawi Bahaa, Wolvetang Ernst J, Shaker Mohammed R
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Int J Stem Cells. 2024 Nov 30;17(4):347-362. doi: 10.15283/ijsc23170. Epub 2024 Mar 27.
Stem cells and the cells they produce are unique because they vary from one cell to another. Traditional methods of studying cells often overlook these differences. However, the development of new technologies for studying individual cells has greatly changed biological research in recent years. Among these innovations, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) stands out. This technique allows scientists to examine the activity of genes in each cell, across thousands or even millions of cells. This makes it possible to understand the diversity of cells, identify new types of cells, and see how cells differ across different tissues, individuals, species, times, and conditions. This paper discusses the importance of scRNA-seq and the computational tools and software that are essential for analyzing the vast amounts of data generated by scRNA-seq studies. Our goal is to provide practical advice for bioinformaticians and biologists who are using scRNA-seq to study stem cells. We offer an overview of the scRNA-seq field, including the tools available, how they can be used, and how to present the results of these studies effectively. Our findings include a detailed overview and classification of tools used in scRNA-seq analysis, based on a review of 2,733 scientific publications. This review is complemented by information from the scRNA-tools database, which lists over 1,400 tools for analyzing scRNA-seq data. This database is an invaluable resource for researchers, offering a wide range of options for analyzing their scRNA-seq data.
干细胞及其产生的细胞具有独特性,因为它们细胞与细胞之间存在差异。传统的细胞研究方法常常忽略这些差异。然而,近年来用于研究单个细胞的新技术发展极大地改变了生物学研究。在这些创新技术中,单细胞RNA测序(scRNA-seq)脱颖而出。这项技术使科学家能够检测数千甚至数百万个细胞中每个细胞的基因活性。这使得了解细胞的多样性、识别新的细胞类型以及观察细胞在不同组织、个体、物种、时间和条件下的差异成为可能。本文讨论了scRNA-seq的重要性以及对于分析scRNA-seq研究产生的大量数据至关重要的计算工具和软件。我们的目标是为使用scRNA-seq研究干细胞的生物信息学家和生物学家提供实用建议。我们概述了scRNA-seq领域,包括可用的工具、如何使用这些工具以及如何有效地呈现这些研究的结果。我们的研究结果包括基于对2733篇科学出版物的综述对scRNA-seq分析中使用的工具进行的详细概述和分类。scRNA-tools数据库提供的信息对这一综述起到了补充作用,该数据库列出了1400多种用于分析scRNA-seq数据的工具。这个数据库是研究人员的宝贵资源,为分析他们的scRNA-seq数据提供了广泛的选择。