Single-cell RNAseq for the study of isoforms-how is that possible?

Genome Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Arzalluz Luqueangeles ^a   Conesa, Ana ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL LEVEL; REVIEW; ARTIFACT; BIOLOGY; CELL COUNT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS;

ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTIFACTS; CELL COUNT; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 85051560407     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13059-018-1496-z     Document Type: Review

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