Journal article
Spectacle: An interactive resource for ocular single-cell RNA sequencing data analysis
Experimental eye research, Vol.200, pp.108204-108204
11/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108204
PMID: 32910939
Abstract
Single-cell RNA sequencing has revolutionized ocular gene expression studies. This technology has enabled researchers to identify expression signatures for rare cell types and characterize how gene expression changes across biological conditions, such as topographic region or disease status. However, sharing single-cell RNA sequencing results remains a major obstacle, particular for individuals without a computational background. To address these limitations, we developed Spectacle, an interactive web-based resource for exploring previously published single-cell RNA sequencing data from ocular studies. Spectacle is powered by a locally developed R package, cellcuratoR, which utilizes the Shiny framework in R to generate interactive visualizations for single-cell expression data. Spectacle contains five pre-processed ocular single-cell RNA sequencing data sets and is accessible via the web at OcularGeneExpression.org/singlecell. With Spectacle, users can interactively identify which cell types express a gene of interest, detect transcriptomic subpopulations within a cell type, and perform highly flexible differential expression analyses. The freely-available Spectacle system reduces the bioinformatic barrier for interacting with rich single-cell RNA sequencing studies from ocular tissues, making it easy to quickly identify cell types that express a gene of interest.
•Spectacle is a resource for exploring ocular single-cell RNA sequencing datasets.•Spectacle includes five datasets from the retina, RPE, and choroid.•Spectacle facilitates interactive expression analyses on pre-classified cell types.•Spectacle is freely available at OcularGeneExpression.org/singlecell.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Spectacle: An interactive resource for ocular single-cell RNA sequencing data analysis
- Creators
- Andrew P Voigt - Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USAS. Scott Whitmore - Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USANicholas D Lessing - Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USAAdam P DeLuca - Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USABudd A Tucker - Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USAEdwin M Stone - Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USARobert F Mullins - Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USATodd E Scheetz - Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Experimental eye research, Vol.200, pp.108204-108204
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108204
- PMID
- 32910939
- NLM abbreviation
- Exp Eye Res
- ISSN
- 0014-4835
- eISSN
- 1096-0007
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000002, name: National Institutes of Health
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2020
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; The University of Iowa Institute for Vision Research; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; John and Marcia Carver Nonprofit Genetic Testing Laboratory; Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984070382702771
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