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Visualizing SNVs to quantify allele-specific expression in single cells Marshall J Levesque, Paul Ginart, Yichen Wei, Arjun Raj Systems Biology Lab, UPenn Bioengineering Nature Methods (2013) doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

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Visualizing SNVs to quantify allele-specific

expression in single cells

Marshall J Levesque, Paul Ginart, Yichen Wei, Arjun RajSystems Biology Lab, UPenn Bioengineering

Nature Methods (2013) doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

Paternal RNA

Maternal RNA

Transcription Sites

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

Heterozygotic cellMaternal Paternal

Human cells produce RNA using two copies of a gene

Human cells produce RNA using two copies of a gene

Mutant Wild-type

Wild-type RNA

Mutant RNA

Transcription Sites

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

Heterozygotic cell

RNA FISH probes directly detect RNA in single cells

RNA

FISH: Fluorescence in situ Hybridization

How do we distinguish chromosomes and their RNA?

Chr. 19EEF2 mRNAEEF2 intronLevesque and Raj, Nature Methods doi:10.1038/nmeth.2372

Our probes are not sensitive to single nucleotide differences

RNA

Our probes are not sensitive to single nucleotide differences

RNA

Our probes are not sensitive to single nucleotide differences

RNA

A G U A G U C C G G G A A A U C G A U C C A G A C A A C U G U A G G U A A C U C

Masked probes provide specificity thru a short “toehold” sequence

C T T T A G C T A G G T C T G T T GG A T C C A G A C A A C

probe

mask

toehold dye

RNA target

A G U A G U C C G G G A A A U C G A U C C A G A C A A C U G U A G G U A A C U C

CTAGGTCTGTTG

GATCCAGACAAC

C T T T A G

Masked probes bind through DNA strand displacement

probe

mask

dye

RNA target

toehold

C T T T A G C T A G G T C T G T T G

G A T C C A G A C A A C

A G U A G U C C G G G A A A U C G A U C C A G A C A A C U G U A G G U A A C U C

Masked probes bind through DNA strand displacement

probe

mask

dye

RNA target

toehold

A G U A G U C C G G G A A A C C G A U C C A G A C A A C U G U A G G U A A C U C

CTAGGTCTGTTG

GATCCAGACAAC

C T T T A G

Competing masked probes distinguish single nucleotide variants

probe

mask

toehold

RNA target

dye

A G U A G U C C G G G A A A C C G A U C C A G A C A A C U G U A G G U A A C U C

CTAGGTCTGTTG

GATCCAGACAAC

C T T T G G

RNA target

probe

mask

toehold

C T T T A G C T A G G T C T G T T GG A T C C A G A C A A C

dye

Competing masked probes distinguish single nucleotide variants

C T T T G G C T A G G T C T G T T GA G U A G U C C G G G A A A C C G A U C C A G A C A A C U G U A G G U A A C U C

toehold

RNA target

G A T C C A G A C A A C

mask

probe dye

C T T T A G C T A G G T C T G T T GG A T C C A G A C A A C

Competing masked probes distinguish single nucleotide variants

RNA

Single oligos produce false positives when bound to off-targets

RNA

Single oligos produce false positives when bound to off-targets

Single oligos produce false positives when bound to off-targets

Single oligo detection assay takes advantage of co-localization

Levesque et al, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

Single oligo detection assay takes advantage of co-localization

Levesque et al, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

SNP FISH clearly shows genotype of melanoma cell lines

Levesque et al, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

SNP FISH shows mRNA allelic imbalance in the cell population

Levesque et al, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

SNP FISH shows mRNA allelic imbalance in single-cells

Levesque et al, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

SNP FISH shows mRNA allelic imbalance in single-cells

p = 0.00017

Levesque et al, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

SNP FISH shows mRNA allelic imbalance in single-cells

p = 0.083

Levesque et al, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

SNP FISH shows mRNA allelic imbalance in single-cells

p = 0.83

Levesque et al, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

SNP FISH + iceFISH distinguishes maternal from paternal chromosome

Levesque et al, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589Levesque and Raj, Nature Methods doi:10.1038/nmeth.2372

SNP FISH + iceFISH distinguishes maternal from paternal chromosome

Levesque et al, Nature Methods, doi:10.1038/nmeth.2589

Acknowledgements

Members of the Raj LabUPenn Bioengineering

Herlyn Lab

Wistar Institute

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