High-Resolution Single-Cell DNA Methylation Measurements Reveal Epigenetically Distinct Hematopoietic Stem Cell Subpopulations

Stem Cell Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 578-592

  Hui, Tony ^a,b   Cao, Qi ^a   Wegrzyn Woltosz, Joanna ^b,c   O'Neill, Kieran ^b,c   Hammond, Colin A ^b,c   Knapp, David J H F ^b,c   Laks, Emma ^b   Moksa, Michelle ^a   Aparicio, Samuel ^b,c   Eaves, Connie J ^b,c   Karsan, Aly ^b,c   Hirst, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; epigenetics; hematopoietic stem cell; single cell

Indexed keywords

ALPHA6 INTEGRIN; CD150 ANTIGEN; CD48 ANTIGEN; CYTOSINE; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; RECEPTOR TYPE TYROSINE PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE C; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SPACER DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; MYELOID PROGENITOR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOMICS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; MICE; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 85053883946     PISSN: 22136711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2018.07.003     Document Type: Article

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