Single-cell transcriptomics in human skin research: available technologies, technical considerations and disease applications

Georgios Theocharidis*, Stavroula Tekkela, Aristidis Veves, John A. McGrath, Alexandros Onoufriadis

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Abstract

Single-cell technologies have revolutionized research in the last decade, including for skin biology. Single-cell RNA sequencing has emerged as a powerful tool allowing the dissection of human disease pathophysiology at unprecedented resolution by assessing cell-to-cell variation, facilitating identification of rare cell populations and elucidating cellular heterogeneity. In dermatology, this technology has been widely applied to inflammatory skin disorders, fibrotic skin diseases, wound healing complications and cutaneous neoplasms. Here, we discuss the available technologies and technical considerations of single-cell RNA sequencing and describe its applications to a broad spectrum of dermatological diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)655-673
Number of pages19
JournalExperimental Dermatology
Volume31
Issue number5
Early online date4 Mar 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2022

Keywords

  • scRNA-seq
  • single-cell sequencing
  • single-cell transcriptomics
  • skin research

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