Multimodal single cell analysis infers widespread enhancer co-activity in a lymphoblastoid cell line.

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serval:BIB_2BC7F8C69310
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Multimodal single cell analysis infers widespread enhancer co-activity in a lymphoblastoid cell line.
Journal
Communications biology
Author(s)
Ziyani C., Delaneau O., Ribeiro D.M.
ISSN
2399-3642 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2399-3642
Publication state
Published
Issued date
26/05/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
6
Number
1
Pages
563
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Non-coding regulatory elements such as enhancers are key in controlling the cell-type specificity and spatio-temporal expression of genes. To drive stable and precise gene transcription robust to genetic variation and environmental stress, genes are often targeted by multiple enhancers with redundant action. However, it is unknown whether enhancers targeting the same gene display simultaneous activity or whether some enhancer combinations are more often co-active than others. Here, we take advantage of recent developments in single cell technology that permit assessing chromatin status (scATAC-seq) and gene expression (scRNA-seq) in the same single cells to correlate gene expression to the activity of multiple enhancers. Measuring activity patterns across 24,844 human lymphoblastoid single cells, we find that the majority of enhancers associated with the same gene display significant correlation in their chromatin profiles. For 6944 expressed genes associated with enhancers, we predict 89,885 significant enhancer-enhancer associations between nearby enhancers. We find that associated enhancers share similar transcription factor binding profiles and that gene essentiality is linked with higher enhancer co-activity. We provide a set of predicted enhancer-enhancer associations based on correlation derived from a single cell line, which can be further investigated for functional relevance.
Keywords
Humans, Enhancer Elements, Genetic, Chromatin/genetics, Cell Line
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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