Infographic: Capturing a More Complete Picture of Expression

CITE-seq draws upon the unbiased nature of single-cell RNA sequencing to gather new insights about protein and gene expression within the same cell.

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Scientists mix single cells with ADTs and encapsulate them in droplets, along with microbeads. Cell lysis within the droplet releases mRNAs and antibody-derived tags (ADT) for microbead capture before PCR amplification, size separation, and single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq).

Infographic showing how CITE-seq detects protein and gene expression in the same cell
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    Deanna MacNeil, PhD

    Deanna earned their PhD in cellular biology from McGill University in 2020 and has a professional background in medical writing. They joined The Scientist's Creative Services team as an assistant science editor in 2022.

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